The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-03
And Recommends that the Landlords Devise
a Method Of Collecting Money That Will
Not Require Government Assistance.
Archbishop Walsh Talks Interestingly
of the Existing Rent Agitation,
The Bnlgarians Will Be Content with Walde-
mar of Denmark. but if They Can't Have
Him They Want Prince Alexander.
THE ANTI-RENT WAR.
The Attorney General for Ireland Holds that
the Leagues Plan Is Not Unlapful.

the Leagues Plan Is Not Unlawful.
LONDON. Nov. 2.-The Dublin United Ireland
publishes a legal opinion given by Rt. Hon. Hugh
Holmes, Attorney general for Ireland, to the
government as to its right to suppress the
new ent of the Irish National League
which aims to beat the landlords by having ten
ants deposit with trustee for tender, such
sums below the demanded rents as the tenants
believe fair and are able to pay. The line of
action which the landlords proposed to have the
government adopt to crush out this form of re-
sis:ance was to arrest every person who should
act as a trustee, thus rendering the Leagues
plan of paying rent futile. the landlords agents
being, Of course, debarred from accepting ten
ders below the landlords figures Attorney
general Holmes says men have legal right 20
act as trustees for tenants as proposed by the
League, and the government has no right to
arrest them for so acting. Mr.. Holmes also ad-
vises the landlords to seek some method of get
ting their money from tenants which will not
involve government assistance.
The Times, commenting on the rent war in
Ireland, says it wishes the government would
show that it is more conscious of its own
strength. Whether BY misfortune or fault
says the Times, ''the government fails to in
spire needful confidence in its resolution. The
struggle would soon end if the law would prove
strong enough to make itself respected for
lrishmen would quickly recognize their masters
and range themselves the winning side"
Mr.. Thomas Sexton, NJ. p, being asked by
reporter, this evening. what, in his judgment,
caused the action of the government in prose
cutting Mr. Dillon and proclaimine the national
League, SAID; II have no doubt that the success
of the Leagues campaign against the rackient
landlords compelled the landlords to appeal TO
the government. and the government could do
no less than yield to their appeals and be con-
sstent with their professions" Mr. Sexton was
then asked if he thought the League would be
suppressed, to which question he replied:~ "No;
if the government attempts to suppress the
League BY the acts Of the Viceroy, they will be
placed in ruinously untena5le position. More
over, if the League should be suppressed and
meetings be proclaimed, the government would
fud the situation more difficult than ever, as
public Indignation would make the success of
the tenants more..rapid and more certain"
To frustyate landlords eudeavorhg to seize
rents by means of garnishee orders served on
tenants trustees, amended instructions have
been issued to the plan of the rent campaign,
advising trustees to convey moneys to persons
OF assured integrity, but possessed of no prop
erty which the garnishee order will affect This
precaution has already been taken in regard to
twenty-seven properties.
Two hundred and thirty tenants on Lord De-
frayne's Sligo estate to-day paid their rents. less
20 per cent, to Mr. Redmond and others, as
trustees, the agent of the estate having refused
to grant reduction The payments were made
in orderly and busnesslike manner The
total amount exceeded Ell 900. Mr. Redmond
in speech, said that the moment Lord De-
frayne decided to accept the money it would be
turned over to him. If he tried eviction the
tenants money would be used in defending
them.
The. STANDARD publishes letter written to the
Marquis of Clanricarde by one of his tenants, in
which the writer complains of the terrorism of
the National League and alleges that he is i'm
pelled to withhold the full amount of the rent
due from him to Lord Clanricarde through fear
OF the power of the League. The writer also en-
deavors to show that it is the fear of being boy
cotted, and not a general and voluntary acqui-
escence In the Leagues plan Of campaign, that
influences tenants to withhold their rents and
demand sweeping reductions.
At Cork crowds are patrolling the streets, this
evening singing God Save Ireland" 1t Is feared
there will be a collision with the police.