Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-17
CHURCHILL BLAMED FOR THE RIOTS.

Orange riots at Belfast and other places.
"He told the Orangemen," said MIR.
O'Brien. "that if they expected to be
recognized by the English people they
must fight for 1t. His policy was backed
up by Mr.. Chamberlain, both i'll his pub
lie speeches and his letters. The Orange
men took them at their word and began
riotlng. Why, they might have been put
down by two dozen policemen when the
trouble began, but what could the latter
doy They found themselves perfectly
helpless. The authorities at Belfast were
the higher classes of Orangemen, and
Kept them back. Any active work by In
dlvidual members OF the police was re-
warded with black marks and often
dismissal. Any attempt to arrest was
followed by their being confined In the
barracks. l do not think the Mayor OF
Belfast acted unfairly, but other officials
used their best endeavors to stir up the
Orangemen."
REFUsALs TO PAY RENT.
"Do you think there will be any gen.
eral strike against paying rentW asked
reporter.
II do not" replied MIR. O'Brien, "yet
there is certain to be trouble, and that
shortly. The people last year endured
their sutferiugs as best they could, hoping
for relIet. They expected relief from Sir.
Gladstoue's efforts in their behalf. That
hope has an end now for this year. It is
impossible for them now to pay rent.
There is strong probability that inside
OF three weeks there will be a spontane-
Gus combination. They will refuse TO
pay eXorbitant rents. 1t Will eventually
result in coercion, and wholesale evlc-
tions will follow. 1t is impossible TO
govern Ireland with coercion. The peo-
pie are driven to the wall now. A year
or two will end the struggle forever"
THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.
"What do you think of the result of the
general electiOns?
'"The result" said Mr.. O'Brien, en-
phatically, sis most encouraging to us.
After four hours of hasty education in the
question OF home rule, which was sud-
denly sprung upon them, over halt mil
lion Englishmen voted for liberty to Ire
land. This, too, in the teeth OF ell the op-
position, all the dissensiOn and most eX-
aggerated form OF Misrepresentation by
the Tories and their Orange cOadjators.
The Liberal UniontstS are much dlsheart-
ened. Their returns are diminished, and
many barely pulled through, saving their
seats by the skin of their teeth. Their
numbers were diminished from 81 90 10.
Mr.. Trevelyan, Albert Gray, their
whip, Goschen and Brand, lost
their seats. The new Speaker, Arthur
Peel, is not pronounced on either side.
There is strong tendency on the part OF
the Liberal UnIonists to come to an agree
ment with the Liberal party. There will
be certain collapse of the government on
the Irish question inside Of a year."
CHURCHILL's PLAN.
"What do you think Of Lord ChurchilI's
plan of local self-government by means Of
county bOards"
hot Do nf n
go far enough. The question is develop
ing fast. l should say that Mr.. Glad
stones own mind is developing rapidly
on the question involved. Less than his
measure Is now impossible. More is GER
tain"
"What is thought of American opinions
by the English peOple!'
"America has been, in every respect,
our sheet anchor. Euglishmen pay very
little respect to the opinions of other peO-
pie. If the French people express any
opinion on English affairs, the latter will
act in precisely the opposite direction.
But they are extremely sensitive to Amer
lean opinions. Your newspapers are
widely read over there, and regularly
quoted. To this, more than anything
else, may be ascribed the rapid Increase
of opinion favorable to Ireland's freedom
in her affairs"
the gratitude felt by his cOuntrymen for
muniicent contributions from America
to the parliamentary fund, which enabled
the Irish leaders to carry on the struggle.
''Ihe outlook nOw," he said, sis most
proml sing. Tue result OF the late elec-
IiOns showed that the home rule party
was in very small minority"
DEvoY REPLIES TO THE ADDRESS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-rhe Daily News
publishes communication over column
In length, signed by John Dewey, in which
he says that the address read at the Og-
den Grove irish demonstration saturday
justiies the charges thai nave been made
against the present administration OF the
league. MIR. Dewey says: "lt also brings
out into relief aims hitherto publicly de-
MED by the set of Nationalists of which
Alexander Sullivan is the controlling
spirit. That address is declaration OF
war on Mr.. Parnell."
The address is construed by Mr.. Dewey
as condemnation OF the peaceful pollcy
OF the league and a denial OF "Mr. Par
nelPs authority, or that OF the orBanlZa-
ion Of whicn ne is chief, TO accept. on
behalf OF Ireland, any scheme OF nome
rule that may be proposed by an English
Ministry" MIR. Dewey concludes as fol-
lows: every man put forward by the
Ogden Grove demonstration for an Office
in the convention or in the league Will
represent bogus physical force policy,
and every resolution proposed by them VIII
contain the same poison disguised as pa
trlotism. Therefore they must be crushed
80 that the national movement may live.
Their triumph Will mean war on Mr.. Par
nell begun when convenient, and disgrace
and ruin OF movement filed with
brighter promise than Ireland has seen
tor century"
ARRIVALS OF DELEGATES.
The delegates to the Irish National
League Convention are arriving. 1t prem
ises TO be the largest convention ever held
under the auspices OF that organization.
There 10 no doubt that some clements Of
discOrd Will disturb the deliberations, but
the outlook is not by any means gloomy,
and the guiding spirits, such as Messrs.
Dayitt and Alexander sullivan, who are
outside OF the local differences. are conf
dent that tue promised row will not ma
telialize.
"Mr. Dewey may have some grievances
against Mr.. Sullivan and Others" said
Thomas Brennan to-day, "but he has not
made them very clear in public yet. Amy
charges he may have ~ make concerning
MIR. Sullivan's action outside OF purely
Irish politics will not, in my opinion, be
allowed TO be introduced"
THE PROBABLE OUTCOME.
MIR. Sullivan said he expected there
would be about 1900 delegates present.