The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-10
MICHAEL DAVITT'S VIEWS
ON THE HOME RULE QUESTION
UNDER THE TORIES.
But Little Prospect for the Passage
OF Such o Bill as the PEG.
pie Demand.

New York, August 9.-The Tribune
this morning publishes the following:
Michael Davitt arrived Saturday by
the Germanic after voyage devoid OF
Incident. A reporter OF the Tribune
met him on board the steamship down
the bay. The Irish sgitator was &C.
compsnied by jane Rourke, one OF
the owners of the Dublin North City
Milling Company, and business part
ner Of Patrick EgaD, president OF the
Irish National League OF America.
Mr.. Rourke makes only brief stay in
this country, as his vitit is purely on
business. He is one Of the most prom.
inent leaders OF the Irish National
movement in Dublin and was himself
imprisoned tor brief time in Mass
iali as a Suspect under the late
Chief Secretary Forster's coercion act.
Mr.. Davitt will remain several months,
will attend the Chicago Convention,
and afterward deliver a series OF
lectures throughout the country and
devote some OF the money thus reel
lied tn increasing the balance OF the
Irish World famine fund, which he
has placed in the National Bank, in
Dublin, for the purpose OF buying some
boats and fishing tackle for the desti-
tute fishermen on the west coast OF
Ireland. He is not one OF the official
parliamentary delegates to the Chi
cago convention, but comes on the in-
vitation Of Patrick Ford and Patrick
Egan, with the full eanction OF Mr..
Parnell. Mr.. Davitt found time to an
swer few questions concerning the
present situation in Ireland and what
prospect there is for an early settle
ment of the home rule question.
"What, IN your opinion, will be the
first move Of the Tory Ministry in re.
laiion to Ireland?"
"Well," Mr.. DaviIt said, "for the
present, at all events, We can scarcely
expect that they will rueh forward
with home rule bill--tbat is home
rule bill on the lines of Gladsone's.
Our hopes must be rather OF mega
tive than OF a positive character, aud
this makes our people anxious 10 tind
out whether or not anything in the
shape of a coercion bill will be intro
duced-I don'tsay passed-for with the
present actual msjority for the Libe-
rails on all questions outside Of home
rule 1t is hard to see how any bill do
ing away with the application Of
the ordinary law could be got
through the House OF Commons.
While, therefore, the Conservative
Ministry must be conservative in not
going beyond the ordinary law to
carry on the government such as it lie,
cannot see how they csn remain pas
sive in relation to the national de-
nand. They must, and probably will,
offer some kind OF remedy for the
country as at present stirred from one
end to the other as it never was be-
fore, and the whole people in obedi.
ence to their leaders, not to speak OF
the law abiding spirit which is born in
them when they are let alone, are re-
framing from all acts of violence.
Why, you must have read in the dis
patches from the other side that the
criminal calendars which cane under
the notice OF the Judges of Assizes
who. are on circuit throughout the
country, present almost complete
blank as far as any serious offences
in fact as far as any oflenses at all
ara concerned. AS a consequence, the
judges are compelled to comp iment
the grand juries on the peaceful state
of the country.