New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-28
THE LAND WAR IN IRELAND.
. TALK WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
r,uoruy uARRINaroN's vIEws ON THE PLAN or
CAMPAIGN MAPPED OUT BY UNITED
IRELAND"
fey CABLE TO THE rRiBUNs.l
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r,on..r,cs,, 1885, North American Caob Accs "a -
. D,,h,n Oct 27-I am enabled to send you v','
following talk with Timothy Harr1hsuon ..o.,oo -
xoc,,,arv of the Natl nal League. WIN
a. T.T,sd I,eland's plan of campaign the ou'iih'S
of which cabled last week
O-What do you think OF the p'ah -
x-It embodies the different means t at nae
been ,esorted to during the campaign ana "hie
not vish;n., TO make the League responsible for
its promulgation l think the camylh' GU, VI !,
in detail would involve the LANDLORD DIS OF irelahl
in difiicultis greater than any 'hey h"'e '''
experienced.
O-I AIN anxious to ascertain your Nle"s a' W
the guarantees set forth in the plan
tbinl. the eague even as IL Is at present
constituted and with its present funds anu pioS-
reefs would he able to carry out The qua al 'es
n Supocse the tenants went out oi tlelr hoIu-
inos IN the faith of promises such Us "'o'e
set forth what would become OF Them il VIC
Government suppressed the National League
Would not that place much difficulty III The way
of carrying out the guarantee'
Aft the National League be supplessea uie
Irish Parliamentary party, who are laigey 10
3, opsbc Tor the National League wouli ien'ii'
on, I have no doubt they would deem II Their
duty in honor TO carry out those eua'ahVo' ",a'
Is supposin. the organization approved OF th's
o,@hy estates AMI that the tenanry entered
ID
,uon II AMI even il difficulties were placed III
the way of the parliamentary party 81 ac'lhe
the priests OF Ireland constitute an OF. ahHa ion
so extensive and are now SO much more Ihan
former,v in. olycd in the administration OF the
Natr nal League. that II would be mpo's pc io'
any Government 10 prevent thor see'hs ai'er wv
wants of their people and carrying out engage
ments of this kind contracted with them'
OA a matter OF fact have YOU not already
aerendin, upon the National League for support
many class OF evicted tenants on estates "ie'
a fight Of this kind was maintained
A-Yc.. we have some such class OF eNfcted
tenants ON our list and have been supporting them
since the establishment OF our organization bu'
the principles upon which they entered into the
struggle were different and not So well denled
rs those set forth IN the plan
O-In what way do they differP
A-1o this extent that only a small proportion
pf the tenants suffered eviction ana the ma ori'y
of them are in possession of their hodlnss and
raw rent with more or less regularity 1hat Is
not the principle set forth IN the plan 10 WHO
you have referred for that prcsuproscs that the
ma,ority OF the tenants should engage In the
struggle and ass'stance would only be held out to
them SO long as the majo ity stood firm
O-Then YOU do not think ii wouii oe Of much
practical advantage for the or anization to con
A-From the point OF view Of maintaining the
struggle with landlordsm IT is scarcely OF any
advantage at all. and il is rather waste Of funds
from that point If view that the money OF The
organization goes to support the tenants who have
been broken down by the force OF circumstances
md in whose eviction from tn ir hodins no Ques
ton of principle has been IN Olvei. Undouoed'
ly cases of that kind occur which very strongly
nppeal TO your sympathy but have always been
under the impression that IL is great mistake
ON the part of rural branches OF the National
League to recommend for support to us what may
be termed cases Of pure poverty They draw away
the funds of the organization and beyond giving
n certain amount of encouragement 70 local
bran hes of the League | do not think they are
of much practical effect in settling the lani qnes-
tion and then there is always the danger that
funds of that kind applied may be USED In
enabling evicted tenants, If not with money dl-
re,tly given them, at least with some which II
heirs them to procure put together, to go back
into their holdings again and contribute 10 main
tain the rack rents of Landlords
T.P. GILL, NJ. p,