The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-28
POPE LEO AGAINST THE PLAN.
The Statement that He Had Issued q
Decree Confirmed.


LONDON, April 27.-The statement that
the Pope has issued decree condemning
the plan of compaign in Ireland is con-
tirmed. His holiness says he does so be-
cause he is convinced that the plan of cam
paign is illegal. He says he is also con
vinced that the land courts will reduce all
unfair rents. Another circumstance that
influenced him, he says, is the fact that
funds are extorted from tenants and con
tributed to the plan. The Pope condemns
boycotting as a practice contrary to justice
and charity He makes no mention of the
national league
The Dublin Freemdn'S journal urges the
people to exercise calmness and patience,
and to receive the papal decree with pro
found respect and loyalty to Rome. 1t de
clares that boycotting Is rare.
The Nationalist members of Parliament
are somewhat agitated over the Pope's de-
cree, and are eagerly comforting as to what
steps are necessary in view of its appear
ance.
A PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION.
In the Parliamentary election in the Mid
Lanarkshire division, to-day, Phillips,
Gladstonian, received 3,S47 votes Bensfield,
Conservative, 1917, and Hardie, Labor
6l7 At the last election the Home Rule
candidate received 3,779 and the Liberal
Unionist 1900.
THE NATIoNALISTS AROUSED.
The Nationalist have determined to con-
tinue the plan Of campaign in spite of the
Papal decree. 1t is asserted that the move
ment will not suffer much from the neces-
sary detection of the priests, who will un-
| doubtedly continue TO sympathize with the
people, and that the vacancies can easily be
filled with laymen. The matter has
caused an extremely bitter feeling
among the Nationalists, who Indignantly
resent the governments intrigues with the
Vatican. The Conservatives and Orange
mon fear that in return for the Pope's
action the government will make conCes-
sions in connection with the educational
question, which concessions they are pre-
pared to strenuously oppose.
Mr.. Dillon, in speech at Herbertstown,
this afternoon, pointed out the justice of
| the plan of campaign, the results OF which,
| he said, fully justified the wisdom OF the
| league in recommending it.
GROUND OF THEIR POLICY.
The whole ground for the Nationalist
| policy was the fact that an Irish tenant
could not make contract with his land
| lord-that freedom of contract did not exist
| He denied emphatically that the plan of
campaign funds were obtained by force and
intimidation He had never found a single
| had never seen money more freely given.
He did not doubt that some cases of bard
| ship and sacrifice existed, but hundreds
and thousands of families had been kept in
| their homes He did not think much of a
man who was not prepared to make some
sacrifice for good and holy cause, a cause
| which would triumph in the end III spite OF
all that its enemies might say or do.
| ALREADY SENT TO THE BISHOPS.
| LONDON, April 2S, A. MA dispatch
| from Rome to the Times, says: "The Papal
| letter has already been sent to the Irish
| Bishops, and will bs published about ten
DAYS hence. The versions hitherto printed
are more or less conjectural. The Pope for
bids Catholics to adopt the plan of cam
paign or to engage in boycotting, and en-
| joins obedience to the laws. Other ques-
| tions are in obeyance.
The Standard says: THAT the Papal de-
cree will do good cannot be denied, but
that it will extirpate the evil can scarcely
be hoped"
WATCH AND WAIT.
LONDON, April %, A. M.-The Daily
| Net0s says that premature Importance
| should not be attached to the statement that
the Pope has condemned the plan of cam
paign, adding: Even If the statement is
correct, it is we'll to remember that Ireland
has never accepted Rome's influence in
| politics" The fOst thinks that the Pope's
action is by far the most formidable blow
yet struck at the Nationalists.