St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-24
CHARGED TO TORIES.
An Attempt to Connect English
Parties With CrOnin's Death.

CHICAGO, May 23.-The Morning
News will tomorrow print the follow
in g: The possibility that the English
government, through its secret agents,
may have had something to do with the
Cronin mystery is not being lost sight
of. Irish-Americans generally, with
this thought in view, have been
closely watching developments. One
well-posted gentleman said yesterday:
Scotland Yard has finger in every
Irish pie. It would be queer, indeed,
exception. improbable. you say-nOt a
bit of it. Who would have believed
beforehand for a moment in the
horrible truth about Pigott? There was
an instance where, with the funds of
the British exchequer. the highest Tory
officials joined in a far-reaching, cum
ningiy devised plot to destroy the Irish
movement by running the leader,
Parnell. Forgery, perjury, absolutely
no crime necessary was stopped at;
nothing was too Machiavellian. Par
nell, by whatever means. was to be
shown up virtually all assassin, the con-
federate of the Phoenix park murderers.
Delays were wrought out with the ut
most nicely. Climax followed climax
in a manner dramatic beyond precedent,
anu SLOWLY UuG SuTcly
THE COILS TIGHTENED
around the great leader. He was de-
livered only by an accident.'
..Now," said the speaker, warmly,
'who is the beneficiary in this Cronin
business-WhO is the loser? Let it hurt
Or help what single person 1t may,
the chief gun, immeasurably, is
to the Tory government of Eng
land; the main harm. far exceeding the
disgrace of any individual, is to the
Irish national movement in America.
Listen to tbis,--readiDg from morning
paper the street comment OH the finding
OF CrOnin's bOdy-the expression was
frequently heard that it would
work incalculable injury to the
Irish cause; that it would
throw back the movement which it
might have been intended to advance.
There were people who said they had
sympathiZed with the Irish national
movement. as Americans in general had,
but that if such methods were re-
sSdiiH nothing NJ more 'n1s 70 oue do with nAfs It:
There would be a revulsion of sentiment
against the Irish cause among its most
ardent supporters. See this, dated New
York, published here this morning:
"Col. O'Byrne said it now becomes the
part of every true-hearted 1rishman
to help along the solution of the
mystery of CrOnin's death, because it is
a melancholy fact that unless the mys-
terry is solved, his death will be charged
to the Irish cause to the end of time.
1t is one of the greatest misfortunes
that could have befallen our cause.
Let me tell you
SOMETHING PECULIAR
and perhaps not little significant. The
very date of Cronin's disappearance
was the anniversary of the Phoenix
Park assassination, the identical Odious
event with which it was sought to con-
meet Parnell. The London Tines con-
spiracy to destroy the Irish was Oppor-
tunely sprung in a time of sore need for
the Tories. Ii the Irish movement could
be ruined in America at such crisis as
be retrieved, and with a vengeance?
Granting the possibilities of another
tended aagSse victim aca could a ssse' have been en-
chosen than the ex-president of the
Irish National League of America. An
incident, we'll known in his career, once
put him on trial for murder. Placed
under suspicion of similar crime, the
man would be fearfully handicapped.
Cronin had for years bOasted openly
and often of possessing proof of
r0ttenness in Irish organizations
and alleged misconduct by
the ex-president. fanything happened
to Cronin, who delighted to pose as
mighty antagonist Of the land league
official, what could be easier than to
have it appear that the latter was re-
sp0nsible?