Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-25
DAYITT'S LONG TALK
The Irish Leader Before the
 Parnell Commission.
HE WILL SPEAK SEVERAL DAYS
His Address for the Sake of Ireland and
 Justice.

The London [" Times " Bitterly Denounced
 He Would be Il Fenian Again If the Cir
 cumstances Called for it-Parnen and
 Other Irish Leaders Revised His speech.
 Tory Statements Denied.
 LONDON, Oct. 25.--Michael Davitt's speech before the Parnell Commission was very bitter against the "Times" " newspaper. No agent, MT. Davitt declared, had done more to keep alive the national antipathy of the American Irish to Great Britain than the ''Times," whose brutal language ex- tended back to the comments of the paper on the extermination of Irish peasantry following the great famine.
 The Irish leader, in addressing the Commission, said he was running con- trary to popular opinion in Ireland, which had unQualifiedly endorsed the action of his colleagues in withdrawing from the case before the Commission, character of the Irish peasantry, which had been wantonly and gratuit- ously assaulted. Although he was no longer Fenian, he said, he would be- come one again if the conditions in Ire land were similar to those of twenty five years ago. The aims of the Fenians, however, had been partly fulfilled and the Land League, which was based upon the same patriotic spirit that had actuated the Fenian organization, was fast securing justice to Ireland. Unable to resist the steady march of progress, Dublin Castle would soon quietly sub- init to tho fate of the Irish Church.
 MT. Davitt said he believed he had converted Patrick Ford of the New York ''1rish World'' to belief in constitu. tional methods. Tho assertion made by Le Caron that there were 3oO,0 ,0OC men in readiness to invade Canada from the United States was an underestimate, as the FenianS alone numbered a mil slion. He denied tho allegation that he had started the Land League with money subscribed in America with the distinct understanding that it was to be used to further outrages in England. The money used for the purpose was such as had been subscribed in America and elsewhere to continue the fight against landlordism.
 Will Talk Several Days.
 Mir. Davitt will probably occupy the time of tho Commission for several days as he proposes to enter into an ex- haustive review of the events which led up to the peculiar political situation in which Ireland is placed to-day.
 Although it is given out, that MT. Davitt, in appearing before the Commits sion at all, is acting counter to the wishes of MT. Parnell, the man of all others most concerned in the decision which the Commission may reach, and is acting against the advice of the other Irish leaders, there is reason to believe that in the preparation of his speech MT. Davitt had the assistance of MT. Parnell and many of his followers.
 Parnclrs Approval.
 The Tories charge that MT. Davitt is guilty of a piece of wilful deception in stating in the opening of his speech that his appearance before the Com. mission was without the approval of his colleagues. As matter of fact, how ever, his statement is literally true. MT. Parnell and his entire following have all along insisted that the Com mission should be permitted to conclude its labors without any further assistance or advice from the Irish leaders, and they earnestly attempted to dissuade MT. Davitt from his determination to address the Commission. Finding, however, that he was resolute, they concluded that if Mf. Davitt must de- fend the Irish in speech they might as we'll do what they could to see that the speech was good one. It was only in this way that MT. Davitt obtained the assistance of his colleagues and the charge of bad faith against him for his statement is groundless.