The morning news., 1889-05-22
ERIN'S DAYS OF SORROW.
STARTLING TALES BEFORE TIE
PARNKLL COMMISSION.

William O'Brien Details the Appalling
Situation in TipperAry Before the
Organization of the League he
People on the Verge of stArva-
ton and the Landlords Merclless.
LONDON, Nav 2l.--William O'Brien testi-
fed Def re the Parnell commission to-day
he remained seated while giving his EVIL
dence. and spoke in q weak voice. The
witness gave details of agrarian outrag S
which occurred in Tipperary prior to the
organization Of the league. and said the
le que prevented q Wholesale famine and
fearful war in the west of
Ireland in 1870, and that 10
murders had been com nitted in
Tipperary since its formation. Mr.. O'Srien
described the wretched condition of the peo-
pie of Ireland prior to the formation OF the
league. They were in debt up to their
necks, he said, with absolutely no redress
against the exacrions Of the landlords. The
troubles after 1870 arose from tho universal
movement Of la Idlords to take advantage
OF the two years allowed by III! act Of 1870
TO get rid of small tenants. and thus save
the payment of compensation.
AN APPALLING STATE OF AFFAIRS.
The condition of affairs IN May, when
Mr.. Dayitt formed the league there, was
appalling. Who esals famine and bank.
ruptcy seemed inevitable. The farmer,
sid everything ~ dead loss. TIE land
lords did nothing TO allsv ate the distress.
They denied that any distress existed.
Lord Salisbury delivered an address at
meeting OF the members Of the Primrose
League to-day. He said that the lance
between the Parnellites and Gladstoniaus
was l,wly but steadily breaking. The
Irish, re declared, would hnd more profit
in pc CO tnan in disorder. Tie work OF the
Primrose league was surely destroying the
professional politician and iHcrea ing the
sec4rity of the institutions on which the
country's prosperity depended.
Mr.. O'B.isn stated that be approved boy
cotting. lie believed 1t prevented crime.
Mr.. Reid of the counsel for tue Parnellites
read an article from United Ireland de-
nouncing the Phs tx park murders and
asserting that the assassins, II discovered,
would more hklsy be lynched in Dublia
than il London.
Mr.. OBrien said that the anger expressed
in the article wa u Idoubtediy genul 9. Toe
view of tue nationalists Was that the gov.
srnment should pursue policy OF conciia
.ioI and thu o tain the peoples sympa-
thies with the law, but the me ubers Of the
govern uent lost their hsads and passed a
Srong coercion measure un er licn the
country was terribly disturb d for three
years. he government, in 1882, suppress 70
the United Ireland because tie wit4e 5
charged in that pa. er I Q & I'VE nmant with
getting up crime, which charge he was per
feetly prepared t. pro 9. Mr.. O Brie at.
tempted. to.aastAr into details Of TIE alleged
outrages i s.igated by the government, but
Attorney General Webster obj cted, anu
his obj ction was sustai cd by the court.
The co nmission the adjourned.
UHIoNIsTs ON THE vIcERoYsHIP.
A meeting Of the Unio ist members of
the Hous. of l. rds and the House of
Commons. held at the residence OF the
Marquis of Waterford to-day, ado ted a
memorial to the government, praying for
the abohtio of tAe vicero 1snip OF Ireland
and the transfer Of its functIols Is to thr
sec etary Of state. The memorial furthe
asks fer the esta lishme t and maintenance
Of r gal reside csil ID bin. A deputa-
ton was appointed to present tho memorial
to Lord Salisbury.
A MEETING IN DUBLIN.
DUBLIN, May 2l.-At a meeting Of the
Dublin branch of toe national le que to-
day Prof. Galb; aith denounced the ,ropo-
sal o abolish the Office of vicer ~ Of Ireland
as an insidlous attempt at further absJrp
tion Of that country. Any interference
with the onice W uld fail. he said, especial,
If the Parnelltes chose to obstruct it, "a
please God. they would do If the proper
time came" Prof. Galbraith'S remarks
were greeted with cheers.