The Irish standard., 1889-07-27

mention the word arbitration again
until the British electors can have all
opportunity of acting as arbitrators.
In spite OF landlords and their coercion
ist hackers, the government has not
failed to appreciate the dangerous cha
1acter of the latest Irish move. The
Tories are already hintlng at martial
law, and tue landlords are assured that
Balfour will never desert them it they
will band together and fight Similar
hints were given and promises made
when the plan OF campaign was started,
and some landlords, Lord Clanrjcarde
among the number, put on bold front,
only to find themselves deserted in The
hour of need. The same thing will
occur again. The public opinion Of
England, to which Balfour, like others,
must surrender. will not tolerate abso-
Lutte martial law in Ireland, and with
out that the new popular uprising Can
not be effectively opposed"
II WILL UNITE ALL FACTIONS.
The general opinion is that the Ma
tional League is to disappear altogether
in Ireland, just as the Old Land League
passed out Of existence, but is not SO
clear that any change will be proposed
for the league in England or America.
Hostile critics pretend to believe that
the new movement is a retrogrAde step,
and that Mr.. Parnell, by falling hack
once more upon agrarian grounds for
agitation, admits the failure IF the
purely political agitation by means OF
the National l. .ague. In reality this is
not so. AS q matter OF fact, the change
is made more fur the purpose ct uniting
ali The varying forces OF Irish leader
ship III political harmony than with auY
view to altering the character or aims
Ot Irish agitation as q whole. Since
1885, when the sharp, vibrant note OF
ulscord WAS struck at Galway, There
has been no real uuion inside the ranks
Of the Irish parliamentary party. The
dlssentiou Was chiefly personal, and for
the sake Of the common cause the Irish
members all made public obeisance to
Mr.. ParnelPs dictum, unpalatable
though it was to some, bat next
year there will be genuine pcliti-
Cal schism. The advanced section,
typitled rather than controlled
by Mr. O'Bren, Mr.. Healy
aid MIR. Dillon, started the plan of
campaign III spite of Mr. Parnell's dis
sent, and took the bulk Of the party
with them. Ever since then there has
been latent conflict between this ar
dent wing, which could not sit still
while eylctions were going on and the
police bludgeoning peaceful crowds,
and Mr.. Parnell's smaller following
of men. This new Tenants League
means that a way has been found to
bring them both together again. ALI
the big lawyers in the Gladstonian
party are at work Sitting the scheme
into unassallable legal form, so as the
coercion acts as they stand will be un-
able to touch it at any point, and it's
meetings and actions will be guarded
completely by trades union legislation.
THE NEW LEAGUE.
Mr.. Parnell authorizes the announce
ment that the Irish party will imme-
diately form tenants defence league
for protection against the landlord
syndicate. Conventions will be sum-
monea throughout Ireland. The move
ment will be worked on the lines which
William O'Brien has laid down. Mr..
O'Brien arrived at Tipperary Wednes-
day. 1t was rent day, but none paid.
All assembled in the town hall. Mr..
O'Brien announced that few days,
perhaps few hours, would see the for
nation OF league uniting the Irish
throughout the world for final strug-
gle against the landlords He said that
MI. Parnell himself would probably
announce the details. The Parnellites
will meet at once to consider Mr.. Sex
toms draft of the new league. A con-
vention at which the new league will be
formally floated will be in the Rotunda,
in Dublin, Mr.. Parnell presiding. Mr..
O'Brien. in an interview, said that the
chief feature Of the new league was a
vast national fund to save evicted ten
ants from the workhouse. The trial
of Mr.. O'Brien has been adjourned
until Aug. 20. at the instance of the
government. It is reported that Mr..
Gladstone and Mr.. Morley haye ap.
proved the Tenants Defence League.
Mr.. Parnell will be president of the
league. The main object is to raise a
fund for the purpose of giving legal
assistance to tenats against combining
landlords. and not to divert rents from
the proper channels. Michael Davitt
in an interview said: "The new Ten
ants Defence League will give a new
start to the Irish cause. which will be
IF immense Importance. It will bring
men of all shades of opinion on the
popular side into fighting line under
Mr.. Parnell. The whole of the reserves
will move up to his support. The gov