The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-25
PARNELES COMMISSION.
BtGGAR AND DAVITT MAKE TEE
OPENING ADDRESSES.

The Latter Tells Why He Appears irs
the Face OF the Dissenting Opinion
of the Irish People-Fenianisnn De-
clared Justifiable-Delaney's State
ments Denounced.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-The ParneII commits
sion resumed its sitting to-day. Josept.
biggar, member Of parliament for
West Of Ireland constituency.
who appeared in his own behalf
addressed the commission. When Mr..
Blggar had finished his speech Mr.. Davit I
addressed the commission. He read hig1
speech. He said that in addressing ths
commission he was running counter to the-i
opinion OF the people of Ireland who in
dorsed the withdrawal from the case Of Mr..
Parnell and his colleagues He was i'm
PEELED 10 the course he rad adopted bv twosi
cardinal principles Of his life, religious 4
adherence to truth and justice, and defensei
OF the character and cause Of the Irish peas-
antry
BENIANISM DEFENDED
Mr. Davitt declared that although he wasa
no longer Fenian, if the condition of Ire
land was the same as it was twenty-five
Years ago. he would be q Feuian again.
Some of the aims of the Fenians he said.
would be fulfilled. Already the land league
based on the same patriotic spirit, was fast
removing the barriers which prevented, =
Great Britain from giving Justice to
Ireland. The day was fast approaching
when Dublin castle would quietly submit to
the tate OF the Irish church. At the very
time tenian outrages were being committed
the Manchester trade commission was In
session, and evidence was given before 10
showing the worst kind of outrapes there.
Tor which no one was ever brought to
justice.
DELANEY DENOUNCED.
He denied the statement of Patrick
Delaney, the convicted dynamiter. who
was brought from Ireland to London to
testify for the Times, that the amnesty
movement was under Fenian control and
he accused Delaney of willful and de-
liberate perjury. No agent, he declared,
had done more to keep alive the national
antipathy of the Irish in America than the
brutal language made use Of by the Times
with regard to the determination of the
people OK ireland resulting from the great
famine.
Mr.. Davitt said he had not indorsed
Ford's dynamite views, and he believed he
had converted Ford to constitutional
methods.
STRENGTH OF THE FENIANs.
LIE Carons assertion that 100000 meg
would invade Canada was AN under-stats-
ment, as tho Fenians numbered nearly
l,OOO,O lie denied the Times allegation
that he had started the league with money
subscribed in America for the purpose Of
crime aud outrage. He quoted the Irish
World TO show that it had obtained large
sums by constitutionally advocating
the policy OF the league. fhe funds that
had been received from all parts Of tho
world had not come from the members Of
the revolutionary societies. He read let
ters from Germans, Frenchmen, Americans.
and Irishmen inclosing funds and urging
him to continue the fight on the land ques-
tion.
The commission here adjourned Only
the judges, the counsel for the Times.
Messrs. Biggar and Davitt, lie Caron, and
few spectators we're present. Le Carou
attracted no notice
DUBLrN's TENANTS DEFENSE LEAGUE.
DUBLIN, Oct. PA large number Of
Dationalists met here to-day to establish a
tenants defense league. A council and sec
retaries aud treasurers were appointed, all
being men OF prominence in the party. A
fund of El 900 was announced. Arrange
ments were made for seven county conven-
tioDs.