St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-30
William O'Brien Talks Plainly
About Moneys for Pol
tiles.
In Regard to American Con-
tributionS No Differences
Can Arise.
Mr.. Scully Declares That Par
nells Was Only a Private
Vice.
Services in Celebration of
Gladstone's Eighty-First
Birthday.

| PARIS, Dec. 29.-From the moment he
set foot on French soil, after his return
from the United States, William
| o. 9rien. NJ. p. the man upon whom the
| attention of all who are interested in
Irish affairs is now concentrated, has
been literally besieged 10y reporters and
| newspaper correspondents. To all these
| gentlemen Mr.. OBrien has, up to the
| present, been obliged to return the ster-
eotyped reply that he was very sorry,
| but he had nothing to say. To-day Mr..
O'Brien determined to break his long
maintained silence, and he kindly ac-
| corded an interview. In company with
1 Mr.. Gill, Mr.. O'Brien was busily at work
| in the spacious library reading pile of
mail matter, and evidently preparing to
| direct his attention upon a heap of
newspaper clippings. The two Irish
| leaders were seated on either side of
| large desk, which was almost buried in
| kilograms, letters and newspapers. The
two lriShmen, upon the result of whose
| labOrS it is generally acknowledged so
| much depends, had evidently been de-
| voting the earlier portion of the morn
| ing to steady work. Mr.. O'Brien, it
must be admitted, shows traces of the
great mental and physical strains which
| have recently been put upon him. In
| spite OF this. however. his manner while
| receiving and speaking with the CORE
spondent was cheerful and hopeful In
| the extreme. He showed no signs of
! bitterness while speaking of the trials
that the cause of Ireland has recently
| been subjected to.
| Cautious at First
| mn OF 4 hax rti 20
say to our friends in America as yet"
said Mr.. O'Brien. Il am sure that they
| have sufficient confidence in US to be-
| lleve that we know what we are about,
and we cannot take the world into our
| confidence at present. At this juncture
| in Irish affairs they will also admit that
our lips must remain virtually sealed.
| But when the proper time arrives L and
| the rest of our friends here will readily
| give all information possible as TO the
state of Irish affairs, and. | may add, /
| believe that the time will very soon
| come when we shall be able to talk
| freely"
HAS any decision been arrived at as to the
| present conduct or future management of
| your newspapers ~
THAT. replied MIR. o'Brien, sis one of the
| things which will, hope, be settled at the
! conference which is shortly TO take place,
| Consequently it is one of the subjects upon
which l am reluctantly compelled to say
| nothing at present"
rs it true that Mr. Parnell is to meet you
| here to-day and that you are to confer with
him upon recent eventSg"
That is also point upon which am I'M
| able 10 speak at this time There is no neces-
| slty to anticipate matters of that description.
| 10 say more than this would possibly imperil
| the success of our Efforts
| rs there any truth in the statement pub
| hshed (and attributed to Hugh O'Donnell,
| IN narliampntl funds
| of the Irish party held by Monroe, the banker
| OF this city, are now in the hands of the SUI
! preme council of the National League. and
! thai neither the Parnellites nor anti-Parnell-
! ties can touch them?"
Mr.. O'Brien declined to give direct
answer to this question, saying:
mo Nationalist who knows O'Donne1l at
| taches the slightest importance to anything
| he has said III the past or may say in the fut-
| ure upon the subject"
| Now, about the funds subscribed in the
| United States during your recent visit to that
| country. Who Will have the control of
| them?'
Talks Frankly.
At this point of the interview, Mr..
| O'Brien evidently reconSidered his de-
| termination not to unseal his lips, for he
| said, uttering each phrase with deliber-
alton and carefully weighing each word:
''All rumors about a dispute for the
LuIil plOCcSQ lIOll cuOIIlt6S III Iu6
| Irish cause. No man on either side in
| the present conflict in the Irish party
has the smallest fear that there will be
any miSdirection of the national funds.
! The fund here in Paris was subscribed
| for general political purposes, ana re-
mains in suspense pending an accom-
mediation of the differences in the party.
| As to the American funds just sub
| Scribed, no differences can arise. They
| by mutual agreement will be forwarded
as originally intended, to the two treas
urers originally selected, Mr.. Webb,
Mp, and DR.. Kenny, NJ. p. By them
the funds will be expended solely
for the purpose they were sub
scribed for-f0r the support of evicted
tenants. This months grants have al
ready been arranged for in the friend
liest manner possible between repre-
| SentativeS of both sections of the party
| and they will go to the eyIcted tenants
for whose benefit they were subscribed.
ThesS subscriptions are entirely outside
| of and above any differences in the
| party. Not the slightest difficulty can
! arise as to the ALLEGATION of the money
| forwarded from the United States for
the benefit of the evicted tenants"
| The above statement in regard to the
| funds was read to Mr.. O'Brien in the
| hearing of MIR. Gill, after which the
former said:
| THAT is all right. 1 wanted to be
! sure that every word was correct, for in
| these times every word means so
much. Give thatmessage to the United
| States."