Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30
SECRETS REVEALED.
WILLIAM HENRY HURL BURT TALKS ABOUT
THE PRESENT SITUATION

And Presents the Irish Side of the Case in
Elaborate Detail-He Says 1t is Folly to
Ask Parnen to Resign His Position.
Try CABLE TO THE DIsPATcH.l
LONDON, November l9.-That there are
two sides to the question is indicated by
opinions expressed by William Henry
Hurlburt, who is in touch with the English
leaders on both sides, and is we'll known as
a former American journalist and editor of
the World. Hurlburt said to your CORES
pondent that Gladstone's letter to Morley,
urging the withdrawal of Parnell, is from
the point of view of all the most intelli-
gent of Gladstone's followers, dreadful
mistake.
Hurlburt says that it was an open secret
that the letter was written bv Gladstone on
the suggestion OF John Morley and Sir
William Harcourt, who came back from
Sheffield profoundly depressed by the effect
which the proceedings in the O'Shea case
had made upon the anti-Catholic non-con-
formist section OF the English Radical
party. Under their advice, he was informed
and believed, Gladstone wrote the letter.
His knowledge OF Parnells character, it
seemed to him, should have convinced him
that the Irish leader would not tolerate for a
moment I0lS W IL Tue
midst of his own camp.
Parnell had formed, consolidated and led
the Irish National party ever since its in
ception in America, as he believed, with
one single object, the attainment of the
National independence of Ireland. His
own words are on record to show that he
has always held this to be the ultimate
intent Of tine Irish race; not to modify or
improve connection OF Ireland with Great
Britain, but to sever the connection. This,
from an Irish point of view is a perfectly
legitimate object.
As to Irish Independence.
Whether the rest of the world would be
better or worse for the esta tablishment of Irish
Independence, that is q question of which
the rest of the world may have its own opin-
ion. Hurlburt said:
lido not for myself believe that the rest of
the world in general, or the United Seates in
particular, or Ireland itself, would beb nefited
by the establishments of Irish indep ndence,
and because l have said this whenever occasion
required, have been treated, even by So candid
and amiable a man as my late friend John
Boyle O'ReilIy, OF Boston, as if were an
enemy of the irish people. 1t IS, think, ab-
surd. But no matter about that. 1rishmen
are perfectly entitled to desire absolute Irish
vast majority of Irishmen do desire absolute
Irish independence.
If Mr.. Gladstone co-operated with him with
out knowing this, and II Mr.. Gladstone i'm
agined that the alliance formed by MIR. Parnell
with the Gladstonian party was intended to
bring about home rule in Ireland. the foorstool
for the return TO power OF MI Gladstone and
his followers in England, I think he very much
mistook both the character of Nh. Parnell and
the object of the Irish people. For Mr.. Par
nell now to step down and out from the leader
ship of the Irish race, in order to facilitate the
return of Mr.. Gladstone to power at the next
general election, would be to put the cart be-
fore the horse.
Gladstone's View of Home Rule.
Nobody supposes that Mr.. Gladstone ever In.
ended what Mr.. Parnel intends in regard to