The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-10
ERIN'S FAMINE.
The Appeal to Americans for Contribu.
tions Withdrawn.

NEW YoRK, Nov. 9. - The American
committee for the relief of the famine suf-
ferers iD ireland, issues the following pub
lie statement:
The American committee for the relief of the
famine in Ireland temporarily withdraws its
appeal to America. At the time that the appeal
was issued there was no reason for believing
that the distress which would follow the failure
OF the potato crop IN Ireland would be relieved
otherwise then by American generosity No
steps had been taken by the British govern
ment to meet the crisis. The first effect of the
action of the American committee was
to provoke unchristian aud flippant
denials by the English tory press that
distress existed or that famine was threatened.
Nevertheless the developments of the past
month have fully confirmed the warning of the
impending calamity put forth in the American
committees appeal But while the physical
situation in distressed Ireland has not altered,
there has been provided promise at least OF
relief, which VIII be adequate to meet the
distress which is at hand. The
British government has been spurred
first to Investigate through it's
chief secretary for Ireland, the danger which
threatened the lives Of its people, and, second
to undertake system of public works in the
distressed districts, which, by affording partial
relief, VIII at least postpone the invasion Of the
demon of famine. The committee has good
reason for believing that this sudden activity
on the part of the British government
is largely due TO the prompt sympathy
and support spontaneously offered from
this country and the committee accord
ingly congratulates the American people
on having secured for the sufferers in Ireland
substantial hope OF relief without the eX
penditure of a dollar. Under these changed
circumstances .and inasmuch as the British
government is now pledged to prevent distress
coming to the Irish people, the American com
mittee is of the opinion that there may be no
need of sending food and clothing to Ireland
from America. This conclusion is reached
after friendly consultation with the represent
atives of the Irish people now in America. The
committee is no way concerned In the political
mission of the ENJOYS to this country The
whole purpose or the committee has been TO
feed the starving and clothe the naked. 1t Is
represented by the visiting Irish ENJOYS that it
would introduce an interfering element into
to Ireland by any charitable agency before the
present resources of the imperiled
peasants were exhausted The situation
of the political parties in Ireland is pc
culiar, and the committee is strenuously
anxious to avoid creating new complications by
interference of any sort These representa-
tions of the accredited ENJOYS of the Irish peo-
pie are, therefore, entitled to consideration SO
long as there is no immediate danger of actual
suffering by farmers. When that point is
reached, if II does come, the committee will
with the full approval and cooperation Of the
Irish headers, renew its appeal, and
trust to She generosity of the American public
to carryNon an adequate relief movement
The crisis viii come at about the close of the
year. It will then be apparent whether the
pledges of the British government are to be
kept, and whether the relief measures to be
provided under its auspices will be adequate.
The committee will accordingly maintain its
organization, so that it may act at once if
events require.
WHERE THE SUFFERING EXISTS.
BOSTON, Nov. 9.-James A. Stark, mem
Der of the British American Association of
this city, has recently made a tour of in
uacfinoffOp fhrnraoh Zealand and ha ntyo In,
Music hall to-day in which ne claimed that
in ~ northern on protestant" Ireland
the people are apparently prosperous and
there is no potato famine. He declares that
the suffering in Southern Ireland is the re-
suit of "the plan of campaign" of which
Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien are the authors.
He claims that the tenants bitterly regret
the introduction of ''the plan of campaign,
and would settle with their landlords if
they were free agents.
THE ENJOYS AT BOSTON.
Boston, Nov. 9-The Irish leaders, John
Dillon, William O'Brien, T. d. Sullivan, T.
2. O'Connor and Timothy Harrington at
tended solemn high mass at the cathedral
of the Holy Gross this morning. This af-
ternoon a reception was rendered them at
the Boston theater, which was packed with
people, fully 1900 being present.
CANON DOYLE AROUSED.
DUBLIN, Nov. 9-Canon Doyle has pub
lished fiery letter exciting the Iris1 to re-
ject Mr.. Parnell'G suggested alternative, or
any other land purchase scheme leaving cut
one-half the tenantry, as Mr.. Parnell's
scheme does. He protests against Mr.. Par
nell's proposing such scheme without con-
suting the nationalist party, and declares
that the very stones of Mitchellstown and
Tipperary, red with the the blood of their
murdered brothers, would rise in mutiny at
the thought of such re-estsblishing of
hated landlordism. The letter has caused a
sensation