New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-21
,APAL 1SrLu ENcEs At WORK AMONG THE IRISH
PRIESTHOOD SLAVERY DEGREES IN GER
NANy,s AFRICAN POSSESSIONS Mr.
pAy.Trs NEW JOURNALISTIC
vENrU Uax-APPREHENsaoNs OF
THE LABOR LEADERS-A
FIRST NIGHT At THE
LYCEUM-THEAT
CALNOrES.
yNY CABLE TO the ThIBCNE.1


O'Rricn and other Nationalists at the present mo-
won't 11e,c seems to be general feeling'
,.necially in Government circles, that the IT'D"
movement is rapidly disintcgrating. The lnhuehce
Of the Vatican has been actively though qu'su'
at work among tho hierarchy and priestnooo' luz
public announcement last week that inc iop'
had expressed approval Of Bishop "
titude toward Mr. Dillon was only an o"'""'-
manifestation of the powerful undercurrcnt WHO"
has lately been working in favor OF the uoSe'"'
mcnt Since then the Bishop OF WV"
fcrt and also Bishop OCaaehan, OF Iorh' oh'
~ the protexcs of Archbishop Croke, have oeen
ranging themselves in line with Dr. OD"Sei'
There is no mistake too, about the fact 'ha'
Catholic lay opinion has been powerfully Ill
yerted from the Plan of Campaign Canon 'an'
wells address last Sunday, and the resolution
Of the Tipperary Town Commissioners. anoroeu
further evidence Of the change which Is coming
oyer Irish opinion II has been known lot sc'
eral weeks that the people OF Ncw-llP
pcrary and the tenants OF tue "m''"'
Barry estate are becoming dlscontcn'cd ana IT,
bcll:ous toward the local Nationalist ica"e's
Canon Cantwells representation is only one ''
the mauy instances where people have His'eo '"e
PRIESTS asking for dclivcrance from the ciuc'
coercion of the Land League. Lord Iohu"h.
derrys recent speech at Sheffield and the e''er o.
.Prrshyterian" in Thursdays lines a""i"
evidence Of the great Improvement Ill TIC s'c'"i
and economic conditions Of Ireland. In view OF
This change. aud Of the undoubtcd testimony that
the leaders Of the League are losing coh'roi o'
the rank and file in view of the fact that dissen-
siuns ore spriuGing mp between the cen'rai CA
.r+;xc ard some of the branches, II strikes
NAVY rcrsons here that the Government has
rvcn Mr. Dillon and Mr.. OBren valnahe ad-
yertiscn,cnt. ], is possible that the Ministry are
better informed than tho outsiders "i inc re"i
condition of Tipprrary. Some accounts aver th''
affairs arc so had that a few days w"nld nave
witnessed irtcrnNinc strife III that region '"ns"-
oycnt,y the Government apo!oci>ts ciaih 'ha' 'he
nct!on Of the Irish administration VIII A'tc"S'nfh
rary wavercrs in their desire 7" deSI' tue
Nationalist cnmr, especially now that the Papa
view Of tho Pan ot Campaign is becoming more
widely accented II is also alleged as reason
for the action Of the Government that " N
desirable to prcvcn, Mr. Dillon and Mr. OHrIrn
from taking part in a mission to the Ihl''a
S,.tcs. This view. however. finds only Iinitcd
nnproval. becausr a strong opinion prevails that
mary Irish Americans have already become weary
of forwarding con,r. buttons. IL the Government
h,A h.en s,jclv ac.s,ated by desire 10 vindica'c
,rs,icc and 4, protect the larassrd population,
,hcv miubt 1--we adopted this step months ago
L. wa, On urtiincly boast OF MI - Dreh 'hn' 'e
md Mr. Dillon had addressed tho Sm''h-'arfN
tcrant-y the other Gay i'll far and away stronger
spccchcs than TIC Oac for which ne "da s''' \"
i,il uinc Yeas ago. but tlnt the GOVerhmehI
lad had enough of prosecuting members or farla-
mont. The hcav: batch of defendants embraced
in tie present proceedings IS compete a"e"c4
10 Mr.. OBricns has% declaration.
Private letters from Ireland admit inc improve
,,cn; of tine prospects Of the potato crop owing
Il, thn llCf
Nrt rhcrc is still room for anxiety Mr. Hlf"nr
,r.s.;,r r,oucst to tie Great Western Company to
r,r,mcnc. The construction Of light railways Is
,,u,h co.,,endcd I,u. this will only aiord
rcr, triHnr relief Fortunately Mr.. i'aI'"ur mas
entrusted tic IMPORTANT inquiry into TINS sdhlcr'
to Ills Cxpc-icnctd and li"ral-nlicded private scc
rotary Mr. Wyndham. lc has likew!>r di>paHhFd
three or four other confidential agents I" make Il
close invcctisat;on and 10 return To MIN WIFI
quick reports.
In connection with Irish subjects may mcn
tiop :hc appearance VI Mr.. Michael D2vItts hrw
napcr. The Labor WOrlG.' H. contains m'"1
interesting reading, but will asioniSi 'h' hi''>h
vor,.;rcmen who arc chiefly accustomed Ia the
mild vr,ju., Gf "Loyd's News" Tine Weekly
De.n,,ch~ The People" "The Weekly Echo.
and the Saturday PUBLICATIONS of som" Of the "is
nrovincial papers All th"s" are newspapers con-
taininc little poli,ical color Mr.. Davitts Labor
World howeyrr lead, Oh with dcclalatloh tha'
.no cron. 10 rcm.," is political humanity for Ire
1.rd and sound political economy. Onc IS ahc
to gather another aspect OF his principles III MS
jnouiry as 70 what entities n few thousand iah"-
lords 10 lev; Il Acar!y t"N Of "!'"""",ooo III 'n'
form Of rcn: upon The workers. OF Great Bri'a'i
and Ireland b.. the mos, important
fea,u,c of thi, Lcw orran OF aivanc"a opinions
/. the declaration that nc>t week it will publish
sensational disclosures Of the conspiracy bciii'o
the forged Parucl letters. and ais" PiGotts corie
spondeucc with leading statesmen. IL iiNcwisc an
nounces that it will throw some light upon the
origin Of the dynamite plots, the use OF 'h'
Secret Service money by agents Of the British Con
sui q, Ncw-lork, and other chapters Of secret
history connected with the Irish movement The
Labor World is clearly in sympathy with MIR
Johu BUNS, and will consequently not nppca
ycrv widely to the better informed and better pai6
ranks Of the English workngmcn. ltA eAtrava
rnnt tone will not make it acceptable. except
among the Radica. and Socialist clubs anu among
laborcrs Of the dOcker type.
Mr.. John Morlcy's visit to Ireland is more foi
observation than consultation. lie wishes fol
Grs,-hand information respecting the potato bgh,
pr,hlcn in the coiecsted districts Mr.. BtouI
knows little or nothing from personal or actua
obrryation. and Nh Morley did not care 20 e.,
Mr. jackson as tie only representative in lrclan'
Of the tront benches OF the House OF Commons
The strike movements have been Quictcr thi
week Tine Southampton dockcis agitation la
collapsed: but concessions have been made 10 Gel
tain sca,acn aud f;clen. The Tuth Is 'haI 'h
wirrpulltr, OF the Labor party are becoming some
WHIST anxious as =" the ehrct OF rising c"hi"',,'
.ions ar,iu,, ,tcm. A. present they seem indi'
In :rnUc
nav euc:oocl, uD,n their funds. The Shipowncr
Federation is quietly completing its organization
: lts incorporation will Ike ready for registration
the Board Of Trade ncNt week. Within the p's
few lays q formidable body las been cSt1Diishe
ail.nl,:c Tie rankk III labor 70 rcslst tIl