The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-03

prevent that that the Irish Representatives
came hsre.
TIE MAIN POINT AT ISSUE
TIE nsin point ss issue II Tippsrsry.r
TIE address said. was wlethsr We were 20
oe cut OF from the Unised States. The
I1ppersry prosecutions were instituted 10
prevent cur American mission. Our escape
was determined upon in order to carry il
OUT
'Mr. PsrueI's bin proposing relief the
address read, "hsd beea scornfully rejected
by the Tory government A single winters
agitation caused the government TO eat its
words. They themselves proposed il 1887
bill they had rejected by an overwhelming
majority IN 1856. But nothing would in
duce them 10 Offer quarter 20 the tenants
whose combinations had forced this meas
ure Of justice from them The tenants
were placed outside the pale Of the law
which their own sacrifices had won The
whole strength Of coercion for the past four
years had been directed 10 inhicting ven
geance upon then and utterly exoerminat-
ing them by way Of warning 70 the rest Of
the Irish tenants.
DETERMINATION OF THE PEOPLE.
The Irish people, on the other hand, have
made these mems cause their own. They
had determined at al hazards not to let
them fall prey 70 the vengeance OF the
Landlords and coercionlsts. The latest and
most signal proof Of this discrimination was
the case Of New npperary, where the pop
ulation of the whole town. and # two
neighooring estates, had given up their farms
en- masSe rather than let their rents be usei
by the landlord, Smith Barry, in effecting
the determination Of the PonsUnby tensntrv.
Both in England and Ireland il is recog-
nized that the general election viii turn uD
on the issue Of the struggle be wesn coercion
and combination upoa these estates. II the
tenants could be broken by terrorism OF
starvation, the government co1ld carry
whatever land purchase scheme they
pleased, and 60 to tle colntry with a plan
of triumph over the success Of coercion.
CoERCIoS's DEATH KSELL
On the other hand, the ad iress held, il
Secretary Balfour has 10 face e general
election with confession that TIE landlord
syniicates, with all their gold, and Dablin,
with all its bayonets and removablas, ha 7e
failed to break the spirit OF couple Of
dozen bodies Of Irish teoantry, after all
those years Of mercileSs repression, the
coercion policy. already dlzliEe3, vii be
overwhelmed with ignominy az the polls
"One of our chief Objsces.@ il saws, "in
America will be 70 explain the character Of
the struggles in Ireland and the system Of
coercion in force there. Por the present
the question OF national fighting fund and
the question of charitable fund are wholly
separate. The danger Of famine along the
greater portion Of the western sesboard is
unquestionsbly real and hor-lble- Nobody
with less than Secretary Bs2four's capacity
for heartless jokes could Infect 10 deny or
make hgnt Of il. Tbs Irish patty are
watching the situstfon with the utm ose
solicitude.
DEMAND FOB LEGISLATION.
"They have called for bills suspending
evietiohs for non-psyInelt Of rent on small
holdings in the distressed districts. A
measure of this kind, combined with q
large system of public works and a more
liberal administration of the poor laws,
would go far TO avert any danger OF g gen
eral famine. The opinion of the Irish party
is that any general American fund poured
into Ireland at this time would probably
have the effect of confirming Secretary Bal
four in his policy Of leaving the re-
lief of distress to private initiatives
and afterward boasting that the distress
was imaginary, while large sums disbursed
with imperfect knowledge of the circum-
stances of the country would inevitably
find its way into the pockets Of the land
lords. whom the prospect of American aims
would encourage TO extort rent from their
famine and coercion wronged tenantry.
"Say to the people of Ireland. and to our
comrades in the British parliament, the
heart Of free America is with them in this
contest The mission you represent
interests not alone men of Irish birth and
blood, but men of other nationalities, and
the heart of every true American responds
to the appeal for help to break the chains
which fetter Ireland"
The address was signed by Gov. Hill,
Mayor Grant, President Patrick Gleason Of
the municipal council of the national league,
Eugene Kelly, chairman of the Parlia-
mentary Fund Association, and the chief
officers Of the Irish societies.
A reception was given MessTs. Dillon and
O'Brien at the Hoffman house tonight.
Messrs Harrington, Sullivan and Gill we're
also present The above address was read
by chairman Ryan and several addresses
were made.
Mr. O'Brien told the reporters the story
of the escape Of Mr.. Dillon and himself, and
apparently enjoyed telling it
THE SITUATION IN ENGLAND.
Speaking of the situation in England he
said the present parliament with one ex-
ception was the only one that remained in
office so long
Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien spoke of their
enthusiastic reception in France, and said
that the French public would undoubtedly
help them financially If appealed to.
nF. DulOn was ASksO II ne 0hQ Qe1rO tn6
statement here BY some Irishmen to the
effect that no money would be sent to Ire
land to relieve the distress, but only food
and clothing. He said that would be fool
ish, for food and clothing could be bought
in Ireland for the money 1t would take to
transport them from America. They would,
however, confer with the Irish committees
here and formulate a plan.
PLANS OF THE VISITORS.
The plans of the Irish parliamentary
members are as follows: They will remain
here until Wednesday and will then go Co
Philadelphia On Thursday they will
address their first meeting 10 the academy
of music there, at which Col Mcclure will
preside. Another meeting win be held in the
same place on the night following, at which
Gov. Beaver will be asked to preside. Two
meetings will be addressed in Boston
Sunday, and a meeting in New York will
be held Monday night. Gov. Hill
may probably preside at this meeting. T. p.
O'Connor will arrive here on Wednesday in
time for the Philadelphia meetings. A
meeting will be held in Jersey City Nov. IL
and one in Newark Nov A. After this the
delegation will divide into pairs and address
meetings throughout the country.
THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
The address of welcome presented to the
visitors expressed the deepest sympathy OF
all true Irish Americans and all liberal
Americans for the Irish cause. Among
other things it was said; "As messengers Of