, 1890-11-06
The Address of the Irish
Missionaries.
THE OBJECT OF THEIR VISIT
They Arc Not Here in the Interest
Of Famine Fund tor
Ireland.

pngne. The reception committee, repre-
scnting various Irish societies, met them
at quarantine, and when the steamer ar-
rived at the dock reception was held,
after which the visitors went to the Hoh-
man house. Governor Hill was one of
the first TO call upon them. He warmly
welcomed them to the city and state,
expressed sympathy with their canse,
and signed his name to an address of
welcome prepared by the Irish societies.
Mayor Grant did the same.
Eugene Kelly and Joseph J. o. Don.
ahue were also among the callers. In u
talk with newspaper men, o. Brlen said
out OF forty bye.elections held in Great
Britain since the assembling of the pres
ent parliament, fourteen had been won
By the home rule party. This was n
fair indication of the feeling OF the Irish
people ON the question. He believed the
tories would be forced to dissolve parlia-
ment sooner than they anticipated. The
govern ment lie SAID, was not taking the
proper measures, Tor 1t denied that fam
iuc existed, and now admitted that there
was deep distress in the country by pro-
posing measures for reliei.
O'Brlcn also read an address on the
~, uution of Irish affairs, and the pur-
port of the visit of himself ana fellow
travellers to America. I'VE are coming
to America, v the address said, "by the
desire and with the approval of Parnell
and the Irish parliamentary party"
OBrien stated that there was absolute
visiting in the ranks OF the parliament
ary party and among the people. The
old taunt OF instability of purpose could
no longer be thrown at Ireland.
Speaking OF the experience of Dillon
and himself o. Brien said they were well
watched by the police ana spies. When
they took the special train at Limerick
the police took another special train in
order to keep them continually in sight.
let they were caught mapping. Neither
brides nor threats induced any one to
tell the police of ther departure, and
Bulfours system OF espionage was
wasted. The government can not trust
its own servants" continued o. Brien.
"Why, on the day before we were ar
rested Dillon wrote me informing me
what was going to take place, although
it was supposed to be u castle secret.
For the present, tho ques-
tons of national fighting fund
and the charitable fund are wholly
the western portion of the seaboard is
unquestionably real and horrible. The
Irish party are watching the situation
with the utmost solicitude. The bill
which they have called for suspend.n
cvictions for non-pay yment of rent for
small holdings, co.nbined with more
liberal administration of the poor laws,
would 20 Tar to avert any danger of
general 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 con-
iirming BOlfour in his policy of leaving
the relief of distress to private initiative,
and aflerward boasting that the distress
was imaginary, while large sums
d,sbursed with imperfect knowledge of
the country would inevitably find its
way into the pockets OF landlords, whom
the prospects OF American aims would
encourage to extort rent from their
famished tenantry.
1--WE waited in Tipperary so long as
there seemed the least chance of forcing a
prompt disposal of the charge. AS soon
as the tactics of the government were
quite clear we took leave to tumble their
elaborate house of cards about their ears
ana came away W appea' 10 america
against haiIours iBhooie "ouge 'or
starving Out the tehantry whoh no mas
failed to ibtimidate. we Will, oil course,
return the moment our business here Is
finished, If we snail have in the mean
t,na sec,,r,d tho means of preserviny tho
r,i.L - ,,,h.cL.n ,,,u ,h,, ,,n,o.I
'"" '""Ns u"o .'i ,"o
eIectloh We VIII not grunge Daliour
whatever corutort ne can derive from
keeping us in Jail for our success. The
essence of the tory policy in Ireland Is
The land nurchnse on the landlords own
,",' ~ -, ,,,t. ,ha ,.a,,,sI -
eI'hs' 49, '"'' .no " I'm
Dlnatloh had 10 DC stamped out tenants
once smashed and disorganized, under
terror of coercion, the cabinet of land
lords and landlord tribunals could ar
range tne rost nt will. 1t was with a
,ia,. ,.,nsIirs, -, ,ha ,onon,., ,on,h;na
tons thnt all prosecutions, batonings
and police outrages took place, and 1t
was to prevent this that the Irish repre-
scntatiyes come here.
"Tho Inndon Time. bas .,ultapuv
- - =, 80. ~,
Sacui"teo' aoh''nueS 'ho "uo'ess' 'na,
BaIiours policy mas cost the tenants
defense fund I50, 900 u year, and that 1t
cost us f2O, 900 more to build new
Tinnernrv They calculated that the
I.i,, - .. hou,a who ,a., ,,oor
's" poVP'o ~ "S coo "'v
"oscrinea 1oo,oVo ior Tue e'ic'su
tenants iund, would not DO able 10
come 70 the rescue this year, ana that
we must appeal to America. Hence
INC Iipporary arrests on the eve oi our