New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-13
THE FIGHT FOR IRELAND.
= p GILL DESCRIBES TIE CONFLICT.
&c THE FIRST OF THE IRISH LEADERS TO
ARRIVE HERE-THE POTATO FAMINE
Outside OF POLITICS.

without anv previous warning ana WITHOUT aiy i''"
mai in the city knowing anything about II. i"o'''"'
y ain set foot yesterday in New York. having come
,ron, ireland on the Alaska Mr. Gill Is an Ir'>h
,,,n.r OF Parliament a follower Of Mr.. Par71ell ana
commemorative of South LOuth. lie Is nu'noerc"
among the more prominent members OF INC NE"
parliamentary party. having completed his eo"''o'
IN Trinity College. Dublin. j.. the trying daSs Vi
an. Land League. when W. F.. Forster thch 'h'ei
s.c,etary to the Lord Lieutenant. was arreSng prom
,nent Irish leaders and locked up in Kilmainham jail
among others William OIricn. at the time cd''oI oi
.Tntcd Ireland Mr.. Gill took Mr.. o'brich> pace
and continued editorial writer on 'he paper
,,r;np the Imprisonment Of the member for oouth
Tvrone lie came to this country IN l--"' ana wa"
.,,,ovcd for some time a writer on :" The Catholic
worh I'm this city. lie was elected 10 fafiiahieh
cnnoscd By the people Of South Louth. while he Was
.tilI In NcwY0ri. and he soon left here I" take MS
..at lie drove from the pier Yesterday to the fliih
Avenuc Hotel where he is staying. and no sooner had
M arrival become known than several prominent IRISH
men called to pay their respects. among the first being
C.nr-,l lanes H. Ocirlc assistant superintendent OF
immigration. Mr.. Gill greeted "a reporter of The
rrbunc who called upon him cordially. and expressed
hs surprise and delight IT the great progress made
hy New York. both 10 size and population since his
last visit.
uav he called the first inStalmcnt Of the delegation
n Irish ParliamcntarianS who are coming to the United
states TO represent the Irish our Intention I'm
the first case. to come IN a body. and we had
arranged to sail on the Teutonc on October /. but
the arrest of John Dillon and William OBricn obliged
US TO change our plans
Are Me>SrS Dillon and O'Bricn now on their way
here ;" ashcd the reporter.
They are" replied Mr.. Gin. triumphanly, "not-
xrhtaudinc all Balfours elaborate efforts 10 prevent
them
How did they manage to slip away 80 success
fully -
zone Of our fellow: members OF Parliament William
Murphy Owls yacht and it is probable tina: they
left Dillon on that craft. and hop" they reached
Uayre in time to catch the French boat for II is not
:elv that they could have safely embarked at an Eng
l>h port
.How does Mr.. Parnc regard the step''
"Mr. Parrcll," Mr.. Gil replied, emphatically dis
the inspiration Of the whole afar and he called con-
vcnt!on in Dublin which decided upon TINS pan Every
stcp In tie whole transaction wdS resolved upon only
after consultation with Mr.. Parnc: for Won must r.
member" continued Mr. Gill cnthusastcay. that
lie is the guiding spirit Of all our actions. ana outside
of the Parliamentary parry and amon IN" masses Of
the people hi, popularity Las never been greater than
at this moment
Arc YOU coming 10 raise money for the threatened
famne!7
al want il distinctly understood said Mr.. Gill
cmuhatically that come 70 state the cas' of Ire
land 10 the American people, and not !" api'a! lor
charity. We want TO tell the American people If the
tremendous struggle that Ireland l. carving on at
present. There j. an immense conspiracy on foot I"
destroy the National party in Ireland in The Interest
O. tie English Tory government and the landlords.
Within four years 5000 persons have been imprisoned
for alleged po,i5al Offences. and NAV say one third
of the Irish Parliamentary party have been pat In 1il
from time time and the persecution Il stll gong
OIL"
"will YOU explain WHY the flight of Dillon and
OBrlen resolved npOH -
licd mnlnher
for Lolth gleefuly. Their arrest came 50 suddenly
that We expected the trial would not last week
The purpose to appeal from the decision OF 'he
magistrates If should have proved unfavorablc. not
in tie hope of gaining better terms. but In the nope
Of gaming time. which would enable them during
the pcrdcncy NJ the appeal TO visit America a week
az, last Friday learned that Balfour's tactics were
10 DELAY the t-ia a. ion: possible. while o'Brcn
and Dl!ous counsel pleaded for a speedy trial NO
loss than 900 >unmOn>es We're issued II was flrtI"r
learned that they were 10 he sentenced under an Oh
act Of Edward III. which prcciudcd an appeal In
us i;afOur could hoid them III jan lpr All
indefinite p"rioi.1
VIII there be anv feeling among III" Irish people
tn. III, cowar.icc thai 1t was running away :"
Tina: is hosh" replied Mr.. Gill. s'crIv. of
eylrsc there will he such feeling. WHY shoud
tNrg, be Why. NY good friend. does not everybody
know PERFECTLY Vel. a.d d not Mr. DN"n and MI
CBricn Themselves know. too Tat n" very m"'ii"h'
lcy stand up,n English s., again. ii be week from
how or year from now they viii he arI''Sicd The trick
has stopped for the time Ialtnur', shameless attempt
at the persecution we'll ia" pr"Secnti" 9" th">e
mc And i; Will. am confdc result IN great 1"hcht
t. the ri.h caUs.."
How T., Mr. Tarncl's hcAltl2" 80
is such that 4 1 t"c",,lly for lim TO art wi,h
VIII ir pr"p of i ircland aa nci Napol
they have i"und III "ur ca1.r, 'A'y 30 not WIN UNA!
Which II was rc,oivc,, tia, U'isricn and Onion -hond
como 10 America was presided over by Justin Me.
lufrt fl. w. III IAN
party AID all Of the resolution, adopted at the con
vention We're approved II. advance h' Mr. Paric!i.
actual i, ' '''~' '''' '''''' 'N'''''' .
do not unh t'it '.crc Ia: been tl' lca,t c\ 's."a
on in the cable r'rIt, Nev"rth"lc>. let ne rrprai
ar" not coming u The U"d States I" seek m"I' i"r
carty or .o for the r.i@f Of the Gi.c,s G" 'nr
IT, ard IT Is her duty 10 protect the people from >ttIva
Then for what ar, tho In-h members coruins,7
They ar' cO'ng." ,aid Mr.. On. 10 ask aid 10
EMAIL" Us to carry on the Struggle for liberty ard
The En,lislI Tore TO crush the growing Naip1h
s0,m"nt that is abroad In Ireland !" drv In -
when America came 30 nobly to Irrlauds aid with
money the mot Of went I'M" the l".Lct' Of ~.
p1cit ppan hi.t uici is "rv a'f'n IN t H ,o t
wc>t. West 1ui Northeast particularly. arc the poor
co,tcs. WHO 20 70 FINLAND and I" scotland durinc
The laiv-t >Cl>"n u earn enough money 10 help pay
Have the Irish leaders advised these poop!c =, {,
We have. We have told ticm 10 ">c the money
cared in th">" "NcuiSoi> t. Tie iri.l - coIrtr,
70 support Their families. rather tA,u il 10 the
laldIn !. AID TIM depend np'n PM cia:irV."
This VIII entail hardship" suggested III" reporter.
. .Of course. II WILL said Mr.. COIL hut III. ni-i
National Party will come {, tieIi asst 'an,r"
What are tie pro- poets for The >Iccc>> Of Home
Rule "'
The prospects excellent Oroc The Central
y IRISH Affairs are III 1ii>h hand. I'll lave Lc ,r1
N the las famine w NV p"oi prosecuted country
me Threatened famine ard the Struc.'e fu. HON.
Eule 10 ad which Is the object Of visit IT, Nmnrjr,
ar therefore Vol will ser. entirely d,tnc, In
mshN u the Plan of Campaign. IA il ha> br.n allied
Mr. GIN SAID that the srl"m" had been entirely :u1
ceSsfIl. N'' ="
VIA. eya'tiy was The pln''
simple ru"ich." h" replied. Tie tcra,,,e ~,
ealn,d trade unions anon: Themselves and ,,..n,,
body Z" "N"r cert ain rent tO the Landlords, ..,d
IN" landlords refused. to give them il.h,,,, a. ~
from Then uull now these trades unin,,> have crr.,d