St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-16
DILLON'S APPEAL.
The Envoy Gives Out an Impor-
tant Document TO the Press,


tant Document TO the Press.
New YORK, Dec. 15.-John Dillon has
lot been inactive since his two col
leagues sailed last Saturday morning.
lie has been in constant communication
with his friends in Ireland, and has
watched the movements Of Parnell with
interest. He has prepared and given to
the press staten eut as to the more re-
cent events in Irela nd in which he SAYS
In the miserable quarrel now going
on in Ireland my main object has been
from the outset TO induce both sides to
abstain from all bitterness OF Ian
guage which might render it diff
cult for us to fight together in
the future as comrades against the union
of Ireland, as we have done for the past
ten years. And with this view | used
any influence | possessed to prevent the
war being carried into Ireland, until all
possible means of bringing about com
promise had been abandoned. Some of
the language used in ireland on both
sides-disgusting and humiliatlng to
every true friend OF Ireland-iS only
calculated to divert the minds of the
people from the true issue before them.
That issue is not personal one, but it
i question of public policy and it is
exceedingly simple: Whether, if MIR.
Parnell persists in refusing to retire
from the leadership the Tory party will
win at the general election by such a
majority as will condemn Ireland to
another seven years of coercion and
destroy all hope of
Gaining Home Rule
by parliamentary action in our time,
This and this alone is the question
which the Irish people have to consider
! lie cry of dictation is an idle and ab-
surd cry. Mr.. Parnell reprOaches his
colleagues for re-elecung him if they
did not mean to stand by him in all
eyentualities. We reelected him be-
cause we were grateful TO him for all
he had done for Ireland; because we
trusted in his honor and in his patriot
ism; because we never for one moment
supposed that he would allow his per
SOnal feelings to prevail with him when
the safety of his country was at stake,
or that he would appeal to us-as he
has dOne-tO stand by his leadership,
even though it should involve the
ruin of our cause. Mr.. Parnell's revela-
tons of private conversations with Mr..
Gladstone, and Mr.. Morley is subject
painful and humiliating to every Irish
Nationalist. No one for moment be-
lieyes that these revelations would have
been made were it not for Mr.. ParnelFs
private difficulties, and to me it seems
horrible that the two English
statesmen, who during the last five
years have, to my own knowledge, con-
siStently and Steadfastly fought to Sc
cure full and genuine measure of home
rule for Ireland, should now be singled
out for gross and mOnStrOuS insult, and
that charges of treachery, attempts to
corrupt the Irish party, ETC., should be
leyeled against them.
The following circular letter has also
been issued by all the Irish delegates:
New York, Dec. 15.-To the Treasurers of
Irish Eyicted Tenants Funds Where We
Have Spoken-Sirs: In view of the recent
and unhappy occurrences in Ireland. we
think il is desirable TO communicate again
with you IN reference 10 any funds in your
possession arising from our late meetings.
Before we left Ireland a clear understanding
had been arrived al with Mr.. ParnelI aDd
the Irish parliamentary party as to the pur-
poses 10 which the fund collected in America
should be devoted. 1t was agreed that it
should be used for the support of the eyicted
tenants III Ireland, and chiefly for the sup-
port OF those tenants who had been eyicted
IN connection with the agitation of the
last tour years, and by whose LOYALTY and sac
riiees the Irish cause has been advanced.
Josep e. Kenny, NJ p; Alfred Webb NJ F
the two gentlemen who were appointed by
us in consultation with Mr.. Parnell to act as
trcasurers of the fund have taken opposite
sides i'll the present controversy. But in
every case we are quite confident that the
money. if sent to Them, viii be honorably ap-
pied to the purposes for which il was sub
scribed. We would therefore earnestly re-
quest you TO forward Immediately any funds
III your hands to Dublin, by draft, payable to
the joint order OF Dr. Joseph E. Kenny and
Alfred Webb. JOHN DILLON.
WILLIAM o BRIEN,
II. ID. SULLIVAN,
4. p. O.CoNNoR,
TIMOTHY HARRINGTON
u. p. GILL"