New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-03

Irish people for elfcovernmcnt Mems differences
Of opinions are nseparabc from ,ct.er s sand the test
Of unanmlty all broad patriotic issues t"a' '''
Irish during the last ten years ~. u.r,;sh Torv
" IL is alleged by some OF tne rnshen 10y
newspapers. said the reporter. that you came
to America to avoid the sentence thaS wouru poru
be inflicted inevitably in the case OF Ite scaprnfy
trials" Mr. OBrien waved his hama scorn'"HS
1t is not necessary to say that we dIa ayabes NOT d'
We should be only Permanently banishing ourselves YES
from the country and dsgracing our cause M tbpe
It Is delptd de S'1 proof % Of the straits to which ,r oar
escape drove the enemy that even the g tSsory II
Mr. Bfour going for Ioss saeG raen Pus at
pose he would have joyfully place&a & ne roy shadowedS
night and day in a manner that would have oeea d,ic ,
toerabe If were not comeai Tho IeS ntSb outside our
hotel in Tipperary every night Police spies TSe yer;
U in the rear o to sS yse GF wen for walk
steps were dogged By policemen In pam oio''
Rnsa"S sy Rar ssa % n Scssfs his plight in Tip
peray. Then escape has once f1r an snS IsIe
his favorte theory that we are not political ome"u u
prison on the same level foopads and wlfebeaters
they. and that he would recognize no Distinction Ion
| between Why. then, has he not demanded our
eXtradition criminals either from France or HUN
What was the character of the reception
| accorded you upon reaching France?'
Mr.. OBrien replied
all sides in Paris and the President placed his oge at
the Chamber of Deputies at service In the Chiteu
with It's freedom Why does not Mr.. Balfour press on
The Governments at Paris or Washington the y theory
OF crimlnalty upon which he dragged of our clothes
and put us on bread and water In Irish prisons 1t
is decided advantage to have driven hm 10 confess
that the greatest republics in the world reject and
What suggested to you the necessity or advisa-
bility of breaking up Mr.. BalfourS plans for the
| time and coming now to the United States
| Mr.
The main point at issue in Tipperary was whether
to be cut of from the United d satS e de
| American mission our escape was determined upon
order to carry it out The n main Pon 1 Is oec t
The keynote OF Mr.. Balfours recent policy was struck
in speech in the House of Commons in which INC ne
OF coercion now lay in mutpyns YIN eyic9nf r. TO
such an extent as to sTaSw @ hs up the ayted t
most od-blooded way. Every eylcted family, nc
calculated cost the Evieted Tenants Di Fpad no I3
upon the Tenants Fund reaches the point OF bank
Mr. Bafour knew that we meditated an appeal to
We will, of course, return the moment our busi-
What effect do these stringent measures have
upon public opinion in Eng,and?'
| The Editor of United Ireland" replied:
one Of our chief objects in America will be TO ex-
plain the character OF these struggles the deest,bc
and universal failure in face OF the gallantry and sell
sacrifice of the people. You judge OF lis severity
HeG the tel MAYORS SS ' Of five Of hs e%e c
every Nationalist newspaper editor in the country a
score Of the mcst 6veS rh seS eGc aHa
been imprisoned as common felons under Mr. Balfours
regime, fourteen persons shot dead by the police IN
| various onslaughts and 1000 persons evcted upon
these few dozen estates alone while in more than 200
SUPPRESSED" the people are doGged day and night by
police spies, and liable to six months mpnsonment al
hard labor il they caught attending meeting.
What, in your opinion, will he the main
|
will turn?' he was asked, and he replied
l tell you what everybody over there knows to be
but te simple truth %nen a'ief T NJ t gscm t0ry cory
tnucs occupy his present position of vicious and
Mr. Gadstone'S return to power with a humping ma
| IOrity is certain as anything human can be-
fund and the question OF charitable fund are Wholly
separate. The danger Of famine along tho greater
and horrible. Nobody with less than Mr. Balfour's
capacity for heartless Jokes could affect to deny or
can make large masses Of the population will have
eaten their last potato before Christmas. and will be
callous temper.
is it proposed by you end your colleagues to
raise money for the impending famine :?
Mr. O'I,ren replied thOughtfully:
II Mr. Balour should continue deaf to all entreaties
to discharge the first duty Of civilized ,n
needfu to preserve the people from starvation But
of. Of OPDC" tn9t nt 3 % his meent
would probably lave the effect Of confirming Mr.. Bal
his policy of leaving the relief OF distress 10
private initiative and aferward boasting that the dis
tress imaginary. while large sums diSbursed with
an imperfect knowledge of the circumstances OF me
country would inevitably find their way into the
pockets OF the Landlords. whom the prospect OF Amerl-
can aims would encourage to eNtor rent from t.a'lf
famiShcd and coercion -wrongcd tcnanty.
Under these circumstances, and pending the action
and advice of Mr. Parnell and his brother represent
atyeS of iie people events would develop during
the winter. our appeal 10 America VIII be Wholly Ior
prsctcay n and successfully for the overthrow Of The
system which produces those constantly recurring
ysatons of famine IN cou4try wlNcm Is tne oster or'
ing native Government need never again appeal 10
the world for aims for It's people =, ,,.
The reception which was given the dccgates
i'm the evening in the Hoffman House by the
United Irish Societies of New-lork was largely at-
tended and was made up of representative Anler
leans and sl-AmcricanS. who cheered Warmly
each of the Members Of Parliament, VINO hlipie
pointed and eloquent speeches especially Mr. 81!
Ivan, who has grown gray Ill the service OF Ol'i
Ireland and who is reckoned as not alone one or
tie readest speakers, but also as one of the wit
test among the brilliant band of men OF WHOM
the Irish Parliamentary party is composed ror
examplc his remark in reference TO the Eng!lsh
Governments proposal to drain the Shannon was
witty as well as sarcastic when he exclaimed,
Drain the Shannon indeed! God knows one
would think at this late day, that poor Ireland
has been already drained enough.
Among those present were Major Edward Duffy,
of the 6Gth Regiment: eX-MayOr William K.
Grace. Miles NJ. O'Bricn. John W. Goh Mayor
Grant. Robert b. Roosevelt. +. j: Curry, Mayor
Cleveland of Jersey City, and VI. T. Holmes Stlt'
Delegate Of the Irish National League of New
jersey. ,
Joseph p. Ryan called upon James 4. OGorman,
the vice-president of the Municipal Council of the
Irish National League. to read the address, and ne
performed his task well that he was interrupted
frequently by applause. Mcssrs Dillon OBrlen,
Harrington. Sullivan and Gill stood in the ORDER
named during the reading of the address ana III the
delivery of the speeches which followed: Inc
address was signed by the Governor, the Mayor;
Eugene Kelly, +. J. Curry, Patrick Gleason ana
the representatives. Of many other Irish organiza,
tions IL was n stirring document and contained
among other things these sentiments:
To-day the law that is protection to the ciiIeh III
England is made instrument Of torture ana lnJus-
tcc to the citizen of Ireland. under WhlcI coholio
peace prosperity and the pursuit OF happiness Is an
impO,siblllty. ,, , ,,i,h
This would assist you in remedYing, auu wlti
full confidence in the wisdom. integrity, loSulI aiu
fidelity OF the Irish Parliamentary party We nave pes
ure I'm welcoming its delegated represehtVeN 70 Ano'
ica and III inviting you to the brOadest no'P',a.H -, :"
which your grand mission, your cause' anu Pc'so"i
worth cntitle - o,.,,o, n,
say to the people OF Ireland ard your comr'les VI
the British Parliament THAT the heart oI ies AH'erio
is with them in this contest and DID tem " Do vi roo"