The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-28
O'BRIEN IS SILENT.
He Seems Bent On Restoring
Good Feeling, if Possible.
PARIS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK.
sexton Tolls ParneII's KnclI-The Irish
Laborers Must Be Looked After,
as Wen as the Farmers.

PARIS, Dec. 27,-William O'Brien, al
though beset by reporters, has not
breathed a word as to whether or
not he favors reconciliation with
Parneil. He has received letter from an
English Radical, stating that the Irish
split must soon be repaired, otherwise the
Liberals will be forced to subordinate home
rule for Ireland to other questions. The
Paris papers generally lean toward Par
nell.
o'Brien has not yet seen Parnell, but 1t
Is said he expects to meet him next week.
The announcement of conference be-
tween the Irish leaders 10 take place Mon
day is officially stated to be premature.
William o'Brien complains of number
of false statements made in newspapers
here attributed to Gill and himself.
O'Brien especially classes as untrue the
assertion that he would recommend that
Parnell be maintained as leader of the
party.
LoSpo1. Dec. 27.-Thomas Sexton, in an
interview at Boulogue today, said that he
considered Parnell's insulting references
to his colleagues an insufferable barrier to
his resumption of the leadership of the
Irish party He is quite certain that had
Parneli consulted the party in regard to
Morley's alleged offer of peace every man
would have rejected Indignantly the idea
of sacrancing in any degree the indepen-
dence of the party by the acceptance of the
offer. Regarding the effect of the possible
passage of the land act, Sexton said he
thought it would render the farmers
independent, energetic and enterprising,
but the measure of their success might be
the measure of The laborers' discomfort.
In order to meet the just claims of the lat
ter, Sexton said, he looked to the extension
of the system Of the act of 1858 to author
ize boards of guardians to levy rates to be
used in the construction Of laborers' cot
tages. At present the boards have to pay
4 per cent. interest and provide
sinking funds, and the money is advanced
by the treasurer. They cannot let houses
with half-acre walled garden under 81 or
81 3s weekly, rs the houses must be built
according TO fixed specifications from
Dublin. This cost and the expense of in
spection would increase the price of the
house and garden to fl20, which the
rental is not sufficient to cover Sexton
hopes to change this system and get
smaller houses built under local super
vision at such reduced cost as to render
the present rents profitable.
The Ne,es says that as Sexton is supposed
to be less decided in his opposition to Par
nell, and more inclined toward compro-
mise than many of his fast political friends,
his frank and clear declaration is impor-
tant and valuable.
DUBLIN, Dec. 27.-The Frecmda's Journal
announces that conferences between Will
lam O'Brien and Timothy Harrington
have resulted in an understanding where
by the funds of the National League will
be devoted to the maintenance of the ten
ants evicted under the plan of campaign
and to assist other sufferers. All disburse-
ments will be made by Kenny and Webb,
joint treasurers of the league. 1t is sug-
gested by 0'Brien that funds from Amer
lea be sent to Kenny and Webb.