Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-19
ARRESTED In IRELAND
Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon
Taken to Jail.
THEGOyERNMENTsN NEW CRUSADE

A Move to Break Up the Proposed Trip
TO America and Defeat O'Brien's Cam
paign Against Several Large Estates.
MIR. Parnen May Come to America.
LONDON, Sept 19.-The sudden arrest OF
the Irish leaders, William O'Brien and
John Dillon, just before their departurs
for America gives rise TO a variety Of
speculations as to the motive which has
inspired the government to enter upon
this new crusade against Nationalism-
From we'll informed sources, however, we
learn that the movement which has caused
such surprise TO the public is the result Of
pressure brought to bear upon the govern
ment by the Irish Tories, who feared that
Mr.. O'Brien was arranging campaign
against several large estates similar to the
one so successfully carried out on the
Smith Barry lands at Tipperary. Barry's
great wealth enables him to survive the
depopulation Of his domains, but there are
many casss in which such an exodus would
mean ruin to the landlords.
Mr.. O'Brien was also credited with the
intention Of utilizing the distress caused
by the potato blight as means Of stirring
up feeling against the landlord SYSTEM
which would be charged with the response
bility for keeping the people too poor to
accumulate even the few pounds required
TO help them through an occasional bad
season.
To Prevent the American Tour.
The suggestion to nip these schemes in
the bud by a wholesale jailing Of Mr..
o. Brien and his friends, on general charges
of technical violation of the law, came
originally from the Dublin castle authori-
ties, but was readily acquiesced by Secre~
tary Balfour. Doubtless desire to pre-
vent the proposed American tour of
O'Brien and others had It's weight among
the motives leading to the arrests but this
is not believed TO have been the principal
incentive.
Mr.. O'Brien's last trip through America
and Canada did not have sufficient effect
20 justify any great apprehensions.
Nationalist Are Not Discouraged.
The Nationalsts are not at all dismayed
by the new t,sssa q syentsl in fact, they
! aTe Already claiming that their cause gin
be all the stronger on account Of q ren6Ts1ess-
OF England's proverbial tactics OF persecu-
tion They confidently predict that Amer
lean liberality will be greatly stimulated
by what has occurred II this expectation
is realized the government may find that
in attempting to strangle the league it
has only succeeded in bringing to 1t fresh
| strength and longer lease OF life The
consensus Of imperial opinion as gathered
/ in the clubs and other resorts seems to b@
that the government has entered upon a
course in which experience shows that
there is little prestige to be gained.
Parnell May Come over Instead
Mr.. Parnell has been counting upon great
results from the proposed American stump
ing tour as he is nervously anxious to
have a large fund raised for the Important
elections OF 1891, and il is thought possible
that he viii 80 to the states and deliver a
series ofappeals himself if Messrs. o. 'Brien.
Dillon and others are kept at home.
The Governments Charges.
The charges on which Mr.. Dillon and
Mr.. o Brien were arrested are conspiracy
and melting the tenants on Smith-Barry's
estate not to pay their rents. Mr.. Dillon's
arrest was made at Ballybrack He was
at once hurried, under strong guard and
with the utmost secrecy, to the railway
station, ~
| Mr.. O'Brien's arrest was made at the
| GiengariH hotel in the presence of Mrs
| ~ i'AAph. AhN Nhhl bNn h5uthHN nj. ~ Dfickk
| are based on speeches made by him at
| Limerick and Tipperary, ia which, it is al
legged, he advised his auditors not to pay
rent
Warrants for others.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest
of Messrs. Sheedy and Condor, members
OF the house OF commons; Mr. Patrick
O'Brien and Rev David Humphreys, Of
Iipperary, and Mr. Dalton.
The Parnellites anticipate general raid
following today's arrests, with a view ia
suppressing the league, and Mr.. ParnelI
has arranged for an early meeting Of his
followers in London. Messrs. H. p. O'Con-
nor and James J. O'Kelly will probably