St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-24
SHORT OF READYCASH
Papnell and His Followers in
Parliament Are Very
Hard Up.
Dillon and O'Brien Coming to
America to EliXiriZe the
League.
Shedders Of Human Blood in
England Work the Insan-
ity Dodge.
Il
Apportionn1ent OF Africa Fin
ally Completed by Euro
pean Powers.

LONDON. Aug. 23.-Thomas Sexton,
speaking in regard to Irish affairs to-
day, said that the visit of John Dillon
and William O'Brien to America will
be an event of considerable Importance.
Irish-Americans were feyerishly feryent
in their help during the earlier stages of
the great agrarian movement. But
there has been very noticeable cooling
during the past four years, which was
undoubtedly natural enough. The
changes made in the character of the
movement itself, the softenIng of all
the harsher features of the Sterner
times, the friendly correspondence of
English Liberals with Irish aims and
aspirations, must have all seemed to
the minds of Instantaneous very like
what is peculiarly called a "a lowering
Of the flag" because it was con-
trary to all traditions of ma
tionality that an official party in
England should seriously take up the
restoration of IreIand's rights as a real
part of their programme. When home
rule was made a dogma of official Liber-
alism the Irsh-AmericanS were bewil
dered. Gradually they saw the reality
of the proposals. They saw that the
Liberals were IN earnest. They recog
niZed Mr.. Gladstone'S marvellous power
of stirring national sympathies. and the
''union of hearts" did, in sense, COM
prise the whole scattered race in
America and Australia. But quite UNI
necessary prostration of Irish dignity
Soon set IN. Absurd professions OF 10y
oil tu al, !, 4 6i,oa IN
of making, sounded on every platform.
We were told over and over again that
a subordinate parliament would newt
ably pIacate Irish discomfort. But Mr..
Parnell. like the strong, sensible man
he is. always said that the most he could
promise would be that the Irish party
would loyalty try to make Mr..
GIadstone,s scheme a Success.
tory subordinate parliament" as if
they were sweet savory morsels. Crust
the Irish people altogether or trust
them not at alt,' said Mr.. Parnell. No
man can set limits to a nations advance
as he told his audience in Cork FIVE
years ago. From that position he has
not budged an inch. The most that he
can promise is to do his best. He CAN
not bind pOsterity. He cannot even
bind the present generation. But him
consents to bind. Here are plain, valu-
able, ineligible lines of policy. Again,
Mr.. Parnell never indulged in prophecy.
He never said that the uniOniSts would
only hold together for a few months
and that home rule would come in a
year. Political bills of exchange carry
very heavy interest and MI. Par
nell issues none. Others did and the
firm was held accountable. And
so Irish Americans sckened with
deferred hopes. 1t took Mr.. Da Wits
great qualities to hold parties together
at Chicago. He impressed upon his
hearers the necessity for prudence and
Self-denial, and he rebuked men like
Finerty, vino wished to talk daggers,"
and to figure as the genuine patriots of
the old brand. All that danger has now
passed away. The danger now is not
excess but apathy, and so Messrs. Dill
Ion and O'Brien are admirably adapted
to the new state of things. They have
borne the chief brunt of the Irish
fight Tor the last four years. They
have both great power of moving men.
This power will no doubt encourage
Irishmen in the States to new efforts
and new action. Money will be raised,
but more than that will probably be
done. The great dormant league will
be wakened up. The struggle is now
near, and this being so, Irishmen will
make one supreme rally for home rule.
Meantime in Ireland itself evictiens are
again on. A force of soldiers and police
under Cecil Roche have driven many
Kerry peasants from their homes. MI.
Olphert has 100 eviction writs ready
for next months work. The harvest is
very scanty in some parts. And so, on
the whole, matters look very far, in
deed, from being cheering.