The morning call., 1890-11-03
DILLON AND 0'BRIEN.
Rousins Reception Given Them
at New York.
BalfOuFS Policy Of Coercion Vigorously
Denounced.
Bud McCOy Dead-Eishteen Bullets Found
In His BOdy-A Columbus
Tragedy.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

New YORK, Nov. 2.-William O'Brien
and wife, I. d. Sullivan and wife, John
Dillon and Timothy Harrington arrived this
morning ON the steamer La Champagne. A
Reception Committee. representing the
various Irish societies, met them at quaran-
tine and when the steamer arrived at her
dock reception was held, after which the
visitors went to the Hoffman Bouss.
WELCOME TO THE CITY AND STATE.
Governor Hill was one of the first to call
upon them. He warmly welcomed them to
the city and State, expressed his sympathy
with their cause. and signed his name to an
address of welcome prepared by the Irish
societies. Mayor Grant did the same. Eu-
gene Kelly and Joseph j. O'DOnahue were
also among the callers.
FEELING OF TIE IRISH PEOPLE.
In talk with newspaper men OBrien
said that out of forty by-elections held in
Great Britain since the assembling of the
present Parliament fourteen have been won
by the Home-rule party. This was fair
indication of the feeling of the Irish people
on the question. He believed the Ter es
would be forced 10 dissolve Parliament
sooner than they anticipated. The Govern
meut, he said, was not taking proper meas
ures for it denied that a famine existed,
and now admitted that there was deep dis
tress in the country by proposing measures
for relief.
MISSION OF THE VISITORS.
O'Briea also read an address on the situa-
ton of Ilish affairs and The purport of the
visit of himself and fellow-travelers to
America. 1--WE are coming to America"
the address said. "by the desire and with
the approval of PanelI and the Irish Par
liamentary arty." OBrien stated that
there was absolute unity in the ranks of the
Parliamentary party and among the people
The old taunt of instability of purpose could
no longer be thrown at Ireland. Speaking
OF the experience of Dillon and himself,
O'Brien said they were well watched by the
police and spies. When they took a special
train at Limerick the police took anOth
special train IN order to keep them continu-
ally in sight. Yet they were caught nap
ping. Neither bribes nor threats induced
any one TO tell the police of their departure,
and Balfour's system OF espionage was
wasted. The Government cannot trust lis
own servants" continued o. Brien. 'Why,
on the day before we were arrested Dillon
wrote NE informing me of what was going
to take place, although it was supposed to
be Castle secret
THE TORY POLICY.
1--WE waited in 1ipperary as long as there
seemed the least chance oi forcing prompt
disposal of the charge. As soon rs the
tactics of the Government were quite clear
we took the leave ~ tumble their elaborate
house of cards about their ears and came
away to appeal to America against BalfouTS
igDOble dodge for starving out the tenautry
whom lie has failed to intimidate. We will,
# hI1s TTnG iS
finished. If we shall have in the meantime
secured the means of preserving the Irish
ranks unbroEel until the general election,
we will not grudge Balfour whatever com
fort lie can derive from keeping us in jail for
our success. The essence of the Tory pol
icy III Ireland is land purchase on the land
lords own terms. To effect this the ten
ants combination had to be stamped ont.
The tenants, once smashed and disorganiZed,
under terror OF coercion, the cabinet oil land
lords and landlord tribunals could arrange
the rest at will. 1t was with n view to
crushing the The tenants combinations that
all the prosecutions, batOniDgs and police
outrageS took place, and it was to prevent
this that the Irish representatives came here
THE TIPPERARY ARRESTS.
"The London Times has exuIta1tIy cacu-
lated continues the address, that Bal
four'5 policy has cost the Tenants Defense
Fund &c, 600 a year. and that it will cost us
10000 more to build a new Tfpperary.
They calculate that the Irish peoue at home,
who last year subscribed $780, for the
Evcted Tenants Fund, would not be able
to come to their rescue this year, and that
we must appeal TO America. Hence the
Tipperary arrests on the eve of our depart
ure. If the tenants could be broken by the
terrorism Of starvation the Government
could carry whatever nd-purchaSe scheme
they pleased and go to the country with
triumph over the success Of coercion. On
In 9TH lt1e r., fnaa tba
general election confession that the land
lords syndc t., with all their power, failed
to break the spirit of a couple of dozen of
bodies Of Irish tenantry after all these years
of mercllesS repression, the coercion policy,
already diSliked, Will be overwhelmed at the
polls
THE DANGER OF FAMINE.
For the present the question of national
fighting fund and a charitable fund are
wholly separate. The danger of famine
along the western portion OF the Seaboard
is unquestiOnably real and horrible. The
Irish party are watching the situation with
the utmost solicitnde. The bill which they
have called for suspeuding evictiOns for nom
payment of rent on small holdings, COM
bined with a more literal administration of
the p0pr laws, would go far to avert any
danger OF general famine.
The opinion of the Irish party is thatlany
general American fund poured into Ireland
at this time would probably have the effect
of confirming Bafour in his policy OF leav-
ing the relief OF distress to private eXertions,
and afterward boastng that the distress
was imaginary, while large sums dis
pursed with imperfect knowledge of the cir
eumstauces OF the country would inevitably
find its way into the pockets of the land
lords, whom the prospects Of American aims
would encourage to eXtoIt rent from their
famished tenantry"
AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
s0ciatinn gave reception to the delegates
at the Hoffman House, about two hundred
invited guests being present. Among them
were Eugene Kelly Hon. Robert Roosevelt,
Judges Morgan, OBrien and Fitzgerald,
Mayor Grant ex-Mayor Grace, Bourke Cock
ia u, General OBirne and President Gleason
OF the Municipal Council of the National
League. An address of welcome was read
by James A. OG0rman, expressing the deep
est sympathy of all true Irish Americans
and all liberal Americans for the Irish cause.
1t was signed by Governor Hill, Mayor
Grant and the chief officers Of The Irish So
cieties. Each Of the delegates spoke briefly
Dillon made stirring appeal for aid and
pictured the condition of his own constitu-
ency. UBrien sid he asked that his men
be not struck down in the last hour of win
ming the battle when American hearts and
sympathy for the cause was growing in En-
gland aid prejudice was passing away.
INCIDENTS OF THE ESCAPE.
O'Brien told the reporters the story of the
escape of Dillon and himself, and appar-
emily enjoyed telling it, Dillon helped him
with the narrative. They walked from Dub
lin, O'Brien said, down to Dalkey, small
port near Dublin, in company with Clancy,
a sub-SheriT If Dublin. They dined at the
house cf Timothy Healy. Then they boarded
the yacht st. Patrick, commanded by Cap
tain Michael Murphy. and set sail for
France. They were becalmed for several
days and ran several narrow escapes of be-
ing discovered By English revenue cutters.
The royal yacht Adelaide, from Falmouth,
lay close by in one Of the Gains and the fu-
gltives could see her crew watch the st.
Patrick.