The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-03
"COwARDLY CONsPIRATORS."
Secretary Sutton Arraings Parnell and Presi
dent FitzgeraId's Enemies.

Secretary Sutton Arraings Parneil and Presi.
dent Fitzgeraid's Enemies.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2-John P. Sutton, secre-
tary of the Irish National League of North
America. laid before the convention to-day
q report that caused o sensation. After re-
citing that John Fitzgerald was elected
president Of the league in August, 1886. at
Chicago, by three-fourths of the delegates,
the report says:
President Fitzgerald returned to his
Western home in the full belief that
great organized body of Irish AmeAicans
stood behind him, united like brotbegs In
the holy cause of Irish liberty. He found
bis mistake. Like Garrett, the great Earl
of Desmond, and the still noble Lord Ed
ward. ne found Irish traitors ready to stab
HIM in the back. The cowardly conspir-
ators. " ho failing in their vile purpose of ere
ating dissensiOn and disuniOn, had sneaked
out like beaten ours from the last Chicago
convention and renewed under cover of Sc.
cret plots their attempt to demoralize and
disrupt the league"
Beginning with letter from Mr.. Parnell
q few weeks after the Chicago convention,
entreating President Fitzgerald to raise
funds to help thes unfortunate evicted
tenants of Ireland, ~ tie treasury of the
Irish league was almost exhausted the re-
port outlines a startling narrative with
letters and kilograms In chronological
order to show that time and again O con-
vention of the American League was pre-
vented from across the water, while the
officers of the league for not holding one
were abused by factlOnists in this country
encouraged by Mr.. Parneil and his col
leagues who are exhibited as sedulOusly
portunity offered. President Fitzgerald is
stated to have headed the anti-evIction
fund with q personal subscription of S3. 900
and To have raised a total of nearly $780,
As. f.~AS s.~ A1A -.
farmers in Ireland "w hile reverend editor
in Buffalo was sneering at his want of ed
ucatiOn."
One peculiar disclosure made by Secre-
tary Sutton is in effect that during OctO-
Der, 1888, Parnell, finding himself bound
by agreement to turn over to his la yers
the full amount of the Times defense fund,
then Unexpectedly large, begged of Presi-
dent Fitzgerald, through James j. O'Kelly,
that while pushing the collections the
fund be retained in Americn. "The wishes
of Mr.. Parnell were complied with" says
the report, land very soon there was a
howl from the handful of factiOnists in
Chicago. New York and Philadelphia, W no
acted energetically in behalf of the Lon
don Times by sowing the seeds of mistrust
in their statement that Rev. Dr. O'Reilly
was retaining money for improper pur-
poses. Information from Timothy Har-
rington that the money was retained at
Mr.. ParnelPs request" the report says.
the same charge. as their only object was
to break up every Irish organization in
America. Indeed they might fairly have
been called the Anarchists of the Irish
movement, for they were determined to ruin
what they could not rule"
TOOLS OF AssASsINs.
Rev. p. A. McKenna's published statement
that no had declined to attend the st. Louis
meeting of the national committee because
he could not associate with men who were
assassins or tools of assasslns Is mentioned
in Secretary Sutton's report, with letter
from Father McKenna. dated April 9, 1890,
exactly fortnight before the meeting. ac-
cepting an invitation to be present, in
which he said: Having followed the flag
from the beginning l will do so until the
, end" The violence of Father Mckenna's g
charge and its widespread publication,
SAYS the report demanded the proof of the
accusation or the apology of the author
The climax of Mr.. Sutton's document is q
letter. dated House of Commons London,
MAY 81, $780," from John Dillon to President
! Fitzgerald, marked strictly confidential,
saying:
Mr. Parnell suggests that the executive should
address a communication to him Parnelll. recog-
niZing the difficulties created by American party
complications, and advising that he [Parnelll
should take steps 10 reconstruct the present or
ganization in such manner would allow the
various branches to communicate direct with
Dublin. III tile executive can see their way to
act upon the suggestion, Mr.. Parnell authorizes
me to say he Will himself write, thanking them
for their great services TO he Irish cause strong
ly disappearing OF the attacks that have been
made upon them. and stating that having in
quired into the charges made against the execu-
tive OF the league. he Is satisfied that they are
utterly without foundation.
President Fitzgerald, replying, said the
mem bers of the executive could not con-
ceal their astonishment ut the tenor of the
communication TO them, adding:
We cannot but dissent from the supposition
that American politics have in any way inter
fered with or complicated the administration OF
the league. The record shows that while the
members OF the executive were OF different polt-
resolve To prevent any such interference with
the government of the league. as To the unde-
STABILITY OF the central organization in America
that is question which pertains exclusively 10
your Jurisdiction. Regarding the propo-
sition OF addressing letter to Mr.
Parnel. recognizing difficulties created
| by American party complications, and advising
that he should take steps TO reconstruct the pres
| ent organization In such q manner as would al
| low the various branches TO communicate direct
| with Dublin, 1t il one which the conscience OF
the executive cannot conform to. WeIare not now
nor have we ever been, unmndful OF the fac,
! that we took office under pledges to conduct the
| league "a a body auxiliary To the national party
III Ireland. and as such we have always been
| guided by their advice and direction We do not
propose at this late date 10 adopt different
/ policy; but we are not seeking a certificate OF
character from any one for having acted in every
instance In conformity with M4 ParnelPs ex
press desires.