New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18

to their adversaries. 1t was Irish priests who an
nounced that God had given them the victory
by striking down Mr.. Parnell in His wrath,
While the chief author of the Plan Of Cam
peign is assuming the lead of one fragment of
the Home Rule party the Plan itself has reached
the last stage of collapse The Ponsonby ten
ants have held meeting and sent word to Mr.
Smith Barry that they want to settle That is,
in the first place, recognizing Mr.. Smith Barry
os the representative landlord, and, in the second
complete remuneration of Mr.. Dillon and MI
OBrien, who led both the Ponsonby and Smith
barry tenants into this bottomless pit and LETT
them there. No other than Canon Keller pre-
sided over this matter, Nor is that all. Some
of the boycotted Roman Catholics at Tipperary
Lave asked Archbishop Croke to remove father
Humphreys, the local leader of the Plan OF cam
paign and one of the most pestilent priests IN all
Ireland He is that sanity spiritual adviser Of
whom the story is told that he refused absolution
to dying penitent solely because he was tenant
to Mr.. Smith-Barry and refused to be ruined by
joining this campaign of conspiracy.
What testimony all this melancholy busl-
ness is to Mr.. Dillons fitness for the leadership
Of the Irish Nation
1t may be said Of the new scheme Of riverside
labor employment that it is conceived in the joint
interest Of employers and la5orers and not at all
in the interest of labor unio IS. Tie union lead
ers therefore attack it. Their attacks cannot
alter the fact that it Offers to substitute perma-
nent employment for casufl employment, and that
the latter is admittedly the curse of the East
End of Londcr. 1t has already been got rid of
to a great extent in the docks. An effort is now
being made TO get rid of it from the docks and
wharves both. CEGer the old system no man
was sure of work. and employer knew what
workman he would have to deal with on any given
day. Under the new, the men will he engaged
permanently, whether there happens to be need OF
them not Engagements are terminable on
either side Mt seven days notice, but practically
good men will be sure of employment from years
end 10 years end at Sc week for eight hours
daily work, with allowances for illness and pros
pect of pension
Perhaps the best proof of the advantage Of this
scheme is in the fact that the union leaders find
themselves only able to attack it by misrepresent-
ing it. Mr. Ben Tillett writes long letter to
the papers, which is a good specimen of the heed
less rhetoric INDUCED in by men who live on agita-
ton and labor troubles. Mr.. 1ilett's fine SEN
tences about God and justice sorrow and suffering,
do not touch the facts The life of his Dockers'
Union lies in its power to organize strikes and he
knows that men in permanent employment at good
wages-good for London-are less likely TO strike
than those Of uncertain livelihood Socialism is
so much mixed with politics at this moment that
some Of the political organs, notably the organ OF
Gladstonanism, take his side in part. But docker
unionism is not very strong thing at best. Its
strength proved sheer weakness when the police
| last week stopped intimidation, and it is likely
enough that the organization may find it not worth
while to attempt a struggle against the organized
| for harQ in fha ipa
Federation and elsewhere, capital has discovered
that combination is the secret of success.
| So uneasy are the London County Council over
their position with reference TO Captain Shaw that
tbey. or their Fire Brigade Committee, have been
irving TO persuade him 10 say what the grievances
| which caused his resignation really are He de-
| clares, and when pressed remarks. that If any
! body ought to know why he retires it is the
| Fire Brigade Committee. presume these gentle
men are becoming nervous at the prospect of
| assuming the responsibility for the safety Of
| London which they drove Captain Shaw into re-
| nouncing No competent successor is yet so much
as named, Captain Shaw holds on for the present,
and offers every help to the man of the future in
the way of advice and experience. But he will
not withdraw his resignation nor accept RESPONSE
bility without power answer for the protec-
is not fire but the Fire Committee of the County
Council
REPORTS of continued heavy weather in the
| Atlantic and numerous accidents to passengers on
Atlantic liners have attracted rather more atten-
| tion than usual and occasoned some remarkable
| suggestions from the amateur. Most remarKaDle
| of all is Lord Desart's. That noble Earl proposes
that whenever seas arc heavy and passengers un-
| comfortable. the ships head should be turned 10
Athe wind and wait for fine weather. so that the
passengers may enjoy their meals In comfort
and be permitted the fresh air of heaven on deck.
| They might be more comfortable stlu IL tney
| stayed on shore.
The resources of the British Postoflice are no"
equal to delivering in London within sixteen ho"Io
the American mails arriving at Southampton.
That is what this energetic department. dld WIN
the mails by the Havel this week The time
reouired for the railway journey is two to three
hours The New-York postmaster might think IL
worth while 10 ask what his London colleague was
doino with these American letters all the rest
| ~ tho time The Secretary of ST. Martln
10 Grand is not supposed to favor the Southampton
service and this delay has become so frequent as
| TO seem systematic.
| Lord Tennysons letter on the hussldn PeiS10'
ton of the Jewsl will do neither him nor the jews
any good. He condemns the prosecutions IL 'rue'
and as he once met the Gar who did not perSecu'e
him but seemed kind and good-natured man.
be cannot believe him fully aware of the bar
barities pereptrated with his apparent sanction
| lot us hone that his new old play for the DAILY
company and Miss Ada Rehan is better than THIS
Lord Tennyson met the Car on yacht at Copeh-
| hogep and read him some Of his poetry, perhaps
Mr. Daly's play. What has that to do with Rus
sian jews?
Sir Edward Watlln has heretofore been known
as railway autOcrat and Channel tunnel promoter'
He is rising in life and now appears as an author
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