Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
HEALING THE BREACH.
Hon. Patrick A. Collins Returns From
His Mission to Ireland.
AN UNDERSTANDING AT HAND.
The Coming Elections, He Thinks, Will Be
Turning Point
BOTH SIDES GOING BEFORE THE PEOPLE

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.J
Boston, June 13.-Hon. Patrick A Col.
lins, whose mission to Ireland in behalf Of
Irish-Americans desirous of seeing heal
ing of the breach which has divided the
Irish Parliamentary party the past two
years has already been outlined, feels very
hopeful that his mission will not be in vain.
When questioned about his trip, to-day, he
replied: ST really have little to add In
reference to the matter, beyond what I nave
seen since my return in the dispatches from
London. My agency in the matter can be
very simply stated. At the request of both
sides a conference took place in Dublin.
Indeed there were several conferences, but
the principal one took place in Dublin on
June 1. Representatives of both sides were
present. 1t was agreed in advance that
Whatever took place in the event of our not
accomplishing some large result should not
be disclosed. 1t would hardly be fair to
either side or myself, standing between them,
to disclose the claims and concessions made,
or the arguments employed during our dis
cussions
All Discussions Free and Frank
"Had the main conference resulted in an
arrangement for the coming campaign which
would have been equivalent to a union of
the forces, of course all the proceedings
would have been published All / can saw,
therefore, is that the discussions were good
natured, frank and full, and we all
agreed that Under the circumstances the
campaign would have to be continued upon
the lines already established, and that the
asperities of the campaign should be mini
mized through the influence of the different
candidates, the leaders, and the press.
"You may be quite certain that did not
meddler in their business. What did was
at their instance, and at their earnest re-
quest. I believe, however, that bringing
the leading men of the two divisions in the
party together for the first time in many
months will be fruitful of good results, and
that we may early look to an end of all mis-
understandings and a genuine union of all
the forces.
The Half Not to Be Believed.
"One thing ought to be distinctly UNDER
stood by our people in this country-all the
good work that is going on in Ireland is
hardly ever reported on this side, while the
slightest evil is not only reported by an
actively hostile press, but is very greatly
exaggerated in most instances. Tell your
people not to believe half what they hear
about the trouble on the other side, for it
is, as 1 said before, enormously exagger-
ated.''
From the foregoing statement of General
Collins it will be seen that the result of his
mediation in the matter only falls short of
being an unqualified success. 1t is probable
that had he been in Dublin a month earlier,
before several of the candidates on both
sides had been selected for county conven-
tions to contest the various seats, q union
would have been in fact effected. The can
didates having been selected, however,
notbino in left hut for both sides To po To
the people. This they do within month,
and when the elections have been decided
there will be again, in all probability,
a united Irish party