The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-08

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long as he will permit his name to be used.
we find the name of the pet and particular
political creature Of Judge HERRlcK. little
| JIMMY MANNING Of Albany.
| Mr. Dillon's Proposal for an Armistice.
N view of the imminence OF the general
election in the United Kingdom. the more
sensible members Of the Irish factions have
at last recognized the folly OF lighting
against each other for the eighty-hve irish
seats carried by Mr.. PARNELL's followers
six years ago. All hope. indeed. OF erect
ing reunion OF the Nationalist party mas
been abandoned. owing mainly, 1t is SAID.
| to Mr.. EEALY's irrcconcilable attitude.
But, rs we have often pointed out, truce
Is possible, IL not peace. and there Is now
some reason to hopo that such an under
standing may DO reached as will prevent
the wasting of National resources in fac
tional struggles.
Mr.. JOHN DILLON. speaking on Sunday at
n meeting OF the Irish National League OF
Great Britain. proposed the establishment
Of a Board OF Arbitration. to DO composed
of men universally regarded as impartial.
like Archbishop CRoKE the Lord Mayor OF
Dublin, and some influential American sup
porters OF tho homo rule cause. The plan
was. he explained. that two delegates OF
each party should DO examined by this
Board concerning the relative vote-getting
| power of their respective factions In every
Irish district. The McCarthytes. for their
part. ho said. would agree not to contest
any district which. in tho judgment of tho
| Board. the Pnrnellitcs had fair chance or
winning. This looks on the face OF 1t like
nn equitable proposition. the nomination OF
Archbishop CRoKE. who. unlike Archbishop
| WALSH. has declined to take sides In the
quarrel, evincing the sincerity Of Mr. Dill
Ions desire to elicit an unbiased decision.
1t is satisfactory to learn that Mr.. JOHN
| REDMOND. in q speech made ut Cork on
! Saturday Just before his departure for this
country. signiilcd Willingness to acqui-
csce in the arrangement suggested.
| If the McCarthyitos and Parncllites will
agree to abide by the decision Of a Board OF
| Arbitrators. there Is no reason why Amcri-
| can contributions should not he forwarded
to the Treasurer of such Board. to DO by
him distributed proportionably to the num-
Der of districts awarded to the respective
factions. At present the McCarthyitGs oc
Lcupy tifty-tive seats and the Parnclites
thirty: but the latter have not, we believe.
protested themselves able to command rs
large u representation in the next Pnrlia
ment as they now possess. They do claim.
however. that they could carry consider
able number of seats, and they should not
be aversc to exhibiting their means OF do
ing so before an impartial tribunal. 1t
would be wise. in view of the magnitude OF
the interests. to deal literally with them.
and we have no doubt that tho patriotic men
designated for arbitrators would do so.
The proposed armistice. however. to DO
efTcctual. must be at once concluded
Should tho dissolution OF Parliament tako
place. rs it now seems probable. no later
than June %. the time available for collect
ing funds in the United States would be de-
plorably short. Nevertheless. good deal
could DO done. and beyond doubt would
be done, II the friends Of Ireland on
this side OF the Atlantic were once con-
WINGED that the money forwarded would be |
equitably apportioned; would. in other
words. be devoted to tho interests OF the |
whole Irish people. and not to those Of n
particular faction. We believe that the |
Parnellites have been unjnstly charged |
with playing the game Of the Tories-their |
withdrawal of tho BLAME motion showed |
an unwillingncss to embarrass Mr.. |
GLADsToNE-and that II n number Of |
them were returned to tho next House OF |
Commons under tho agreement proposed |
by Mr.. DILLON. they would DO us certain as |
the McCarthyites themselves to vote for |
any home rule measure that deserved the |
name. We do not believe that there Is eny |
difference between the factions as regards |
determination to secure the largest posi- |
bic measure Of sclf-rule for their country. |
Mr.. DILLON and Mr.. JOHN REDMOND have |
been equally outspoken in declaring that |
they will accept no bill which does not in |
volvc all the material concessions outlined |
by Mr.. PARNELL. They concur. also. in de-
handing that tho framing Of n bill for the |
self-governmcnt Of Ireland shall be tho first |
business Of a GLADSTONE Cabinet.
We hope that this suggestion Of m armis-
ticc and arbitration will be cordially ac-
copied by Irish-AmericGus. no matter
which OF tho Nationalist factions they may
be disposed to favor. or course. peace
would be better than q truce. and reunion
would be preferable to apportionment. But |
where the best thing Is unattainable. tho
next best thing Is welcomed by men OF
common sense. To refuse an armistice at
this juncture would provoke q bitter fac
tional fight In every ono OF the eighty-tvc
Nationalist districts. and the result would
inevitably be the loss OF some OF thom to
the Conservatives and q spectacle OF fac
tional disscIsion which would havo y
lamcntabc effect upon public opinion in
Great Britain. We trust that. when Mr..
REDMOND arrives. his friends will strength
en- him in the conciliatory disposition
which lie showed at Cork.
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