The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-04

All lrish-Americans, no matter whether
they are disposed to synipathizc with the
| McCarthyitcs or with tho Parnellitc faction
| Of the Irish Nationalist party, will be glad
to see the cabled abstract Of the statement
| which MI JoHN E. REDMOND has just put
forth in London. They will observe that
he rcpudiatcs the charge that he intends to
cooperate with tho Unionists. and clearly
defines the position to be taken by his
friends toward tho Gladstonians, not only
during the session OF Parliament now begun.
but throughout the coming year
Mr.. REDMOND begins by declaring that
he never expected the Home Rule bill to BIO
rcintroduced during tho present autumn
session. He is well aware. he says. that. in
the existing state of public opinion. Mr..
GLADSTONE cannot venture to appeal to the
constituencies until ho has at least at
tempted to carry certain reforms ardently
desired BY English Radicals. The measures
to which he refers are the Employers Liza
biity bill and the Parish Councils bill. II
Mr.. GLADSTONE will make one concession.
Mr. REDMOND and his colleagues are will
ing to attend and faithfully support those
measures by voice and vote. The solo con-
cession which he asks for is that single
week shall be devoted to pressing through
the House Of Commons q bill for the relief
of cvctcd tenants. Even il this concession
be refused. he has no idea OF combining
with the Unionists, but he and his friends
will rcmain in Ireland and abstain alto
gether from voting.
So much for the attitude OF the Parnell-
ties during tho present autumn session.
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action during the session of 1894. which
win begin ia January. Mr.. REDMOND is
willing that tho introduction Of the Homo
Rule bill shall be postponed through the
whole Of next year. also, and that all the time
available shall be allotted to British meas
ures Of Importance. on the two following
conditions First that the measures shall be
such as are calculated to help, and such as
will not iniure. the home rule cause. In the
former category he places the Improved
Registration bill. which would signally in
crease the voting power OF workingmcn all
over the United Kingdom. In the objec-
tionable class he puts the new Liquor bill
providing for local option. which he thinks
would divide the Liberals and lesson their
chances at the ballot box. 1t is no secret
that many GludstoIians take the same view
OF this measure. and there Is growing i'm
preston that it will DO quietly dropped.
The second condition upon which Mr.. RED
MoND would insist IL he and his colleagues
are to actively support British bills. is that
n definite promise shall be given by Mr..
GLADSTONE that IN appeal to the country
shall take place at the end of 1894. or. at the
latest. when tho now Registration act shall
become operative.
On these terms tho Parnclites will do
their best TO forward the Giadstonian pro-
grammc; and even SHOULD their oyertures
abstaining from any active part in the pro-
ccedings Of Parliament. Under no circum
stances will they commit the blundcr Of
trying to substitute Unionist Govern
mcnt which they know would be bitter
enemy. for aGLADSTONC Governmentwh which
they fear is but a luke warm friend. AS
matter Of fact. we deem it highly probable
that all the conditions proposed by Mr..
REDMOND will be accepted, with the excep-
ton Of bill for the relief OF evicted ten
ants. and If that is postponed TO the session
of 1894 it will be only upon the ground that
it is practically impossible TO deal with il
at this time. We have the authority OF Mr..
DILLON and Mr. WILLIAM O'BRIEN FOR tho
assurance that the GLADSTONE Government
is pledged to make. ut the earliest possible
moment. n determined effort to alleviate
the su!Ierings Of the victims of eviction.