New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-01
TRELAND'S APPEAL FOR AID.

IRELAND'S APPEAL FOR AID.
The appeal If the Irish National Federation
for financial aid in the coming iiriiam"h'ar!
election is timely and urgent. No part "i the
United Kingdom has more AT stake III me contest
than Ireland and none Is more hlprepar'u 10
nch, for it's own hand ireland has maze Inc
present divisions Of British parties WHAT inc!
are and has determined what they snail De I'r
vcars fo come Ireland has dominated anairS III
Westminster for the last ten years. Dioch'I me
WAY" As Mr. Gladstone declared. against III
other legislation There is probably II" cxag
nero,lnn in saving Ireland has. since lss' com
mandcd more attention In the Imperial farla
mon, ,b,n all the rest Of the British Empire. +
M, of fla, whole world Yet the ambition Of Ire
land has not vet been attained. few triheS
have perhaps been gained but Inc one supreme
object The repeal ~ the | Mon Win 'r''' Din
ain without which ireland refuses 10 h' con
tented. j. still beyond reach. Now comes a gen
cral election. II the | nioniSiS shall secure i
clear maIorty over all. goodby 10 lr''Hhu
lonrc,l-for independence for ~ least seven years
io come What the Irish want. Therefore j. 10
retain the balance of power, 50 mar n'ill'I
I'nionlsts nor Radicals viii have majority WIN
out them Then they can make their own "IW'
with the Government. compelling II, ior inc s'A'
OF their support which Will be essential 10 Us
existence - grant their demands Tor iio"r
Rule They have. Of course. on" great adVah
tacc Ir,land's representation In Parliament i
much larger in proportion 20 It's population IMAM
Enrlaud'~ The vote Of an Irish peasant counts
for more in governing the Empire than that 81
an English arisiOcrii But one essential ihinS
Is lacking. and that is money; ana for ihai Ire
land furnc. as usual. 10 America. wh"r" ihc value
Of II in elections l. well understood.
II il a tribe unfnrtunaic. however that stimuli
taneousiy with this appeal there comes Il mani
fest, from Mr. John Redmond. one OF III" Far
nellifc leaders. attacking the AnuParncllii-S and
calling renewed attention 10 the division Of the
Irish forces There are 10 less than three Home
Rule parties in Ireland. one is ia" Parnctc
led by Mcssrs. John and William Redmond The
second Is the AniParnclliie, led by Mr.. Justin
Mccarthy. The third is the IIcalyitc led by Mr..
Timothy NJ IIcaly. These have 10 dealings with
one another Ia h opposes the other with rs
much bitterness ~ II does the hated Sa>'cnach
Each one proposes TO run a Parliamentary can
dllatc In every constituency in the island AT the
coming election. No doubt that fact will con
With fhrcc Home Rule candidates in each dis
trict fighting each other. and Inionisi can
dida,c fighting them al. there Will be no lack
Of popular interest. II may be doubted whether
the result will be as advantageous for the cause
Of Home Rule rs the single united party
system under Mr. Parnell With such division
Of the Home Rule forces some Inoni>ts may
win the day. That however. Is a question which
we may safely leave 10 the leaders in Ireland l"
deal with divide and conquer may really be
n more practicable course. viewed AT close range
than 1t from this side OF the Atlantic
What IS desirable. and even necessary, mere
is that we shall know TO which faction We are
giving money or 10 which we ought To give H.
Which Of the three bands OF patriots Is most III
need Of IL: Which will put American dollars
where they will do the most good: How can we
tell at this distance: We all remember the
great Parnc incomparably the ablcst Irish lead
or since O'Connel and might be inclined to
favor the faction which bears his name and holds
fast to his principles. But the AntParnclliies
are much more numerous and Americans have
n notion that majorilics should rule. Besides,
they are led by the genial and accomplished MT
Mccarthy whose histories and novels are among
our most priced literature Toward them orr
hearts are certain 10 be warmed Then there are
the IIcalyitcs led by The gentleman whom Par
nell himself declared To be the shrcwdcsi Of them
all. and the only one, besides Parncll. who thor
oughly understood the question and the pro
grammr Of Home Rule. TO turn our backs upon
that dashlng Sir Rupert Of debate" would be
base descriOn. What. then. are American
sympathizcrs 10 do? The choice Of one bcncii-
cary among the three Is far too difficult To make.
1t really seems desirable, therefore, for the sake
Of Irish liberty that an authoritative addcndum
should promptly be made 10 this appeal. II
should inform Americans which Of the factions
is to receive the contributions they may make.
and why It's claims are superior 10 h0sc OF the
others. 1t should make perfectly clear which
OF the three Is the original Smon-purc Home
Rule party for which American hearts should
beat and American dollars BE- given. Or. If they
are all three good. IL should tell how the fund IL
TO be- divided among them: whether In three
equal parts. or apport.oncd according to numcr-
zeal strength. or yet according Ia activity AZ 81.
Stephens or elsewhere. II might be well. also.
for the sake Of the weaker brethren, 10 explain
why 1t is better 10 have triangular fight among