The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-26
AT NEW YORK
THE IRISH LEADER AND DIR. BYRNE
ON A VISIT TO AMERICA.
Talk with Parnell's Successor on the
Report of Royal Commission
JONES', the Spy.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-John e. Redmond,
member of Parliament from Waterford City,
ireland, arrived on the White Star liner
Teutonic tonight. He was met at quaran-
tine by Edward O'Flaherty, president OF
the Irish Independent Parliamentary party,
and John j.. DAILY, the secretary of the
Waterford Mems Association, of this city,
who invited Mr.. Redmond to a reception to
be held in his honor at the Hoffman House
as soon as he reaches that hostelry. Mr..
Redmond has, since he succeeded the late
Charles Stewart Parnell as leader OF the in
dependent section of the Irish Nationalist,
become a prominent figure in Irish and
English politics. He has become somewhat
grayer and stouter than when he last visit
ed New York in the spring. A fellow-pas-
senger of Mr.. Redmond was DR.. Edward
Byrne. the editor of the Irish Daily indie
pendent, who comes here to spend his va
cation. He was, curiously enough, a COM
penion of Mr.. Redmond when, with Will
liam O'Brien and other members of Parlia-
ment, that gentleman attended the National
League convention, held in Chicago imme-
diately after Gladstone's introduction Of his
home-rule bill for Ireland in 1856.
Mr.. Redmond, in an interview, said:
My present visit to America is entirely
nOnDOntlcaE, IN the sense nat l. 10 nOI II
tend to take advantage of my visit to pro-
mote the interests of any political party in
Ireland. / am here on u lecture tour, and
will deal with political parties, for nobody
can speak about the British Parliament
without dealing in politics. Irish contro-
versial politics L shall, however, eschew.'
Mr.. Redmond then referred TO the royal
commission on the financial relations be-
tween england and Ireland, of which he is
a member: dFor the last i nan OF OF i a Gen5
Nave been insisting that Ireland has been
overtaxed. Two or three. parliamentary
committees have reported but in vain At
last, however, a representative commits
sion of English, Irish and Scotch members
of all political parties in the three countries
has investigated the subject in a most ex-
haustive way. The commission has unani-
mously reported that ireland has for the
last forty years been overtaxed about Vs.
COG, 900 a year, judged by her relative ca
pacity to bear taxation with England. Ger
tain members of the commission have be-
lieved that certain proportion of this over
taxation was offset by the fact that the
civil and military administration Of Ire
land was very costly. A majority OF two
thirds of the commission has reported that,
making full allowance for every excessive
expenditure in Ireland, that country is
stil overtaxed So, 250.@0 a year. This L re-
gard as the most important event In the
history of Ireland since the union ninety
six years ago. If the money that we nave
overpaid be refunded TO US, 1t Will extin-
| SulSh Ia Eia
Indefinite time. Even II restitution be left
out of account and We get bare justice
for the future. We ought to have the latter
sum each year henceforward to enable Ire
land to develop her industrial resources.
and make her the prosperous country she
would have been but for this intolerabie
burden"
When asked in regard to the arrest of
the alleged d~ynamiters and the subsequent
appearance of Jones. the American, as an
informer, Mr.. Redmond said: "Of Joness
performance | know nothing. and | do not
believe in the existence of any new dyna-
mite conspiracy here or elsewhere against
England. and. while | cannot but recognize
that this new dynamite scare may inter
fere with the release of the Irish and Irish
American prisoners still in Portland Prison,
i feel that when the true facts come 10
light the English people will not be de-
TERED from performing a duty of justice
by releasing the few remaining prisoners
who have already suffered greatly.
The news that Gallagher and White
head were hopelessly insane when they ar
rived here was no news 10 me. they were
both mad for many years before
they were set free. OF the five men still
In Portland Prison. in whom Ir.shmen mos,
take an interest, Flanagan Is Undoubtedly
insane. While Wilson and Burton are so del.
! icate that the prison doctor has forbidden