The herald., 1896-11-26
JOHN. {. REDMOND
THE IRISH LEADER
Welcomed by Countrymen
at New York
HIS VISIT IS A NON-POL|1|CAL ONE
Though His Lectures Deal With
Irish Politics
OVERTAXATION Of IRELAND
Admitted by Committee Appointed to
Investigate
Bare Justice Hereafter Would Make the Peo.
pie Prosperous
Foundation, but 1t May Interfere
With the Release of the Irish
Admitted by a Committee Appointed to
Investigate
Bare Justice Hereafter Would Make the Peo'
pie Prosperous
The Alleged Dynamite Scare Has No
Foundation, but 1t May Interfere
With the Release of the Irish
American Prisoners.
Associated Press Special Wire

mond, M p. for waterford City, ireland,
arrived on the White Star liner Teutonic
tonight. He was met at quarantine by
Edward O'Flaherty, president of the
Irish Independent Parliamentary party,
and John ]. DAILY, the secretary of the
Waterford Mems associa tion of this city.
who invited Mr.. Redmond to reception
to be held in his honor at the Hoffman
house as soon as he reached that hos
tlery.
Mr.. Redmond has, since he succeeded
the late Charles Stuart Parnell as leader
of the independent section Of the Irish
nationalists, become a prominent fig
ure in Irish and English politics. He
has become somewhat grayer and stout
er than when he last visited New York
in the spring.
A fellow passenger Of Mr.. Redmond
was DR.. Edward Byrne, the editor of
the Irish Daily Independent, who comes
here to spend his vacation. He was, Gu
riously enough,a companion of Mr.. Red
mond when, with William O'Brien and
other members of parliament, that gen.
tleman attended the national league
convention held in Chicago Immediately
after Gladstones introduction of his
home rule bill for Ireland in 1886.
Mr.. Redmond, in an interview with the
Associated Press representative, said
MY present visit to America is entirely
non-political in the sense that I do not
intend to take advantage of my visit to
promote the interests of any political
party in Ireland.
o,,I xr-;1
deal with political parties, for nobody
can speak about the British parliament
without dealing in politics. Irish con-
troversial politics I shall, however. es-
chew"
Mr.. Redmond then referred to the
royal commission in the financial rela-
tons between England and Ireland. of
which he Is a member.
For the last half of a century," he
said, Representatives of Ireland have
been insisting that Ireland has been
overtaxed. Two or three parliamentary
committees have reported, but in vain.
At last, however, a representative COM
mission of English, Irish and Scotch
members of all political parties in the
three countries have Investigated the
subject in the most exhaustive way. The
commission has unanimously reported
that Ireland has for the last forty years
been overtaxed about $4,000, 900 a year,
judged by her relative capacity to bear
taxation with England. Certain men,
bers of the commission have believed
a certain proportion of this overtaxation
was offset by the fact that the cruel and
4 ,;,,se 4
very costly.
"A majority Of two thirds Of the COM
mission has reported that, making full
allowance for every excessive expendi-
ture in Ireland that country is still over
taxed $12,250,000 a year. This I regard
as the most important event in the his
tory Of Ireland since the union ninety
six years ago.
"If the money that we have overpaid
be refunded to US, 1t will extinguish
taxation in Ireland altogether for an
indefinite time. Even if restriction 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 ireland to develop her indus
irial resources and make her the pros
porous country she would have been but
for this intolerable burden"
When asked in regard to the arrest of
the alleged dynamiters and the subse-
euent appearance of Jones, the Ameri-
can, as an informer, Mr.. Redmond said
"Of Jones' performance know nothing
ard I do not believe in the existence of
any new dynamite conspiracy here or
elsemhere against England, and while
/ cannot but recognize that this new
dynamite scare may interfere with the
release of the Irish and Irish American
prisoners still in Portland prison, feel
that when the true facts come to light
the English people will not be deferred
from performing duty of justice by re-
leasing the few remaining prisoners, who
have already suffered greatly.
The news that Gallagher and White
head We're hopelessly insane when they
arrived here was no news to me. They
We're both mad for many years before
they We're set free. OF the five men still
in Portland prison, in whom Irishmen
most take an interest, Flanagan is un-
doubtedly insane. while Wilson and
Burton are so delicate that the prison
Doctor has forbidden them from doing