The times., 1899-10-20
TALON OPPOSED TO WAR.
Dublin's Lord Mayor Sees No Excuse
for TransvnaI Troubles

for TransvnaI Troubles.
NEW YORK, Oct, 19.-There arrived this
morning on the White Star steamship Ma
jestic, Daniel Talon, Lord Mavor of Duh
lin, and John E. Redmond. They have
come to this country to raise funds for the
monument to Parnell, which is to be erect
ca IN dublin. The Majestic arrived here
last evening, but it was then too late for
her to come to the city.
Earl ythis morning a number of Irish
men went down the bay to meet the Wis
nors and gave them an informal welcome
while the ship was coming up the bay Mr.
Redmond had something to say about the
war between England and the Beers. Il
am opposed to the war" he said. England
has no possible excuse for this war. There
was plenty Of chance for arbitration. and
England could have secured for the Out
landers justice without going to war. The
whole affair is one gigantic grab. England
wants the country for its commercial ad-
Yantages and for the rich mines"
MIR. Redmond was asked if there was
much sentiment in England against the
present war, and he said that there was
some feeling on the subject among the peo-
pie. The sentiment on this subject is
mixed, he said, and there are many who
see the injustice of the war. There is over
there minority which has a very strong
opinion on the war question, but they are
the minority
Speaking of the difficulties which face
England at this time, he said that there
was chance that there would be a serious
uprising at Cape Town.
The party was met at the pier by spe-
cial committee, who escorted it to the
Hoffman House. Mayor Talon is a typical
Celt in appearance and temperament, and
his English is suffused with a characteristic
Dublin accent. Il represent the loveliest
city in the world, ne said with fervor. ad-
dressing little group, but, of course,
have not seen New York yet" he quickly
added.
Mayor Talon is very outspoken in his
sympathy for the Beers. Abiding to them,
he said: How could an Irishman's sym
pathy be with any other than the op
pressed-with people who are fighting
for their independence"
During the first year of Mayor Tallon's
mayoralty he collected and distributed
914,000 for the relief of the distressed
peasantry in the west Of Ireland. He did
not give this in charity, but furnished the
peasants with seed potatoes and expended
the remainder in making good roads to
give men employment until the evil period
was tided over.
The object of my trip here, as you
know he said, lis in the interest of the
ParneIl memorial, which will be made two
fold. We want a statue, but We also want
to save Avondale the old Parnell family
seat in Wicklow. 1t is to be sold on No
vember 3, and we appeal to Americans as
much as to our own countrymen to he to
save it. Charles Stewart Parnell's mother
was the daughter of Admiral Stewart. your
famous old Tronsjdes Parnell was horn
in Avondale. We want to save the place
for his family and the Irish nation, and 1
am sure we will be successful in our eff
forts to raise the funds in this country"
Mr. Redmond, speaking of Irish politics,
says he is most hopeful that the two sec
ticns of the Irish party will be cemented
soon. For years Mr.. Redmond has been
trying to get the opposite side, of which
John Dillon is the leader, to agree to a
private conference of delegates from both
sides. to discuss and settle pending trou
blous questions. Mr. Dillon has at last
consented to the scheme. and MIR. Redmond
believes that hereafter there will exist an
understanding which will insure a har
monious concert of action in Irish political
affairs and questions
The lord mayor in the evening held a re-
ception in the parlor of the Hoffman
House William Temple Emmett read an
address Of welcome and the mayor made
brief reply Mr.. Emmett said he wanted
everybody TO understand that the Parnell
monument fund was a strictly non partisan
undertaking Later in the evening two
companies of the Irish Volunteers accom-
panied by band marched through Twen
ty-fifth Street and were reviewed by the
mayor and Mr.. Redmond from the balcony
of the hotel