The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-16

Finley II. Dunno Interviewed on
Things by an Irish Reporter.

Dunne, the creator or Mr.. Dooley, was
published in q recent issue of the Irish
DAILY independent, Dublin:
representative OF the Independent
spent a short time yesterday afternoon with
Mr. Dooley in the hearts of his country
nen-in fact, that eminent and renowned
parsonage was at the precise moment i
ruthlessly disturbed him head and ears IN
the hearts of has countrymen,' If such a
confusing expression be permissible. To be
more definite, had a most entertaining
M noo1s ~ Dunns' Sne autnor S ~
Shelbourne Hotel, where he has been stay
ing for the past few days. went TO the
hotel rather strongly infected with Dooley-
ism. Though this may be complimentary to
the facetious author, it very nearly ended
disastrously for myself. So absorbed was l
when approaching the S~helbourne in some
in Peace and War that / went TO the
office in the hotel and asked, with an air
9 Is f %rl 5ooley mat jn? %c To m oToS disp nc eensal /
was answered in the negative, and, more
over, TO make my position quite disconcert-
ing, i was informed that there was no
gentleman Of the name of 'Dooley' staying
in the hotel. Suddenly l woke from my
curious daydream 1t dawned upon me
that IL was not Mr.. Dooley, after all, 1
had to see, but the creator of him.
When at last l inquired for +. +. dunno
/ was told that he was in his room. HAD
Mr.. Dunno any objection TO see a reporter
from the Independent? Not the least;. on
the contrary. he was glad to extend to him
a cead mile failthe-a welcome as warm and
do GApIcSSlNc DIS i IL WdS SlNCh WV
multitude of hearts that in a few days
hence will be sketched in a manner that
will win the admiration OF all readers.
1t IS now some four months since MT.
Dunno left Chicago. Up to this week he has
spent the time, since his arrival In Europe,
between Paris and London. He Is not an
American of the busting. sightseeing order.
He does his travelling quietly, unostenta-
tiously, at the same time imperceptlDly, as
it were. taking elaborate observation OF the
with. OF whims and eccentrlclties MI.
Dunno takes particular note. His Visit 10
these countries is like the travels OF q
whose homegrown article has been, Tor the
time being, pretty nigh exhausted. The
granaTy owner goes to other LANDS 10 re-
plenish his stores. So 1t is with Mr.. Dunno.
To a mental granary, already we'll supplied,
he has been during the past few months
daily adding fresh stores. 1t was IN the pro-
cess of picking out the wheat, and kiln
drying the material before it finally goes
through the mill. 1 found him engaged In
his room as / made my intrusion last even
Finding him thus seriously engaged. I
thought by introducing a chat on American
affairs. such as the expansion policy ana
the Anglo-American alliance. / would, to
some extent, preserve the continuity OF MS
occupation.
fore asked Mr.. Dunno what were his own.
and, as far as he knew. the opinions OF
Americans on the new policy OF expansion
and Imperialism which the government Is
now pursuing.
with some difidence he consented to give
some views on the subject; He wished II,
did not speak as an expert politician. but
simply as a member OF the ordinary COM
munity. II cam" he said. but merely give
Observation-Disclosures view of the situation.
The Philippine situation was a most diff
cult one, one that II. was hard for the Pres
ident to extricate himself from without In
curing condemnation. Some think that
after the Spanish defeat the American gov
eminent should have withdraw its forces
fr1r, <ka Dh;1tnnfnac nn6 chnrid mt hQua
entered upon the conquest of the natives.
But then, il the government had done that.
it would probably have been strongly CEN
sured by a section of the people. Whatever
way you look at it. the problem was one
that 1t was extremely difficult to solve to
the satisfaction of all parties. After the
the Americans 1t would seem hard If the
latter were not in some way to be rewarded
ment by the Filipinos. 1t was a case really
of having got in. how then to get out.
Were the Americans who. doubtlessly. ex-
proceed with the conquest when resistance
was offered, or were they to go out at once,
thus admitting that they were beaten?"
DO you think will the next election be
fought on the expansion policy?' Not ex-
clusively. nor do I think the Democratic
Sion, will subordinate the psociaIistic issues
that form their programme to an anti-an-
Iexation issue. The Republican party is
cially in New England. The men who rep
resent the traditional leadership of the party
in New England are mainly opposed to ex-
pansion. Even II the Democratic party do
not take a strong attitude on the currency
question and the government ownership of
properties; still the people would vote for
them on their an~ti-expansion policy. 1 may
mention that the Germans and the Irish are
strongly opposed to expansion"
next asked Mr.. Dunno what he thought
OF the suggested. Anglo-American alliance.
We'll" answered he. you cannot make
an alliance In a few minutes. nor can you
forget the past very readily. In the East
but in the West the alliance is hardly
thought Of at all. 1t is curious, though,
that the people in New England, who
favor OF an alliance. I think that in the
Republican party there is a feeling that
friendship with England would be conven-
lent They believe that the two English
speaking nations would be equal for any
continental: powers. and in the late war the
States. The alliance idea does not appeal
very strongly to the Germans and Irish.'
Quitting the domain of politics, Mr.. Ounce
infinitely into the subject the fact that he is
lust now busily engaged writing a new
book: This topic seemed far more congenia;
to him than any other: So the remainder
of the interview was devoted to the book
and a few side issues raised by reference
to 1t. In the course of the somewhat pro-
miscuous conversation that ensued Mr..
Dunno. in a quiet. imperturbable style, in
dulged occasionally. in some humorous cb-
scr DuTliS Ills stay IN IDnIOn tIeTe
was a mighty influx of American tourists in
the city. This is how he described London
overrun by Yankees: Il consider Loncon
the second American city in The world.
After a time the papers will he writing,
An Englishman was seen walking Gown
Piccadilly to-day"
Dealing with Paris, he says the accounts
of the excitement over the Dreyfus case are
entirely exaggerated. The social system of
Paris and France is not disturbed III the
slightest degree by the affair. l wanted to
get Mr.. Dunno to affirm or deny the state
ment of Hennessy, Anyhow, he's guilty: We
can bet on that" but nothing would induce
him 10 give either his own or Hennsssy's
view of the case at this stage. All he could
say was. Il am going to deal largely with
Dreyfus in my book"
What will be the title of your new
Mr.. Dooley in the Hearts of His Coun-
trymen.' Half the articles will lie 'n.i;ely
new. Portions of them have appeared al
ready In the newspapers. There will be
five articles on the Dreyfus case. The book
will be published in America and England
simultaneously In October"
1t is at this work Mr.. Dunno is now en-
gagged. and on that account he has been un-
able 10 see much OF Ireland since he came
here.
Asked how he liked Ireland he replied:
arrived in Dublin the first time since he left
Chicago. Dublin is one of the most con-
tented, peaceful and Joyous cities / have
been in. The carme here are delicious"
On learning that an American millionaire
was rumored TO be the purchaser of Kill
I said / believed IL was TO build mansions
for millionaires
That's very good If they can plant mil
iiona!res there-that Is. II they would grow.
America. They were supposed to have
brought the BIarnpy stone. ThnuSanls rev.