The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-30

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which prsvaIls among thS oduoatsd dam.
in England and Scotland that Y was "a
union OF ireland 20 Britain whidh created
tho need Of . policy q 'ooercian'
II.
In q chapter OvS1hs Phosutx Park MIR
des' etr Robsrt AndSn0n o0ufrns M.
McTasy's assertion that Thomas Heury
Burke. the permanent Undsr-Secretary.
fell victim TO one Of the many murder pLors
hatched before the Kilmainham Treaty.
bstwsea Mr.. Gladstone and PAns1 vac
negotiated and that the death Of Lord
Frederick CGvendish was Altogsthsr an
Accident. The author Of this book charRea
that the Park murders were the work Of
ofndals Of the Land League, Of which
Parnell was the president NC Davift ths
founder. He admits, however, that tbs
hands of Davitt and Parnen were clean,
for, while the plot was Matching. PArnelI
under lock and key in KlmainhAm Jail,
and Davitt was buried in . convict's prison.
Moreover, tive days after IN crime was
committed, Parneii denounced d In frank.
bold language In the House Of Commons;
while, TO the honor OF the founder OF the
league IDavittl, Il ought TO be recorded
that the FIRST ~ he made OF his liberty
on his release from prison was 70 can at
Scotland Yard to declare his readiness 60
help in bringing the murderers TO Justice
With regard 70 the alleged embezzle-
ment Of Land League funds, SIR Robert
says in the same chapter that. working
behind the scenes, he promoted an agita-
ton for an audit OF those funds, but no
real audit was ever obtained. There was,
indeed, q nominal audit by Mr.. John Dillon.
NJ. p, Mr.. Matthew Harris. N. p. and
Father Sbeehy. . priest. But IL was a
transparent sham. No attempt was made
to test the g~enuineness Of vouchers. or the
application Of the money covered by them
During the three years ending October.
1852; the receipts acknowledged by Egan
amounted 20 nearly q quarter Of . million
sterling-the xact amount was E2A-s2o-
Of which four-Hfths came from America.
OF this total. more than 100000 has never
been accounted for II may be remembered
that the books Of the English secretary to
the Land League were not produced before
the ParneIl Commission, albeit their pro-
duction had been promised, and that n
particulars were laid before the commits
sioners OF the expenditure Of not less than
100000 Of the Land League FUNDS.
Our author explains why the books were not
produced: They were in the otHce Of
the league in Palace Chambers, when the
preliminary meeting OF the commission
was held on September II, 1855, but before
October n, when the Judges opened the
actual inquiry, they had been despatched
70 France. At this distance Of time minute
accuracy In OF no importance, but, as a
matter OF fact, the actual date at which
they were sent across the Channel was the
night Of October TO- From the Judges
report il IN not clear whether the %
u-naccounted for was El7s,ooO or only $780,
900.
In summing UP his Impressions Of Mr..
Parnell our author expresses the opinion
that only on the assumption that he was
not quite sane can much that seems moot
strange in the life Of Parnell be explained.
Among his reasons for arriving at this con-
clusion he appeals to Parnell's amazing
superstition. II appears hat an -unlucky'
color distressed him intensely. IN 'un-
lucky number filed him with dread. No
peasant Of q bygone generation was more
the slave Of silly. superstitious fears OF this
kind. Undoubtedly the man was eccentric.
ne uNcO ApAIJ lTunu HE AohoWbs nc hNcN
alone. His habit OF midnight proving.
his renting houses under assumed names
and other like ways and deeds ave rise TO
suspicious Of one kind or another
1t is here acknowledged, however. that all
such suspicious were baseless. The reck-
~lessness which coward the end marked Par
nell's words and acts has been attributed
to indignation that men who were not
without sin themselves had been prominent
in 'stoning him. This explanation is pro-
nounced inadequate. There il a point at
which an unhinged mind gives way and in
Parnell's case that point had been reached.
During his closing year. indeed, he merited
to the whole the pity which he would have
And, II we understand Alright
strangely picturesque personality, we
shall deal generously with his memory
and take a kindlier view Of his last sad lapse
and his tragic end