The Washington herald., 1907-09-08
AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.
By SEUMAS MACMANUS.
By SEUMAS MACMANUS.
.orrespondenee Of The washington Herald.

Correspondence Of The Washington Herald
Dublin. Ireland. Sept I.
The dismay and disorder In the ranks
Of the Irish Parliamentary party ard in
the United Irish League continue to
grow from week to week. The one hun
dred and one dlsc0rdant elements that
rise up to create chaos in 8 great move
ment that is on the eve OF dissolution
have risen up and are yehemently clam
oring in this movement One portion Of
the United Irish League is condemning
their leaders for deceiving them; another
portion calls on the members 10 fOrsake
Westminster and put their hands 20 the
plow upon Irish soil Still another por-
tion affirm their unalterable allegiance
TO and implicit confidence In the Irish
Parliamentary party under Mr.. Redmond.
Many branches Of the league call upon
the party 20 open their ranks to all good
Trishmen Of every way Of thinking; some
branches loudly demand that they close
their ranks against every person VINO
has not implicit faith in the British Parlia-
ment A very great number of branches
Of the league are demanding that Tim
Healy and William O'Brien be invited 20
join the Parliamentary party and be rein
stated in places Of trust Within the
ranks Of the party itself, too, there is
good reason 10 believe that heavenly
harmony does not prevail Mr. John
Redmond's position as leader is almost
untenable and Is certainly not pleasurable
these days. 1t is an open secret that
Joseph Devlin aims at the leadership; he
has an important following inside the
party. as well as ia the country. and
many believe that within twelve months
he will have ousted Mr.. Redmond and
taken his place on the pedestal.
While Mr.. Redmond was very far from
being an ideal leader Of an Irish party,
stu Il would be a disaster If he be sup
planted by Mr Devlin. who. during his
recent Australian tour, won name for
himself as a great Imperialist. solicitOus
for the strength and solidarity Of our
great and glorious British empire Il
viii be a disaster too. Il. on the other
hand. Mr.. Tim Healy should be foisted
into the leadership. for. though he has
much more natural ability than Mr.. Red
mond, he IS certainly a much less ideal
Irishman. There IS little chance, how
ever. OF either Tim Healy OF William
O'Br7en getting the position but 1t is 70
be feared that there Is much chance OF its
falling 10 Mr.. Joseph Devlin-falling Is
the word However. there Is all likeli-
hood that there viii be room for all the
leaders. for. evidently. al the next rear
rangement the party viii be split 10
sections before dissolving finally.
As seen from letter which has Just
appeared, Archbishop Walsh is disgusted-
In common with hundreds Of thousands Of
other good Irishmen-with the Parliamen-
tary party. This letter Is In reply to a
letter from the secretary Of the Md
Tipperary executive OF the United Irish
League, inclosing a resolution Of the ex-
ecutive which asked his grace TO invite
Messrs. Redmond, Devlin, O'Brien, and
Healy 70 q conference, with view Of
settling the differences among them and
setting the Irish party on its feet again.
In reply, HIS grace wrote as follows;
Archbish5ps House, Dublin Aug 8, IgE
Dear Sir. Your letter oi the 18th of July was sent
% the wrong address and consequently was some
what DELAYED In reaching me.
As 10 the suggestion made in H. I regret 70 have
% EXPRESS my conviction that no Intervention Of
mine could BE- q any real help toward putting 40
end 20 the present lameuiable state Of our public
affairs
For some time past ] have found It impossible
20 fall in with g line OF action which could not
but regard as IN great measure responsible for the
dizluion, and for the apathy resulting from dis
union, that exists iu the country. I have c0use-
Quently felt myself dcbaTed from being free 20 give
20 the Parliamentary parts even the moderate meas
uge Of practical Support which, moderate 1t was
had previously felt It a Gsty, IS wei IS a pleasure,
% give.
You viii ses. then. that ! am not IN position 70
act as you suggest Possibly some one more CT less
in touch with the party might intervene with effect
But as TO tins. knowing nothing ot the views Of
those by whom the action Of the party is guided,
l can form no opinion I am. ny dear sir, your
faithful servant,
WILLIAM J. WALSH.