Evening star., 1907-08-11
TURNING ON REDMOND
Irish Party Hostile to Nominal
Leader. H.,
SlNN FEIN HELD TO BLAME
New Society Fighting the Irish Poll
ticians Bitterly.
DISOWNS BRITISH PARLIAMENT
Hard Times for England in the
Emerald Isle Prophesied Dur
ing Next Few Years.
slNN FEIN HELD TO BLAME
DISOWNS BRITISH PARLIAMENT

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| LONDON. July 81. 1897.
| The rupture in the ranks of the Irish
party is becoming more and more serious.
and there IL at present almost open rebel
lion against John Redmond. who has only
nominally led the party during the past
six months Of his leadership. The lessenng
| of Redmonds influence dates from the re-
| lection OF the Irish council bill He went
to Dublin to urge its acceptanee, but was
| forced to go with the tide of Irish opinion
Land argue for its rejection. The split IN
the party Is due to the Irish league
| known as Sim Fein. AS you will hear x
| great deal about this organization since
| Tim Healy and other ardent Irishmen are
going to America in Its behalf your readers
| may like to know that the name is Celtic
| and is pronounced shin Fen"
| Since the rejection of the Irish council
| bill the Sim Fein movement has gathered
great strength in Ireland. 1t is a movement
! of the intellectuals apart ,.om the poIi-
| ticians. and within the past three months
| so great has its power become that il has
| actually shattered the orthodox nationalist
party. For years past there has not been
| cordial unanimity in the ranks OF the Irish
| party, but the Irish people have sternly re-
pressed the mnrmurs In the hope that with
the coming of the liberal power home rule
| would be granted. Their hopes have been
| disappointed, and they are turning to the
| Sim Fein movement
| -" 49," Opposed to Politicians
Though the pationalsts are naturally in
| clined to minimize the recent secessions
! from their own ranks to the Sim Fein
| these secessions, are significant. and Illus
| trate the process Of d!sintegration that has
| been for long time going on within the
| ranks of the Irish party. The dictation of
| a few has disguised the many. The younger
| men of the party have been severely CALLED
| by the chains of discipline. The resigna-
] ton of Mr.. Blake one of the most loyal OF
| Irish nationalsts, at this juncture is an IN
| dication of the feeling of the party men
That Mr.. Biake's resignation is ascribed to
| Ill health does not affect the situation.
The most significant incident rs the defec-
| tion of Sir Thomas Grattan Esmonde, the
| Chief whip of the party, and his avowed ac-
| cesSion to the Sim Fein movement. In the
near future Sir Thomas will be the leader
at least the nominal leader-of the new
| party, whose attacks will be directed
| against Irish politicians and English rule
| alike. The Sim Fein movement is to be
| governed by great national council. Sir
| Thomas is the chairman of the general
council of Irish county councils. and It is
! through these local bodies that the new
| movement intends to direct its operations
| The movement has great OPPOSITION to face.
| 1t will have to fight the political party TO
| whom the clergy are closely allied In the
| projected contest in North Leitrim where
| Mr. Boyle of Manchester is to fight Mr.
| Dolanr the member who has become a Sim
| Fem, the first blood in the domestic quarrel
| Will be drawn. The older heads OF the
church do not like the new movement.
| There is in it strong element of anti
| clericalism
| The British government will have dIf-
| hcult time in Ireland A new lawlessness
| Will prevail. The ugly spirit is already dis
playing itself. and outrage and bloodshed
| VIII be too common Incidents Of Ireland's
| Immediate future. The first note of the
| Sim Fein program-the basis on which its
| existence is built-s England is the
| enemy. 1t opposes the sending of Irish
| men to the British parliament. There is to
pc no recognition of the British parliament
! as Invested with constitutional or moral
| al tiority to legislate for Ireland and the
annual assembly in Dublin of persons
| elected by the voters of the Irish cities and
counties and delegates from the local au-
| thorites shall devise and formulate meas
lures for the benefit Of the whole people Of
I1reland." By the aid of the same local au-
| thorites protective system is to be intro
| duced for Irish industries and commerce,
| also a consular service, Irish merca ntile
marine and a national civil service This
| assembly, or council is also to secure the
control and management of transit. and of
| waste lands. and the abolition of the poor
house system.
B., English Sinecures.
| notable statement in the finance ac-
counts Just published is that relating to
l.
| whose pension has now been commuted
| This ancient Office in the exchequer was
abolished about eighty years ago. but up
| till last year man named r. Harrison was
| still drawing the salary. which was f62 81.
| q year. Twelve months ago, however, the
| salary or pension commuted and we
shah probably hear no more of this Office
| or this officer in parliamentary papers.
British finance accounts make curious
| reaalng. owing to the number OF pensioners
who are drawing pay from the national
| treasury fors doing nothing. 1t appears
| from the accounts that Sir Edward Hulse
the eighteen-year-old baronet. Is entitled to
sum of $40 Is. Cd. per annum for loss
| of post fines. whatever that may be. The
payment has been suspended during the
| minority OF the present baronet. But the
| most remarkable items the amounts
| paid compensation to officers of the late
! ecclesiastical, royal. peculiar and other
testamentary courts. The proctors seem
| to have done very well out Of the abolition
II these old courts fifty years ago. One
proctor has been receiving fl 571 lbs Sd a
year ever since, and another has drawn the
handsome. annual pension Of Il ,0s3 los. All
together a score so of these dispoSsessed
| officials have been receiving between them
these fifty years past total of fs,5O6 ss a
| year. From the civil list Of George " there
is still paid f32S per annum, and fi2J from
/ the civil list of William Nv. the recipients
being women in all cases save one 1t APP
pears also from the return that Lord Hemp
iikI, one OF the prime minister new peers,
draws ft.0jO a year as retired chairman
| OF court of quarter sessions in Ireland.
| Considering that since he took his pension
Lord. Hemphill has been an active poll
tician. and Held Office in the government.
\ itIS superannuatipn allowance can scarcely
have been awarded for nfirmty. "
May Marry Princess.
The new. Marquis Of Angiesey. who suc-
ceeded his sltirt-dancing effamnate cousin.
has been entertaining the whole Connaught
family at dinners. and this circumstances
has given fresh impetus 10 the report that
the marquis Is 10 marry Princess Patricia,
who II one time was said TO have been
selected by King Alfonso for his queen.
The dinner was an interesting event for
understand now that it may be taken AS a
sign that, The Connaught family have at
last consented to recognize the young mar
nliis as 4 sutton for The hand of The PrIncess