Putnam patriot., 1910-05-27
A Crime Against the Irish Nation.

The forgery of Parnelis letters was committed for the purpose of mislead ing the English nation, by giving it to believe that the Irish party was engag. ed In murderous piracy, thereby causing 1t to enact leeislation which would continue the treatment of Ire- land as subjugated enemy.
 Here are the comments of the New ! ferk Times in regard to this atrocious act
 "When Sir Robert Anderson, former ly the head of Scotland Yard, confessed in .Blaekwood's Magazine for April, that he was the author of the London Times articles on Parnelism and Crime, he cleared up one of the most interesting political mysteries since the Letters of Junius. s. 4a 4 si
 He also established what was always morally certain. the compiieity of the Engish government officials in the con splraey to ruin the Irish leaders for the purpose Of securing eoerciye anti irish legislation
 Why Sir Robert Anderson has chosen to make this confession Is a nlysteryto +.the dismayed and angryt conservatives Apparently he had no object except to gratifysa garrulous vanity. He,is new riting his reminiseenses for Black woods, and in the April issue he quite casually remarks apropos, an anecdote which he places In 1893: To the pres- ent hour | do not knew whether the Home Secretary was then aware of my authorship of The Times articles of issi, on .Parnelism and Crime, for in relation to that matter acted in strict pfopriety in dealing with MT. Monroe, aad moi with the Secretary ef State
 on the witness stand. in ISs9. Mir. Mscdon 1ld, the Manager of the Times. swofe point.tiank, that the articles were written by several persons, in the ordinary course of office business. This testimony ~as given in response to the efforts of Pasuell's counsel, Sir Charles Russell faftef@ard Lord Russell, of kile~ens, to draw out from hifn the rsal authorship.
 sir Charles suspected, evidently, tha some government official WAS Ihe su. thor, but Mscsionalds sieaisas baIll,9i hipl. Now, at thus late date, ailet the death s Russell and Parneil. the truth comes out. Whea Richard Pige,s, the storger of the. Psrnell letters. lied wild. " from the witness stand to his tragic d sth st Msdtid, Spain, Russell eharg. ei In coart, that his escape had been made under the escort of two detectives fron, Seo,lsad Yasd. That fac, should not be forgotten. Il lends added inter, < est to. Sir Robert Anderson 's confession. Anderson vas aa official af the Haa,s ofsice from ises to lael, = hen he re signed saas
 From isss he was there as the official having eogntsAnce of political crimes alone. but fron, fSSS ,o Iaoi, he was the head of the Criminal lnves,is ation ne. psrtment. He was the head of Scot.
 i land Yard at the time of rigott es- cape ssis7 a-F N6 political 'effme ot recent times win eithes so haS1lenIoas in its passi. ! 'hihfes ur so heavily fret, hted with ars- rnstfc incfuests, ss he Parnsll forgery | The crime, the exception af ,he Drey. ! fas case, was, eonln.I,ssd Tor the par. S1 ! ! r0se q m'5F75lns i9s tf,x.ssnsaison Into ths eesses tast lhs Irish party .was ensasei sa aqrieFoas 1c cans I sacy. sS and thereby esassng 1t b enact !esii>ls, [ un s-hsra woaia co1ssnseAtls< tr<sts l lnesst eS Ie aassi as as saa ga ssxs x1ss,s ] sny
 This subject will ee resune<i in oar next issue.
 Aeehaalcsville, Mayi4sh. Iafa.