PARNELL ON THE FENIANS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 202, 28 August 1886, Page 5

PARNELL ON THE FENIANS.

Parnell has written a letter, in which ho says: — "The statements of Lord Hartington that tho Irish party ond tho National Loaguo are*in union with American Fenians aro untrue. I know nothing whatever of any Fenian organisation in Ireland or America beyond what I have loomed from tho newspapers. I havo never had any communication with leaders of euch organisations or,' accepted any alliance with thorn. Ido not even know who tho leaders aro. No union of tho National Loaguo and tho Fonians has over boon proposed. If euch a proposal had evor been made I should novor havo consonted. I havo always successfully ondoavourod to keep the National League within the strict est bonds of loyalty, in spite of the unblushing falsohoi ds which havo parti illy and temporarily frustrated tho moderate aspirutions of Ireland. Tho liish pooplo will continuo to maintain a peacoablo and legal aapoct, doclining to afford any pretext to Lord Hartington or his Tory allies to resort to the brutalities of coercion."

Arnold Forster, in a public reply to Parnell's lottor on the 13th mat. denying Lord Harington'a assertion that tho Parnollites and the Fonians were in loaguo, claims to havo in hia possession o copy of a. letter written on Parnell _ bohalf by his socrotary to " Dear Mr Fortl.'1 giving In detail tho dates and items of Ford'H payment's to tho Parnsllito treasury.

In a Dublin dospatch to tho "Irish World" Michael Davitt declares that obstruction in Parliament by tho Homo Rulers would bo suicidal. Ho thinks that Ireland has a splendid chanco of. winning a hotter homo-rulo moaeuro than Gladstone's if tho party shows that in fighting for its rights it piaceß no limit to tho causo of liberty. Dillon's spoech yostorday in Dublin indicates that tho Pornollilios cherish hopes that tho Torioa may yot concodo homo rulo in an nccoctablo form. Ho remarked that the Irish would not reject any concession, but would thank Gladstono for it, not lord Solisbury. If, on tho other hard, tho Toriea attempt coercion, tho Irish will retort by freah war on tho landlords, including a rofusal to pay rents. At a mooting of tho National Leaguohoro yesterday Josoph Biggar, meinbor of Par liamont, mndo a speech, in which ho said thoro waa no reason to feel dospondont over anything the Conservatives might attempt. Tho Parnollites, he said, hod already unmade two govommonts,and it ia not, unlikely that thoy would unmake tho third. Ho hoped, in any case, thoy would never ossist Chamberlain, whom ho characterised as the most dishonest politician of tho age.