Mr Cox's Mission.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 5084, 21 September 1891, Page 3

Mr Cox's Mission.

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(fBOJI OCT. OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Wellington, September 19. [■ad an interview with Mr J. R. Cox, i 3 for East Clare, yesterday. He is jsing in the colony in aid of the evicted *•- fund, and has just made a tour of jjiin. After going through New Zeawill return to Victoria. It mav -gS many of your readers to learn the pilars supplied to me by Mr Cox, in ; 0 questions. I may add that Mr IfcO' business-like, sensible man, not Imitator class, who has proved his Bje-rto the Home Rule cause during Bjiamentary career, having beenim-

sis times (once for a term of 11 Bbb) under various Coercion Acts. Kvm elected in 1835, being locally an lisicfsT," and having as his opponent 1 Hon. lacius O'Brien, son of Lord Jospin. The election was a great fctiy for the Homo Rule cause. Mr 5i sarin™ 622-t votes, and his opEffli only 257. At the convention 3 authorised his candidature, every at in the district was represented, iat the same time his colleague, Mr in, a Protestant dissenter, from the itS of Ireland, was authorised to stand Se Home Rule interests for West

ire. This, in the most Catholic part of ;iimL At this time Mr Parnell was disputed leader of the party. Somebe after faint rumors of the coming ■iscdeof his career which was to blhrht item to get about, and for a long time Kore any public reference to it was bfeithvl become the subject of lobby sin tn the House of Commons, .illy Mr ParneU's attention to his utrrsLixed, and members became disss! with his leadership, and then, as rDiilon was in prison, Mr J. M'Carthy, Kinsman, was induced to lead, and ■j tae party gradually melted away alt Parnell, only rallying round him ais was personally attacked. The 4a episode was not the only cause of aan. Mr Parnell's charge against ! olletgtios and Mr Gladstone tamed them against him. The ascandal precipicated the rupture, w soon all Ireland fell away kiie grasp of her uncrowned

B:-on Kilkenny. Carlow, and Sligo, been Mr Parnell's entrenehBskving revolted. The acknowfc leader of the party is Mr John pi aad on being recently committed P®l(tfe mission to America having aiae, on the threshold of the gaol, his fellow members to look after interests of the evicted tenants. This "Eon. has not been disregarded. Mr in raising funds to relieve '■ Etas, which, though considerably extent than formerly, is yet bad The Land Act has, of course, ta evictions virtually impossible in "Httoti with future liabilities, but fflts are still being continually evicted nit-payment of arrears and back rents the tenants' power to pay. The Ktr'houses are always burned down J the evictions so that the poor ®res are left to perish by the way- ; Local committees disburse the ® M required. All the money Wad goes to the Central Com- •«- Mr Cox has nothing whatever & with the money. He pays wa eipenses as he goes along, and I committees remit whatever funds Weired. In reply to my inquiry as i Rimell's refusal to give up certain r t of which we were informed by V Mr Cos says the position is as *5Mr Parnell and two others are of a certain fund collected for the

This It is now desired to use for 'Benefit of the evicted tenants 'who are of immediate relief. It is lodged l "ris bank. As we know, the other are willing to release the money «®ted T but Sir Parnell obstinately ®to give his consent. Quite lately, V M'Carthy was authorised to * final appeal in this direction, but . rofusaX that followed was as deter ever. Mr Cox declined to tell ho believed to be Mr ParnelTs p for a refusal so much at variance Pas profession and former career, £®nn»ted that pie and others had a : r distinct and a strong opinion on the ! Kt - I have carefully noted this .'W because there is a good deal of inception about Mr ParnelTs action. s people think he is holding the funds J This he is not doing, he is "V (m the capacity of a co-trustee) .sting to their being diverted. As Mr jj. south you may be interested •a this explanation of his mission. I "an-^ con< iensed it, but I have 1 8 substance of his replies to my