Notes from Ireland, of last Saturday, reprints portions or a
speech made by Mr. Dillon on January 17th of this year, which deserve more attention than they have yet received.. They show how erroneous is the notion that even the Anti- Parnellites have abandoned their incitements to an application of the unwritten law. The speech made at Manorhamilton, North Leitrim, and reported in the Freeman's Journal of January 18th, 1894, began by a panegyric on the National League movement and its action in regard to land-grabbing. We taught the people of Ireland an organisation which, when it was in its full vigour, intimidated every landlord and agent in Ireland, and made you, the farmers of Ireland, for the first time in the history of our country made you the masters; in your native land." The landlords, however, bad better not rely too much on the present reign of peace. " It will not be wise or prudent for the landlords of Ireland if they refuse. the terms offered them to-day, when the country is peaceable- and quiet and drive the people back on their own resources and on the organisation and those methods which. have proved so effective in the past, and which, if we are- driven to use them in the future, we will use with tenfold► greater effect." In another part of the speech, Mr. Dillon, says Notes from Ireland, "alluded to the success of his advice to make the landlords rather uncomfortable at home in their own districts." It is interesting to note that, in spite of these fiery speeches, Ireland is still feeling bored and dis- illusioned in regard to Home-rule. That seems, at the present. moment, the one question in which no Irishman can take any interest.
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