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Show IRELAND'S FUTURE. O'Connor Says Tlxat in Good Time all Irish Factions will be Cnited. London, Oct. 12. T. P. O'Connor, mem. ber of parliament, in an interview today regarding re-garding the situation of Irish parliamentary affairs, said: "The strongest desire of the majority is not to stand between the nation na-tion and the restoration of unity. With this object in view many meetings, meet-ings, including an important convention conven-tion which was to have been held in Cork, have been postponed. We desire to show on yjrofonnd respect and grief in the most emphatic em-phatic manner. Among the political opponents oppon-ents of Parnell were men whose affection for him personally was as deep and warm as that of those who felt it to be their duty to stand by him." Concerning the chances of a reunion re-union of the Irish patriots, O'Connor said: ''This is not the time to discuss the qnestion. It was anticipated from the first that the vehemence of their grief over their lost leader would lead Parnell' s sup-p sup-p rt rs into a state of temper in which reason would be blinded by afieetu n. They see in the political opposition to Parneil jealousy ana private hatred. "All that has happened has tended to realize real-ize this view of the case but I believe this stage of unreason will pass away while sorrow sor-row for the loss of Parnell will remain. The decency and order which prevailed at the vast funeral yesterday in spite of the terrible appeals made to disorder .and passion were welcome signs. The Irish people will be ready in due time to consider the political situation calmly and to again be united in the final struggle for their liberties. "There are no differences in political principles. prin-ciples. Both factions are convinced that the Irish party should be absolutely independent indepen-dent of all English parties, and that no Irish nationalist can accept place or pay from an English ministry. "'Botn factions desire to get for Ireland a full and practicable measure meas-ure of self-government, and will accept no other. The so-called McCarthvites hold exactly ex-actly the same creed politically as the Par. itcilitc.' '".,"-.""' |
