The Manawatu Standard PUBLISHED DAILY.) Survant la verite. FRIDAY, .MARCH 16, 1883. EMISSARIES OF THE LAND LEAGUE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 35, 16 March 1883, Page 2

Manawatu Standard PUBLISHED DAILY.) Survant la verite. FRIDAY, .MARCH 16, 1883. EMISSARIES OF THE LAND LEAGUE.

Tt is not difficult to' foresee that the visit of Mi Kedm/Ind M.P. and his brother to the colonies will not be f aught with good results socially, po'iuoally, or otherwise. We would rather not have been under the neces-ity of referring to their visit, but we cannot shut our eyes to the .ill effects that an bound to follow any agitation that may be worked up under the auspices, real or ostensible, of the Land League, or its disciples. The 'Australian Press takes a sensible and at the same lime a patriotic view of the visit of the Messrs Bedmond. The Melbourne Argus considers the cooler the welcome given to such visitors the better . Sensible and patriotic citizens, we. are sure, will agree with us tbal the arrival of Messrs Redmond is a misfortune, and that, the men being here, everything should be done to minimise the evil of their presence. The less money given to them the better. The less Australians associate with them the better also. We do not want to revive old world issues m this new land. Our object is to buiM up a nation which shall be free from the troubles of the unhappy past. The desire is that English, Scotch, Welsh, and Irish I should unite m Australia to attain common ends and also to achieve common ! objects as Australians, and if this great work is to be accomplished — if we are only to have the one flag on the one people — the nationalises must agree not to introduce the prejudices and b Her quarrels of the old world. As a rule the Australian Press and Australian politicians have shown no desire to dwell v, on tho seditious and dangerous practice of a certain school of Irish politicians at Home. Writing on the same subject, the Daily Telegraph says: — «' What guarantee have we that he is not inviting us to contribute to what iV;literally a murder fund ? He may be sincere enough m what he seeks, and earnest m his desire to • save his bleeding country/ but if he is the tool of such ruffians as Carey and Kavanagb, of what use is his sincerity or his patriotism ? We do not know, and cer« tainly Mr Redmjnd can give us no guarantee, that the funds he collects will not be devoted to the maintenance of a 'murder committee.' If Mr Redmond thinks he is coming out to these oolonies to stir up strife and rebellion, he will find that his mission will prove a miserable falure. Queen Victoria has no more loyal subjects m any part of her wide dominions than m the Australian oolonies, and we should be more than surprised if any itinerant preacher of sedition had the power to tarn them from their allegiance or to cajole them into assisting an organisation which, if it has no other and more unworthy object, is certainly designed to under--1 mine and destroy the law. We have I no desire m these colonies to enter upon old world differences and to raise up feuds and. dissensions m our midst, and we can only regard such persons as the i hon. member for Wexford and his brother as public enemies and political interlopers. The British Government have enough trouble on hand without having to deal with an Irish difficulty m Australia. We cordially agree with the remarks of our Sydney contemporary.