The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
APPEAL TO IRIsH.AMERIoANs FOR
AID.

LONDON, October 9.-Mr. ParneIl and
such Of his colleagues among the advanced
Home Rnlers as have seat In Parliament
and are engaged In the anti,rent agitation
intend 70 forward an appeal to the Amer
lean Irish, 10 win the support OF the whole
Irish race. The address has been issued
It says that apart from tho effects OF Amer,
can competition with the products OF rent
tied ireland, oil Irish evils are reierable to
the barbarous land system. 1t Is that
system. which has reduced the people
to such desperate circumstances. II IL
that system which has compelled them
to proclaim the ownership Of the
soil by the people, and not by the land.
lords. No confseation OF proprietarlal
rights Is demanded. Societies must be
Organized in every county. Assistance
must be rendered 10 the tenants against
the landlords. The power at present lies
wholly with the latter. To give advantage
to the former two things are necessary.
The COO, 900 landless iarme must be weld.
ed together into one organized body, and
aid must be given them. They require
money. No community has had more
bitter experience Of the land system than
the Irish, who have been compelled to
seek abroad the food that has been de.
MED them at home. Nowhere will this
appeal sound such depths as in that
great shelter.land where ten millions OF
lrishmen have taken refuge.
Let them remember that the state OF
things which Ireland now desires to abol.
ish has banished them from their beloved
land to benefit by laws which afford equal
Protection TO all classes OF citizens. In
that great American republic they can ap.
preciate the efforts that aim at atTordinv
equal incentives to progress to their
crushed and prosecuted kindred at home.
The appeal is made to all whom evil
laws have driven far from their native
land. It Is addressed to those men and
women OF other nationalities all the world
over who can sympathize with wronged
and impoverished people. And that peo.
pie, being resolved TO tlnd remedy for
their evils, do now appeal to the American
Irish, that they may lift themselves from
social degradation into Q position where
notices to quit and back rents shall no
longer operate against industry, security
and contentment. No one must think
that there Is any wish to place the anti.
rent agitation in antagonism to other de.
partments Of National labor. The free.
dom Of the Irish soil is task far above
the influences Of party movements. 1t
has now the endorsement OF public opin.
ion. 1t will win the endorsement OF Irish
America, and Irish.America will at last
obtain for Irelahd the possession OF an
unfettered soil.
Such is the address. It is signed by
Messrs. Parnell, o'Connor Power, Finne.
gan, Blggar and others. 1t has already
won much sympathy.
A telegram has been this evening re-
ceived from New York guaranteeing the
sum Of S250,OOO If an Irish member Of the
advanced party will visit the United
States. Mr.. Parnell will probably 60.
Meanwhile the report comesfrom London
that in Consequence OF disturbances by
rowing bands OF Ribbonmen the Govern.
ment has ordered two sQuadrons Of dra.
goons and company OF infantry to be
stationed at Ballinrobe and Castlebar.