The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-13
Mr. Esan on the Land League Fund.

Mr.. Patrick Eagan, treasurer of the Nation
al Land League funds, has sent the following
important letter to the Ion. Judge Blrdsall, OF
New York city, a member Of the committee of
seven appointed at the Chicago convention:
90 AVENUE DE NIILERS, PARIS.
Hon. d. c. Birdsall, No. I65 broadway, New
York:
My Dear Sir-To you as leading member
of the committee of seven, appointed by the
Irish National Convention, in Chicago, de-
sire to make on behalf of the trustees of the
land league fund 4 proposition, which | beg
You will place before your committee and be-
fore the several organizations which have con-
tribued to the fund should you deem 1t neces-
sary to do SO.
My colleagues, and especially |, as acting
treasurer, feel that the handling OF so large
fund as that so generously subscribed for the
support of the mighty struggle carried on by
he land league, is very heavy responsible
ity. -,
Up to the present date, we have received
from all sources in America including ( 1000
from Canada, the vast sum OF / 100, 600
S5,c, oo-for general Land League purposes.
THIS is independent of nearly GOO, ooo-p5oo
ooo-contributed through the medium OF the
Land League to the relief of distress in Ire
land in 1880. Vet such is the generous conf
denCe reposed in US that only in some two or
three instances, and those from the senders of
small sums, have any requests reached us for
particulars of disbursements. We would our
selves, however, be more than anxious to pub
lsh the fullest details regarding the applica-
ton of the fund, but it must be apparent to our
friends that it would be impossible to do SO
without giving to the enemy information which
they would inevitably use to the detrment Of
our movement.
The course we propose under the ClrCum
stances is: That for the satisfaction Of our
friends who have SO nobly and 50 freely con-
tIlbuted this large amount and Tor our own
protection against the ISLANDERS of enemies, an
audit committee, to be composed of a limited
number OF gentlemen, in whose honor and
discretion the subscribers on your side, and
our executive on this, would have entire con-
fdence, should be appointed by your commit
tee or by the several organizations already re-
ferred to. If this proposition be acted upon,
we will be prepared 10 give to such com
mittee the fullest salts action in regard to every
detail Of the expenditure.
As regards the position Of the fund, may
state, approximately that we have at present,
NOTWITHSTANDING lhe htaVy outlayS "llCh we
were obliged to meet during the past eight
months, a reserve fund of about / 81, 500,
which is placed as follows: United States
government four per cent. bonds, Ell, 900;
American railway first mortgage bonds, Geo.
500; late receipts not yet invested IN the
hands Of American bankers here, EIS.ooo;
and in Ireland, to meet current outlay Goo.
take this opportunity of conveying through
your committee to the various Irish national
organizations throughout AmeIica the grateful
thanks OF the league executive at home for the
splendid and unparalleled manner in which they
have sustained the movement throughout the
long struggle-a struggle which we hope be
fore long will be crowned not only by the
satisfactory settlemedt of the land question,
but by the achievement of national independ-
ence for our long oppressed country. | re-
main, my dear sir, yours very faithfully,
PATRICK EGAN