Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-14
LAND LEAGUERS.
TIE NATIONAL CONVENTION IN SES-
SION IN WASHINGTON.
A Terrible Arraignment of England and
English Policy-Sympathy and Aid for
misunderstanding Words and Bold Keso-
1utions-Report of Treasurer-Election
of Officers and Other Business.

| WASHINGTON, April l2.-Th8 convention OF
the National Land League reassembled this
morning and the report of the treasurer was
read showing receipts since the formation of
of the league s60s,9S1; to Egan and Mrs.
Parnell, Sl69,262; balance on hand after pay
ment of expenses of the league, s7,0l2; total
amount sent to Ireland both direct and from
the treasurer, $272 $40. The secretary stated
he believed that the receipts since the Buffalo
convention would aggregate nearly $500, 900.
The following is the report Of the commit
tee on resolutions:
WHEREAS; Tie evil and long continued En-.
glish laws relating to land In Ireland have
Kept the people of that country in constant
poverty, subject to terrible visitations fam
Inc and rebellion, which have been repeated
affections, and the Irish people have atlength
resolved to abolish these unjust laws by pub
lie agitation and other legitimate means, and
we recognize this as an American as well as
an Irish question, the millions of Irish-Amer-
lean citizens in this country having a deep
and natural interest IN their kindred
in Ireland, to whom by their heir
to keep sending annually an enormous sum
brethren from ruinous distraint and eviction
and sufferings. The Irish people under this
ubiquitous system have been too often misun-
derstood by other nations, through the malev.
client Misrepresentation of the English press,
which, as an excuse for English oppression,
persistently maligns the character OF the Irish
people and their movements by exaggerated
and false reports of manufactured agrarian
outrages and the people OF Ireland are gagged
to silence by the suppression of free press,
by Imprisonment without trial of the most
respected representatives of the people, by
constant threats of arrest leveled at every man
who dares to criticize the injurious policy of
the government, or address the people on their
rights and duties, while $4,000 soldiers and
5000 military police overawe the people I'm.
der the absolute control of magistrates paid
by the government; while cannon are planted
in the public places of the cities of Ireland;
while public meetings are prohibited and dis
persed; while the police invade and search at
will private dealings and enter and remain at
private meetings; while every mans liberty is
at the mercy of spies and informers who are en-
couraged by the government proclamation;
while among the political prisoners are four
members OF parliament, one of whom is
acknowledged to be the leader of the Irish
people, and would under free institutions be
the chief magistrate of the country; while the
possession of arms is crime punishable by
fine or Imprisonment; while the ha-
beas corpus act has been for
years suspended in time of profound peace
and the country is suffering under the most
savage coercion law since the year 1900, and
no reform can be expected; while over six
million acres Of Irish land tout of total
acreage of la 600 000) are owned by less than
800 individuals, most of whom live in Eng
land and spend there the enormous revenue
of e20,0O0,00O Or Si00,000,000 which they
grind yearly from their Irish tenants; while
twelve of these monster absentee landlords are
in possession of nearly thirteen hundred
Thousand acres and five million of these Irish.
people own not solitary one; while for the
protection of the proprietorial rights Of these
few landlords, an army Of $1,000 military
police is maintained at the expense OF this
impoverished and defenseless people; and,
WHEREAS, the suffering Irish tenant farm
ers look to their kindred in America for SYM
pathy with them in their efforts to better
their condition, and explain the motives OF
their agitation and protect their good name
before the world from the falsehood and as
persion of the English press; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this convention of the Irish
National Land League of the United States
send to the struggling tenant farmers of Ire
land an expression of the profound sympathy
from the millions of their race in America,
who are proud of their faithful and enduring
adherence to the principles laid down by their
brave leaders now in prison, and an earnest
assurance that we will stand by them with
continued moral and financial support until
they have succeeded in abolishing their anti
duated and destructive land system.
RcSoIued, That we heartily endorse the de-
sire of the Irish people for q national ex-
lstence and as Ireland, first by force and again
by corruption, was robbed of her national
birthright, we pledge ourselves to do all that
is consistent with American citizenship.
RESOLVED, That we advise the farmers of
Ireland to continue steadily and patiently in
their passive resistance; which has already
proved SO effective weapon and we eXhort
them to stand unflinchingly by the policy left
them by their leaders now in prison, and to
keep fresh in their memory these words of
Chas Stewart Parnell addressed to them before
imprisonment: "Let no man leave his post"
continue your organization Just as before, and
have others to take the place of those who
may be arrested. By this policy of passive
endurance the Irish will command the respect
of the world, and prove themselves worthy of
freedom.
RESOLVED, That this convention instruct its
officers to confer at their earliest opportunity
with their council of seven chosen at the Chi
cago convention as to the feasibility Of uui-
ting under one head all the land league
branches now organized in the United States.
Resolued, That we express the gratitude of
the Irish American people to the ladies OF
| lTeldQO, WQOy ike Gllt MOultu vi LimCllCh1
took the place of their husbands and brothers,
and, assuming the risk of arrest and imprison-
ment, nobly upheld the flag of the land
league.
RESOLVED, That we are proud of the Christian
forbearance of the Irish people under their
dreadful evaporation, and, while exhorting
every man in Ireland to continue to use his in
fluence in preventing even the least act of
violence, we solemnly charge the British gov
eminent with the responsibility OF all crimes
and outrages of the extraordinary nature
occurring since the Imprisonment of the
chosen leaders of this indomitable and ex-
asperated race.
Resolved, That while we do not ask the re-
lease of any citizen who has violated the just
law of the land we demand of the proper au-
thorities, not as favor, but as right, the
Immediate trial or unconditional release of
American citizens confined without accuse
tion IN foreign Jail.
The report was adopted by an almost unani-
nous vote.
The committee on constitution and bylaw
presented their report which provides for the
adoption of the same constitution and by laws
under which the proceedings of the land con-
vention were conducted, the only important
change being provision for increasing the
central council from three to seven members.
The committee also referred to the convention
| without recommendation proposition made
| to establish the league in states and have
| more branches. Many speeches were made
on the first proposition.