Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-15

pie OF Ireland, UR.sd TO silence by th.
suppression OF free press. BY the i'm
prisonmsnt v.thou. trial Of seven hun.
dred Of the most respected representa-.
tives OF the people, by constant threats
OF arrest, lsveled at every man who
dares to criticise the injurious policy Ct
the government, or address the people
on their rights and duties, while 30 .OcC
soldier and 5000 military police over.
awe the people under the absolute con.
troll OF magistrates paid by the govern.
ment, while cannon are planted in pub
lic places in the cities Of Ireland, while
public meetings are prohibited, while
police invade and search at will pri-
vate houses, and enter and remain in
private meetings, while every mans lib
erty il at the mercy Of spies and inform
ers, encouraged by government procla-
nations, while among the political pris.
oners four are members OF Parliament.
one OF whom is the acknowledged leader.
and would under free institutions be
Chief Magistrate Of the country, while
the possession of arms is a crime pun-
ishsd by fine and imprisonment. while
the habeas corpus has been for years
suspended in time Of profound peace.
and the country suffering under such
savage coercion law since tho year 1900,
and no reform can he expected while
over 100000 acres Of Irish land, out of
total acreage Of 14,OOO, ,Oco, are owned
by less than 800 individuals, most of
whom live in England, and spend the
enormous revenue of E2O,Cco,OOO which
they grind yearly from Irish tennnte.
while twelve, Of these monster abs entee
landlords are in Possession of nearly L.,
100000 acres. Will, ! 5000, C0OIrish peop.s
own not solitary acre. while for the
protection of these piratical landlords
the government keeps standing army
of military police maintained at the ex-
pense Of an impoverished people; and
WHEREAS. The suffering Irish tenants
look to their kindred in America for
sympathy in the efforts to better their
condition, and explain the motives of
their agitation, and protect their good
names before the world from falsehood
and aspersion Of the English press;
therefore,
Resolved, This Convention of tho
Irish National Land League of the
United States send to the struggling
tenant farmers of Ireland an expression
OF profound sympathy from the millions
of their race in America, who arc proud
Of their faithful and enduring adherence
to the principles laid down by their
brave leaders nov in prison, and the
earnest assurance that We will stand by
them with continued moral and finan-
cial support, until they succeed in abol-
ishing their antiquatsd and destructive
land system.
Resotred, That We heartily endorse the
desire of the Irish people for national
existence. and as Ireland first by force
and again by corruption was robbed of
her national birthright, we pledge our
solves to do all, consistent with Ameri-
can citizenship, to place her once more
among the nations.
Reso!red, That We advise the farmers
Of Ireland to continue steadily and
patiently in the passiAs resistance which
has already proved 20 effective weapon.
We exhort them to stand unflinchingly
by tho policy left them by their leaders,
now in prison. and keep fresh in men,
Ory these words of Charles Stewart Par
nell, addressed to them before his i'm
prisonment: "Let no man leave his
post. Continue your organization just
as before, and have others ready to take
the places Of those who may be ar
rested" BY this policy Of passive endur-
anoe the Irish people command the re-
speot of the world, and prove themselves
worthy of freedom.
Resolved, That this convention in
struct its officers to confer at the earliest
opportunity with their council Of seven,
chosen at Chicago, ~ to tho feasibility
Of initiating under one head all the
Land League branches now organized
in the United States.
Resolred, We express gratitude Of tho
Irish-American people to the ladies in
Ireland. who, like The women of Linn
srick," took the place Of their husbands
and brothers, and assuming the risks of
arrest and imprisonment, nobly upheld
the flag of the Land League.
Reso'red, We are proud Of the Chris
tian forbearancs bf Irish people under
their dreadful evaporation, and while
exhortine every man in Ireland to con-
tinus to use his influence in preventing
the least act Of violence, We solsmnly
charge the British Government with the
responsibility of all crimes and outraGes
of an extraordinary nature occurring
since the imprisonment Of the chosen
leaders Of An indomitable aud sxasper-
atsd race.
Resoli~d, While We do not ask the re-
lease of any oitizsni who has violated
Just laws. We demand Of tho proper au-
thoritiss, not ~ favor but a. right
the trial or unconditional release Of
American citizens confined without ac-
cusations in foreign jails,
Report adopted by unani nous
vote.
Attempas to save the Presldens's A..
oassla.
CHICAGO, April IA w. ]. johnson.
attorney for Mrs. Francis Soovills. in
the proceedings to have ooAservStor ap-
pointed for the estate Of Chas. ]. Cur
tesu. was interviowod in regard 70 pro-