New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-24
A CALL FOR A LEAGUE CONVENTION.

a GALL tOh a LEAGUE CONf lIDN
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MEETING PHILADEL-
PHIA APRIL &c.
BUFFALO, N. Y, March ga general call of the
National League of Ireland. the Irish National Land
League OF the United States and Canada. and the
Committee of Seven, signed by Patrick Egan, of
the National League of Irelaud James Mooney
president OF the Irish American Land League. and
Michael Boand. chairman of the Committee of
Seven for an Irish-American National Convention
to be held in horticultural Hail. Philadelphia, on
April 20 next, has been issued The call is for the
purpose of expressing sympathy with the suffering
people of Ireland; to protest against the
despoling of the constitutional liberties of
her people, the packing of her jury
boxes by political and religious bgOts
and having all her national and political rights
obliterated by ferocous Coercion act, whose
tyrannous provisions shock civilization, engender
and reward crime, and justify every legitimate ef-
fort of exasperaed people in resisting its enforce
ment; and to declare in behalf of the exed millions
of Ireand's race that 1--WE will never cease our ef-
forts to recover for our motherland the God gwen,
inalienable right of national independence. and
that will blend into one organization all the
Irish societies of the United States and Canada the
new organization to be in afiliatiOn VITA the Irish
National League of Ireland, of which Charles
Stewart Parneli is President"
The basis of representation in the convention will
be one delegate for each society having a bona fde
membership of fifty aud not more than 100 persons.
and two delegates for each society whose me mber-
ship exceeds 100. All rish-American temperance,
mutual benefit charitable. literary, military. musi
CAL aud patriotic organizations are entitled to rep
resentation.
President James Mooney has also issued call to
the several branches composing the Irish National
Land League OF America for a general convention
of that body to be held at the time and place,
embodyiug the rights Of delegates and the number
eligible under the constitution OF the League for
representation. The call says; 1t is now decided
that the distinguished Irish leader, Charles Stewart
Parnell, with one or more of his colleagues, and
Patrick Egan, ex- treasurer of the Land League,
will honor by their presence. 10 give them sucn
q reception and welcome as they deserve Will alone
suffice TO call out the fullest strength OF the Land
League organization and insure its best efforts"
The condition of Ireland is graphically depicted
and an earnest. urgent call Is made to make the
coming convention the most memorable and impOs-
ing in the history of the organization. The call -
signed by James Mooney, the Rev. Lawrence Walsh !
pnd John j. Hynes, the Central Council ol the Land
League of America.
ENGLAND AND THE NEW-YORK FENIANS.
WASHINGTON, March 23-The only evidence
which can be had of the correctness of the pu
statement that the British Government through |
Minister West has recently intimated 10 the State
Department at Washington that the violent ex-
pressons which certain proessed American citizens
have given utterance 10 Since tue TcceuJ uyudmiIo
explosion in London may disturb the otherwise |
nssicable relations existing between Her Majesty's
Government and the United States" is purely |
inferential and deducbe only from the reluctance,
or rather the positive refusal of the State Depart
ment officials to say anything upon the subject
Mr. DAVIS, the Assistant Secretary, said to-day
VI have read the New-York papers. but cannot say
anything upon the subject. Even If 1T were as
stated, it would not be proper subject to discuss
with the public II is no doubt very annoying to
The English Government and people TO feel that
men are harbored in another country and TO soune
extent encouraged III their synpathies with and
Indirect aid to the assassns and dynamite pottcrs
who are giving them much trouble. but this Gov
ernment can deal only with facts and acts under the
laws as they stand upon our statute books. Much
more Importance is attached in the other country to
the sensational reports and rumors published In our
papers than we give to them here. They do not
understand abroad the liberty OF the press as IL ex
kis here"
Secretary Frelinghuysen would say nothing what
ever upon the subject. Mr. West, the British Minis
ter equally reticeDt, iDtlmating that lt Wou!d
be manIfestly improper fol him to say anything III
regard TO the particular subject OF INQUIRY, but on
general principles" he added, "yOu can say that
more cordial, and a better understanding never
existed. do not the slightest to appre-
hend that these relations may be impaired"