The Dickinson press., 1883-05-05
IRISH N~ATIONALLEAGUE

ANlol1 MA AI ILAUULs
3he Great Convention at Philadel-
phia of Representative Irish Citi-
Zens OF the United States.
Formation of q NeW League for United
and Actire Efforts iu Behalf of
Ireland.
The Convention ofthe Irish National Land
Leigue of America, held at Philadel-
phia on Wednesday and Thursday
OF last week. 1t consisted
OF duly accredited delegates from the vari-
GUS benevolent, charitable and other Irish
societies in America. The call for this sec.
ond convention states that its object is to
be to form a new league after the plan of
he national league OF Ireland, which will
blend into one organization, as Irish socie-
ties OF the United States and Canada, the
new organization to be affiliated with tie
Irish national league Of Ireland. The prin-
ciPles of the Irish national league, which
was formed in Dublin in October last was
as follows: First, national self-government;
second, land law reform; third, s%elfgovern-
men'; fourth, extension of Parliamentary
and municipal franchises; fifth, develop
nent and encouragement of the labor and
industrial interests of Ireland. The Phila.
delphia convention was largely attended
and was called to order by President James
A.. Mooney of Buffalo, of the Irish land
league Of the United States; secretary ]. ].
Hynes, of Buffalo, secretary of
the Irish land league of the Uni
ted States; assistant secretaries, William F.
Sheehan ri Buffalo and j. D. O'Connell Of
OF Washington. No vice presidents,
Mr.. Mooney, on taking the chair made q
very sensible speech. Various committees
We're appo:nted aud financial and other re.
ports received and acceptea The report OF
the secretary shows that during the year
1883, the new branches reported to the
central office, ard now on the national roll,
number $50, Of whose existence the central
office has official knowledge, and 2S9 not
known officially.
Total amount of money received by the
secretary t:,:n April IL, 1852, to April 25,
Se3, was $1@,lJS
Among the committees appointed was the
following, app"intedt to consider the method
Of merging the Land League with the new
organizations:
Arizona, James Redpath; Connecticut,
James Reynolds; Georgia, Col. j. F. Arm
strong; Illinois, Rev. Morris Downey; Inui
ana, James H. Allen; Iowa, NJ. v. Cannon;
kentucky, Matthew O'Dougherty; 10 lisi-
ana, I. Mahones; Maryl. nd, Col. f. T.
Joyce; Mich, Rev. Dr. Charles O'Reilly;
Minnesota, NJ. z. Mccarthy; Missouri, DR..
Thomas O'ReiIly; Massachusetts, Rev.
Father Conaly; Maine, 10 II a. Gallagher;
New Hampshire, William H. German; New
jersey, John Il. SanderSon; New York, D.
c. Feely; Nebraska, John Fitzgerald; Ohio,
Major John Byrns; Pennsylvania, Rev.
Thomas Barry; Vermont, William Mullen;
Rhode island, Col. +. S. O'Reilly; South
Carolina, NJ. NJ. Kennedy; Virginia, Patrick
McGovern; Wisconsin. James 6. Donnelly;
District of Columbia, Arthur Rooney.
On Thursday the convention continued
its session. Mts, Della Parnell entered, es-
coited by Alex. Sullivan of Chicago, who
Introduced her, amid applause, as greater
than the mother of the Ora chill" Mrs.
%l'arnell was ,udiy cheere Upon entering.
On motion Mr.. V. Cannon of Iowa a res
olution OF, ;pect and sympathy for mother
Fanny "--rell was adopted by arising vote.
1t is sta,v> central league of Boston
would decoras. Fanny Parnell's grave.
Permanent organization vas effected with
the following officers: chairman, NJ. A.
Foren of Ohio; secretary, John ]. Hyeres;
Michigan. Edward Fi,zwilliams of Massa-
cnuselIs, Cornelius Horan of Pennsylvania,
j.. ID. O'Connell of Washington. A mum
Ter of vice.presidents were also chosen.
The following telegram from Charles
Stewart Parnell was read which is Notable
for its apparent depreciation of what is termed
the dynamite policy. His most noteworthy
recommendation is that the convention
nanIe q platform that will encourage aid
from A-erica, while the British govern
ment should at the same time have no pre-.
fpyt tor 9nfiro1y cI1r,nrcsjpu fto nnfipro1
movement in Ireland.
LONDON, April 26.-James Mooney, ESQ.,,
Presluen; oft4e lrish-Ameiican Convention,
Philadelphia: My presence at the openi i Y
of the most representative convention OF
Irish.Americalls, in my opinion, ever as.
sembled, being impossible, owing to the
necessity o! .ny remaining here to oppose
the criminal code bill, which re-enacts
personally the wors. provisions
passed, will leave constitu-
tiona! movements at the mercy of the gov
ment, | would respectfully ASK you to lay
my views before the convention. | would
E2speafuily advise that your platform
should be so framed as 10 enable us to con-
tinue to accept help from America, and at
the same time avoid alfording a pretext to
the British government for entirely sup
pressing the national movement in Ireland.
III lnlS Way OHlN, CHI unity Oh movement DE
preserved, both i'll Ireland and America. |
have perfect confidence that by prudence,
moderation and tirmness the cause OF Ire
lN Z will continue to advance, and thou b
u q ,?cution rests heavily upon us at presel t
ne "a many years have passed We shan
MaN chieve'i those great objects for which
thro many centuries, our race hes strug
gied. CHAs. STEWART PARNELL.
Th, mittee on merging the Old with
the NJ ganization not being ready to re
prrt, t. lay was mostly spentin discussing
feet confidence. The speeches made were in
hthe interest IF harmony and united nationa
faction
Friday was the last and most importai,
lday OF the session. In the afternoon the
Icommittee Oh resolutions reported a Very
ilenthy series, constituting a very min.
ute and terrible Arrangement %
England for her course towards %Irelap.
and concluding with q declaration of r1in.
ctples, among which and the most i.nlu-
tant We're the following: Resolved, BY the
Irish-American people in convention *
senble@, that the English government i:
Ireland, originating il! nsurpaiion and I,I
j petllated by force having allied to dischars,
any OF the duties Of government, and never
having acquired the consent of the govern.
ed, has no moral right whatever to exist IL
Ireland, and that it is the duty ofthe Iris
} race throughout the world to sustain the
irish people in the employment ofall legiti.
! mate means to substitute for it national self
| government.
,, Resolved, That we pledge our u~nqualitie
support, moral and material, to our coun.
1 uynien in Ireland in their efforts to recover
national seit-%govern1nent, aud in order NOR
S,tfec.ual!y to promote this object by the con,
.Aso.idation of all our resources, and the ere.
Z alton of one responsible and representative
body to speak for the greater Ireland IL
! America, that all societies represented il
J ;this convention, and that all may hereaftel
f4nnt J- with tho conditions of o5r.ee;,,