The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-03
IRISH NATIONAL LEAerE.
Re.oIusisa. Adopted By thr Irish Cony entie en-
ne PhiIndeIphiu, April 27th, 1917.


ton at Philadelphia submit 10 the intelligence ani
right reason Of their fcllOw-msn that the duty ct
government is 9 preserve the lives OF the governed
To def nd their liberty to protect their property
maintain peace and order, to allow each portion
the people equitable and efficient Vol = in th.
Legislature, and to promote the general welfare hy
WISE inst and humane laws. We solemrIy dsclart.
and cite unguesiianed history aud lie universal
knowledge Of living men in testimony ,herrof.
First, That the English Government has existed
in Ireland no; to preserve the lives OF the governed
but to destroy them Entire communities il has wan
tOnly massacred by the sword. To the asyurr- Of
terrified women il has deliberately applied the hlaz
ing torch. Into helpless towns it has discharged
deadly bombs and shells Through eOHSecrated
cryps, where age and infancy sought shelter il has
sent its bloody butchers. The sacred pcrSuus Of
venerable priests it has stretched upon the rack
suspended from the gibhct. Pulling babes have been
impaled on the points of its bayOnets because. in
their words its emisSaries like that sport IT,.
gold has been folded in the hand Of the assassin and
has rewarded the infamy of the pcrured traitor.
Its treaeherOus falseh0Od has lurcd patriots to
suspected death. As il the sword, the cannon. the
torch, the seafold, the dagger and the explosive
were not enough, il enjoys the unique infamy of be
ing the only Government known to ancient or mol
ern times which has employed famine for the de
struetion of those from whom it claimed allegiance.
forcibiy rohing the Irish people Of the fruits Of
their own toll. produced by their labor. II has
hurried not hundred, not a thou>Snd. In; NOR.
than million OF the Irish Unshroulct uncof-
fined into the grave of hunger. l; has mcrcilessly
compelled other millions in compulsory poverty To-
seek in alien lands the bread they were entitled To-
III their own. lherC iOf1n 81 cruelty known
the lowest savage which has not been practiced on
the Irish people in the name Of the highest ciyZa-
tiOn. There Is device Of icndish ingenuity IL has
not adopted to reduce their numbers. Within two
years il has massacred children and woman'S body
has been the victim OF its licensed rutfnns- Thert
is species Of destructive attack, however insid
ious violent. ancient mOseru. rude scientific,
whether directed against life or matter in any por
ton OF the globe, for which it, barharities in ireland
have not furnished the example. There Is no form
of retaliation to which despair madness nav ~
uliah EuUlsi rrn.lfy in lrtlanl J.
clusiVely responsible.
SocoHd, Wedeelare the English Government in Ir,-
Lard has not defended the liberty of the people but
has annihilated it, The statutes enacted since the
to deprive citizens of all yestges Of personal free
dom and reduce them TO outawry, in order Ia
iscate their property and compel them 10 fee to
foreign lands. Since the bcgGnin. of the present
century, when the Irish Parliament was abolished
the laws of ireland have been made in England and
during that period habeas corpus and the right OF
trial by jury have been suspended more than fifty
times; horles Of soldiers have been lonsencd upon
people forbidden to bear arms. and a state of war
with all its attendant horrors, with occasionally
those of retaliation, has been maintained. TODAY
of the people in prison, suiltlc
Of crime. Freedom OF speech is abolished Errt.
dom of the press is abolished. The right OF peace.
able public meeting is anualled. No mans house J.
secure, night or day, from armed marau,lcrs, who
may assault and harass the family Without 4 war
rant the citizen may be thrown into prison, without
counsel he may be put mock trial before "a prgu
Heed judge and packed jury. On the lying aver.
ments Of purchased wretchcs. his liberty may be-
sacrificed his life taken in the name Of the law.
Third-Instead of protecting the property of the
people, the English Government in Ireland has been
= conspiracy for its injury and rain. nj twenty
million acres Of fpudProducns land. ,V millions
nave been allowed Ia lie waste The ownership uT
he remainder generally acquired b. force or fraud
has been retained in the hands of raVeuous mouOpn
lists who have usually drained the country of it,
money in the form of rents portion of which goes
back to the Irish people In addition to this AN mi
Iuitous system OF taxation imposes on the people
gigantic burden for the slStenance of foreign
nv for an oppressive cOnstahulary tor salaries 10
upcrnumerary officials and placrmcH, for pension,
"a English favoritcs. for bloodmoaey Tor Intormers
md for vulgar court. whose extravaganza is cguai
Il only by the sham Of its prctcusi0n-. The natu-
al created capital of the country is sent England
N one prcteNt or another, and brings cVchangr
'Nrcpt articles Of English manuflHturr which the
irish people under sclfgovcrnmcnt would produce
or themselves purchase in America Irish man
deliberately destroyed by Eng in the
asst century, still dormant Her immense wa.
er power turns wheel. Her canals all hut
Her rivers are ohStructcd. Her useful
lays and valuable minerals are unt"ucsed In her
eautiful harbors few ships except those Of her
nemy. English law for the protection of property
Ireland has been a lance To make Irrlan, bleed IT
very pore for the benefit of the hsarirs> landlord
nd the English manufacturer.
foWth.--The English Government in Ireland has
lot maintained peace and order, hat has for .uu
ears broken her peace and destroyed her order
ETtih.-The English Government in Ireland ,Inrs
ot allow that portion of the Empire equitable
nd efficient voice in the Legislature. In England.
netwrlfth Of the population votes for members OF
'arliament. In Ireland twenty nth of the pop
aton votes for members Of Parliament. In Eng
and the registration laws favorable to the voter
n Ireland they are inimicni 10 the voter. In Eng
and all classes of the population fairly repre-
cnted in ireland the poor Law employed 10 50
ure the landlords and place hunters pr,Poudsr.
nee in the national delegation In England the ia
icinry is independent of the Executive and -vmpl-
hizes with the people In Ireland the Judiciary i
he creature ofthc Executive. AMI il appointed cN-
L. oil 81.
and the mngstracy il chosen without REGARD 10
reed; in ireland ~ percent of the magistrates hay-
aying Jurisdiction personal liberty selected
rom creed rejected by ~ per cent OF the people.
nd the detestable spirit Of religions bgofry Is thus
egalized and peTpetuated. In England the laws
reating civil disabilities on account Of religion
ave long since been dead. In ireland laws made
nder Edward the Third. Queen Elizabeth, the Earl
Stanford, Charles the Second, Queen Anne, and
heir successors still vital to torment people
lr whose oppression no statute is found too heavy
Y venal and trucculent Judges.
Every measure of legislation proposed by an Eng
sh member receives courteous consideration. AM
leasure. however just necessary humane. pro
osed by patriot Irish members, j. certain of con
smptuous rejection by combined majority OF both
he great English parties. Thus the Educational
Tstem of Ireland u VIGOROUSLY Inadequate. Thus
il that eyictions unknown in England and dcclar-
l by Mr.. Gladstone to be almost equivalent to
cath sentences, are daily occurrences in Ireland.
nd have nearly doubled in five years in spite Of the
pasted benefits ofthe Gladstone Land Laws Thus
is that although according to Government re
lrns the criminals are twenty in lOO0O Of the
ngiish population. and only sixteen in 200 of the
-ish population, in spite Of the cNasprrati0n to
hieh they are subjected, yet England enjoys
liberty and ireland is under w0rsr
AN martial law. The intrepid and persistent at
npts of patriot Irish deputatiOn 10 obtain in the
nglish Parliament just aud humane laws for Ir,.-
nd has always been, is, aid. IN our belief, must
ntinue to be, u failure.
Now, therefore, in view Of these facts be il
Resoired by the Irish American people, in convrn
On assembled, that the English Government in Irr-
nd, originating in usurpatiOn, perpstuatcd hy
rec. having failed to discharge any Of the dn-
- Of government, never having acquired the
nsent Of the governed. has moral right what
Ell To exist in Ireland; and that il is the duty Of
e Irish race throughout the world To sustain the
ish people in the employment of NIL legitimate
cans TO substitute for Il national selEsoyernmeut.
Resoired, That We pledge unqualified aud con
ant support, moral and material, 10 our country
IN IN Ireland in their efforts TO recover national
u government; and in order the eHectuully
promote this object by the consolidation Of all our
sources, aud the creation Of one responsible and
body To speak for greater ireland in
Deriea. that all the societies represented in this
INVENTION and all that may hereafter comply with
conditions of admission lie organized into the Ir-
National League Of America. Tor the purpose nr
lich Charles Stewart Parncll is President.
ffesoirod That we heartily endorse the nohl. s,ii-
nent of Bishop Butler. of Limerick, THAT every
oke Of Forsters savage lash WIS for Irishmen "a
" proof of Parnelfs worth, and additional title
him to the confidence aud gratitude Of his rGua.
men.
ifssOired That We sympathize with the Iubor,r- OF
.land in their efforts to improve their condition
d, rs We have sustained the farmers ia their a.
alt upon the landlord garrison, We nov urge upon
farmers Justice and humane eOnsids ration for
labOreTs. In other words flor the empiOymrnt
which an Irish member of Parliament was i'm
sOnedl, We demand the farmers allow the Labor
) "a fair days wages for fair days work,
Resoired, That, the manufactures Of Great lIri-
u are the chief source Of her maze ill greatness
eady drclining under the influence Of American
npetiiion, we earnestly counsel our eOuntryInen
Ireland TO buy nothing in England which theV
q produce in ireland procure from Amerira ar
anee; and We pledge ourselves to promote Irish
by encouraging their import into
leriea. and TO use our utmost eBdeayOF, by plain
Elements Of fact and discrimination IN patronage
persuade American tra'rsmen frpn keeping Eng
goods for sale.
Pesotrcd. That an English Ministry ostentaii0uslv
beral. has earned the contempt and detesthti0n
men throughout the world. by lnpri--
ng more more than thousand citizens Of Irelan.
thout accusation trial, IA number Of whom were
ble-hearted women engaged in works Of mercy
Ong the eyirted victims Of landlord rlpaeity and
glish Law.
fesoired, That this convention thanks the IT. Rev.
IN Ireland, Bishop of 1t. Panl; the IL. Rev John
,onnOr, Bishop Of Omaha; the RI. Rev. John Ian
ter Spauldng. Bishop Of Peoria; the Most Rev
IN Williams. Archbishop of Boston; the 1T Rev
V. Ryan, Bishop Of Buffalo. the Most Rev. Pat
/ A. Feenan, Archbishop of Chicago: the 1t. Rev.
ward Fitzgerald, Bishop Of Little Rock. and their
aborers for their efficient efforts in providing
mes for the Irish immigrants into the United
ties. The people Of Ireland are by the laws Of
A and Nature entitled ~ live III. their Ial,or in