National Republican., 1883-04-04
THE IRISH CONVENTION.
Views OF Prominent Irishmen I'm Regard
10 the Policy to be Pursued.

The New York Star has telegraphed to a
number Of prominent Irishmen in various
parts Of the country for their opinions and
views as to the policy to be mapped out or
recommended by the convention which will
meet in Philadelphia on the twenty-fifth in
slant. The following answers have been re-
ceived among others:
Rev. Patrick Cronin, of Buffalo, N. Y, SAYS
The convention will be the greatest Irish rep.
reseniative body ever assembled on these shores
1t should unite the Irish in America to aid the
people of Ireland in their struggle for independ.
ence. The platform should be so broad that all
lrshmen can stand upon 1t. Nothing should be
done antagoni site to American citizenship or to
ALLEVIATE American sympathy nor should any ac.
ton be taken that might embarrass Parneli the
recognized leader Of the Irish people Success
depends on selection Of officers These should In.
spire confidence. Societies should not seek con-
troll. Their interests should be LEFT outside and
members entering actuated by one motiye-the
interests OF Ireland. PATRICK CRoNIN.
Hon. p. A. Collins, of Boston, late president
of the Irish National Land League of the
United States, says:
My impression Is that the present is favorable
time to organize from the land league and kim
dred bodies great auxiliary force on this conti-
neut to the national league of Ireland. The land
league should iraternze at Philadelphia with all
bona idc societies ready and willing TO operate
with the national league in carrying out IT'S de-
clared objects But no representative Of an organ
izaion hostile 20 those objects should be admitted
and no organization should be allowed represent
ative whose principles are calculated to imperl
the lives or liberties OF the men who are fighting
lrelands battle on present lines or in any way in
Jure the cause. PATRICK A. COLLINS,
John Boyle o'Reilly, editor of the Boston
Pilot says;
The measure of the coming convention Is the
extent of repression in Ireland, The convention
must speak for the Irish people who are silenced
in their own country Parnell's appeal To the
moral force of the eXiled Irish was his last re-
source, but II was great one, A hundred years
ago there were only 100000 Irish people III the
world, and they were all in Ireland, muzzled
and manacled. Now there are nearly 10000 900
of Irish -blOoded people deeply Irish in sympa.
thy, Potent elements in many countries, Parnell
makes them nation by coming out Of Ireland to
appeal TO them. This convention viii be unique.
II is the parliament of n people without a coun-
try but determined TO have one.
joins BOYLE O'REnLY.
Edward O'Meagher Condor, of Washington
ID. c., one of the fenian penal servitude con-,
victs in British prisons, says:
An implicit believer in force as the only
means of saving Irish people from extermination
don't quite understand from cal what practical
result is Intended beyond routine business of land
league. Resolutions, expressions ofsympathy and
indignation serve no useful purpose in this crisis
English constitutional and parliamentary agita.
tlon has again proved worse than useless, BE.
lieve its Endorsement would be misleading 10
Ireland. We want no union, by crown or other.
wise, but total separation. Assertion of this fact
and belief that force is Justlhabe, necessary and
alone effective, seems most beltung Irish. Ameri.
can organizations.
EDWARD OMEAGHER CoNDoN.