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National League In Session at PhIla-
delphia-A Formal Organization Erect
ed, and Platform Acknowledgements
sullivan, of Chicago. President--A vIo-
lent Denuncistion of Eng1aud's Alleged
Misrule In Ireland.
PHuADBrRHrA, April 81.
At the morning session, The Secretary
read, by unanimous consent; a com
nunication from Hon. s. s. Cox,
of New York, congratulating The Con-
vention on what It had done, and declaring
that it was impossible for Ireland 10 remain
uuder British government ON account OF
commercial restrictions OF the latter. There
We're 6S,242 able-bodied men engaged In
Creeping the peace" while there were bus
81 900 engaged in teaching. The uncer-
tainty of land tenure and Of political status,
and standing army OF spies, go TO render
Ireland the worst governed country In the
world. Agitation for liberty will go ON.
The questions Of extradition, citizens rights,
etc, il considered by the Convention, must
be viewed in the light Of the lessons OF re-
cent events.
Edward O'Meagher Condor then moved
that the thanks of this Convention be ten
dered to Mr.. Cox. Carried.
On Mrs. Panells entrance she was heart
fly cheered.
Father Boylan, Of County Cavan, Ireland,
then addressed the Convention amid much
applause. He said that John Bull would
now be put on one horn of the Irish diem
ma, and the landlord on the other, while
Pat would milk the cow. Hecomplimented
the spirit in which the American press
treated the Irish question. America had
given Irishmen employment, but Irishmen
had done Americas hardest work on tie
fields of both peace and war.
The entire Convention rose 10 its feet and
cheered Father Boylan tumultuously.
Father Agnew, formerly of Scotland, now
a delegate of the United Manhattan League,
then addressed the Convention. He said
the Irish In England and Scotland would
have been the first to feel the effects Of any
Incorporate action on the part of this Con-
vention, and he was glad to congratulate the
delegates that their action had so far been
wise and moderate
1t was moved and carried that vote Of
thanks be rendered Rev. Fathers Boylan and
Agnew.
At twenty minutes TO twelve a recess was
taken for two hours, TO await the reports Of
the committees.
At 40, on the reassembling of the con-
vention, the Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions submitted his report, as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
The Irish-American people, assembled in
convention at Philadelphia, submit 10 the in
felligence and the right reason oftheir fellow
men, that the duty of government is to pre-
serve the lives of the governed. TO defend
their liberty, to protect their property, to
maintain peace and order, to allow each por-
ton of the people an equitable and efficient
voice in legislation, and to promote the gem
eral welfare by wise, just and humane laws.
We solemnly declare and cite unquestion-
ADJ history ana universal knowledge OF Nv
l. That the English Government has exist
ed in Ireland, not to preseryethe lives of the
governed, but TO destroy them. Entire com
munites 1t has wantonly massaored by the
sword: to asylumS of terrified women IL has
deliberately applied the blazing torch; into
helpless towns it has discharged deadly bombs
and shells.
Through consecrated crypts. where age and
infancy sought shelter, it has sent its bloody
butchers Sacred persons of venera BILE priests
il has stretched upon the rack or suspended
from the gibbet Pulling babes have been i'm
their own words, Its emissaries like that
Government" Its gold has been folded in the
hand of the assassin, and 1t has rewarded the
infamy of a perjured traitor. Its treacherous
falsehood has lured patriots to unsupported
death, as y the sword, cannon, torch, scatfold
it enjoys the UNIQUE infamy of being the
only Government known to ancient or mod
ern times which has employed famine for the
destruction of those from whom 1t claimed al
Iegiance. Bhforcbly robbng the Irish peo
pie of the fruits of their own toll, produced
by their own labor, it has buried not hun
dred not thousand, but more than million
OF the Irish race unshrouded and uncotfned
in the grave of hunger. IL has merciessiy
compelled other millions, In compulsory pow
crty, to seek in alien lands the bread they
were entitled to in their own.
There Is no form of cruelty known TO tho
lowest savage which it has not practioed on
the Irish people in the name OF the highest
civilization. There is no device of hendish in
genuity 1t has not adopted 70 reduce their
numbers Within two years ithas massacred
children, and women's bodies have been VIC
Tins of its licensed rufians. There Is no spe
Cies of destructive attack, however insidiouS
ssl,, nrnAa Nn rtOV
tifo, whether directed againstsifeo or matter In
any portion of the globe, for which its bar
barities in Ireland have not furnished exam
pie. There is no form of retaliation TO which
despair or madness may resortffor which En-
Gish cruelty in Ireland is notexclusively re
q We declare that English goyernment in
Ireland has not defended the liberty of the
people, but has annihilated it, The statutes
enacted since the invasion amount TO 8
series of coercion laws framed TO deprive
citizens of all yestiges of personal freedom
and to reduce them to outlawry in order tt
conhseate their properly anu co1mpe
them to fec TO. foreign lands since
the beginning Of the present century
when the Irish Parliament was abolished
the laws for ireland have beer
made in England, and during tina
period habeas corpus and right of tria
times. Hordes of soldiers have been looseC
upon a people forbidden to bear arms, and
state OF war with all Its attendant horrors prs
been maintained. To-day representatives o
the people are in prison, guiltless OF crime
Freedom OF speech is abolished. Freedom o
press is abolished, and the right of peaceabl
public meetings is annulled. No mans housl
Is secure, night or day, from armed maraud
ers, who may insult and harass his family.
without a warrant citizen may be throw
into prison; without counsel ne may be pu
on mock trial before prejudiced Judge AM
packed jury; on lying averments of pun
chased wretches, his liberty may be sacrifices
or his life taken In the name of law.
3. Instead of projecting the. property o
the people, English goyernmentin Ireland ha