The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-15

IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.
An Address from the Executive Committee
of Seven.


DETROIT May 14.-The executive commit
tee of the Irish National League of America
met here this morning, and transacted much
important business There were present,
Patrick Eagan, of Dublin; Alexander Sulli-
van, president of the league; Rev. DIR. G.
OReilly, treasurer; John G. Hayne, secre-
tary; Mrs. w. B. Wallace, of New York;
Rev. Father McKenna, of Massachusetts; NJ.
v. Ganlan, of Iowa; James Reynolds of Con-
necticut, and J. E. Donnelly, of Wisconsin.
The following address was approved:
If frasnd tas Societies and a" Friends of
The convention of the Irish race which assem-
bled IN Philadelphia has passed into history.
The Land League having been foreibly sup
pressed in Ireland, the Irish people, still rising
intellectually above the force and tactics of
their oppressors, formed themselves into a new
organization, the Irish National League, pre-
serving the aims of IT'S predecessor, enlarging its
scope, and gathering within its lines the entire
population, except the foreign garrison and its
beneficiaries.
The Land League of America, whose glorious,
If brief, career shall he forever remembered as
splendid testimony to the devotion of a
divided race to It's distressed kindred, acceding
to the desire of its Irish exemplar, met IN pre-
!iminary convention, audited its books, ad-
j"nrHoa SING die, aud It's deiegates, together
with those of numerous other Irish-Amercan
societies, aggregating more than twelve hun
ured, entered into convention for the purpose
irish If unes TaGe a A@sros Tine f the
toward their counIrymen at home The pru-
dence and wisdom which characterized the de-
hberations OF the great body thus constituted,
commanded the respect of rejecting men. I'm
reservedly accepting the platform of the Irish
National League of Ireland, of which Charles
Stewart Parnell Is presdent, it solemnly organ
lied the Irish National League of America and
thus inaugurated the most compact, most cohos-
i've and most inspiring movement of the time for
the promotion of object at once humane
and political That object is the restoration of
frequently descending to famine and always on
the the verge rSe Oft OF IT, is net due to the soil,
ness of hostile foreign power which,
annually draining out the naturally
created capital, maintains a system of terror
and lawlessness, ruinOus to peace and a fatal
barrier in the way of industrial and social de-
velopment. The substitution, by legitimate
means, of,lnational self-government for this co.
ercive and distinctive force is the chief aim of
the Irish National Land League.
The direction of the movementin America was
unanimously intrusted by the convention to
council consisting of the president and an execu-
tive council of seven, This body is now formally
organized In compliance with the duties i'm
posed upon us, we request all Irish-American
BENEVOLENT temperance, military, literary,
social, patriotic and musical societies
represented in the convention
desirous of afilisting with the Irish
National League of America, Immediately to
send to the secretary. room5 s. No 81 Clark street
Chicago, H., their full name, with the time and
place of meeting, name and correct postoffce
address OF their respective presidents and
platform, rules of organization and literature to
be issued in the future, by means of which the
closest union between this country and Ireland
Will be constantly maintained. Each society
Will continue It's special work under IT'S own
name, but as members of the Irish National
League OF America, each will be designated,
"Branch No. -" in the order in which they
comply with section IL of the plan of organiza-
tiOu. We request that all societies belonging to
the league, and all intending to join it, shall
meet singly or in groups on the evening
OF Tuesday, June B, for the purpose of ratfying
n nnf f1nn
suggest that in addition to appropriate ad-
dresses, the platform of the Irish National
League of Ireland and the platform of the Irish
National League OF America be read We earn
estly appeal to the men of our race, not mem
bers OF societies, to eonscentlously consider the
critical condition OF their kindred in Ireland at
this time,
: The platform of the Irish National League is
one upon which all reasonable men of Irish
blood honestly stand together. Its
method ls one by which all can
object Is sanctioned by the highest morality and
the experience Of mankind demonstrates that it
may be achieved by persistent, determined and
united effort The sympathy of our American
countrymen we earnestly invite for the Just
claims of a country whose people, in America
dawn of the revolution in the American colonies
TO the latest hour of American Independence,
their staunch and stalwart allies.
ALEXANDER SULLIVAN, President.
REV. CHAs, O'REILLY, d. d., Treasurer
JOHN j. HYNEs, Secretary.
The council directed that the treasurer re-
init to Alfred Webb, or such other treasurer
or trustees as during his term of Office may
be designated by the Irish NationalLeaguet the
sum of $1,000, as frequently as that sum
shall be received by him; providing how
ever, that smaller sums shall be RENTED it,
in the judgment of Parnell, any emergency
arises requiring more frequent remittances
The council has so modified the constitution
as to direct that all moneys be sent by the
branches directly to Rev. Charles O'Reily,
treasurer, Detroit, Mich.