St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-18
che IRnsH ARD THE TRIBUNE.
The Irish Anne rican Citizens Hold
Meeting and Pass Resolutions.

The Irish American Citizens foIO u
Meeting and Pass Resolutions.
The Irish Land league meeting held at
Window hall last night was probably the
largest and most representative meeting OF
the organization ever held. The hall was
crowded to standing room. The special
object of the meeting was to consider a
certain editorial comment published III the
Tribune rejecting upon the intelligence OF
Irishmen. Roger Vail was the first speaker.
He arraigned the Tribune in severe man.
ner. The speaker quoted from Magrou. the
author of the Orators of the Revolution,
describing the gallantry, bearing and juris-
prudence of Irishmen. He also quoted
from the work of Mr.. Lester, an American
author in the Rise and Fate OF England
III which the author paid glowing tribute
to Irish genius and patriotism, and which
was greeted with enthusiastic applause by
the audience.
The census of Ireland shows the popula-
ton to be STA, $50; school enrolment,
1.OS3. 29S, or nearly p per cent. OF the en-
tire population attending school. The per
cent of children attending school in Scot
land is 14S The entire population Of Eng
land and Wales is %, 1913. 376, while the
school enrolment is 4,1S9,612, or only
1873 per cent. of the entire population at
tending school. In the United States there
is only one out of every four that can read
and write.
The speaker said that the American
schools are excellent educational institu-
tons, yet they do not compare with those Of
some OF the foreign nations.
THE CENSUS OF ST. PAUL
taken in 1880 shows the population to be
Il .473: school children enrolled, 6,725 or
1862 per cent In Minneapolis the same
year the census shows: Population 46, SS7;
school enrolment 1850, or 1876 per cent,
while Irelands per cent. is nearly 81. It
may be cOnSoling to the Tribune man to
know. that the percentage of enrolment in
the Minneapolis city schools in 1880 eX-
ceeds that of st. Paul in the same year by
$40 of per cent. Il am now done, said
Mr.. Vail The Tribune is published by
two men we know very little about, yet l
am told that one of these men is a notori-
Gus hater of the Irish nation. l
want to ascertain what the
Irish people of Minneapolis propose to
do regarding the Tribune. II there is an
Irishman in the city that will continue to
patrOniZe that paper he is deserving all the
insults and contumely which may be heaped
upon him in its columns"
MI. Mcfarland was the next speaker,
and he made an eloquent appeal to his
hearers to resent the conduct of the Trib-
une. He stated that many within the
hearing of his voice had shOuldered the
musket and fought nobly for the preserva
ton of the Union, while those who are now
engaged in attacking the Irish cause were
found either in Canada or they even crossed
over to England.
II woo tho nnyf cnaaEnr He
also spoke of the Irishmen distinguished in
literature that have reflected luStre upon
the English language.
Upon motion of Roger Vail committee
was appointed to draft resolutions which
should express the sentiment Of the meet
ing. The following were presented by the
committee and adopted amid tumultuous
cheering.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas The Minneapolis Tribune has,
under the new management, increasingly
kept up q torrent of abuse and misrepresen-
tation of the Irish people now struggling for
liberty. therefore be it
Resolved, BY this meeting of IriSh-Amer-
lean citizens, that every effort be made to dis
courage the circulation of this Infamous, pro-
English organ among the Irish people of Min
neapolis and throughout the state; that we
no longer support this vilifier of our race
WISE and that we shall labor to Danish it from
every Irish household in the city.
Resolved further That we withdraw our
patronage from every Irish business house in
Minneapolis that patronizes this slanderer Of
Ireland.
Mr. Lally moved that the editor of the
Tribune be cordially invited to attend the
meeting next Sunday evening and discuss
Irish ignorance with Mr.. Vail, or any other
members of the league. Mr.. Vail moved
as an amendment that the greenhorn Eng
lshman be invited to attend to aid the
editor, and the motion as amended was
adopted.
THE PASSENGER CONDUCTORS.