The Evening critic., 1885-02-02
SOME IR1sR-hMERicANs
Meet In Mass Convention ana Pre-
test Against Legislation ON DYnl

Meet In Mass Convention ana Pro.
test against Legislation ON DYna-
mite.
At Clan.na- Gael Hall last night 4 large
number of Irish American citizens met TO
protest against tho Bayard resolution,
adopted recently by the Senate aud the pas
sage Of the "Edmunds Dynamite BILL Mr..
Dennis Connell was chosen chairman and
Mr.. Michael Burns secretary, The meeting
was addressed at length by Captain
O'Meaghor Condon. His remarks were very
spirited ana were enthusiastically received
He thought il highly appropriate that Irish
NatioDalists here ut the Capital should pro-
test against measures acknowledging chat
citizens Of this country were participants in
crime against England. "The Irish say
to America, Hands off, said he; "you
have nothing whatever to do with this
matter" Instead of America sending dyna-
mite to England the facts were that the
British Government was sending, in a
reckless way, large quantities Of dynamite
to this country.
Ho thought the Senate measures childish
aud absurd. After thousands of lios had
been exploded, aud the smoke had cleared
away from the Tower Of London, 1t was
learned that only two persons had been
severely ipjured-not by dynamite-by the
frightened beef.eatcrs of the tower, who
bad trampled upon them in their flight.
Tho talk of indiscrimnate slaughter was
sheer nonsense. England, however, was
torturiDg to death by inches thousands Of
the Irish people every year. And yet there
is no sympathy expressed for these suffer
ing people.
Referring to the work Of the dyuamiters,
the speaker said they evidently wanted to
give England warning that II she does not
heed the cries of helpless ireland these
warnings will be continued. For himself
be was not sorry that the Parliament
House had been somewhat disfgured. On
that site were enacted the odious measures
that Goaded America to rebellion and op-
pressed Ireland for centuries. 10 is i'm
pudence in England TO look to America for
redress.
"Why does she not turn to France. the
headquarters of the dynamiters? France
doesn't propose to sympathize with Eng
land, nor does Germany. We in a free ma
tion could not understand the feelings en-
geudeTcd by centuries of merciless persecu-
tion, and by the policy Of determination of
the Irish people pursued by the British
Government. Let that government call oti
its bloodhounds from the throat of Ireland,
| and explosions would cease. Until then
there was no apology TO offer for theacts OF
men driven mad by oppression and perse-
cution."
At the conclusion oc Captain COndou'a
remarks the committee appointed on resp
lutions-Messrs. John Connell, p Sullivan,
Thomas Wood Potter Mcintyre and j. j
Flanagan--reported. The resolutions pro-
tested against the Edmunds bill as un-
fair In its implications, utterly uncalled for
and liable to be regarded as simply an ex
preston of opinion with the enemies o.
Irishmen and Irelaud's oppressors; that tht
passage of the bill would tend TO stir up i'll
feeling between our own citizens and place
| Congress in degrading position; and tina
| the meeting returns thanks TO Senator Rid
dleberger for his able objections to the Ed
munds bill and Bayard resolutions of sym
| pathy with the English Government.