New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-12
THE LEAGCE on GLADsrONk's ELL.
WHAT THE IRISH sPiAhEEs YESTERDAY SAID Of
rs OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES.

WHAT THE IRISH ofi AAti'o lfHiEhphl HAIp VI
ITS OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES.
Almost the sole touic discussed ut the meet
nc, OF the Irish National League yesterday throughout
the city was the merits Of Mr. GlaGsoncs Land BILL
There Was a arse attendance all the meetings.
members were enrolled in nearly every bra ch ana
good deal OF money subscribed. The tone OF tho
speeches in l, terence to bill granting Parliament
10 heland was IN the main friendly ana while nOLe OF
the sneakers admitted that woud be Ina settlement
of the Irish problem, they one and all onIeuncd the
clause proposing keep the constabuary under I'm
p.rlal control and expressed dissastactiOn ut that
other portion OF he measure which witaholds from
te DuniG government the power OF lcvyng tain on
EnIlish mi iorts.
Fifth Ward braach, and secretary william j. knOwd
said: a. The bill is good one aud, with some mo dhca
tious ought to go long way If not all tho way in
settling the Irish difficulty. Parnells stateSmansnp has
De,u wonderful ani may trust now Implicitly as
We have rusted III tue past trat lie Will accept nothing
watch tue people will not also accept
Chairman O'Sulivan said: We must treat this
Above all must perseyeie III our Organization and
continue sending money to Parncll"
LANES j. O'-uaugnDessy resided NJ the meeting OF
branch No 20, and James T. Mulhern said: Remem-
r a, tnis hi will he int oduced by Gladstone 10 use
his own words, under the influence IL must pass be-
cause Gladstone has proved TINT II VIII DC more costly
FOR England to rejrct II than not
Here al of tue utteances of other meetings;
secretary f. l.. Walsh Of the 1T. Vincent DE Fetrers
branch: Whet ,eI the bill Is rejected now matters
title. The frst Of English Ministers sanctions essla
tive independence and whether within Pari ,ment or
without Parliament, Hone Rule must he carried 49,
Thomas j. OCdllaghan. president OF the DaVitt
branch Let there be unnece. .sary enthisia
rue bill may pass for years yet BAT one thing GER
tain its eaIly passage will largely depend upon the Or
gaulzed attitude OF irish -AuIericdns.
President william McCdbe, OF the seventeenth " ara
branch one tnng Is plalu, that Glaistones spe.ch
has broken down great barrier OF English prejudice
aud forced our enemies TO look at the demand OF
ireland for liberty and discuss It, doubt very much
whether an amended form 1t Will finally settle
the Irish question ,..,- -
Counsellor Jonn Deahanty. OF the Executive COM
nit ee OF the Municipal COUNSEL: Just lmaglae
Parliament In Dublin aud l., 900 armed policemen De-
vond the power OF Parliament. Who, therefore, Is
left GO enforce any Laws which that boiY may pass
There is splendid opportunity Tor tLe Irish people 70
uroye their capacity fOI self government 10y the 'nl or
I'm which they crlticse tue measure. IL Is good III urin
ciple but contains many defects sin nnconcerneu
ou the presentation Of Ireland In the Fog
lish Parliament: in fact think the sooner inc irish
me nbers Quit preciucts never 20 return te oetter
wil IL be for Ireland and for themselves would sug-
ce,t too that an amendment be made demanding tue
release irish political prisoners whose heroic SELF
sarrince made the measure DOS ,ihlr.
fhr Rev Father Prat presided az the meeting 0t II.
columba's branch. secretary James j. buckley -shd:
one thing is wecOmey eyi'ieDt-that nchoiy minds
the opinion OF the clique IN Ulster indeed they
have any opinion oXceIt to veer around 10 inc Winning
aide"