Evening star., 1886-12-01
THE IRISH LEAGUE.
President Fitzgerald Issues n Call for
Aid 20 the State Delegates.
FUNDS REQUESTED Tc ASSIST IN THE WORK OF RE
sIsTING THE TORY SCHEME OF CoERcIoN-ULTIMATK
VICTORY ASSURED

The following circular has been addressed by
President Fitzgerald 10 the state delegates OF the
Irish National League OF America, in view OF the
present crisis In Ireland:
"Sir: The tory government or Great Britain has
once more eyinced its incapacity to govern Ireland
10y other means than coercion. Our brethren In
Ireland are again called TO show by courage, sur
fering and sef-sacrice that they are the heirs of
their fathers heroism. The time has come when
We should prove by our actions that our hearts
beat In unison with theirs in common love FOR
Ireland and liberty. A few weeks since we PROM
ised that should England again have recourse 10
coercion We would stand by them. We must
redeem that pledge Public meetings are pro-
claimed; soldiers are being crowded into the coun-
try TO overcome and, should opportunity oner 10
slaughter the people; prison cells await the ma
tfon's leaders and every engine M oppression and
unconstitutional legislation is about TO be used 10
prop up tyranny and injustice and 70 crush the
legitimate aspirations OF Ireland.
"We must see TO IL that our promise OF assist
ance was no idle boast. State delegates called
upon 20 proceed at once 10 the work OF organizing
the league Ia their respective states and provinces
They should Use every means TO Increase the
membership OF existing branches and establish
new ones and should urge the officers of branches
within their jurisdiction TO devise means 10
promptly raise funds and forward them 10 the
national treasurer, Rev; Charles Ao'Reilly, ID.
d., Detroit Mich, In aid OF the ant1-eycton fund.
1--WE must not stand idle In the face Of the pres
ent crisis Experience has proved the futilty q
with the loyal aid or her exlled children. ireland
Will come out OF this struggle unconquered, un-
c0nqueraOle, vlct0r10uS- Yours faithfully,
JOHN FITzGERALD, President"
FRENCH CANADIANS RAPIDLY BECOMING THE DOM
NENT RACE.-BefoIe the Methodist missionary
meeting In Toronto yesterday Rev. l.. y. Beaudry,
OF Montreal, created a sensation by bringing up
the Catholic question again, and the rapid In
crease OF the French Canadians. Mr.. Beaudry, In
the course OF his address, said there were to-day
100000 Roman Catholics IN Canada, which ts
nearly one-half the entire population The growth
OF the French Canadians surpassed anything on
this continent In addition 10 those in the prov
fnce OF Quebec there were 10000 scattered
throughout Ontario and l,O00,0O0 In the United
States The average number OF children 70 a
French Canadian family was flfteen while that or
an English family was about three. What did
this mean? IL meant that In TWENTY-FIVE years
the French Canadian people OF the country would
be I'm majority. And the next thought was that
this whole people were controlled almost abso.
lutely by one man. the Pope. Protestantism was
on the decline In quebec. Where a few years ago
there were TO be seen fair spr1nkling OF Protest-
ant churches there were hardly any to-day, and
why3 Because there was fewer people 60 attend
them. The French Canadians were crowdin0
the English out OF the province. His conviction
was that they were coming face 20 face with =
political problem such as Canada had never met.
Doc wilson's brother George who is in fan NJ
Canton, Mass, on a charge OF embezzlement said
Lew Is getting madr aud would probably soon
tell the whole story In revenge.
A passenger train at Canton, OAK, 0OdItg west
c0li1ded With an east bound freight yesterday
morning. Both engineers and fireman Wuge In
stantly ktlle6