New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-21
TO THE IRISH IN AMERICA.
A CIRCULAR FROM HE NATIONAL LEAGCE-PRO'

A CIECuLAEFl;OM HE NATIONAL LEAGUE-PROG-
Rfss OF THE CAUSE
LINCOLN. Ncb., June 2O-The following cir
cuiar jus been sent out 10y the executive committee
OF the Irish NationI Lesrne OF America:
To TIE OFFICERS AND MIMBEgs or BRANcnLs We
glad To he able 10 cSn2Tatuhte You upon me speh
di progress has mai since we last
ilI granting Home Rule To Ireland was only defeated by
TIE narrow naonty 81 thirty votes Alter the eener"
elcction abOdt TO take place we believe tbat MI
Gladstone VIII be III a position 10 uhdo ny ah
Overwhelming majority the sO-cailed union when
mat great statesman himself. IN his recent
address TO Midlothian 50 truly described as paper
nncd or accepted by Irish nation. The measure OF
IIome RUE proposed by Mr.. Gladstone Will he believes,
'1 of LORD salisbury and the MARQUIS of Hart
Hid'n iDad 0Gna snsa 'e' 6a. % ever before eSlstea
between tie two countries, accompanied
by consequences which every lover Of liberty. every
friend OF humani j. shoat deepy depi0re Ine nrovin-
cla committee scheme oi MI chamberlain is unworthy
In ace Of Tie desperate and disrraeefu attempts of
saIsbury. Churchill and Chamberlain To- fonent reilg;
ious STRIFE throughout Ireland our people have acted
noby and the exception OF handful OF nissuded
i1s ins "''s' world Il, that The days OF stupid re;
sCns bEGy and wov 0'ps.Ince Ts s.e OF m"s
Kue FOR ireland is now fairly before the English people
OF Sqd nsrsnt ,sS Tnrhmen isn 'H" will ~ SUPPORT a
Gladstone aud by sending nun back 10
benecaly for England as well as Ireland me greatest
dangerous problem that the BdtIsh Umpire
u pursuance OF the power conferred upon him by the
National Executive Committee OF the League
hereby summon the third regular
convention Of the Irish National League
10 be held IN Central Music Hall, Chicago. on Wednos-
Gay Thursday August Is ana 49, 1856, and we ear
nesty trust that every branch Of the League will be
aiinaied with the League that have subscribed
regular dues for the current term or have con,
tiibuled to the Parliamentary fund sum equal
10 the amount OF dues, shall be entitled
TO representation and the basis OF representation shan
be foliows: Ono delegate for every hity
members IN good standing. provided. however,
that In country districts, where the NUMBER
OF tfty members lie easily reached
any number from twenty-five 10 fifty shall be entitled
to delegate We look for the attendance OF an Import
delegation from the Home League and Parliament.
ary parties. All arraug gemens oI the convention sha!
lie under The sole charge OF the Committee OF Arrange
neut- Of Chicago already organized, OF which ex Pres
Ccnt Alexander Sullivan and the officers OF the League
for the city OF Chicago and the State OF Illinois me-
bers.
Livery branch OF the League should set TO work
promptly TO prepare for the coming crisis, and
should renIt all funds hand immediately
10 the National treasurer at Detroit, Mich., so
HAT The money may be forwarded by him
10 Ireland aud be nhde available N necessary for the
approaching campaign Al true friends OF ireland should
by ncve ana earnest organization endeavor TO make our
approaching convention worthy or the sacred IN
which are eDgaged-the Of irish Iiberi i. We
temaD. yours very faithfully.
PATRICK EGAS, President.
CHARLES O'RIELLY, Treasurer
JOhN T. SUTTON, secretary.