New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-12
INSTANTANEOUS AROUSED
PROTECTION FOR HOME NDUSTRA.r
A STIRRING APPEAL AND STRONG ARBAIGNxkNT d
THE AyTr-rREE-rRADE LEAGUE.

| STIRRING APPEAL AND STRONG ARBAloNmANK Dc
THE ANTrFREE-rRADE LEAGUE
Tho Irish-American Anti-Free-Trads League, under
the leadership Of ox-Judgo A. L. Morrison, mas ooon
laborlng hard for tho last two months organizing
clubs in the several Assembly districts throughout
tho city. committee was appointed to draw up An
address some time ago to Irish-Amercan citizcns
principally. This was done Judge Morrison wrote
the address; the committee approved It; out IL was
deemed wise before issuing It to show that WORK Wa
not only meant but that great deal had been accom-
plIshcd. There Is IN each OF tho twenty-fous
Assembly districts in the city an Insh-Amer1can
Ant-Free- Trade League Tho name OF the presH
dent each Of these clubs attached to tho address,
which Is headed America versus England and H.
In part, follows:
Fellow Comtrymeni In view Of the approaching
Presidential election desire direct earnest ~
tenton to the great importance Of the consequences In
volved therein. And first Of all enter our protess
against the claim, often made that the Democratic par
ty entitled right demand the SURFACES Of Irish
Americans and emphacay repudate every such clam
derogatory citizenship and insulting to msn-
hood Two parties asking support and enc sreas
which depends especial the pros
perity adversely Of the workingmen Of America II %
That Issue involves tho abandonment OF proeee-
ton American industry and the adoption Of English fre
trade or low tariff in It's place.
After months Of consultations with members
Of the English Golden Club and OF British import
Ing houses and persistent efusals hear American work.
ngmen who desired their industries from destruc
ton the fectrade majority of said committee have pre-
seDted bill which, II passed. will utterly ruin several
OF greatest Industries, and injure them all.
The nsolent and repeated insults to flag BY Canadian
officials and their brutal treatment Of fishermen in the
lawful pursuit OF their business aroused the Just indgna
ton OF every patriotic citizen. During the excitement
thereon Mr. Cleveland requested the Senate to
authorize the appointment Of Commission 10 negotiate
treaty with England To the honor Of that great
branch of National Legislature be It known It re-
fused its high sanction any further negotiations
with England law was passed authorizing MI Cleve-
land retaliate Canadian doers for
Inssad of obeyng the will of Congress by this manly
vindic1ton OF rights, he sudousy ignored It, and
against clearly expressed will appointed
certain persons to meet a Like number Of Engshmen and
Canadians to negotiate treaty. The envoy chosen
by the British Government to conduct its side OF the
enton the renegade radical Joseph Chamberlain.
whose malignant hatred OF Deznd caused the division in
the English Liberal ranks which defeated Gsdstones
Home Rule bill. He succeeded IN convincing Messrs-
Cleveland and Dayard that wrong and England
right, and treaty agreed to between them, IN
which the interests Of fsherm sacrificed sat-
sfy English pride and Canadian rapacity Fortunately
there is small Republican majority in the Senate, and
although this English juggle, msnamed treaty. is
ported by all the Democratic Senator'S In all probability IL
will be ratified.
An exuadtion treaty has been prepared By tho Tory
Government Of England allied and assisted by Mr. Cleve
lands friend and appointee, Minister Tkeps who has
given his approval the brutal coercion policy Of Sails
bury and Baou assuring them that the Of the tor
ured people Of Ireland has sympahizers in America
but the Irish themselves The effect Of this treaty would
be to flood America with British SPIES who might
the here OF Iishman American who had Wis
ied Ireland and made himself obnoxious British
Government; and II by perjury otherwise could
be made against arrested he would be turned
the tender mcrces of English law. During Joseph
Chamberlan's residence In Washington said treaty
sent to the Senate with his (Mr Clevelands) approval
and We Its pospOnement and possible defeat to the
rnQfa In hA Iaean NAM
berain. IT should be well known. is large
ly interested in the manufacture Of tin
plates wood and thread and the Cleveland
Mills Tariff bill proposes establish freerade in tin plates
reduce duty wood and thread
low to ruin those industries In America, and give
Chamberlain and other English manufacturers monopoly
Of our market.
With confidence in your intelligence and patriotism,
call you redeem the Of the past by uniting
with in defence Of American honor and American inter-
es and In condemnation Of those English doc
trnes which produced such disastrous consequences
Ireland, would produce like results in America.
and supported by England should
be resisted by Irismen to the bitter end The English
anxiously desire Cevelands reelection because his policy
their manufactures and decrease there
he ought to be overwhelmingly defeated as to deter
any future President from following his example.
A. L. MORRISON,
Chairman Committee Organization.
Committee on Address: P. II. McNamee, presidens
Central League Carey 1st vice. presidents David
Flynn, I'd vicepresident j. f. Mccarthy recording sec
rotary; M. +. Farley, corresponding secretaryi T. b.
Breslln treasurer; Captain George W. Spearman
Presidents OF Assembly District Clubs OF the 1rish-
American Anti Free Trade League In the City Of News
York:
1st Daniel E Fnnegan, 18th William T. Marons
"a Andrew O'Connor 14th Michael Corbett,
81 Simon P. Armstrong; 18th James carey,
a,b p 7 OSuilyan 10th Michael O'Farrelis
zen Iobn KeIv 18th Dominick Heslin,
9th Maurice Cox 1oth fatrich "ilAin''nS
rtb Iosenb r Johnson. 10th George Lackcy,
s,b patrick White Goth Daniel Mclaughlin
n sullivan o1st Charles Heay,
och Ionos Fox - o2d Patrick Gallagher
10th Thomas Martin, 23d James H. rrieo
,Ith patrick j Howe Charles Sullivan
1oth Iohn johnson oath Michael Stack.