Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-27
A WALL FROM ERIN.
The Donegal Evictions-An Appeal 10 Kips-
men In America.

The Donegal Evictions-An Appeal TO kins.
men In America.
The following letter will be read with inter-
est by all Irishmen and friends Of Ireland:
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
ON behalf of the victims of Irish landlordism in
Donegal, we consider it our duty at the present
time to lay before our kinsmen in other lands
brief statement of the position in which we have
been placed. The atrocities perpetrated in the
first week of the New Year by the landlords Of
Donegal have already evoked heartfelt burst OF
Indignation throughout Ireland. England and
Scotland; and the extreme hardships which have
been inflicted upon our suffering people force us
to appeal to you for that moral and material sup
port which the liberty-loying people of America
have never failed to extend to Irishmen in the
past.
4 The tenants who were being evicted from the
homes which they and their fathers hands had
built, offered such q sturdy and courageous re-
sistanee to the forces of the 'tCrowbar Brigade'
as to call forth the admiration of every lover of
home and heroism. For this ''crime'' (as our
moralizing tyrants call it) upward of 40 Donegal
men have been placed under arrest and will almost
certainly receive long and savage sentences
Nearly all OF them are bread-winners, and the
duty will therefore devolve upon us of sustaining
their families until the release of the
prisoners. which is not likely to occur
until they have completed term of i'm
prisonment of at. least IL months with
hard labor. We will require to meet the expenses
connected with the defense in the 40 cases. and the
duty is also cast upon of aiding in the support of
the evicted families until such times the land
lords may see their way to yield to the dictates of
humanity, right and justice. All this will prove
an enormous strain upon u.s. and to aid us in the
struggle the patriotic and beloved Archbishop of
Cashel, Most Rev. Dr., Croke, has forwarded the
princely donation of ESQ to aid us in the struggle
Our own good bishop, Most Rev. DIR. O'Donnell,
has also acted with characteristic promptitude
and generosity.
With every confidence that you will not turn a
deaf ear to our appeal. ask that you will
kindly endeavor to organize a collection in your
district. We only seek little from all, and your
practical aid will help immensely in the strug-
gle which we are determined to maintain in the
Irish Highlands till victory crowns our efforts.
In places where such collection may not be
practicable, we will be glad to receive even a
trihe direct from the kindly donors and we assure
You that our humble prayers, and those of our
sorely tried and longsuffering people will ascend
to heaven for all who extend to US helping hand
in this, our hour of need.
AS we expect daily to be again placed under
arrest, we would be glad If remittances were
made to Rev. p. Kelly. p. p, Dunfanaghy,
County Donegal; Rev. j. j. Doherty, the Sem
mary, Letterkenny; MIR. Jeremiah MacVeagh, st.
Mary's Aall, Belfast; or toMr. Edward Hughes,
j. p. College Square, Belfast; who have kindly
consented to receive and transmit any subscrip-
tions that may be forwarded to them.
Your faithful servants.
JAMES MACFADDEN, p. P,
Gweedore, County Donegal.
DANIEL STEPHENS, G. O.,
Falcarragh, County Donegal.
P. S.-Since the foregoing was written Father
MacFadden has again been arrested and the re-
arrest of Father Stephens in alsoexpected.
FALCARRAH, County Donegal. February5.