The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-10
LANDPURCHASE BILL.
The Young Ireland Parliament.
airy Club Discuss it.
Resolution Adopted Requesting the Irish
Party to Rssolutely Oppose the
Passage Of lhs Measure.

The monthly meeting Of the Young Ire
land Parliamentary Club was held in the
Knights of the Red Branch Hall, corner OF
OFarrell and Mason streets, last night, NJ.
Flood presiding.
j. Flanagan moved that the sorrow felt
by the members of the club over the death
of Mrs. Bryan O'Connor, Martin Kelly and
Thomas Keane be shown by preparing
resolutions of respect and esteem for the
memory of the departed ones. He said that
since the las. meeting of the club they had
lost one of their best briends, one of their
oldest associates and one OF their most
active members. He then spoke of the late
Mrs. O'Connor as one who was always
friend to the club, and who had become
patroness after the death of her husband.
j. Heating, In sec0nding the motion, said
that in the death of the parties mentioned
not only the club, but also the Irish cause,
had sustain ed loss of three most devoted
advocates. He had not known Mr. Kelly
very intimately, but had always regarded
him as an Irishman of the old and true
class. I he memory of Mrs. OConnor, he
felt certain, would be ever revered.
STERLING AND TRUE PATRIOT.
T. r. Bapnerman spoke of Mr.. Kelly as a
member whom they all loved-one who was
active in committee, eloquent IN debate,
liberal in financial contributions, ever ready
TO maintain peace at their gatherings and
sterling and true patriot.
The motion received unanimous adop
ton and the following committees were ap-
pointed:
On Resolutions to the Memory OF Mrs. OCon-
nor Colonel J. j. TObin, jeremiah DeaSy and
John Sp0ttlsw00d.
Gu Resolutions to the Memory OF Martin Kelly
j. Flanagan, I. r. Zimmerman aud j. keat-
On Resolutions TO the Memory OF Thomas
Keane-T. L. heauy, I. j. Donovan and L. +.
Crowley.
The following resolution was offered by
R. Il. Gardner:
Resolved That this club declares any legisla.
ton whereby financial obligation to the English
Government may be placed on the tax payers for
the purpose of buying out landlords, To be inlml-
cal TO The best Interests OF the Irish nation. and
calls on the Irish Parliamentary party for more
emphatic Reputation of any such proposals that
may be made In the British House Of Commons.
IRISH LAND-PURcHAsE BILL.
Mr.. Gardner pressed the adoption of his
resolution by stating he had read In recent
dispatches that the English Government
will force through the Land-purchase Bill.
ITO my mind" he said, lit means simply
the beginning of ruinous end to the Irish
cause. The land question is the main point
upon which the political issue turns. For
the purchase of the land $4,000 600 has
already been appropriated, and that sum
may yet be increased to an amount sutfi-
cient to buy all the Irish landlords out, or
sorry, he believed, aud that being
so 1t was plain that the tenants
would also be forced away from
their native land, for they are too poor to
buy. In ten or fifteen years the number of
landlords will be doubled, and change for
the worse in their character may be ex-
pected. Under these circumstances, he
asserted, the club should express disap-
proval of the bill. If all the Irish organiza-
tiOns In this country would take similar
measures against the bill the English Gov
eminent would not dare pass ii. If the bill
is enforced Ireland will not require home
rule, for the people viii become paupers.
According to an eminent authority three
fifths OF the island will not pay for rent
when under cultivation. Farm property
there is now held at too high prices, and its
value will depreclate for many years. APP
plause.
COMPLETE RELIANCE ON PARNELL.
The motion was seconded by T. r. Ban
herman.
j. Flanagan opened discussion on the
resolution. He said it could not be- enter
tanned or supported by the club, because
entire reliance is placed ON the wisdom of
the Irish Parliamentary party in the En-
glsh House of Commons. Parnell has
sought every opportunity to publicly re-
| pudlate the obnoxious bill. He could not
COuCCiNC nOW VI ali Quiet man
| could make 1rishmen buy what they do not
| want. He considered 1t presumption to
| call upon Parnell and his colleagues for
more emphatic reputation Of the measure.
j. Keating was Of the opinion that the
| members OF the club were privileged to crit
| icize any action of the Irish Parliamentary
| party. He was conversant with the debates
| in the English House of Commons and knew
| that the tactics of the Irish party we're to
| compel the granting OF home rule to Ireland
| without compromise. 1t may be impracti-
| cable to meet the enemy steel to steel, but
they can be routed with elOquence and per-
| sistent obstruction. He considered a por-
| ton of the Irish tenantry would be benefited
| by the passage Of the bill in question and
that under its enforcement the Irish people
| would not become paupers.
L. H. Bannerman drew attention to the
fact that Irishmen in America had been
contributing thousands of dollars to the
Irish cause, and not as unthinkng serfs.
| This action entitled an exhibition of inter-
est in the laOOrs of the Irish Parliamentary
party. All the brains are not confined to
| that party, and intellect equally great can
be found in San Francisco He favored
modifying the resolution so that il would
not call upon the party for more emphatic
Reputation of the bill, but that it "would
trust that the party will resolutely oppose
the bill"
I. P. Crowley suggested that the idea Of
the meeting was to desire the whipping
into line of those members of the irish
party who disagreed with Parnell in OPP
posing the bill.
The resolution was amended as re-
motion he was awarded the thanks of the
| pluh for introducing tho cuhiaot