St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-03
AMERICAS GREETING.
No Uncertain Sound About the
Welcome of Uncle Sam.

NEW YORK. Nov. Am address of
welcome presented to Dillon, OBrien
and others expressed the deepest SYM
pathy of all true Instantaneous and
all liberal Americans for the Irish
cause. Among other things it
said: "As the messengers of hope from
a struggling people to free people, we
extend to you the hand of warm friend
ship. We believe in your policy of home
rule for ireland as advocated by Mr..
Gladstone and Mr.. Parnell. Webelieve
it is the only means that will put an
end to the diScord of centuries
and conduce to the true union be-
tween the English and the Irish people,
a willing union founded on friendship
and mutual Interests, and not forced
union founded on oppression and hate.
We believe the truest friendship
and warmest sympathy we can
extend to Ireland is to furnish
you the means necessary to re-
move the cause of recurring famine and
ever present distress. This we feel can
be accomplished only by the rescue of
your land frcm political slavery; by the
substitution of self-goyerunient for the
jected. To-day law which is a pro-
lection to the people of England
is made an instrument of torture
and injustice to the citizens
of Ireland. under which condition peace.
prosperity and the pursuit of happiness
are an impoSSibiiity. This we would
assist you in remedying, aud, with full
confidence In the wisdom, Integrity,
loyalty and fidelity of tue Irish pariia-
mentary party, we have great
pleasure in welcoming its dele
gated representatives to America
and inviting you to the broadcast hos
pitality to which your grand mission,
your cause, and privilege entitle YOU.
Say to the people of Ireland and to
your comrades in the British parlia-
ment the
Heart of Free America
Is with them in this contest. The mis-
sion you represent interests not alone
men of Ir sh birth and blood, but men
of other natiOnallties, and the heart OF
every true American responds TO the
appeal for help to break the chai:,s
which fetter Ireland" The address
was signed by Gov. Hill. Mayor
Grant, President Patrick Gleason,
Of the municipal council of
the National league; Eugene Kelly,
chairman of the Parliamentary Fund
ASSOCIATION, and the chief officers of the
Irish societies. This evening the Par
liamentary Fund association gave rn-
ception to the delegates at the Hoffman
house. About 200 invited guests
were present. Among them were
Eugene Kelly, Hon. Robert RoDse-
welt. Judges Morgan J. O'Brien
and Fitzgerald. Mayor Graut, ex-Mayor
Grace, Bourke Cochran, Gen. O'Beirne
and President Gleason. of the municipal
council of the National league. The
address of welcome was read by James
A. O'Gorman, and each of the delegates
made brief speech. MIR. Dill
Ion dwelt briefly upon the sltua-
ton in England and Ireland, lay
ing particular stress upon the crisis that
is at hand. He made stirring appeal
for aid, and pictured the condition of
his own constituency, the poorest in
Ireland. The potato crop, he said. was
total failure. 1t was a question of
life and death there. Mr..
O'Brien said that he asked that his
men be not struck down in the last
hour of winning battle, when Amer
lean hearts and purses could save them.
L. ID. Sullivan said he took pride in
saying The was proclaimed criminal"
He said sympathy for his cause was
growing i'm England. Prejudice was
passing away.