Huntsville gazette., 1890-10-18
MISSION OF THE IRISH LEADERS.
Why Messrs. Dillon, O'Brien and 9th r
VIII Visit the United States.

Why Messrs. Dillon. O'Brien and 9th r,
VIII Visit the United States.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Confusin state
ments having apparel with regard tt
the American mission of the Irish lead
ers, Mr.. L. p. Gill, member Of parlia
ment, the member of the delegation
now in New York, makes the following
authorized statement:
"The mission was formally resolved
upon and the delegation constituted al
the conference of the Irish parliament
party, which. was summoned for that
purpose by Mr.. Parne1 and held in the
Mansion house, Dublin, on Monday,
Oct. g. The names of the delegates,
who will all have arrived in this coun-
try within the next fortnight, are John
Dillon, William O'Brien, t. P. OCon-
nor, t. d. Sullivan, Timothy Harring-
ton and 7. p Gill, all members of par
Lament. The object of the mission
thus formally constituted and invested
with the most complete representative
character and authority to speak for
Mr.. Parnell and the Irish parliamentary
party, and for the Irish people, Of
whom they are the selected rep
eAtatives, is to appeal to the Irish
race and to all friends of Ireland in
in America for support for the struggle
which the Irish people are making to
protect their lives and liberty against
tine combined forces of coercion, land
lordism and misgovernment, and to ad-
vance the cause which has for its goal
the establishment Of native legislature
in Dublin, which will enable the Irish
people to govern themselves and develop
the resources of their country, and the
Irish nation to fulfill that destiny to
which her sons believe she has been
called. The delegates will tell the story
of how that struggle is being carried on
both on the soil of Ireland and IN
spreading the Home Rule propaganda
amongst the electorate of Breat Britain
They will explain the circumstances
under which syndicates of Tory capi-
talist have conspired with the coercion
government and the Irish landlords
with the special view Of exhausting the
pecuniary resources of the National
struggle. The delegates laying this
case broadly before the Ameri-
can people will appeal for the
support Of all who can indorse their DO
sition and who are willing, if it were
only In the interest OF fair play, to pre-
vent Ireland being handicapped in her
struggles for want of those sinews of
war which her wealthy enemies can
command without limit. The dele
gates confidently look to the people of
their own race in America to assume
the duty of making the mission sue
cess; and they hope to see every class,
and section, and body representative
Of the Irish race cooperating, united
and Loyalty. in this great effort for the
sake of the old land. They will trust
to the Irish-American citizens of each
locality to undertake the organization of
the meetings"
Mr.. Gill being here in advance OF the
other delegates, wishes it understood
that much time will be saved and much
more done toward facilitating the sys-
tematic program Of the mission If the
representative Americans OF the
various localities will enter into COM
munication with him at the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel, New York, regarding the
dates which they consider most suitable
for meetings