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have been called the anarchists of the
Irish movement, for they were deter
mined to ruin what they could not
rule"
Rev P. A. McKenna's published state
ment, that he had declined to attend the
st. Louis meeting of the national COM
mittee because he couldn't associate with
men who were assassins or the tools of
aSSaSSlnS, is met in Secretary Sutton's
report with letter from Father Nc
Kenna, dated April 2. 1890. exactly a
fortnight before the meeting, accepting
an invitation to be present, and saying:
Having followed the flag from the be-
ginning. will do so until the end"
The violence of Father McKenna's
charge and its widespread publication,
says the report, demanded the proof of
the accusation OF the apology of the au-
thor.
The climax of Mr.. Sutton's document is
aletter dated House of Commons, Don
don, May q, 1890, from John Dill
lon to President Fitzgerald. marked
strictly CONFIDENTIAL" saying Mr..
Parnell suggests that the exc
cutive should address COM
munication to him (Parnell) ''recogniz-
ing the difficulties created by American
party complications. and advising that
he (ParnelD should take steps to recon-
Struct the present organization ill such
a manner as would allow the various
branches to communicate direct with
Dublin. If the executive can see their
way to act upon the suggestion, Mr..
Parnell authorizes me to say that in
reply to such communication from
them, he will himself write, thanking
them for their great services to the Irish
cause, strongly disappearing of the at
tacks that have been made upon them,
and stating that, having inquired into
the charges made against the executive
OF the league. he is satisfied that they
are utterly without foundation"
President Fitzgerald, replying, said
the members of the executive could not
conceal their establishment at the tenor
of the communication to them, adding:
I'VE cannot but dissent from the supposition
that American politics have in any way in
terfered with or complicated the administra-
ton of the league. The record shows that
while the members of the executive were of
different political affiliations, they were
unanimous in their resolve to prevent any
such interference with the government of
the league.
las TO the undesirability of the central or
ganlzation in American, that is a question
which pertains exclusively to your jurisdic-
ton. Regarding the proposition of address
ing letter to Mr.. Parnell recognizing the
difficulties created by American party com
plcatonS, and advising that he should take
steps to reconstruct the present organization
in such manner as would allow the various
branches to communicate direct with Dub
lin, it is one which the conscience of the ex-
ecutlve cannot conform TO. We are not now
nor have we ever been, unmindful of the
fact that we took Office under pledges to con-
duct the league as body auxiliary to the
National party in Ireland, and as such we
have always been guided by their advice and
direction. We do not propose at this late
date to adopted a different policy; but we
are not seeking a certificate of character
from any one for having acted in every in
stance in conformity with Mr.. Parnell's ex-
press desite.n