Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-21
TO COMPEL A PEACE
Is the Mission of Commissioners Sent
by Irish-Americans to
LABOR WITH FACTIONS IN ERIN
lrishmen Should Worship Leaders Less and
Their Country More.
LEADING NEW WORKERS BID GODSPEED

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPAroH.i
NEW YORK, June 20.-The Irish Nation
al League Of America a week ago appointed
M. D. Gallagher and William Lyman, of
this city; O'NeilI Ryan, of ST. Louis, and
George Sweeney, of Cincinnati, commits
sioners to 60 to Ireland and try to unite
the warning party factions there.
They are to sail on Wednesday on the City
OF Chicago. At Cooper Union to-
night public meeting was held under the
direction OF the Municipal Council of this
city, to tender godspeed to the commits
sioners. American and Irish flags hung
side by side on the walls and the back OF
the platform. Over the platform was
piece of canvas bearing the words, Sire
lands need-unity and independence.
Ex-Postmaster General Thomas L. James
presided On the platform sat the four
commissioners, Judge NJ. V. Cannon, of
Omaha, President of the Irish National
League; Joseph D. Weldrick, John z. Del
ahanty, P. j. lyman, M. j. Langan, Robert
Blissert, Michael j. Carew and John Coyle.
From weIsh-Amerioan Standpoint.
General James said that he sprang from
race whose representatives in the British
Parliament voted solidly for home rule.
He referred to the Welshmen. ''The danger
to home rule" he went on, "seems to lie in
the warning factions in Ireland. We who
are assembled here have a right to ask for
union. The true way to vindicate Par
nelps memory is to complete his life
work"
When General James uttered this last
sentence every one in the audience jumped
up and cheered heartily.
Judge Cannon received a hearty welcome
when he came to the front of the platform.
''If lack the graces of oratory New York
audience expects" he began, 81 beg you to
be lenient For 26 years I've been Nith the
cowboys of the West
"Yes," broke in man in the audience,
"and You were with the Fenians in Ire
land" [Cheers and laughter. "We've
got to make the people in Ireland come to-
gether," Judge Cannon went on. 'There
are a lot of partisans over there who won't
unite, and l want you to say from this
hall that they must unite. A great English
man has repented in his last hours at the
treatment ireland has received. Let us
give him chance now. To do that there,
must be union in Ireland.
The Mainstay of the Irish Cause.
'The Irish National League of America,
said O'Neill Ryan, represents the people
in this country who are the mainstay of the
Irish cause. If we make the people on the
other side realize that we'll stand no nom
sense, they'll come together That's what
we're going to try to do in ireland. AS
General James has said, the man who sows
dissension in the ranks is traitor"
"Healy, Tim Healy's the man" eyes,
and the priests" cried the crowd. A
shower of Kisses greeted the mention Of
Healy's name.
ST name no man." resumed Mr.. Ryan,
'.but posterity will brand him."
Mr.. Gallagher in his speech told how the
s., 900, 900 for Ireland. Incidentally he spoke
of Michael Davitt. The name was received
with cheers and Misses. For minute there
was battle between the friends and oppo-
nents of the founder of the Land League,
but the cheers were the stronger.
Too Much Leader Worship in Ireland.
'The trouble with the Irish people, E" said
Mr.. Gallagher, els that they are too wrapt
up in leaders and divide into factions.
Americans love America first and the lead
ers afterward. That's what Irishmen must
do. We shall tell the people Of the old
country that not dollar will be given to
one side to help crush the other"
Men in the audience cried that Mr. Healy
was the cause of all the trouble. SIN Gods
name," said Mr.. Gallagher, mention no
names. We should not be factionists, and
we don't want to go to Ireland to engage in
a faction fight.
A resolution was adopted, asking the
people of Ireland to unite on a common
platform and fight for home rule.