Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-06

Irish Nationalist Meet in New York and
Denounce the Home Rule Bill.

Irish Nationalist Meet in New York and
Denounce the Home Rule Bin.
The Irish nationalists of New York met Friday
evening at Cooper Union, New York. to cele-
brate the one hundred and fifteenth anniversary
of the birth Of Robert Emmett The hall was
crowded. Judge E. NJ Shannon of New Rochelle
NY. presided. Others on the platform we're Gen.
Michael kerwin, Col. P. J. O'Kelly, George
Sweeny, VIM. Lyman, NJ. B. Gallagher, N. S,
Clair and Michael Carew.
An address was delivered by Judge Shannon
eulogizing the great Irishman
A resolution was adopted in which the Irish
nationalists renew their faith in the cause for
which Emmets life was sacrificed and stigma
tizing as deserving Of the reprobation Of all
lrishmen the declaration purporting to be
issued by majority Of the parliamentary rep
resentatives that the home rule bill relieves the
wrong Ireland has suffered
The resolution further touched upon the dis
honest and deceitful spirit in which the home rule
bill was conceived. and concluded with q request
that the United States government at once take
measures to secure the release of Irish prisoners
who are American citizens in British prisons,
who have been the victims of police intrigue.
AN ADDRESS TO THE NArIoNAL1srs.
O'Connor Mclaughlin read an address from
the Irish nationalists to their fellow country
men in America In part it was as follows:
"Irishmen, the time has come when it is i'm
perative upon to resume our work stayed
nine years ago. in order that the Irish parlia-
mentary party might have free hand in what is
termed constitutional agitation We aided in
the building up Of that party and made the
Land League and the National League possi-
bilities.
The traitors to Parnell, who now constitute
the Irish parliamentary party, are many of
them perjurers, some of you are aware.
And yet these men have the presumption to de-
clare on behalf of the Irish people that Glad
stones home rule measure is a full and COM
plete settlement of the Irish question.
"Gladstone's home rule measure would carry
our country back to the year 1894 and place it
under the act passed at the direction of Sir
Edward POyning and known as Poyning's act.
1t was againt his act which placed the Irish
parliament under the control of the lord
lieutenant and privy council that Grattan and
the volunteers arose in 1882 and declared that
We do consider the practice of suppressing
our bills in the council of Ireland or altering
the same anywhere to be another Irish cause
Of discomfort
"The volunteers assembled at the famous
convention in Dungannon declared, That a
claim OF any body of men other than the king,
lords and commons Of Ireland to bind the
kingdom Is unconstitutional, illegal and a
grievance. That the powers exercised by the
privy council of both kingdoms under color or
pretense of the law of Poyning are unconstitu-
tional and grievance
"Shall we allow our country to be governed
by a re-enacted Poyning law or shall we follow
the teachings of a most illustrious martyr Of
Irish independence? The traitors and the per-
jurers ask you to be satisfied with what even
Grattan who was loyal to the crown. de-
stroyed and Gladstone, remember Irish
men, has declared against restoring to Ireland
the constitution of 1892. Away with them, fell
low countrymen. Ireland can never be happy
or prosperous until all connection between her
and England has ceased and she has been es-
tablished as free and independent republic
We therefore ask you to organize and affiliate
yourselves with us. so that when the appointed
momentarrives may be ready