St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-11

New YORK, Sept. 10.-COnsiderable
dissatisfaction has been evinced by the
leading members of the Irish National
legue in America as to the provisions of
Gladstone's home rule bill. which was
rejected on Friday by the house of lords
by the immense majority of 4l9 to II.
The members of the opposition say the
bill does not present the elements OF
fnality and cannot but place the Irish
nation in worse position than at pres
ent. The executive of the Irish Nation
al league complains that the evicted
tenants have been left uncared for, While
the dIsfranchiSement of tWenty-three
Irish seats under the bill, while the
land and police questions remain in the
hands of the government, would Serl-
ously influence the power of the Irish
members in the house of cOmmons. I'm
mediately upon the rejection of the
home rule bill by the house of lords,
the executive of the Irish National
festo to the Irish people in America,
setting forth their views upon the pro
visions of the rejected bill and their
ideas as to the course which the Irish
National league should adopt in the
present crisis. The manifesto is as
follows:
A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT.
1riShmen and Friends of ireland:
When the home rule proposals OF Mir.
Gladstone became known We addressed
you. giving our opinion of the bill and
warning lrishmen against the accept
ance or its provisions. We had no
faith in the work of Mr. Gladstone. We
looked upon it as chimerical some
thing to 'Iead the fool farther" and
we were sorry to see our own people
playing the weaker part i'll the greatest
iarcicaI comedy of the age. The bill
submitted to the house of commons WAS
practically worthless. The imposition
upon our country of the mutilated Skel-
etOn which was just rejected by tile
hOese of lords would have been all out
rage, and the serfs who would accept it
with thanks would merit the scorn of
the nation. 1t was
A SORRY SPECTACLE,
Ireland after her struggle of centuries
on her knees for crime. We have no
hesitation in declaring that no more
pernicIous influence has been at work
than the influence of Nh. Gladstone in
ISC6lt years. Inc SpiIiI vi Ii lSii ud-
tiunaliiy was being steadily destroyed
by this influence, fvster1d by design
ing agency which prefers West Brton
to an Irishman. The people were daily
becoming more and mure West Britaiii-
lied and erstwhile more English than
the English. Let US hope that the spell
has passed away, and that our people
will once more rec0gniZe that their
place is not at the feet OF England. In
that event the house of lords may not
be an unmixed evil. You will now
doub. less be told by the professional
agitatOrs that the rejection or the home
rule bill by the house of lords is mere
temporary setback; that alter Mr..
Gladstone has passed two or three Brit
ish measures IL will again be sent TO
the upper house, and that then, OH its
defeat, the grand old man will 20 IT,
the country and be swept
BACK TO POWER
OH great tidal wave of popular indig
nation against the lords. These men
will be simply playing you false. MIR.
Gladstone, whether he appeals 10 the
country this year or not, will, in the
opinion OF those thoroughly acquainted
with the situation, De defeated at polls
by the men who would still keep their
hands in their pockets. On the home
IulS dlOllO - CSl tdlu VI uCr
feat, but by his shirking of the direct
issue by linking an unpopular local op-
tion bill and other measures to home
rule he inSureS sweeping majority for
the torch. DO not for moment think
that the British people are willing to
give home rule to Ireland. Among the
most ardent followers OF MIR. Gladstone
with the possible exception o. John
MOrleY-theTe is not man whom 1t in
terests. Even Lord Rosebery admits
that home rule is to him
ONLY A PROJECT
to enable the Liberal party to escape
the enactment of coercion laws or the
disfranchising of Ireland. Are you will
ing, therefore. to still play the part of
dupes? 1t appears to us that the time
has come when the Irish race the world
over should be enlisted in one gigantic
movement for the liberation of Ireland.
1t has the power to strike the chains
from the mother land if it has only the
will. A great convention OF Irishmen
from all countries, we think, should be
called. and plan for united action
formulated and adopted. At such a
convention the example of the American
patriots might be emulated and dec
laration of Ireland independence given
to the world.
This document is signed by Nj. b.
Cannon. Omaha, Neb.. president of the
Irish National League of America; J.
P. Sutton, Lincoln, Neb., secretary;
William Lyman, New York, treasurer.