The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
THIS THE TIME TO ACT.
Once More the Island Is in a
Position to Demand
Justice.
REFORMATORY MEANS URGED.
Unionists See That Common
Interest Demands a Common
Protection.

NEW YORK, n. Y, June 27.-The fol-
lowing appeal has been issued by the Irish
National Federation of America in re-
Spouse to an urgent plea from the Irish
national party:
"The Liberal Ministry has resigned. Ire
land is once more to force the authors of
the policy of coercion and landlord rule.
The long pending dissolution of the British
Parliament will follow. quickly. From the
hour when the House of Lords rejected
faith to the Liberal constituencies de-
manded that the Liberal Ministry could
not resign without an effort to pass the
other reformatory measures embodied in
the Newcastle programme.
''The Irish party has kept faith within
the letter and spirit under very trying cir
cumstanees with the Liberal party and
performed its share of the compact, viz:
mutual support in the passage of reform
atory measures for Great Britain and Ire
land, home rule to have first place. Pend
ing the dissolution the Irish party OBJ
tanned commission on the financial rela-
tons of Great Britain and Ireland,
whose report establishes the injustice
OF past relations and will save
Ireland millions of revenue in the
future. The report of the land commits
sion establishes beyond question the land
lord robberies of the past and confirms to
the tenant the absolute ownership OF all
improvements made since 1850. They have
also effected the release of large number
of the Irish political prisoners. In Ireland
the strife and partisanship witnessed at
10 o1a hoc haa,, lar Ivy
aIlayed by the pacific, prudent and intelli-
gent appeals of the Irish party to the peo-
pie. The Unionists of the north have come
TO see that common interest demands a
common protection from the rapacity of
the landlords, and large meetings composed
entirely of former political opponents have
Endorsed the Irish party. Thus has the
political atmosphere been cleared and the
Irish cause strengthened in the interim
between the rejection OF the home-rule bill
and dissolution.
ireland is to-day in better position to
force her claim for home rule than ever
before With the Liberal party pledged to
the support of home rule in the future,
England can have no stable government
and know no peace until Ireland is accorded
the right OF self-government. The general
depression in business has deprived the
Irish party of the financial support
hitherto obtained from our countrymen in
Australia, Canada and the United States.
The Irish people have made great sacrifices
to maintain the contest from their own
slender resources. The cost of a general
election demands immediate financial sup
port to enable them to go back with an
increased vote to hold the balance of power
again in the next Parliament and wiring
from a Tory Ministry, if returned, the
passage of home-rule bill for Ireland.
"Irishmen and friends OF home rule, this
work is worthy of your support
"To our wealthy countrymen we appeal
for liberal contributions.
ITO the branches of the federation for
energetic effort.
ITO Irish-American organizations for
prompt action.
ITO all for such assistance as they can
afford.
He who gives promptly gives doubly.
THOMAS Adds EMMETT,
president /. n. T.
John D. CRIMMINs, Treasurer.
JOSEPH P. RYAN, Secretary"