The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-09-07
IT'S TIME TO ACT.
so DECLARES AN ADDRESS TO
IRISH-AMERICANS.
In a Call for the Convention of the
New Irish Movement 1t IL De.
clared That a Crisis Has Deen
Reached in the Fight for
Freedom.

Chicago, Sept. 8. = The official call
for the convention of the new Irish
movement to he held in Chicago in
the latter part of this month has been
issued from the headquarters Of the
executive committee Of the new Irish
movement. 1t is as follows:
'"The Irish struggle for freedom has
reached a momentous period. Ireland,
abandoned in the crisis of her fate by
the liberal leaders is told by the Tory
secretary to the lord lieutenant that
the British government is stcrnly and
unalterably opposed to the granting Of
any measure of home rule whatever.
This is the old policy aud the old
language employed by successive Eng
lish governments toward Ireland. She
has been alternately betrayed by the
Wigs and dragooned by the Tories.
Nothing worth her acceptance is to be
expected from either Of the leading
English parties. Ireland must, there
fore look to her own children and
their descendants for support in her
great extremity. Parliamentary agi-
tation has had a long and patient trial,
its object. 1t remains for us to con
AStCA WA0t Ol1lCl AlCll1Ou VI p4ONC0ulS
or argument can be used to achieve
America cannot afford to be neutral
or supine while the motherland Is be-
ing slowly but surely done to death by
the usurpiEg enactments Of a foreign
and hostile power. In unison with
thousands of u race distributed
throughout the Union, and after ma
ture deliberation, we, the undersigned.
have decided to call q convention of
1rish-Americans in the city of Chica-
so to take into consideration the pres
ent status Of the Irish struggle for
freedom and to devise ways and
means best suited to the accomplish
ment of Ireland's independence.
"Now, therefore, said convention Is
called to meet in the city of Chicago,
ILL.,. at the hall of the Young Mems
Christian association. The qualifica-
lions for membership in the conven-
ton are agreed upon as follows: All
lrish-American military, benevolent,
athletic, social. religious and literary
organizations that favor the independ-
ence of Ireland, and are willing to aid
our righteous struggle for liberty, are
invited to send delegates to the con-
vention of the New Irish movement,
apportioned in the following manner:
One delegate for every so members,
and / additional for any fraction over
so; 2 delegates for every 100 men,
bers and l additional for any fraction
over 100, and so on in proportion. In
dividual Irish-Americans of sound
patriotic repute who indorse the OBJ
ject of the new movement. and who
are willing to give it their aid. will be,
OIL recommendation of the secretary
and the Endorsement Of the committee
on credentials, admitted to the priv
ileges Of the floor. All societies eligi-
BILE under this call are requested to
elect their delegates Immediately"
The call is signed by John F. Fin
erty, acting president, Chicago; John
=. Sutton. acting secretary, New York;
William Lyman. acting treasurer, New
York; John !. O'Connell. chairman ex-
ecntive committee, Chicago; John L.
Heating, secretary executive commit
tee. and by many others prominent in
the movement.