The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-03
HER FREEDOM.
Mast Be Fought For by Emerald Isles
Sons In America.
CALL FOR CHICAGO CONVENTION
To Consider Means For Ac-
complishing the Purpose.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-The official call for
the convention OF the new Irish movement
TO be held In Chicago Sept. "a, 25 and 20
has been issued from the headquarters of
the executive committee of the organiza-
tion. IL Is as follows:
The Irish struggle for freedom has
reached momentous period. Ireland,
abandoned in the crisis of her fate by the
Liberal leaders, Is told by the Tory secre-
tary to the lord lieutenant that the British
government Is stcrnly and unaltcrably OPP
posed to the granting of any measure Of
nome rule whatever. This Is the old policy
and the old language employed by sue
cessiye English governments toward Ire
land. She has been alternately betrayed
by the Wings and dragooned by the Tories.
Nothing worth her acceptance Is to be cx-
pected from either OF tho leading English
parties.
ireland must, therefore, look 70 her own
children and their descendants for support
I'm her great extremity Parliamentary
agitation has had a long and patient trial,
but has utterly failed 10 accomplish its
object. IL remains for us to consider
what other method OF procedure or argu-
ment can be used TO achieve her liberia
tion. The Irish race in America cannot
afford TO bc neutral or supine, while the
motherland is being slowly, but surely,
done TO death by the usurping onactments
oil foreign and hostile power.
In unison with thousands of our race
distributed throughout the Union, and
after mature deliberation, we, the under
signed, have decided to call convention
OF lrish-Amcricans in the city OF Chicago
10 take into consideration the present
status OF the Irish struggle for freedom,
and to devise ways and means best suited
TO the accomplishment of Ireland's indie
pendence.
Qualifications For Membership.
snow, therefore, said convention Is
called 10 meet in the city OF Chicago, at
the hall Of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION, Sept. "a, 25 and 90, 1895. The
qualifications for membership in the con-
vention are agreed upon rs follows:
All lrish-American military, benevo-
lent, athletic, social, religious and literary
organizations that favor the independence
or Ireland, and are willing to aid her
righteous struggle for liberty, are invited
TO send delegates TO the convention of the
new Irish movement apportioned in the
following manner:
"Ono delegate for every 30 members.
and one additional for any fraction over
90; two delegates for every 100 members,
and one. additional for any fraction over
100, and so in proportion.
individual Irish-Americans of sound
patriotic repute who indorse the object of
the new movement, and who are willing
TO give IL their aid, will be, on recon. |
mendation of the secretary and the in
dorsement OF the committee ON credentials. |
admitted to the privileges OF the flocr. |
All societies eligible under this call are re- |
quested to ELECT their delegates immedi-
ately."
The call is signed by John +. Fincrty, |
acting president, Chicago; John p. SUIT |
ton, acting secretary, New York; William
Lyman, acting treasurer, New York:
John j. O'Connell, chairman executive
Chicago John Il. Heating.
secretary executive committee, Chicago,
and many others prominent In the move
meDt.