The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-02
TOHEROWNCHILDREN
Must Ireland Look for Aid in
Her Extremity.
NEW MOVEMENT lNAucuRATEo.
Convention to Meet IN Chicago septem-
Der "a. es and 2e-Parliament-
airy Agitation q Failure.

Chicago. Sept. 1.-The official call for
the convention OF the new Irish move
nent TO be held in Chicago September "A,
= and 2s has been issued from the head
quarters of the executive Of the new irish
movement. IL is as follows:
The Irish struggle for freedom has
reached a mornentous 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 Brit
ish ministry is sternIy and unalterably
opposed TO the granting OF any measure
Of home rule whatever. This is the old
policy and the old language employed by
successive English governments towards
ireland. She has been alternately betray-
ed by the Wings and dragooned by the
Tories. Nothing worthy of her accept
ance is expected from either of the lead
ing English parties.
ireland must. therefore. look 10 her
own children and their descendants for
support in her great extremity. Parlia-
mentary agitation has had long and pa
tient trial. but has utterly failed TO ac-
complish its object. 1t remains for us to
consider what other method Of procedure
or argument can be used TO achieve her
liberation. The Irish race in America
cannot afford TO be neutral while the
mother land is being slowly but surely
done to death by the usurping enactments
of foreign and hostile power. In unison
with thousands of our race distributed
throughout the Union, after mature de-
liberation we. the undersigned, have de-
cided to call a convention of Irish-Amer-
leans in the city of Chicago to take into
consideration the principles 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 call
ed TO meet in the city of Chicago, at the
h~n Of ~
citation, September "a. % and Is, 1885"
The publications for membership in the
convention are agreed upon as follows:
All lrish-American military. benevolent,
athletic. social, religious and literary or
CARNATIONS that favor the independence of
Ireland, and are willing 10 aid her right
eous struggle for liberty, are invited to
send delegates TO the convention of the
new Irish movement. apportioned in the
following manner: One delegate for every
fifty members and one additional for any
fraction over fifty; two delegates for every
100 members and one additional for any
fraction over 100 and SO in proportion.
individual Irish-Americans, of sound pa
triotic repute. who indorse the object Of
the new movement, and who are willing
10 give IL their aid. will be. on recommen-
dalton of the secretary and the indorse-
ment of the commimttee on credentials.
admitted TO the privileges of the floor.
All societies eligible under this call are
requested to elect their delegates immedi-
ately.
The call Is signed by John F. Finnerty,
acting president Chicago: John p. Sutton.
acting secretary. New York; William I.y-
man, acting treasurer. New York: j. J.
OConnell, chairman executive committee,
Chicago: John E. Heating, secretary exc
cutive committee. Chicago, and many
others prominent in the movement.
London. Sept ANDREW Carnegie has a
column letter in the Times this morning
based upon the recent Irish convention at
Pittsburg. and urging the Times TO use its
powerful influence toward finding a solu-
ton of the question.