The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-10-03
IRISH CALL TO ARMS
wARLIkE RESOLUTIONS OF "NEW
MOVEMENT" PROMOTERS.

wARLikE RESOLUTIONS OF "NEW
MOVEMENT" PROMOTERS.
National Alliance Formed and q Full Set
of Officers Selected-The Declaration
of Principles" Given Unanimous Sup
port.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2S.-The Irish Ma
tional Alliance is the result of the
convention of Irish Americans in ses-
sion here the past three days. Officers
were elected and the following ''declara-
tion of .principles" adopted:
The people of Ireland are sovereign
people. Ireland is by nature separate
from every country and liberty is the
birthright of her people. Ireland was
known throughout Europe as nation
long ago as the dawn of Christianity
and was the home of civilization while
England was still barbarous.
England's claims to authority in Ire
land originated in force and has been
maintained by corruption and coercion.
They have never ripened into right to
rule; the title by conquest has never
been perfected, inasmuch as the Irish
people have continuously by constitu-
tional agitation or revolutionary move
ments resisted England's power and en-
deavored to destroy her unlawful su-
premacy.
Deprived of Almost All Rights.
Ireland is deprived of almost every
civil right which the American people
most dearly cherish, unexampled cruelty
and brutal vindictiveness have been the
distinguishing features Of English rule
in Ireland. England has destroyed Ire
lands industries and ruined her COM
merce; she has placed upon her statute
books laws making it crime to educate
an Irish child; she burned Ireland's
school houses and destroyed her
churches; she has driven into exile or
left to perish in her dungeons thousands
of men whose only crime was love of
Ireland Every measure for the last
century, looking towards legislative in
dependence Of the Irish people, has
either suffered defeat in the COM
mons or been arbitrarily rejected
by the lords. England has
Violated Every Treaty
and broken every pledge, and with al
most every year of the century she has
imposed upon Ireland brutal laws of
coercion, and one, of the most drastic
character, is now upon her statute
books.
To the pleas of the people for justice
and their prayers for mercy, England
has responded with the scourge and the
scaffold, and yet today Ireland is en-
thralled, but not enslaved; crushed, but
not conquered.
It has become evident after many
years Of earnest endeavor to obtain
measure of independence from the Eng
1ish government by peaceful agitation
that appeals to reason for justice are
futile. It is left, therefore, to the men
Of the Irish race to proclaim against
the truth recorded by all history that
the liberties of a people and the indie
pendence of nation cannot be achieved
by debate, but must be
Won Upon the Field of Battle,
and we declare our belief that the men
of Ireland who are being driven into
exile, or into the graves Of serfs in their
native land by English misgovernment,
are entitled by the laws of God and man
to use every means in their power to
drive from their country the tyrant and
usurper and we believe that Ireland has
the right to make England's difficulty
her opportunity and to use all possible
means to create that difficulty.
In view of these facts the members of
this convention appeal with confidence
to their American fellow citizens and
all lovers of liberty to cooperate with
them in aiding the people of Ireland in
the achievement of the same measure of
liberty enjoyed in these United States.
Was Unanimously Adopted.
The declaration of principles Gre
ated decided enthusiasm and was unani-
mously adopted by the convention as
submitted by the committee. The three
resolutions were read separately and
were warmly endorsed by the conven-
ton in similar manner Then the fol-
lowing was submitted and met with
instant approval
Resolved, That this convention recon-
mends the formation of military CON-
panies, wherever practicable, in order
to foster and preserve the military
spirit of the Irish race and to be pre-
pared for action in the hour of Eng
lands difficulty,
The new movement" organization
shall be known by the style and title Of
the Irish National Alliance
Election of Onicers.
The election Of officers of the newly
created alliance resulted as follows:
President, William Lyman, New York;
vice president, O'Neill Ryan, st. Louis;
treasurer, p. v. Fitzpatrick, Chicago;
executive council, ]. J. Donovan, Low
ell, Mass; Chris Gallagher, Minnesota;
Martin Kelly, Tennessee: Captain Man.