The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-01
FRIENDS or IRELAND ACTIVE.

| Ihe Following appeal Is issued by the Iris
to a.onai an ,,a roaeraton or America IN respons
| party:
Follow Countrymen and Friends OF Hom
iana iiasEIihe Liberal ministry has resigned, Ire
nahd Is once more to face the authors OF IN,
| Poncy OF coercion and landlord rule. Tn,
long pending dissolution OF tho British Parlia
When % she nonss tSli9w apiSsly; From the h honl
| RUE bill IL was inevitable Good faith 10 The
n.pei al constituencies demanded that the Lib
| ssh sanh ministry should not resign without an
! EFFORT to pass the other reformatory measures
embodiea in the Newcastle program.
| On. Inc irish party have kept faith In letter
| anu spirit under very trying circumstance 4
with the Liberal party and performed their
share Of the compact. viz. Mutual support
IN tne passage OF reformatory measures for
GIoat britain and Ireland home rule To have
hrst place." Pending dissolution, tho Irish
party obtained commission on the financial
roia.ions OF Great Britain and ireland, whose
report establishes the injustice OF past rela
.ons and VIII save ireland millions OF revenue
IN the future. The report OF the land com
ihIssion establishes beyond question the land
.oru roDberie5 OF the past and confirms to the
tenant the absolute ownership OF all improve.
2ents made since 1850 They have also
Greeted the release of large number of tho
irlsh political prisoners. In Ireland the strife
anu heated partisanship witnessed at the last
general election has been largely allayed by
a,sinc, prudent ana Intelligent appeals Of the
the North have come TO sec that a comm ON
nterest demands a common protection from
@ .ae rapaeity OF the landlords, and large meet.
ings, composed entirely of former political
Opponents. have endorsed tho Irish party
linus linus has the political atmosphere been
cleared and the Irish cause strengthened in
the interim between the rejection OF tho home
rule bill and dissolution = - 80
Ireland is today in better position to force
With the Liberal party pledged to the support
of home rule in the future, England can have
no stable government and know no peace
untll ireland is accorded the right of self
government Tho general danraasion in
business has deprived the Irish party of the
financial support hitherto obtained from our
countrymen In Australia, Canada and tho
United states. The Irish people bavo made
great sacrifices TO maintain the contest from
ansir own slender resources the cost of a
general election demands immediate financial
support TO enable them TO go back with an
increased vote 10 hold the balance OF power
agpsin p IN the next Parliament and wiring from
Tory ministry, II returned, the passage of a
home rule bill for Ireland.
freshmen and friends Of home rule, this
w2rk Is worthy OF your support.
peal tor liberal contributions.
oa to the branches OF tho Federation for ener.
To Irish American organizations for prompt
action. ~ Pi''"p'
70 all for spoh assistance as they can afford.
ne VINO gives promptly gives douhly.
oenu your contributions promptly to
JosEPH P RYAN.
secretary L. N, ". of A. Room %, Cooper
Union. New YORK City. N. Y.
Make checks payable to John ID. Crimmins.
N. II. - p''''' -
JOHN d. CRIniISs, treasurer, l. N.F.
JOSEPH +, RYAN. secretary, l. ME-.
III any OF our readers want to respond TO |
his appeal by contributing to the cause,
We have no objections. We are OF the
opinion, however, that money may be
more satisfactorily invested otherwise.
nd be of quite as much advantage to Ire.
and.
We doubt il the Irish National Fedora
lon, or any other organization OF the
ort, either at home or abroad, will, in
his generation, again get the support of
ne press OF the United States in their
fort to make our Irish fellow-citizens
yer here believe that there is any immed-
to chance for Home Rule. The Ameri-
IN press lent itself to that delusion once,
Id 1t not only knows now how shallow
le deiusion was then, but its untram-
eied news resources today are such that
sharp eye is kept on Irish political
ork abroad, and it keeps an accurate
'uge on the situation without any help
om circularizing organizations or from
'ws bureaus devoted to the Irish cause.
don't believe that "Ireland is today
better position to force her claim for ~
ome Rule than ever BEFORE" as the cir "
lar tells us she is. Although, IL true.
at would not be saying much, for the a
v position to force her claim that she IL
been In, In this generation, wasn't IL
nth much, except In the columns of the p'
nerican press, who took their news of Il
. progress OF the movement from the &C
ergetic news bureau in London, that was IL
important part OF the Home Rule be
'vement Of eight or ten years ago, and Sc
'ich lot of bright Irish newspaper men tn
in the interest of the Irish cause. tn
anks to the inspiring words from the
sh news bureau, the columns OF hopeful Tel
'ort and editorial booming that filled tn
press of the United States in the PAR. sec
LII days, thousands OF dollars went Nd
oss the water to help the cause. Home lea
lie mass meetings in every city, town, and I'M
Met in this big land were of almost sh'
ekly occurrence, and money flowed into tn
Golfers of the cause like so much for
Ter, while progress was reported as be.
made so fast that most OF us came 10
ect to see the report that Ireland was 4,
'ncipated every morning when we y,
ked up our newspaper. But the days oro
It by and although the emancipation
hourly imminent, somehow II failed