Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-26
THEIR VOICE |S FOR VAR The IriSh-Americans Call for the
 Sword. POLICY CAST TO THE WINDS The 0rganiza ton of Standing Army Advo cated With Frantic Enthusiasm. PLENTY or MONEY WILL BE FORTHCOMING Chairman Finerty Makes Burning, Bitter Speech, Defying the Spies of Scotland
 Yard O'Donovan Rossa Is Ao-
 corded an Ovation.
PLENTY or MONEY WILL BE FORTHCOMING 6

to today's proceedings of the Irish na- tional convention, and when the body ad- journed this evening to await the report Of the committees on resolutions and ways and means, there did not remain a lingering doubt in the minds of single delegate regarding the exact purpose and policy of those whose call had summoned him to Chicago. There was no beating about the bush, no yelling in honeyed phrases of the object of the gathering. It was boldly declared by Irish-Ameri- caus from different parts of the country. some of them of national reputation, that no matter about the sentiments of the American government or the American people, they had determined for the Irish in America to abandon constitutional agitation to take up the sword. and to seek the independence of their isle by the use of weapons rather than through legislative enactments.
 The organization Of a standing army ready to do battle whenever the oppor- tunity should present itself was adVo- cated amid frantic enthusiasm, which culminated in a. wild scene when New York delegate named the chairman, ex- Congressman John F. Fnerty. as the president of the first Irish republic of the near future. Hatred of England and everything English was expressed in Ve- hement language In every speech, and the cheers and yells of approval were mixed with hoots misses and groans for the British government, tories and unionists.
 Ak to the matter of ways and means, it was insisted that the delegates and those behind them had been instrumental in securing the greater portion Of the hundreds of thousands of dollars that tpd the Irish parliamentary party during the past five years. and that ten times the total thus collected would be con tributed by the Irish race in America upon the pledge that the money would be hse6 in preparing for "hght-in the open.
 Maurice Wilher of Philadelphia and O'Neil Ryan of St. Lous the recognized h.Amercan leaders of their reSpec- tivesstatcs. and O'Donovan Rossa, who was introduced as ths "world-renowned and ,unquestionable Irish rebel' and was awarded the ovation of the day, were the principal speakers. When the con vention adjourned by limitation of time, two-thirds of the delegates were yelling for the appearance of P. J. lyman, No l." of the PheniX park tragedy. They were pacifed only by the promise that he would appear tomorrow.
 Delegates to the convention were be- hind time in getting together this morn ing, and at 10 o'clock, when the second days sesion should have been called to order, less than a score were on hand.
 When Chairman Finerty took his place at Il o'clock he stcrnly rebuked his hear CTS for their tardiness, and Secretary sutton read another batch of cable and domestic dispatches which had accumu- lated during the night.
 The report of the committee on crcden- tials simply consisted in handing to the of tIa i1n nf eligibility turned in by the delegates. No figures of the number of delegates or of places reported were submitted lmme- diately upon the presentation Of the re- port Delegate Lynch of Pittsburg moved that the names of Madden and Sheedy of Pennsylvania be added to the roll of delegates The entire delegation from west Pennsylvania supported the admis- sion. but the convention by an over whelming majority refused to amend the report of the committee, delegate in the body of the hall shouting. "They are troublesome men; we don't want them"
 The report of the committee on perma- nent organization continuing, the tenn Dorary organization was adopted. Tn a assuming the chair as permanent presid- ing officer Ex-CongresSman flhefty made a fiery speech.
 s'We are friends of every enemy of England" he said. and the enemy or every friend of England. and we want to drive 1t home and nail it to the mast until the teeth of the lying wings are loosened from their sock and fall from their lying mouths Today Ireland Is the kept harlot of spells of the British em- pire Some of our papers seem to be a fraid we may complicate this courry with England. Suppose we do; let the English dare to fire the irst shot Let 1 he American government and the Brlt- ish government understand that we are in this fight to stay: that we are enlsteN not for one. two or three years but for war.
 eve will enlist our young Irishmen in battaliors. We want to be ready when inc tims 1smcs: we don't want to offend the French sentiment or Russian sentiment but we do want to offend most seriously our hereditary foe.
 "We sound today the death knell of W hig,,cry in Irish politics. We sound the keynote of the absolute existence of the land that gave us birth. We are here to renew the work that Wolf Tone started In France 100 years ago. We will mete out to England the same measure Eng land rneted out 10 us. We devote our ef- forts means and if necessary our lives for the accomplishment of Irish inde- perdence. There are people who hope we wifllnot offend English sentiment.
 "Our forefa thers did not stand upon the order of sentiment when they threw overheard the chests of tea in Boston harbor. The British minister may send here a battalion of spies if he is so in- clined; he is welcome-we care not if the whole of Scotland yard is in hearing. Let the movement inaugurated here today never come to an end until the flag floats above free and independent Irish sem ate"
 The applause was frequent. In order ! to afford the state delegations an oppor- tupity to call for members from commit tees on resolutions and ways and means the convention at 1920 took recess until i ? 80 D. m. - -----
 There were indications of bad blood as the delePa tes disnersed Over{ fine m.