Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-03
A STANDING ARMY.
The SPEECH OF O'DOyoVlJ ROSA.



vigor the delegates to the Irish con.
vention began their second days work
st Association hall yesterday. Little
time was lost In preliminariss, and the
election Of permanent officers was put
through with q rapid pace and with
uninterrupted harmony. The report
Of the committee on permanent organ.
isation met with tho slightest opposi.
ton, the following officers being unsn.
imously elected: Hon j. +. Fnerty,
chairman; J. P. sutton, secretary; ].
F. Heating, 7. h. McGsrvey and J. C.
Strain, assistant secretaries; vice presi-
dents, J. N. Kennedy. C. D. OBrien,
st. Paul; C. +. Driscoll, New Haven; P.
J, Judge, Holyoke, and Cornelius Hard.
ing, Pittsburgh.
Any doubts as TO the earneatness Of
the new movement" toward freedom
for Ireland were set ct rest when
Chairman John F. Finerty In an 3D.
dress TO the convention declared for
an Irish.American standing army
which shall be ready to do battle for
Ireland whenever opportunity may
present itself.
After Chairman Fiuerty's speech two
resolutions were offered, expressing
sympathy with the Cuban revolution.
lists. A commun icstion was presented
from the Polish alliance Of the United
States expressing sympathy with the
objects OF the convention. Several
other resolutions and communications
were then handed In and turned over
to the committee on platform and reso. I
lu tione.
A number Of kilograms and cable.
grams approving the convention and
indorsing the cause were read by Sec.
rotary sutton. A motion by O'Neill
Ryan, Of Missouri, that Q committee
Of one from each state b. appointed
to draft resolutions, was adopted
William Lyman, Of New York, moved
the appointment Of committee ON or.
ganizaton and ways and MEANS which
was adopted.
In the afternoon session the chair.
man read clipping from the Pail
Mall Gazette which favored meeting
the Irish half way in their struggles
for independence. The reading was re-
,eived with lloyd applause, and the dele.
gates seemed to think 1t was the 6rst
symptom that England would give
attention to their demands. Several
committees were appointed William
Lyman, Of New York, being appointed
chairman of the national committee Of
ways and means. Calls were then
made for other speakers and o Dono.
ran Rossa, ONeill Ryan, Of st. Louis,
md Delegates O'Leary, Of Montana;
Of New York, and Withers, Of
Pennsylvania, responded.
Rosa was given an ovation when he
rose TO address the meeting. He said
n part: u am not in favor OF wait
ny. In my judgment the time to
trike Is when you are ready, and the
lace to strike is En- rland. All this
ak Of organizing to fight the English
nut Of England is very we'll, but it has
10 terror Tor England. She is more
fraid Of the Irish in England and Ire.
and than In any other place. Now is
he time for us to strike, and the
tucker the better"
O'Neill Ryan, Of St Louis, said that !
Q spoke for the young men Of the
rish nation who would take up the +,
ght when some Of the old men before !,
i'm were ready to lay 1t down. "This i.
love MEANS" he said, revolution. 1t =
eans the turning point from parlia- 4
tactics to the pike and the :
vord We have given patient trial =
peaceful agitation. and we now turn a
the teachings OF O'Neill and ODon. :, :
sll." /,
The other speeches were made In the :, :,
me vein and all were heartily ap- =,
auded. To-day the real work Of the !.
will begin and all commit !; :.
es were instructed last night To DO :.
ady to report in the morning with. :
1t fail :,