The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-27

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-At today's ses-
sion of the Irish convention, O'Neill
Fyan of st. Louis, chairman OF the
committee on resolutions. read the fol-
lowing:
"DecIaration of Principles.'
''The people of Ireland are a sover-
eign people; Ireland is by nature sepa-
rate from every other country and
liberty is the birthright of her people.
Ireland was known throughout Europe
as a nation long before the dawn of
Christianity, and was the home of civ
ilization when England was still bar
barouS. England's claim to authority
over Ireland originated in force and has
been maintained by corruption and CO.
ercion. They have never been rpened
into the right to rule. The title by con-
quest has never been perfected mas
much as the Irish people have contfn-
uously, by constitutional agitation of
! revolutionary movements, resisted En-
/ glands power and endeavored to de-
stroy her unlawful supremacy. Ireland
! is deprived of almost every civil right,
which the American people most dearly
! cherish. UneXampled cruelty and bru-
! tai vindictiveness have been the dis
| Ireland. England has destroyed Ire
| lands industries and ruined her COM
merce; she has placed upon our stat
ute books laws making it a crime to
! educate an Irish child; she has burned
/ Ireland's school houses and destroyed
| her churches. She has driven into eX-
! lie or left to perish in her dungeons
| thousands of men whose only crime
! was love for Ireland. Every measure
/ for the last century looking towards
I legislative independence of the Irish
/ people has either suffered defeat in the
! commons or been arbitrarily rejected
! by the lords. England has violated
every treaty and broken every pledge,
and almost with every year of the CEN
! fury 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, enthralled, but not en-
shaved, crushed but not conquered, is
in spirit a nation. It has become evil
dent after many years of earnest en-
! deavor to obtain a measure of indepen-
dence from the English government
by peaceful agitation. that appeals
TO reason for justice are futile
1t is left, therefore, for the
men of Irish race to proclaim again
the truth recorded by all history, that
the liberties of the people and the in
dependence of the 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 their
graves. serfs in their native land, by
| English misgovernment are entitled
by the laws of God and man to use
every means lin their power to drive
from their country the tyrant and the
usurper. and we believe Ireland has
the right to make Englands difficulty
her opportunity and use all possible
means to create that difficulty.
I'm view of these facts, the members
Of this convention appeal with conf
dence to their American fellow citizens
/ and all lovers of liberty to cooperate
with them in aiding the people of Ire
land in the achievement of the same
measures of liberty enjoyed in these
| United States"
Resolutions.
Distinct from the declaration of
principles" Chairman Ryan also sub
rnitted. on behalf of the resolution
| committee, three separate resolutions
as follows:
| Resolved, Ihat we earnestly protest
against the continued incarceration in
English prisons Of Irish patriots; that
| we consider it inhuman and against
the policy of civilized nations to keep
In prison men who have acted only in
the interest of their country and hu-
man liberty, and that the release of
these men is imperatively demanded.
not only by the Irish people, but by
civilization.
Resolved. That this convention ex-
presses the hope that the people of
Cuba, who are struggling for political
independence and the establishment of
a republic, will be successful, and we
extend to them our heartfelt sympathy.
Resolved, That this convention. rec
! ognize the importance to the Irish ma
ton. Of preserving the language, ltera-
ture and music of the people. COM
mends the work now being done by the
Gaelic league and the. National Liter
airy society in Ireland and by the Gae-
lie societies Of this country. and earn
estly trusts that our people will give
them hearty co-opera ton and generous
support"
The Declaration of Princip,es,
created decided enthusiasm and was
unanimously adopted by the conven-
ton as submitted by the COMMITTEES
The three resolutions were each read
separately and were warmly endorsed
by the convention in similar manner
! Then the following was submitted and