Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-21
READY TO FIGHT.
The Irish National Alliance Offer
100000 Men.
The MANIFESTO OF THE COUNCIL.
The First Infantry, Missouri National
Guard. TeIegraphs to the President
That aI the First Call to Arms
1000 VIII Be Ready.

New YORK, Dec. 1S.-The following
manifesto has been issued by the exec
utive council of the Irish National ALI
ance of America and copy of it has
been sent to President Cleveland. It
is signed by William Lyman, presi-
dent: j. P. Sutton, secretary, and P. V.
Fitzpatrick, treasurer:
To the Members of the Irish National Ali
ance and the American Public:
1t has been publicly charged that the policy
of the Irish National alliance is an Irish
policy of hatred to England, and is therefore,
contrary to the interests of Americas This
calls in question the loyalty to the Republic of
our people. We declare it incontrovertible
that no more bitter, more perfdious or more
unrelenting enemy than Great Britain to the
United States has ever existed England
has ever been the Vengeful foe of American
liberty and the republican institutions I'm
bued with this conviction, and seeing that
Great Britain has avowed her intention to
trample upon the Monroe doctrine by her at
tempt to rob Venezuela Of her territory, and
has dared to violate the integrity of our terri
tory of Alaska, we hereby offer, as a proof Of
our loyalty and devotion to the country OF
which are citizens, to place at the disposal
of the president of the United States 100, 900
soldiers, as brave as have ever .shouldersd
rife, and every man of whom is believer in
the principlessand teachings of the Irish Ma
tional alliance.
Our army, which is now organized, is ready
to serve the American republic in any part of
this continent, and should the enforcement of
the Monroe doctrine need It's aid, Will either on
Irish soil or English ground, establish the fact
that the intrepid valor and the determination
of the Irish brigade will again prove the loyal
ty of Irshmen to the United States Whether
the nation which dares to interfere with
American principles of liberty be England or
any other foreign power, we care not. The
men whose faith is that Of the Irish National
alliance stand ready to fight at any moment
for the honor and for the rights of the country
of their adoption. This is the loyalty our men
bear to the United States We have proven it
on many hard fought field, whether the enc
mics Of the republic were English, tories or
rebels.
AS to our relations with England, we have
no apologies to make, nor excuse to offer.
Should it be possible to embroi1 her with any
power on earth we shall not hesitate to do so
The chief object of the Irish National alliance
is to create the opportunity which will enable
US to drive the British enemy from Ireland,
as it was driven from the United States En-
glands cruelty, oppression and usurpation Of
the rights Of American citizens fastened her
utter defeat in America We pray that the
day may soon come when we, the exiles of our
own land, shall assist in driving the foe to
whom we bear unending hatred from Ireland.
FIRST MISSOURI READY TO FIGHT.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1S.-A meeting of the
Ou1C0TS anu mGmO0FS OIL Inc E1TSC III
fantry, Missouri national guard, was
held yesterday evening, and as a result
Col. Edwin Boldorf, commanding, sent
the following telegram to Washington:
To His Excellency, the President of the United
States:
Sir-The First regiment infantry, National
Guard of Missouri, is firm believer in the
Monroe doctrine; America, north, south, east
and west for Americans and its officers and
men request their colonel to inform you, sir.
that at the first call to arms the First Missouri
will respond 900 strong.