The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1895-10-03
iRELAND'S FRIENDS.
The Chicago Meeting Favors the Formation
OF Military ompnniss-Ofioers Of the Or.
ganizat on-ResolutIons.

The chicago Meeting Favors the Formation
of Military Z ompuniss-O nicers of the Or.
Observation-Disclosures
CHICAGO, Sept. 27-At the Irish
American convention yesterday ONeill
Ryan, Of St. Louis, read a declaration
of principles which stated that the peo.
pie of Ireland were u sovereign people
and that liberty was her birthright;
that Ireland was deprived of almost
every civil right which the American
people most dearly cherish; that unex.
ampled cruelty and brutal vindictiye.
ness had been the distinguishing feat
ures of English rule in Ireland; that
England had destroyed Ireland's indus
tries and ruined her commences; that it
had become evident after many years Of
earnest endeavor to obtain measure of
independence from the English gov.
eminent by peaceful agitation that
appeals to reason for justice were futile,
and that the Irish were entitled by the
laws of God and man to use every
means in their power to drive from
their country the tyrant and usurper.
The declaration OF principles" and
resolutions were unanimously adopted
by the convention. Then the follow
ing was submitted and met with in
slant approval at the hands of the con.
vention:
Resolved. That this convention recommend
the formation of military companies wherever
practicable. in order to foster and preserve
the military spirit Of the Irish race. and to be
prepared for action in the event OF England's
difficulty
The election of officers OF the Irish
National alliance, which was the style
and title agreed upon for the new Or
ganization, was declared in order, and
resulted as follows: President, Will
liam Lyman, New York; vice presi-
dent, O'Neill Ryan, st. Louis; treas
urer, r. V. Fitzpatrick, Chicago;
executive council, j. j. Donovan,
Lowell, Mass; Chris Gallagher. Min
nesota; Martin Kelly, Tennessee; Capt
Mangan. Wisconsin; j. Sheehy, San
Francisco; J. NJ. Kennedy, Anaconda.
| Mont; Thomas j. Dundon, Ohio;
Thomas II. Greevv, Pennsylvania, and
James Lawler. Texas.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
| The people OF ireland are sovereign people.
Ireland is b. nature separate 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 Christian
| ity and was the home OF civilization while En-
| gland was still barbarous. England's claims
| to authority in Ireland originated In force
and have been maintained b. corruption
and coercion. They have never ripened into
| right to rule. The title by conquest has never
| been perfected inasmuch as the Irish people
| have continuously by constitutional agita-
| ton revolutionary movements resisted
| EHglald's power and endcavored to destroy
| her unlawful supremacy.
Ireland is deprived Of almost every civil
right which the American people most dearly
| chez 'Sh UCesampled cruelty and brutal vim
| dictiveneSs have been the distinguishing fea-
| lures of English rule in Ireland England has
| destroyed Ireland's industries and ruined her
commerce: she has placed upon her
statute books laws making it crime
to educate an Irish child; she burned
| lrelands schoolhouses and destroyed
| her churches; she has driven into
exile or left to perish in her dungeons thou
| sands OF men whose only crime was love OF
Ireland Every measure for the last century
| looking toward leg slativc independence Of the
| Irish people has either suffered defeat in
the commons or been arbitrarily re-
| jected by the lords. England has violat-
| ed every treaty and broken every
| pledge and with almost every year OF the CEN
| fury she has imposed upon Ireland brutal laws
| OF coercion and one Of the most drastic char
| acter 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 to-day Ire
| land CENTRALIZED, but enslaved, crushed but not
| conquered. is in spirit a nation.
| 1t has become evident after many years Of
| earnest endeavor to obtain measure Of indie
pendence from the English government by
| peaceful agitation that appeals to reas IN, for
justice. are futile. 1t is left. therefore for the
men Of the Irish race to proclaim again the
| truth recorded by all history that the
| liberties OF the people and the inde-
| pendencc Of nation cannot be achieved
| by debate, but must be won upon the
| field of battle. and we declare belief
| that the men Of Ireland who are being driven
into exile into graves Of SerfS in their native
| land by English misgovernment are entitled
by the laws of God and man to use every means
| in their power to drive from their country the
tyrant and usurpcr. and we believe that Ire
land has the right to make En2land's difficulty
her opportunity and to use all possible means
to create that dlitlculty.
In view Of these facts. the members Of this
convention appeal with confidence to their
| American fellow-citZcns and all lovers Of
| liberty to cooperate with them in aiding the
| people OF Ireland in the achievement Of the
same measure Of liberty enjoyed in these
United States.
To SQuelch Prize Fight.
AUSTIN. Tex, Sept. 27.-Gov. Culber-