The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
THE STORY OF
|RELAND'S WRONGS
AS Recounted by the PA
tri0t Priest of GWee-
dOre."
Metropolitan Hall Well Filled
to Hear Rev. Father
McFa ,den.
The History of the Sy stem of Coercion
es Practiced by the Dominant
Partner.

Rev. James McFadden, 1.-THE patriot
priest of Gweedore, " made his debut before
a San Francisco audience at Metropolitan
Hall last night, when he delivered an in
teresting and eloquent address on the
subject OF Ireland and her wrongs.
The hail. very appropriately decorated
for the occasion, was we'll filled. and the
enthusiasm evoked by the speakers forci-
bic periods was general and spontaneous
The platform was shared by the orator of
the evening, the chairman, Jeremiah
Deasy, and many well-known representa-
tives of the local priesthood.
Several spirited selections by the Sacred
Heart College band opened the proceed
ings.
Mr.. Deasy in a brief Introductory ao-
dress said that they were there assent mbled
that evening to show their appreciation
for a patriotic Irish priest, Rev. Father
MacFdden. who during the land league
troubles in Ireland was several times i'm
pri.oned by the English Government for
his opposition to oppressive measures.
But Imprisonment was no badge of
ignomlny in those days, when among
other patriots who shared the fate of
Father McFadden was one of the great
est of Ireland's sons-Charles Stewart
Parnell.
The following musical selections which
were encored almost without exception,
preceded the delivery of Father Nc
Fadden's address:
Song "Oh, Where's the Slave So Lowly"
fMoore) Mr.. Woods vocal solo, Miss Mamie
Burns; fancy dance, Miss Alicia Nolan: So
Auiffe; selections. mandolin club the Misses
Baker, the Misses Johnson, the Misses Devlin
and Miss Mamie Grennan; selections, Sacred
Heart College bald; fancy dance, Master Ar
mold Grazer; recitation, Miss Anna Daily; song,
Mr.. Madden; "God Save Ireland" ;" audience,
standing
Father McFadden was enthusiastically
applauded on rising. Let cravens crawl
and tyrants hiss lie quoted, and foes
look on delighted; to one ana all l would
answer this we are wronged and must be
righted.
Ladies and gentlemen" said he, 1.-The
Almighty never intended the union of
Ireland and England otherwise he would
never have created the Irish Sea between.
TLaughter. AS it is said in different con-
necton, What God has joined let no man
SEPARATE so we may say in this case,
What God has separated let no man
join
1.-The first invasion of England was sus-
tanned by violence and ever since she has
held her sway by brute force. England
has distinguished herself among nations
by perpetually annexing to her dominions
places that are weak and incapable of con-
Quoting war against her.
when she entered the field against the
United States, we know how very rapidly
she had to climb down, and now she kow-
tows to you in order that no warlike un-
i he
her,"
He argued that the racial differences be-
tween the two nations made union i'm DOS
sible. The history of England's rule of
ireland was q history written in te ars and
blood. Ever since the so-called union Sc
cured by bribery and corruption England
had not dealt with Ireland constitution
ally, but had main tanned her power at the
point of the bavonet. Nearly every year
since the union had seen the enactment
Of some coercive measure. Under Balfour
and the last Tory administration the con-
ditions were such that no man dared
make known his views concerning the re-.
lations between landlord and tenant.
The speaker described the conditions
existing when he joined tho parish OF
GweedOre. He made a determined stand
against the tyranny of tho landlords and
did his best TO intervene between the lat
ter and their tenants. But in spite OF
famine and penury the landlords invari-
ably refused to abate penny Off their
claims for JUDGMENT This agrarian
struggle finally resulted in partial inde
pendence and now they were in position
to dictate terms o the landlord. Cheers
The speaker aroused considerable in
terest and amusement by his recital OF
the facts leading up to his own arrest and
imprisonment.
The Jail in which the speaker was con-
fined measured feet wide and feet
long and rese bled . tunnel with an
arched roof.
He was arrested again soon after his re-
lease. The officer intrusted with the exc
cution of the warrant swore that he would
take McFadden at o'clock, dead OF
alive.
Before O. clock McFadden was arrested
alive, but the officer was dead, the victim
of the fury of the priests parishioners,
who thought that he sought to in lure
McFaiden physically.
In conclusion the speaker described the
system OF terrorism invented by the Gov
ernment the packing and bribing OF juries
and the subornation of witnesses. The
restoration Of the Liberal administration