Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-12
irish IN CONVENTION,
Redspond Branch of the Nation.
afist Party Meets at Dublin
to Talk Home Rule,
AND TWIST THE TAIL OF THE LION

Cries Of "Down with Britain" and Signs
That the Celebration of 1898 Next Year
May Give John Bull More Trouble Than
Potato Famine - Anti-Tax Riot in
Rome-Rioter Killed and Policemen In
jured-Troops Fire Oh the HOB.
Dublin, Oct. 12-The first general ma
tional convention Of the Irish Indepen-
dent League. organized by John Red
mond, NJ. p. the Parnelliteleadar. opened
yesterday afternoon in the Ancient con-
cert rooms here. Eight hundred en-
thustastic delegates packed the hall and
actively participated in cheering vocifer-
ously every point in the speeches which
met with their approval. and in jeering
the names Of Dillon, Healy and Davitt.
as well as Kissing the names of Glad
stone, when Redmond characterized him
as the Englishman who betrayed Ire
land" Every reference to the struggle
OF lf9S was greeted uproariously, par
ticularly Redmond's reading Of the
oath taken by the revolutionists All
the speeches paid tribute to the patriot
ism Of the late Charles Stewart Parnell
and warm cheers greeted the entrance
OF the Redmonds. John Parnell and
Patrick O'Brien into the hall
Cries of Down with Britain"
The delegates thereupon climbed up
on their seats and shouted: Down with
Britain. The meeting had up to that
point been Of a somewhat mild descrip-
lion, but much denunciation Of England
and talk of 1888 followed, Kelly, Of
Manchester. for instance. saying that
Ireland would have her jubilee in 1898
over the attempt OF honest men to do
honest work for Ireland" There was
also much denunciation Of Great Brit
aims proposal to give Ireland Roman
catholic university. The participation
OF the priests in politics was condemned
and the Healyites We're denounced as
THE assassins Of Parnell" There was,
however. no discord whatever; the res
olutions were all adopted with enthusi-
asm, and the reading Of a telegram from
the Irish Independent League Of New
York was heartily cheered.
Redmond Makes Long Speech.
Among the members Of the executive
committee on the platform was Louis
Stuyvesant Chanler, Of New York. AL
derman John Reilly read a telegram
from the Independent Irlshmen Of Bos-
ton, Mass. which said: I'VE stand by
Parnells policy and urge the govern
ment to disgorge its plumber in the face
OF the distress existing, and We send
$lOO as evidence Of our good faith"
The reading OF this message was fol-
lowed by three cheers for the stars and
stripes.
Redmond in q long speech denounced
the Liberals for abandoning home rule.
and declare that the only hope of
Ireland was in independent action, with
OUT any alliance with the English par
ties, explaining that the Dillonites
wanted an "emasculated system OF fed
Grafton. sort of giorified vestry, in
stead OF free parliament"
American Citizen Does Some Talkina
Resolutions were adopted urging the
Irish everywhere to commemorate the
centenary Of 1898. denouncing the GOV
eminent for regulating the report OF
the royal commission on the financial
relations between Great Britain and
Ireland. and demanding the release of
the dynamiters now in British prisons.
Chanler. who was called upon to ad-
Dress the convention, made a ringing
speech. asserting that the Irish would
never achieve home rule until they were
uniteo. and expressing the opinion that
they had not allied themselves with the
Tories or the Liberals because both
the English government and English
men are never just and never do a
generous act unless forced to do II BIZ
fear"