The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-06
INDEPENDENCE OF IRELAND
HER RIGHT TO TT ASSERTED AT DEMONSTRATION IN BROOKLYN.

Womanly Sympathy''-Letter from Sena-
 tor Morgan Scoring the English Nobility
 -Ex-Minister Egan Says England Is
 Without n Friend in Europe.
 New York, Aug. 5.--To-day the Irish Nat1onalists and Irish National Alli- ance of Greater New York held q den- onstration at Ridgewood park, Brook 1yn, which was well attended and en- thusiastic in every particular. In the afternoon there were g. picnic and ban- quet, and in the evening distinguished personages addressed a crowded hall. United States Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama was to have been the prin- cipal speaker, but he was unable to att tend and sent a letter of regret, which was read amid much enthusiasm.
 Resolutions were adopted proclaim ing the right of Ireland to iudepend- ence, protesting against the continued incarceration of Irish political prison- CTS. and censuring the head of Eng lands government as lacking woman ly sympathy in withholding justice" from the Irish people during the cele-' bratton of her diamond Jubilee. President William Lyman of the Irish, National Alliance presided and speeches were delivered by the following: Hon. Patrick Egan, ex-United States minis- ter to Chili; John F. Mcintyre, ex-as- sistant district attorney of New York: Delegate James F. Egan of the Amnes- ty Association of Ireland and Great Britain, Major. c. J. O'Connor Mo- Laughlin of the Irish republic; Patrick Ford of the Irish World, General Mi chael Kerwin and Congressman Will liam Sulzer.
 Senator Morgan in his letter said:
 ''The Irish people and our southern people have dedicated their hearts as the repository of the principles of hu- man liberty represented by justice, equality, freedom of speech and relig- ion, and the right of local self govern ment.
 Our Heavenly Father seems not to have distinguished His family into the higher and the middle and the lower classes except on the basis of devotion to right and justice, but the powers that be- have made distinctions accord ing to the will of the ruling classes whose chief support is the myth of the divine right of kings who are the slaves of the diviner right of monopoly and oppression through the power of money that is perpetuated largely through the decorations of titles of mo- bility.' In this way free government is lost to the people, and they are sub- merged in feudal servitude.',
 In another place the senator wrote: eff Ireland had the conceded right that we possess to appeal to her volunteer forces in self-defence, British aggres- sion would cease. The British people cannot make a treaty with the Ameri- can people; such compacts are made between the senate and president on one hand and the queen on the other. If the people handled them there would be no quarrelS, for the British people like us, and admire our institutions. The royalty and titular aristocrats Of Great Britain do not like us, never have, and never will think of relenting in their policies toward us.'
 John F. Mcintyre was received with long-continued applause and was fre- quently interrupted by demonstrations of approval The remarks of ex-Min- ister Egan were given fattering atten- ton and occasioned frequent applause. Among other things he said:
 England stands to-day without friend in Europe. Her policy of selfish usurpations and spoliation has antag- onized all her neighbors, and were 1t not for the presence of Kaiser William behind the Transvaal Boers, besides their own splendid courage and trusty rifles, the treachery and robbery Eng land has for so many centuries inflict- ed upon unhappy Ireland would now be exercised against President Kruger's sturdy followers"
 The resolutions were presented by Major Mclaughlin and contained, in part. the declaration that We hereby proclaim the inalienable right of Ire land to independence and nationhood, and we pledge our support in her strug- gles for the liberties of which she has been plundered by robber England. We protest against the continued incarcer- ation of the Irish political prisoners. and call attention to the barbarous cruelty of England.
 we consider the failure of England's queen to extend to our patriots justice. during her time of rejoicing for the length of years on the English throne, striking evidence of the lack of even womanly sympathy with an oppressed people and of cruelty of heart wholly inconsistent with the praises lavished upon her as benign queen, gifted to a. superlative degree with all the vir- tues. As American citizens we are op- posed to the entertainment by this country of any treaty of general arbit- ration with England, considering such treaty inimical to the interests of this country, danger to her honor and menace to her independence"
 The resolutions contained the express sion that the United States senators who opposed the Olney-Pauncefote treaty, more especially that champion of Americanism, Hon. John T. Morgan of Alabama" were entitled to the best thanks of their country for sterling patriotism which saved her from being handed over gagged and bound to her eternal enemy, the robber nation of the world''
 Parliament to be Prorogued To-day.