Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-28
THE CLAN Gael.
Attitude Of Irish ReYO|utiOniStS
Toward Britain
CANADA AN EASY MARK,
No Decision as 10 Attack on That
Dependency.
RECRUITING AT NEW YORK CITY,
EnIistments for Boer Army Being
Made-Nany Men Also Offering
fish Flag.
fish Flag.

NEW YORK, December 27.-Relative TO
the attitude Of the Irish Revolutionary
Society" toward tie Government of Great
Britain at the present juncture of affairs
the Evening Post to-day quotes an officer
of the Clan-na-Gael as saying:
England can only be made to feel
physical force, and We're now going to
give her some Boer treatment. We did
intend going out and sinking that first
expedition from Canada to South Africa
but thought it better to wait little
while. We can mobilize our men without
much difficulty for an attack on Canada
ana We are fairly well armed-as well as
the United States troops were i'm the
Spanish war. We have lots of Springfield
rifles, and are handy with the bayonet
40 DECISION YET.
"No decision has been arrived at yet
Everything will depend on the immediate
future. We have either regiments or
companies all over the United States. and
are fairly well drilled and great many
of our men are i'm the militia. The An
cient order Of Hibernians has really no.
thing to do with this. 1t numbers about
10000 and q majority of its members be-
long to our organization. All of its oii-
GERS do, and So, of course, it will act
with us. We have lots of men i'm the reg
ular army-camps or clubs I'm every post
and even If they were sent against us 10
stop us on the border, they would either
march across with us or give MS blank
cartridges.
CANADA EASY"
III IL is decided 90 attack Canada, we
shall DO all i'm our power 20 keep matters
SO secret as not To embarrass the gov
eminent until We are actually ON the
border. The French people In Canada
would be with us. and there are numbers
OF our own cOmtrymen ready 70 welcome
us. Canada would be an easy mark We
would have the Canadian loyalists On tho
run in a week"
ENLISTMENT IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. December 1.-THE work
OF enhsting men IN this city to take the
B0er side I'm the war Is I'm charge of TWO
agents who operate i'm a saloon near
police headquarters.
The leader IN the movement IS Gustave
Simon. a Boer recently arrived from the
Transyaal. and associated with him Is q
young German Henry schar1, who has
lived many years among the Beers and
who reached New York a week ago from
Pretoria.
A number of people. chiefly young men
have gone TO the Transvaal. Some two
hundred left a week ago, and sixty Went
just before Christmas.
FOR THE BRITISH FLAG.
Since the outbreak of the Transvaal
war the British consulate i'm this city has
received letters from persons eager 10 en-
list i'm the British army.
Il don't think il is any eXdggeration TO
say that We have received 5000 letters
from persons who want 10 enlist said
inc British Vice-Consul to-day. I'VE are
prevented by the United States statutes
from enlisung them, however, and We
have TO send them away. The only way
they can get into the army is 10 go TO
England and enlist ON their own response
bility. How many of them do this we
have no way of knowing. / think. how
ever, that great many OF them do en-
list
ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS.
cit is surprising to notice the various
sorts and conditions of men VINO seek en-
llstment with us. There IS scarcely "A na-
lish. OF course. predominant, but Amerl-
cans are second I'm number. 10 is am in-
toresting circumstance that several
United states soldiers i'm uniform have
come here and asked TO be enlisted.
GENERAL PRO-BOER MOVEMENT
PHILADELPHIA. December Y-Thcre
IS "a general movement among the iiisn
citizens here TO aid the Beers In their
war with England. a call was to-day
sent out for a special assessment ON
every member of the Ancient order OF
Uibernians. of which there are 25,Un ~
This CITY. 4 return Of 5000 is expected,
which will help TO swell the general iund
of 100000. which Irish organizations
throughout the country seek 10 raise.
-. j. McAlanus. 4 prominent freshman
said to-day that preparations are beng
made for a public meeting at the Acad-
envy Of Music. Final arrangements VIII
boz completed at "a meeting OF the County
BOARD of the Ancient order OF Hiberaians
next Friday.
PLOT TO RAID CANADA.
In speaking about the alleged Fenian
plot 10 raid Canada. Mr.. McManus SAID.
..The proposed Fenian raid, II there is
any such thing contemplated, D. against
the rules OF international law. The loyal
a. of the Irish In this country leads them
"a regard the announcement as merely u
blu0 fo keen the Canadians al home
IN is. said" he says. that the meeting
az the Academy Of Music will result IN a
$1,000 fund 60 ht out hospital RELIEF
ship"
en.ryVERN I.UIC ATORS MEET.