Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-04-29
The Proposed Resolutions Were
All That Any Nationalist
Could Ask.
Resolution Proposing Another
Conference for Unity Was
Adopted.
The OUTLOOK is MOST FAVORABLE

The unity conference held in Dublin
April did some very important work,
says the Irish World, though it was not
able to actually accomplish the object
for which it met, namely, bringing about
the union of the Irish Nationalist rep
resentatives in Parliament. It has
been hoped that all the representa-
tives-Parnellite as we'll as anti-Par-
nellte-would be present, for all had
been invited, but Mr. Redmond and his
following did not attend, the alleged
reason being that a committee meeting
or caucus had not been held previously
to arrange programme or basis of action
for the conference. Such caucus, it
appears, was to have been called, but
some circumstances interviewed to prevent
it. But. though the Parnellites were
absent the conference was by no means
failure, even with reference to the main
purpose of the gathering. Resolutions
we're passed which made it evident
beyond doubt that the vast majority of
Ireland's representatives are for union,
and for union on principles which are
thoroughly in accord with the patriotic
sentiment of the Irish people. Here, for
example, are some of the resolutions
which the conference adopted
GAN Irish Nationalist to be reunited
in one party on the principles and consti-
tuition of the old Parnellite party as it
existed from 1885 to 1890"
"The reunited party to be absolutely
independent of all British political par
ties"
"The main object of the united party
to be to secure for Ireland a measure of
home rule at least as ample as that en-
bodied in the bills of 1886 and 1898.
1.-THE party also to fight on the old
lines for the redress of all Irish griev-
ances, notably those connected with TIE
land, labor, taxation and education"
No Irish Nationalist can say that these
are not sufficiently thorough as regards
the questions to which they refer. No
independent can ask for more indie
pendence of British parties than is here
adopted into the platform of the Irish
party, consisting without the Redmond
ties of nearly three-fourths of the total
Parliamentary representation of Ireland.
The direct effort made by the confer
ence for union was proposal to appoint
committee Ito meet a committee of
Mr.. Redmond's party, with a view to
devising the means of reunion"
This proposal would have passed but
for the refusal of T. M. Healy to agree to
be member of the committee The con-
ference therefore had to give up the idea
of the committee and content itself with
passing a resolution declaring its patriotic
purpose as follows:
1--WE respectfully submit to the consid-
Grafton of our absent colleagues in the
Irish Nationalist representation and to
the judgment of the country these decla-
ratious (including those above quoted),
and we express our readiness to attend at
future conference for the purpose Of
discussing in a friendly spirit these and
any other proposals which may be
brought forward by any member; and if
this plan, which we think the most hope
full, be still declined, we are prepared to
consider favorably any other means
which may be suggested for the purpose
of bringing about such discussion"