The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-10-14
ADDRESS TO THE IRISH PEOPLE.

ADDRESS TO THE IRISH PEOPLE.
The following address, mailed to The
Irish Standard from Dublin under date
OF September Fl, is seli-eSplanatory:
The warm support which the Irish
National Press has extended to the
United Irish League from its inception
encourages us i'll the belief that its gen,
crous readers also can be counted
among the friends OF this movement
We, therefore, appeal with confidence
to them for their assistance.
The objects OF the League are well
known TO friend and Joe OF the Irish
cause by this time These objects com,
prise:
I. The reunion OF all earnest Nation
alists in an organization similar in pur-
pose to the old National Land League
i'll which movement the efforts and &C
tivllics that have been wasted in barren
controversies and sectional issues dur
ing the past nine years will be directed
into renewed militant organization
against the common enemy OF the liber-
ties and homes OF Ireland.
This reunion to be brought about by
a cessation OF internccinc strife between
divided Nationalist, and not by any
surrender OF one side to the other in
this unhappy controversy, which the
United Irish League has been organ
lied to bury in oblivion.
2. The National independence OF
ireland in the rule OF Ireland by Irish
men.
3. The abolition OF Irish landlord
ism, and the restoration OF the land Of
Ireland to its people.
4. The better housing OF Our work
ing classes in country and town, and the
material and social bettcrment of their
condition.
S. The prevention OF famines and OF
periodical distress in the poorer parts
OF the country by means OF the break
ing up OF grazing ranches and the pro-
viding OF more land and better land for
small cultivators.
6. To arrest as far as possible the
continual emigration of the youth OF
ireland by the foregoing and other
feasible remedies for what constitutes
growing deadly danger to Irelands
hopes OF National SelfGovernment,
and to the country's social and material
well-being.
And
7. To encourage the revival Of the
Gaelic tongue among the Irish race,
and to assist in cultivating among them
wider knowledge OF the language, lit
erature, laws, and institutions OF ancient
Ireland.
The United Irish League has already
given substantial proof OF the good
work which it is capable of accomplish
ing.
1t has reunited thousands Of men in
harmonious cooperation for Ireland
who were previously separated in pop
ular effort for the country's cause.
Its organization and influence have
succeeded in obtaining large and valued
concessions for the people residing in
the so-caled "congestcd' areas OF the
West Of Ireland.
But the best credentials earned by the
United Irish League as movement OF
hopeful promise for Ireland are found
in the alarm with which it's growth and
labors are witnessed by Our English
rulers, and in the violent attacks that
have been made upon it by certain Of
E-ngland's Irish judges, and by papers
like the London Times"
AS the objects which the League has
been organized to accomplish are such
as the majority OF our race approve Of
as essential to the uplifting Of ireland
ia her rightiul status as Nation, we,
therefore, invite your readers and our
kith and kin in America, Canada, the
Australias and elsewhere to extend
helping hand in the working out OF the
great task which the United Irish
League has undertaken.
Our people at home are aiding the
movement out OF slender resources and
will continue to do so. But large meas
ures OF support are wanted Tor more
wide and vigorous spreading OF the
organization, and we, therefore, venture
to ask this help from all who are wish
jul to see the objects OF the League
achieved in our time.
In behalf OF the Directory OF the
United Irish League,
WILLIAM O'BRIEN,
MICHAEL DAVITT,
JAMES OKELLY.
Dublin, September Fl, 1899.