Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-12
'IRELAND'S WRONGS
Its Hopes and Aims Told by
the Irish ENJOYS.
Immense Gathering, Last Evening,
Mechanics Hall at Boston.
TO Greet the Irish Patriots and aid in Fight
Tor Independence.

EoStun. Nov. ll.-ircland'S wrong.
its hopes and aims We're told In dra-
matte language to 5000 men and women
III Mechanics han. sunday night by the
Irish cnVoys. Hon. John L. Redmond.
Hon. +. A. Mcllugh ana Hon. Thomas
oDonnell This great gathering was
directed by the United Irish League
Ird the presiding officer Was William
Lloyd Garrison. Ills address was well
in keeping with the sentiment Of the
evening.
Mr i.edmond WAS the first speak k.r.
and in his opening h" referred to his
first address her" Is years ago when
J"hn i:"yl" o'i;cilly presided Since
that time. hc said, H.. had been engaged
III ami out Of the House Of Commons.
il many countries and III the prison
cell t"r the Irish caus,.
on his visit her" >" years ago ireland
uas divided into two factions and III.
work of tht late header. Charles Stew
ant parncl gc-m.d to have gon" 10
naught Hut. tonight. he said things
an" changed. ON This platform h saw
faces q: those who in the past were
.>trang"d from The great cause hut
who arr now determined to have Il
United Irish League in ireland and
rvrryW here clS".
lie gave Il detailed account "f Tho
work ~ uniting the various factions
which has resulted in the United Irish
/ League. the principle in which he de-
clarrd was not different from the move
nrnt ~ Parnrll in 1880. The speaker
said H. knew only on" difference from
l>>n ana that Was that ireland Was
stronger and England was weaker.
IL ana niS colleagues had come "a
America To announce tn. welcome news
ard To proclaim three things: First
| th" unity ~ the Irish race. second 10
explain thu policy Of the United Irish
| League. third. to ask for thr moral
ami the material support from III,
| Irish race i'll America, from their l.-
Sncndants and the American people
themselves He Was bound Ia say thar
| if they We're left alone As they had
been for tn" last !. months. the poor
people of ireland had still the deter
mination the old spirit OF self criiicc
tp continue the fight until rmancipa-
tion was 4 reality
III spraklng uf tn. work of tn. Irish
: Itl' lilbt = 80 f'dGIIb mont ne Sfll lilHt
every English member ~ Parliament
was trying 10 solve what they called
| the hiSh nuisance. Some on. had pro-
| posed to reduce their number from 81
| to 80. but the speaker maintained that
| 81 determined men would b. as much
| of nuisance as 81. If they want to
| a bate the Irish nuisance and are sin
Cere in their desire. let them reduce
us altogether We are in tn. English
Parliament against our wills. Let them
scnG Us home 10 rul" Ireland III our
nvu country according to Irish ways.
LIT them give US our own government,
let them give us our freedom.
;; Thomas p'pnnncll began With q
greeting in Gaelic. He told Of the aims
of tn" Irish National League. the de
structinn Of the foreign garrison in Ire
land. tn" uprooting Of landlnrdism. the
social ana educational elevation of our
race. the revival of her industries. and
finally the complct" Independence Of
the Irish nation.
II" then reviewed the method Of Sc
lc,ting Irish members IF Parliament.
showing that III" members 50 selected
cannot fail to represent the national
sentiment Of III" people.
Nr p'ponnrll referred fac.tiouSly to
his attempt To- instruct thu members of
Parliament in IN" Irish language ana
oppressed the hop. that the Irish pco-
PIE would soon bt able to converse in
tho ancient Celtic tongue.
T. A. McHugh. the last speaker
spoke on the bright outlook for the
Irish people and said they must follow
III" policy Of Parnell. He said that in
ireland there We're only two factions
one for tn" Irish people and the other
against them. He paid a tribute To
Mr.. Redmond. tn" leader Of the Irish
Iarliamcntary delcgatio
Rev. Arthur j. feeling Of Lynn. in
troduced a series Of resolutions which
wern unanimously adopted. endorsing
tho plan of til" United Irish League
AZ outlined by Mr.. Redmond ana prom
ising moral and financial support to
thu movement.
The guests Of the evening We're cS-
corted to the hall from the Bellevue on
Eeacon Hill hy seven companies Of the
9Ih Regiment. NJ. V. NJ.