Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-20
FRESHMEN ORGANIZE
United Irish League of Amer ica Adopts a Constitution.
AN ADDRESS TO TIE PEOPLE ISSUED
object of the Order Is to Aid Ireland to Win Back -rro1n England the National Independence
 Now Denied.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-The provi- sional executive committee of the Unit ed Irish League of America, formed by the Irish envoys, Redmond, McHugh and O'Donnell, before leaving for Ire land, held it's first meeting yesterday afternoon az the Hoffman House. John F. Finerty of Chicago, president of the newly organized league, presided, and most Of the twenty-one original mem bers of the executive committee were in attendance.
 A constitution and bylaws based on the lines of the old Land league organi- zation were adopted and arrangements made to organize the country in sup port of the Irish leaders and the Unit ed Irish league in Ireland, which is now arousing the vigorous hostility of the English government.
 The executive committee was en- gagged until a late hour in drafting an address to the people of this country on which they base their claim to active support of the Irish cause at the pres- ent time. The address starts out with this declaration:
 Ireland, by her chosen and accredit- ed envoys, who recently visited the United States and Canada, has called upon us, her kith and kin on this con tinent, and on all lovers Of liberty to aid her in winning back from England the national independence of which she has been So unjustly deprived and also the fertile lands, the natural heritage Of her people, of which successive crown confiscations-the result of violated treaties-robbed their ancestors
 E.The grievances under which Ire land, after the lapse of generations, still labors would justify an appeal to arms were her military resources and opportunities equal to her wrongs and her resentment. Were she in position to draw the sword or use the rifle with even q reasonable chance of success we would prefer that method of ob- taining her rights and averaging the insults heaped upon her by renorse- less government to any other, but we know that she is not at present, un- trained, unarmed and without formida- ble allies, as her people are, in a posi- ton to cope with the land and sea forces of England, which occupy for tresses, command her seaports and can be heavily re-enforced within few hours from the military depots and naval reserves of her oppressor."
 The address then indorses what Mir. Redmond and his associates said as to the important part emigration Is play ing in keeping Ireland down and con- eludes this portion with the words:
 But, although often baff1ed, Ireland Is by no means defeated in a final sense. Leaders have risen, fallen and died. Generations of Irishmen and irish women have been born and have passed away, either on the native soil pr in exile, but the cause of Ireland has not therefore failed and will not pass away while the race remains faithful to the cradleland, and the seas that break Gpon her shores pro- claim in the mighty accents of the Creator that he designed her to be an Irish nation, not a British province.
 ''It is our duty to sustain Ireland In her chosen policy, which In no way conflicts with our national sentiments, either as friends of Ireland or as Amer can citizens"
 The address then calls upon Irish Americans to form as soon as possible branches of the United Irish League of America, to cooperate with their Irish brethern in the cause Of national liberty and agrarian reform.