The Irish standard., 1901-10-05
TIE THREE IRISH ENJOYS.


On the 23d of this month three Irish
members of parliament-John E. Red
mond, Thomas O'Donnell and r. A.
McHugh-will sail for the United
States to place before the American
people the actual condition of affairs
in Ireland. In letter to Patrick
Ford, of the Irish World, Michael
Davitt has the following to say about
them:
or Mr.. John RetlmOnd's record in
the National movement, or of his great
ability as n public speaker, it is quite
needless for me to testify. He is suf-
ficiently known in the United States to
make this altogether unnecessary. In
the last two sessions of the imperial
parliament he has succeeded in greatly
improving even his previous reputation
as one of the foremost speakers of that
ASSEMBLY, and he will, therefore, come
to this country on this occasion with
the merited prestige of signal success
as the leader of the United Irish Ma,
tionalist representation in the house of
commons.
believe Messrs. +. \. McHugh and
Thomas ODonnell, members of paria-
ment for North Leitrim and West Ker
ry. respectively, will visit the United
States for the first time. Mr.. McHugh
have known intimately for twenty
two years. He was in the old Land
League movement and in every move
Eent for Ireland which has arisen in
his time. No truer or more fearless or
more unselfish Nationalist ever fought
for Irish liberty. If there is better
type of Irishman alive than Patrick
McHugh have not met him yet in my
Journeys round the world. He is a
I! journalist by profession, an able and
,impassioned speaker, and man who
will win friends for the National cause
wherever he goes.
He is Mt present in Kilmadnham pris-
on, serving six months for having at
tackled in his paper, the Sligo Cham
pion. the abominable system of pack
ing juries in Ireland in the trial of po-
litical or agrarian cases. He will ac-
company Mr.. Redmond to this country
when the sentence expires.
Mr.. Thomas O'Donnell do not know
personally. Everybody in Ireland, how
ever, knows him by repute as a young
man of great promise and of consider.
able ability. He was, i believe, Ma
tional school teacher in his native
county of Kerry when elected to repre-
sent the western division of that coun-
ty ut the last general election.
He has the enviable reputation of
having made the first speech in Irish
which, was ever delivered in the Eng
lish parliament. or, to speak accurately,
to attempt to deliver such a speech as
the custom of the place debarred the
use of any other tongue there than the
English in any lengthered utterance.
Mr.. O'Donnell. however, succeeded in
voicing few sentences in the language
lo of Ossian and st. Patrick. and these
are on record in "Hansard," and are
printed in Gaelic characters.
Mr.. O'Donnell Is an accomplished
Gaelic speaker, and will, feel sure, be
heard with much satisfaction by those
on this side of the Atlantic who are
taking an active or sympathetic part
in the movement which aims at making
the ancient language of the Celtic ia
therland spoken tongue again by the
children of the Gael.
The delegation will worthily repre-
sent, in every way, the ability, sterling
Nationalisan, and triumphs of the pres
ent popular movement in Ireland-a
movement whose watchwords are "Ire-
land for the Irish and the Land for
the People,
AS has already been made clear, this
movement antagonizes no other move
ment honestly striving to win Ireland's
freedom. The United Irish League. of
which the delegation will he the repre-
sentation and exponent while it re,
mains in this country, has united the
old country again after the unhappy
dissensions Of the last decade Of the old
century. Its organization embraces
over 1000 branches in Ireland, and