The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-12-14
IRISHMEM MEET TO
FORM UNITED LEAGUE.

A gathering of representative Irish
men from all parts of the United State
had five hours conference at tn
Hoffman house last week with Dele
gates John E. Redmond, P. A. McHugl
and Thomas O'Donnell, sent here from
Ireland to promote the organization ir
this country of branches of the United
Irish league, the association succeed.
ing the Land League made famous
under the leadership of the late Charles
S. Parnell.
There were about $50 delegates. and
these elected Michael j. Redding OF
Baltimore president. and John O'CaI-
laghan of Boston secret AIRY. Chairman
Redding explained the object of the
gathering to be in the interest of chry-
stallizing Irish sentiment in this coun-
! try. and to form branches of the Unit
ed Irish league as successors of the
Land League.
John E. Redmond said.
Our object in calling this conference
is to make a beginning of great or
ganization of this country which shall
help the movement we have begun at
home to carry on the fight against the
English government. 1 hope and
think that this movement will Sc as
strong and as united as was the Land
league movement of twenty years ago.
AT home Ireland is united. She has
deliberately and calmly settled upon
policy and has created a great ma
tional organization to carry forward
that policy. Now. / would like to say,
gentlemen, at this point, that when
Ireland is united she is entitled to de-
eide for herself what is best for her
interests. No Irishman in America liv-
ing 5000 miles away from the home
land ought to think he has a right to
dictate to Ireland. No man who thinks
he has that right can justifiably be-
come member of this new league.
This new movement, in fact, should be
an auxiliary only of the organization
at home. (Applause)
If that movement at home gets upon
wrong lines. then. of course, those who
support it in America would be fully
justified in falling away from it, But |
we, in Ireland do claim that we ought |
to decide what is the best policy to |
and Ireland has so decided.
With the exception of Boston. there
has been no attempt in this country as
vet to give our policy any support
So far we have had no material or
moral support from the Irishmen of
his country. But now we ask them to
give us the same support they gave
is twenty years ago. l would suggest
hat this conference should form an
committee which will in
urn form organizations in the shane
# branches of the United Irish league
throughout the whole country. Then.
ay some time next spring, this com
nittee could call a convention which
would create permanent organization.
our movement is not antagonistic
o any other movement. We have NO
uarrel and want no quarrel with anv
nan or anybody who wants to strike q
low at the English government. In =
ACT, we hope that any man or any :
lcn body, If they can strike blow
III strike quickly and strike hard :
ut other policies should not prevent !
ur efforts to advance. the movement
e have instituted for the Irish cause
is advancing and it's effects Are 2
ound to be felt C
Messrs. McHugh and O'Donnell fol.
wed in the same strain.
All the remarks were well received. y
~ When Mr.. O'Donnell resumed his
az mouon calling for the appoint =
ent of a provisional executive com W
lttee was adopted. These gentlemen p
ere appointed in accordance with tha b
eiie N
F. Finnerty. Chi q
go; first vice president. Michael 7 81
edding, Baltimore; second vice pres n
ent General James R. O'Bierne. New NJ
'rk; secretary, John O'Callaghan.
'ston; assistant secretaries, ]. ] re
yce, New York. and DR.. Patrick n NJ
artin, Baltimore; treasurer, T. 3. iy
tzpatrick, Boston; executive mem ~
RS, Robert O'Flaherty, New York: oe
trick Ford, New York; Colonel John
Morris, Baltimore; the Rev. Father
nnis O'Callahan, Boston; Colonel ca
an J. Healy, New Haven, Conn. ::iR. a
Kennedy, New York: the Rev Faith of
Charles Mccreedy. New York eli
omas O'Reilly, Boston; Maurice &C
nnelly, Indianapolis: James A. DaIv tel
ledo. Ohio; Captain NJ j. DovIe Ss' he
1nah. Ga; Edward F. Duffy P;fts. N;
re-, and the Rev. Father F. A IT,. Ir,
:, Pittsburg. Wi
. COMMITTEES of seven reported reso- ra
ions. which were unanimoiisIv
opted, urging the formation of =
inches Of the United Irish leag,a of
oughout the country. 1e Th
Iessrs. Redmond, McHueb o,d dc,
neii oonneii sailed for home last we'd ed for
ty.