The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-16
IRISH DEMONSTRATIONS.
Patriotic Sons Of Erin Celebrate Their
Past Achievements.
TENOR or ADDRESSES PHsSIMIsTlc
The Emerald Isle Losing its Brawny
Sons at an Alarming Rate---En-
glands Oppression the Cause.

chicago, August 15.-Tour thousand Chi
cago Irish. Americans gathered at sunny
size park this afternoon on the twenty
siNth annual demonstration OF the United
irish societies commemorative the 302d
anniversary OF Willow Pass aud the 303rd
anniversary OF Hugh O'Neflls victory over
the English at yellow Ford meeting
nearly cqua Ia strength to that at sunny
side park was held at Oswalds grove un-
der the auspices OF the Irish Natlonallsts.
AZ toe former meeting Michael Davitt was
tue chief speaker; at the latter o'Donno-
van Rosa
Sunnysde was crowded with Irishmen
Mnen ar, Dayitt rose 70 speak. Contrast
ing h3e conditions In Ireland today with
conditions that existed In the early part
OF tue Nineteenth century, he said:
was IN this city addressing the Irish
societies Of Chicago fifteen years ago Is.
day. Within that time fully 5OO,O00 young
hen and Young women have crossed from
Ireland to the United States not to return.
Allowing half Of these to have been men,
the ioSs 70 ireland aud the gain TO the
Republic would De 4 quarter Of Il million
o, the younger and brawner manhood
Ihot Is eight times the number OF men OF
another race who for the last two years
nave Tor time beaten one OF the greatest
snplres IN the world and who are stll
uhconquered and, | believe, unconquer-
able by the same power which has been
mainly Instrumental In foA,ing our people
tANh Nufii oWn TO utnef countries.
- venture to say that our people at
non". poor as they are, have subscribed
~ for every one given by our friends and
kindred here Ii Is not America thai ms
pSeh pouring Its treasures out to Ireland;
Il is the other way. Forty thousand OF our
youhs people come here from the old land
every year TO add to the wealth producing
ppWor of the states. Economically valued
these cngrnnts are worth $tOOo each To
ths Industrial assets OF Uncle SAM
y second meeting was held IN tho awass-
Ing NJ which Mr. Dayitt repeated his adj
dress. Resolutions were adopted announc.
lug fnitn In the patriotism aud ability of
tue men who are directing the Irish cause
IN Ireland, declaring admiration and sym.
phthg Wien the Beers and regretting that
the unltcd states had withheld Its active
AID FROM them.
At Qswald's Grove, O'Donnnyan RSssa, -
HIS addresses, agreed with Aiichael Navltt
that emigration Is drawing the hAIrt's
bleed out of Ireland, but the worst fNng
fnr me country declared the speaker, us
tho fact that there IN really no dispositiN
among the lrlshmen to reilly do anything.
The Idea OF Obtaining anything from
England" declared Mr. Rosa, save by
the sword Is nonsense. The policy of Eng
mud Is 20 drive every man from Ireland
aud al present she IL meeting with fair
succrss IN CHS work. Her policy ~ fore.
Ing the Irish out OF Ireland dates back for
fully twenty years and II will continue nm
~ al lrishmen shall be driven from the
Stand
Nothing but force declared tho speaker,
WIZ avail TO make England change that
policy. Nothing win ever be accomplished
By parliamentary agitation.