Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-05
HOME RULE INDICTMENT.
Friends of Ireland in Session at
 The Hoffman House.

The Hoffman House.
 The Irish Envoys Will Shortly Leave for Home-C Committees Appointed to 1 Carry on the Work ill This Country, and Render All the Assistance Pos sible.
 New York, Dec D.. More than nun- dred supporters Of the irish cause .let yesterday at the Hoffman house The gathering included delegates from every part of the country, and with John F. Redmond, Patrick 4. McHu@n and Thomas OiDonnell, Irish members of parliament, they discussed means 10 put in practical form the Irish sympa- thy Of this connrry. The result of tiie meeting was the appointment of ! com mittee 10 organize branches Of Che United Irish league throughout tie United States.
 Tn the frankest terinS, however, Nr Redmond told the conference thar while he and his colleagues desired the moral and financial support of the Irisll-Amercans, it was moi within the province of the latter to dictate what policy the Irish people should follow In their efforts 10 free themselves from British rule. In effect he stated hat the proposed American branches of the league should give pecnniary aid to the new movement. but should not seek to advise the policy which Ireland is 10 pursue. Since he arrived i'll this coun- try Mr Redmond's policy and that or his colleagues in parliament has been ln6 hU TrSS KiA Irish extraction, who have contendea that the new movement is merely enc of parliamentary obstruction and con- sequently not likely to effect any last ing improvement. To such critics he made answer yesterday at the confe:.- ence.
 Our object in calling this meeting," he said, ''is to extend to this country the organization which we have begun at home. We think that this move ment will be as strong and as united as the Loan league which was started twenty years ago. Ireland at home is united. She has deliberately settled upon policy and has created a nation- al organization to further that policy. With Ireland as united as she is she is entitled to decide for herself what is best for her interests. No Irishman in America, living 3.000 miles away from the home land, has a right to dictate to Ireland. and if he thinks he has such right he cannot jnstifiabIy become q member of the new national league The branches in this country of that league should be merely all auxiliary or the organization at home. If the movement at home gets upon wrong lines then those in America who .llp- port 1t would be justified ill falling away from it.
 With the exception of Boston and Chicago, our movement has as yet re- ceiyed neither moral nor material SUD- port from America. We now ask vou to give us that support which we re- ceIVed from you twenty years ago. The time IS ripe here for the formation Of q great organization which shall aid our movement at home That moyc. ment, l would like to say. is not il- tag0nlstic to any individual or to any body. We have no quarrel with tho man or body of men who may wish 10 strike blow at the English govern ment. If there is any such desire to strike We only hope that the blow will be struck quickly and hard. But We do say that other policies and other a:- forts should not prevent us advanciny our cause on behalf of the Irish peo- pie"
 Nil. Redmond's ideas prevailed with the meeting. Resolutions were passe1 stating that the United Irish league represented the present Irish move. .ment and that it should receive the same support as did AIr Parnairs league
 The resolutions added that the Amer lcan branches of the United Irish league should be considered as auxlli ary to the movement in Ireland.
 Upon the suggestion of Mir Redmond the conference appointed q committee to organize branches of the league in the United States. and when this had been accomplished. to call convention for the establishing of q permanent national organization The men chosen as members of the progis- lonal executive committee are: prcsi- deht, John Y. Finnerty, Chicago: ,:rst ylee-president, Michael l. Bedding, Baltimore: second vice-president. Gen eral James k. O'Beirne, New York: sec retary. John Buckingham. Boston: as- sistant secretaries, |. T. Joyce. New York, and Dr Patrick r. Martin, Ralt;- more; treasurer. T. E. Fitzpatrick. Bos- Ton; executive committee, Robert O'Flaherty, New York: Patrick Ford. \ New York; Colonel John T. Morris. Bal timore: Father Buckingham. Boston; Colonel John J. Healy. New Haven: l.. ]. Kennedy. New York; Father Charles McCreedy. New York: Thomas O'Reil- ly. Boston; Maurice Donnelly. Indian apolis: James A. Daily. Toledo, O.; Cap tain M. !. Doyle. Savannah. Ga; Ed ward F. Duffy ,Pittsburg. and ather +. A. Toner, Pittsburg
 Redmond. McIIugh and O'Donncil will return to Ireland next Wednesday.
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