The Irish standard., 1902-08-02
THE A. o. H. CONVENTION.
Series Of Interesting Resolutions Ar,
Adopted.

The Denver Republican of Satur
day, July 10, gives the following re-
port of the close of the A. o. II. Ma
tional Convention:
The decision Of the great majority
of the delegates not to countenance
any matter tending to conflict with
the advice given in the annual ad
dress of President Heating, that the
safest position of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians was one of 'dignitiet
neutrality" resulted in the death in
committee yesterday afternoon of the
resolution to endorse the United Irish
League. 1t was presented by eight
members of the Pennsylvania delega.
tion, NJ. J. Gourley. division No. l.
Joseph Conger, division No. 2; James
P. Rooney, division No. 3; A. McCort
division No. 3; r. Hughes, division
No. 8; r. Deveris, division No. H.
Dennis Leahy. division No 20: H.
McGovern, division No. 10, of the or.
der in that state.
The resolution was as follows:
"WlereaS, The Ancient Order of
Hibernans has ever been foremost in
devotion to the cause of Irish free.
dom: and
Whereas, The people of Ireland. to
a degree perhaps uneXampled in his
tory, have joined together in support
of the United Irish League: therefore,
be it
"ResOlved. That we. the representa-
tiveS Of the Ancient Order of uiber-
mans in national convention assem-
bled. extend our congratulations to
the priests and people of our mother
land upon the magnificent spectacle
presented of real union of all sec
tiOns of OUR race in their great move
ment for national self government and
the winning of Ireland for the Irish
"ResOlvcd, That we bid our kindred
to remember that our love Of liberty
and the persistent determination to
conquer have survived the iniquitics
and the tortures of the Hpnrys, the
EliZabethS, the Georges. the CrOm-
wells. and the VictorinS and we have
the undyng faith that they will tri-
umph despite the tyrannies of Ed
ward, and Salisbury, and Balfour and
Chamberlain.
"Resolved That retlc,ming the
promise of our Trenton convention
we pledge to the United Irish League
the same generous aid and loyal sup
port that we gave to the indomita-
Bile leadership of Charles Stewart
Parnell."
The resolution did not even come
before the convention. In very dip
lomatc manner it was shclved.
The resolutions reported by the
committee are important in several
instances. Money was given in re-
spOnse to the appeal from the Gaelic
League for Use in districts in Ireland
where Gaelic is still spoken: support
was pledged to secure from congress
nm appropriation of $4,000 for the
erection of monument in Washing
ton, d. c.. to Captain Jack Barry,
"Father of the American Navy: and
the Philippines question was looked
into. The original resolution regard
ing the latter. which, after debate,
was stricken out read as follows:
'In the Philippine islands. now un.
der the jurisdiction Of our govern.
ment. controversy exists as to the
treatment of the friars and Catholics
and the conduct Of the schools there.
On the merits of the controversy we
await fuller development of the
facts. We now, however, announce
our unaltemble opposition to any
mine the faith of the Catholic Flip
mos. We shall iaalously watch the
course of events in this far-off land
and we pledge our best interests to
secure for the Filipinos their natural
and treaty rights"
This was considered too radical in
uttcrance and tho paragraph that now
Hpprars in the place Of the above in
the report was adopted;
The report of the committee on res
olutiOns was as follows:
'"Thc Ancient Order of Htbernians
in America. assembled in its forty
third national convention in the city
Of Denver. Colo. do hereby declare to
the Irish people and to the world its
position on matters affecting all Amer.
leans and more particularly of Irish
birth and extraction.
Bowing in rcverent submission to
The Livin, will, we record ut the out
set our deep sense Of loss in the death
of the beloved chaplain of our order,
Most Rev. Patrick a. Fcchan. arch
isllop of the diocese of Chicago. In
him we mnurn the loss of a true and
stcalfast friend. His great soul COM
passed in the glow of its affection all
tl.c children of the wonderful human
family. If the faithful performance
of errat and arduous duties and the
perfect keeping of sacred trusts can
save a soul for eternity. he now sits
in the kingdom of the elect. In testi-
mOry of our gratitude for his fervcnt
interestc i'll behalf of our order and in
e., otlon to his memory, W. ilect the