Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-10
PROMISE OF IRISH FREEDOM
William Redmond Says United Forces Give
Hope for Success,
ELOQUENT APPEAL FOR LOCAL AID
Meeting Adopts Resolutions Pledgins
Material and Moral support of
Nebraska People 10 Irish
Parliamentary Party.

Irish representative, who came 70 lay the
cause of his people before the people Of the
state Of Nebraska.
The audience was not entirely an Omaha
gathering. Judge J. j. Sullivan and Edgar
Howard headed a large delegation from
Columbus. while many we're present from
O'Neill, Jackson, Norfolk. Greeley Center
and other towns where there are large Irish
settlements.
1t was $3.50 before the cutrain rose and
the Elks' quartet sang Killarney"
In introducing Mr.. Redmond, T. J. Ma !
honey smoke of the educational work being |
eprformed by the Irish parliamentary party |
and called attention to the fact that John |
F. Finerty, president of the American |
branch Of the league, was also present He |
esn introduced Mr.. Redmond The Irish |
parliamentaran showed the effect of his !
work, his voice being hoarse as he opened |
his remarks. It cleared as he continued |
and before the end rang through the hall |
like a bell. Every reference to Charles
Psrnell was received with cheers. Mr. |
Redmond said in part:
"In coming to America as representative |
Of the parliamentary party We believe that
the Irish race in all lands is unit and |
were we to receive no financial aid from |
America we feel that we should consult
| with the American branch of the race. |
While this is true, we claim that we in
| ireland, and we in ireland alone. are In a
position to say how the Irish cause shall be
conducted and what policies shall be pur-
sued. and while we are willing to receive
and desire your support we would willingly
surrender that support IL in consideration OF
it we must surrender the right to follow
our own policies without regard to the opin-
| ions OF others.
| Il desire to emphasize the authority upon
which l speak here tonight. l speak for
| no section or party OF Irishmen in the old
| country but by the command Of the whole
people of ireland and eighty three members
| Of the British Parliament at this time No
| other representative OF ireland ever came
| with the same power. l am aware that In
certain quarters II has been stated that the
majority Of the Irish people are not salts
fed with the demand OF the Irish Parlis-
mentary party, but at the last election in
Ireland the people freely elected the pres
! ent party in the House OF Commons by over
whelming majorities in cases where any
contest was made.
Irish People Politically United.
THE first thing that have to tell you
| tonight is that the Irish people are united
politically. For the last ten years the Irish
people have been split up into factions. I
tions tonight, but will say that Charles
Stewart Parnell was a man who had done
so much for the country that his retire.
ment from political life would bring con-
fusion, and / do not believe that less dis
aension would follow In America II the
same causes existed. But with this dis
sension the Irish people we're ashamed to
ask America for aid, but now the Irish
members of the House of Commons are, l
believe. more firmly united than they were
under Parnell in the days Of the Land Lea
que twenty years ago. My appeal comes
from a united Ireland
THE present union Is due almost entirely
to the work of the United Irish League,
which is the successor of the Land League.
The league represents every nationalist
constituency in ireland. 1t has branches
in almost every parish in Ireland. IT is
supported by the majority Of the clergy
and the hierarchy Of the land. One OF the
trustees of the organization, who will
, handle the funds, is DR.. O'Donnell, the
, bishop of Raphoe. These things l mention
to show the force which has united the
Irish people, north, south, east and west.
''our objects are not new. They are the
same as those Of Michael Davitt, when he
raised the standard Of the Land League In
Mayo twenty-five years ago. You who come
has been The land has been conhscated
from the natives and given to those allen
from the people by blood, sympathy and
religion. This condition has become so
we'll known In England that Parliament
was forced to take from them the power
of fixing the rent upon the land which they
; claim for their own. Although this has
; improved the condition Of the people In
J the last twenty years. the land question
is not settled, as we wish a law which will
permit the people to purchase the land.
! The Irish people are within sight OF
the time when by act Of Parliament the
landlord system will be wiped out and the
landlords given a fair remuneration for
their holdings, for the Catholics Of the
, south and the Protestsnts Of the north are
3 united upon this question. One hundred
5 years ago. In the city of Belfast, Wolfe
Tone and other Protestants Of ireland
dreamed of the day when religious differ
a ences would be forgotten and Ireland would
4 he united. At the end OF the century we
: find the dream comes true.
Tenants Are BecOminE Owners.
! ALREADY 90 900 tenants have become own
ers of their own soil. In my county OF
Wexford, owing to acts of parliament one
third of all the farmers own their land and
upon fair and easy terms they are paying
n the government for the money advanced II
a bill now pending passed the time will
come when every homestead will be owned
by the family who occupies IT,
Il am here TO appeal to you as practical
q men to aid MS in Ireland in this movement,
a which is in the end sure to succeed, but will
Q succeed the sooner IL we can receive the aid
y Of Irish Americans. ! want you TO bear In
): mind that the present movement Is ex-
J, tremeIy practical. We are not asking for
" something we cannot obtain. What we are
q asking for is something We can get II the
d Irish race at home and abroad will unite
10 support the eighty-three men who ir
II parliament are fighting the battles Of Ire
8 land day and night.
e with twenty years Of practical expert
y ence with the Irish people am certain thai
! n We had all the land laws and other lawI
i We need the people would still be dissatis-
ned until they have the right TO make theiI
own laws upon their own soil.
"A hundred years exactly have passed
10 since our parliament was destroyed. Whs'