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THE IRISH LEAGUE
Pledges 100000 in Six
Months for Irish Cause.
flso 10 Send Dollar for Dollar to OFF,
set Landlords Fund.
Continued Enthusiastic Sessions OF
Convention at Ecstcn.

boston. oct. 1.-Two important fel-
lures of today's session Of the United
Irish League convention were the re-
port of officers giving Z detailed gc-
count Of the organization OF the ieae1le,
and the presence Of ex-Goy. George "A.
Boutwell,, who addressed the delegates.
1t was II o'clock before President
Finerty called the convention 70 orICr-
The report Of the officers was The first
business. The officers reports were
read by Secretary John O'CaHaghou
of Boston. From the time Of tnc in
ausuration Of the league, Dec. 4, 1906,
the report showed the organization bad
spread with remarkable rapidly. The
report also reviewed the work per-
formed by the various officers.
At this point ex-Goy. Boutwell, en-
tered the hall. The delegates rose as
one man ami gave the venerable WISH
tor a rousing reception rs he was e.
corted down the han 10 the platform.
Mr.. Boutwell, was presented 10 the con-
Nention 1rd in responding To another
ovation said il was not the first time
he had appeared IN NAT hail before nm
audience Of Irish citizens. He referred
TO thc meeting Of Iriahmen protesting
against the TRANSPORTATION Of Smith.
ODrien ana 9th ars, over which TIL"
speaker Was chairman. He went on 70
say thai he'vas pleased 70 stand On
the platform with the present irish
leaders but that h could say that he
was an older leader than any ot them
He outlined what hDd been done III ~
and 40. told ho,s IN these years he had
written and spoken in tie ranc of ire
land.
..T
the British union lid not go rar
enough. deep enough or broad enough
ana had advocated that Irean' Scot
land ami Wales should each nave an
independent Parliament. = am with
YOU" said NJ. Boutwell,, ain every et-
fort Of peace for tho redemption Of Ire
land from the domination Of Great
Britain and for the REDEMPTION OF ey-
cry vassal people"
The committee on constitution and
bylaws renorted. IS set forth IN this
report tie name Of Tire organization ~
to 5e the United Irish League 81 Amer
lea and its objects are:
l--Full national clf-gorernmont for
. Ireland
THE abolition of landlordism In
Ireland by means of q universal and
compulsory system of land purchase.
THE putting an end to periodical
famine in the distressed districts Of
Ireland.
ito insist urou the appropriation
TO strictly irish national uses Of The
s15.000,000 at present annually exported
from ireland for the benefit Of Eng
land, in excess Of the contribution
stipulated hv the act Of union
-
grazing ranches OF Ccnuau~ht and THY
reinstatement OF the cvicred tenants.
6-Complete educational equality for
all creeds in Ireland.
THE compulsory extension through
out Ireland Of the Law for providing
agricultural laborers with cottages and
one-acre allotments.
S-The abolition OF tine right ~ TIM
crown to challenge jurors in political
cases except for cause shown.
9-The preservation Of IRE Gaelic lam
guage as part Of the struggle for the
recovery OF irish national freedom.
The report also detailed the duties W
the officers ard the workings Of cen
trail bodies and local branches.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Pending the presentation Of reports
by other committees, Hon. Thomas j.
Garean Of Boston. delivered a speech
which aroused considerable enthus-
asm.
when Mr.. Gargan had concluded
Sec. O'Cailsllan announced the recent
of a bulletin of the vote Of the miners
accepting the arbitration proposition
AMI ending the coal strike. The con
vention voted to send congratulatoy!
messages to President Roosevelt ana
President Mitchell of the miners.
The committee on credentials re-
ported 706 delegates present.
]. G. O'Connor OF Philadelphia. act
ing chairman of the committee OF
ways and means. submitted the fol-
lowing report:
While various opIaions We're cx-
pressed as 10 the appropriate sum
which the United Irish League q the
United States and Canada ought g.
contribute 10 the cause Of Ireland x
was at length determined as tae
unanimous Judgment Of your commit
tee that In view of the present neces-
stiles OF our race in Ireland We shout
subscribe q sum adequate to their
needs.
Therefore we recommend the adop-
ton of the following resolutions Ivy
this convention;
Resolved that the sum OF $loG,0eo
be raised Within six months from date
Tor said purpose. ami that this COM
vention PLEDGES Itself for said amount
and be it further
Resolved that after the above sum
has been raised the Unite' Irish
League OF the United states and
Canada hereby guarantees in this con-
vention 10 give doliar for dollar WITH
the Landlords fund while the struggle
continues
The report was aGooied
The afternoon session of the convention
besan with two interesting speeches sy
John L, Redmond and Hon Edrn.,nd