The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-11-01
The Strength of the United Irish League
in the Thirty-two Counties
Warmly Applauded.
The Irish Race in America Censured for
Remaining Inactive During
South-African War.

I county, the county that loves land
lords and the agents SO much that
there is not Il single one of them on
the county council. Kerry. - branch
rs (applauSc); Kildare, the short
grass county, II branches (cries of
"Rravo for Kildare" and applause and
laughtcro Kilkenny city, i Glpplause);
Kilkenny county, SO (applauSc);
Kings county IS lapplnusr,; Lcitrim
county, 81 Glpplause,; Limerick city
(appauscl, 3 branches; Limerick
county, including the city, 81 branch
rs (applnusc); Longrord county, -
great appllusrl; l.outh, which is Il
small county, II branches applnusc);
Mayo. God help ii daughter and ap-
pauSc, 50 branches G,pplnlsc,; Coun-
ty Meath, >? branches npplause);
County Monaghan. 30 branches (lp-
pl:luScy; town of Nrwry, branch;
Queens county, ~ branches (p-
plnuse); Roscommon county, 60
branches G,ppIausD; Sligo county, I3
branches Gpplauscl Tipperry, 10
branches G,pplausc); Tyrone, IS
branches (appausc); Waterford city.
/ branch GlppIauSe); Waterford coun-
ty, 3G branches (applausc); West
Meath, 81 branches Clpplause); WeN-
ford, II branches Glpplausc); Wick
Inv f,I ri i,,r .llt lt,,p In
1872 branches of the United Irish
League in Ireland GpplnlsrD. Giving
an average membership of 80 to each
branch--;,nd MIR. Dillon, my dstin-
guishcd colleague. thinks that this is
an underestimate. but would like to
be as sure as can of my figures
allowing 80 members for each branch
Of the United Irish League in Ireland,
that will give Il total membership close
upon 10000. (Appause)
I'VE have among our ever-faithful
and loyal people III Great Britain an
auxiliary organization, the United
Irish League Of England, Wales and
u,
300 branches, and allowing the same
membership which is also Il conserva-
tive membership to these, l must add
25,OOO members III Great Gritain to
the 10000 in Ireland, and that will
give us total membership on the
other side of the Atlantic of about
10000 or 10000 members. ZAP
plause.)
Now, ladies' and gentlemen, re-
membering the difficulty under which
l labor of trying to find something that
my friends have not already spoken
upon, will ask your indulgence for u
few moments longer. England's uni
form propaganda Of calumny and
against our race and country is, of
course, well known. AS John Mitchell
great applause) once put it, England
has succeeded in poisoning the mind
of the world against her victim, and
1 think we ought to put in practice as
fas as we can both here in America
and OH the other side of the Atlantic
the lesson and the wisdom Of the
legend here in this hall, copied from
the writings of the late John Boyle
O'Reilly. (Applause) He said: Ire
land must plead her cause I'D make
her charges against her powerful
enemy not in the dark, but In the
murketplace before the whole world
(Applause.) But l am inclined to
think, Mr.. President, that in this
struggle Of ours against England we
frequently underrate our real strength
and we seldom put that strength
against our opponents. We ought not
to forget that though we are only
four and a half millions in Ireland our
race must number at least twenty
five millions in the civilized popula-
ton of the world. (Applause) 1t is
Il scattered and not a concentrated
power, but as England has driven us
into every land on earth almost
think we ought to strike back from
every one of these lands by every
means in our power, by every honor
able means at our enemy until she
let's go of her hold Of Ireland (Great
applause.) 4