The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-05-31
STORMY TIMES IN IRELAND.
Irish Leader Makes This Prediction
AS to Effect of Coercion.

iron. william H. X. Redmond, M. ~
| We have been successful in our
American campaign beyond our nigh
/ est hopes said Hon. William H. X.
( Redmond, representative of the Irish
parliamentary party, to member OF
I the Catholic Mirrors staff. Il and Mr..
| Devlin are indeed pleased with the re-
ception which our race in America, and
indeed the people generally, have ac-
! corded us wherever we have gone, ana
with the friendly interest which men of
all creeds and affiliations have mani
tested in the Irish cause; which we
came here to advocate
In the three and half months we
have spent in this country, jointly ana
separately, we have addressed lZO
meetings and it has been source OIL
satisfaction to us. as it must be to all
sincere friends of Ireland, that the
cause we represent has won us hearty
reception from the leading pubic men
OF all the places we have visited. we
have met with kindly favor, too, from
church dignitaries and the favorable
sentiments of archbishops and bishops
has lent strength to our cause.
In some of the larger cities we VS.
tied we spoke to audiences OF from
6,UGO to 1000 people, and the average
audience at our meetings, which nave
been held from the seaboard to Omaha,
has been at least 1000 persons. we
came to present the programme of the
United Irish league and to firmly es-
tablish this organization-not to collect
funds. although we shall later look to
the league for assistance to carry on
our work. Nevertheless, we have re-
ceived some money. | myself received
$4,000, which | forwarded to Mr.. L. b.
Fitzpatrick, the treasurer. at Boston.
I'VE organized at least one branch in
every place we had a meeting. In Phil
adelphia we formed nine branches in
four days. Yes, we have accomplished
the work which we were sent to Amer
lea"
Mr.. Redmond was asked as to the
probable effect of the proclamation OF
the coercion act in Ireland, and en-
phatically declared it would have none
on the people, so determined were they.
IF it has any effect it will be to ce-
ment this union of purpose and their
strength of resolve more to carry out
the plans of the league. The govern
ment is foredoomed to failure. What
Gladstone failed to do under favorable
Salisbury may not ac-
with all the fates against
him. The government will be forced
to retreat, and the end will be con-
to our programme. There will
be stormy times during the application
Of the coercion act just as there were
when the act of 1887 was first put in
force. We may expect resistance on
the part of the Irish people, and the /
prisons will be filled with their leaders |
These things will bring us sympathy. !
Indeed, we have the sympathy already |
Of the enlightened intelligence of Eng |
and. Such men as Morley and Bryce |
believe in our cause. and we have the /
cooperation of the ables and most hon /
est section of .GIadstone's followers. I |
ook for a solid advance of our cause as |
he only result of coercion. and 1 base I
his conviction upon the experience of
he past, when every concession has
been preceded by harsh and restrictive
measures ~