The Irish standard., 1902-09-27
THE UNITED IRISH LEAGUE.


The Irish Standard is pleased to an
nounce that a branch of this organiZa-
tion was established in Minneapolis by
Hon. John Il. Finerty, of Chicago, last
Sunday at he West Hotel. About
twenty-five leading lrish-Americans at
tended the meeting and resolved to do
everything possible to- encourage the
Irish people at home in the struggle
for land and liberty. They also deter
mined to hold weekly meetings and
send a delegate to the first national
convention which will bc held in
Boston Oh October 20 ANA 81.
All lrishmen and their descend
ANTS are eligible for member
ship. and for that matter so are all
lovers of liberty. irrespective of race
or nationality.
If John Il. Redmond, John Dillon
and Michael Davitt are not put in
prison fcr their protests against Brit
ish tyranny they will be at the con
vention in Faneuil lIall-tlle cradle oi'
| libcrty--on the dates named and after
| the adjournment they will make a
tour Of the United States in behalf If
! the Irish cause. John Dillon is eX-
| lAcctau to visit the Northwest and Il
warm reception will be rendered to
/ him in this city. He is perhaps the
ablest champion of Irish rights and the
most fearless ahvocate pleading for
his country in the hostile parliament
of Great Britain. Nothing daunts him.
The prison on the scaifold has no ter
rors for him. lie is rs ready to as
| cend the latter us to enter the former.
Very few men lMve displayed such
courage and made SO many sacrifices
Dillon of rs. the conMsde of Thomas
Francis Mcagher, William Smith
| O'Brien, John Mitchell and the other
brilliant and patriotic Young Ireland
ers' who tlOcked around Thomas DAY.
is and brought IL new soul into Erin
by their contributions and speeches in
the old Dublin Nation. In the early
SOS John Dillon accompanied Charles
Stewart P;Wnell to Minneapolis and
many OF our readers will remember
| him.
The convention of the United Irish
I ,t,,, ,,,;1 Ia,
! Irish history. Some of the most noted
men of The Irish race I'M America will
be present thcrcat. Among them will
be w. Bourke Cochran, Patrick Ford.
Patrick Egan, John Il. Finerty, Z. "A.
Collins, Gen James II. O',cil'nr. Will
liam McAdoo, Father Patrick Cronin
and Hon. Edward Blake, of Canada.
The proceedings of such an assembly
of Celts will attract attention OH two
continents and cheer the Irish ut home
to renewed efforts against the dcs-
potism of England.
The United Irish League is assuming
gigantic proportions in this country.
1t is organized in almost every state
of the Union and has Il present total
of POO branches. Boston takes the
lesld, and it is very appropriate that
the first convention shall be held
there. Already nearly $4,000 has been
remitted to Ireland by the national
treasury, and it is hoped that the Irish
representatives will so home with
100000. The landlords of Ireland
have Il fund of S5O0,OOO to fight with
and their opponents need all the money
they can get to counteract the work of
the tyrants who are tepopulating Ire
land and changing the cultivated
farms into ranches for the fattening
OF sheep and oxen for the English mar
ket.
At the present time more than
half the counties ct Ireland
and the principal cities out
side OF Ulster are practically un-
der martial law to intimidate the