The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-12

British House OF Commons from the
North Kilkenny district was the prin-
cipal speaker at mass meeting held last
evening in Holy Name parish hall on
Jenkins street. where the cause of suf
fering. Ireland was discussed.
Mr.. DeXlin- -came-l 10 America to ad-
vance the cause Of the United Irish
league and has been highly successful.
lie is about 33 years old. smooth-faced,
and is "A forceful and entertaining
speaker. The several hundred persons
present were. invited TO join the United
Irish league Of America, contributing 81
annually TO further the movement. and
many accepted the invitation Copies of
the constitution and bylaws of the
lague. which has been prescribed by
the British government, were also freely
distributed.
THE. meeting was an enthusiastic one.
and all OF the speeches were literally APP
plauded Father Walsh OF the Holy
Name church presided. Besides Mr. Dew
lin, Lawyer Charles r.. German also
made a stirring address.
IN NAME OF LIBERTY.
FIR. walsh. in introducing the speaker,
said the audience was assembled In the
name Of liberty. and I'm the name. of hu-
manity. to lend support 10 a down -trod-
den people ireland appeals TO the ma
tions of the world TO help her materially
and morally" he said. until she has
that which she wants, the God given
right TO manage her own affairs in her
own capital She has resisted the waves
of persecution. me coercion law and the
suspension OF the rights Of habeas cor
pus. and she insists now that her
wrongs shall he righted and that she
may take her place again among the ma
tions of the earth
Inside the House Of Commons liberty
OF speech seems 10 be unchecked. In
England there is freedom OF speech and
freedom OF the press. In Ireland Mr..
McCue. one OF the Irish members OF
Parliament sanctihed prison cell be-
fore he came over here for having
claimed liberty Of speech Nor Is there
LIBERTY of the press In Ireland. Why
are the coercion laws called into force
against the people OF Corkf Because
they have dared to express their views
OF the English government
Ireland has been oppressed for CEN
turies--you who have read history know
that Today there is n United Ireland.
and she never Will give up the struggle
until she has won these God given rights
which have been wrested from her,
MIR. DEvLINs ADDRESS.
Mr. Devlln was introduced by. Father
Walsh as an ardent champion OF lrlsh
kberty and said In part; ,.,,, n,
81 desire tonight TO thank you Win al
my heart for the warmth of heart and
patriotism which has animated you 20
come here tonight. showing that the city
of Providence Is In line Win oIne, . ei''S g.,
and states throughout this country ~
wishing well TO Ireland. MT; hSuihonu
and myself have visited this city 10
preach the old cause OF Ireland IN new sNy
Th. n
seven centuries has fought the most pow
erful dcspousm the world mas ever eseen.
II IS an old cause. yet young peeause I AZ.
people are as eager and as fierce To-Day
as ever they were to drive the, Engllsh
conqueror from Irish soil. Ii Is the prln,
ciple for which our fathers fougnt ana
died. and tonight we are put cohunuihs
the fight In our own way
"When the British government pro-
claims a public meeting In any part OF
Ireland. 20 Irish meetings are held. ana
The British proclamation Is thrown pack
into the face of those who made ~. lrlsh
members today are lying In Engllsh pris..
ons because they have dared TO assert
those inviolable rights which belong 70
us all alike. l have come here tonght 20
present the cause OF movement whifn WI t i,s -
league When Mr. Parneil started the
Land league there were tracts or ~ miles
I'm ireland OF which tenant could nq3t
claim n foot Of soil as his own. He
could build assets on the soil. but the
landlord could drive him from II I'm spite
of all his work at a moments notice, ana
there was no place but the workhouse Tor
him and his wife to go. The Land league
was started in 1879. and there was practi-
cally revolution created within three
wears BY the power OF agitation II be-
came POSSIBLE to extract from the British
government a franchise act, ana slN
irish members were returned TO parlia,,
S' who had nd held these seats before
zone year altar the franchlss was given
parliament brought in n bill which gave
ca 600 tenants absolute ownership OF the
land on which they lived. And so the
revolution went on. until the unfortunate
year OF 1891 the progress was stayed un-
I'll the United Irish league came into
existence.
IRELAND NOW UNITED.
To-day Ireland Is united from the CEN
tire TO the sea. and this has been accom-
plishsd under the auspices of the organi-
zation In whose name we meet tonight:
out Of the slough OF despond ireland
has risen again for the fierce conflict which
awaits before her. IL the United irish
league accomplishes nothing more than
the unifcation OF the Irish race we would
be grateful TO II and proud that ireland ma
the league that it Is only one OF the ac-
complishments Of short existence. In
iS9S there was n famine I'm the broad land
OF Connaught, appeals had gone forth for
aid. work and food were needed. hun.
dred families were existing on hundred
ceres of barren land while inc ern lqndISsss sss
people living In conRested districts In
poverty? Because sheep and cattle were
browsing on thu rest OF that land. To
In n distant part Of the world But so
powerful had the United Irish league he
come that II forced the government 10
make these grazers givc up these lands
FOR the people who had been starving for
There IL m ore Catarrh In this sec
Mon OF the country than all other dis
sa ses nut together. and until the last few
years was supposed Go be incurable For
\ great many years doctors pronounced
N n local disease. and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing 10
cure with local treatment. pronounced IL
tncurable. Science has proven catarrh
10 be n constitutional disease and there
Gore requires constitutional treatment
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