The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-21
IRISH LEAGUE
IN CONVENTION
T--
Gathering of Leaders of Interna'
tionaI Reputation.
MN FlNERTY IN THE CHAIR
rpoves OF OLD IRELAND
,eArNVIVIDLY PORTRAYED.
MIN FlNERTY IN THE CHAIR

-osT0V Oct. GA notable gather
ing Of leaders Of International
u r.rutation made remarkable the
.t,- 7f the first convention OF the
- National Ieague in this city to-
1abr +. Redmond, 81. p, Michael
10, and John Dillon. NJ. p. ENJOYS
.rr-rart. Hon. Edward Blake, Irish
,-h-r of parliament; United states
60 smith of New Jersey; Patrick
G., former United States minister
gsH. and Patrick Ford Of the Irish
va ,ere among the delegates.
W.. .,rt eution was opened al ll:4o
yarf.naI President John Flnerty.
vb0 read an address. -,- ia
o,...Farr FIuerty, in opening, SAID
.a.rr assembled In the dual ca
rF American citizens and allies
.t.f. Irish Kindred 10 lift up their
49, .r behalf Of Ireland's ullers OF
W.. sar ra own thc land they cultivate.
-. 50UH0 Irish husbandmen are
go ,r.nrfators. and they are so
...e. af fine IabOTs and sacrifices OF
,,.--.u and Dryitt. o. Brien and Dillon,
80, and Redmond, who followed in
A.. rraek OF the pioneers for Irish nd
T15av there are other Irish patriots,
a.. br1fnary ana friends of Ire
rrd's delegates 90 the convention
r-.4rirr rb. r0uyicts clothes and per
,.---Ira hard Isbors In Irish Jails, be-
Inc. they have dared 10 tell the Eng
f-E rrIma minister that his rule In
leland IS founded on invasion, usurpa-
lion r1nfsaati0u and the breach Of
,raatl-s which even savage virtue
could have respected. hut which Eng
i..b greed and Jealousy systematically
violated.
The FeudaI System.
The Anglo-Normans. at the close OF
tba twelfth century. introduced their
f.rl faudaI system into Ireland. Before
tba, came the Irish lands We're the
rraurrtv Of an the people and were
held In trust by monarch, prince and
chief But the invaders did not re-
sp4ct the Breton laws which governed
ancient Ireland. and were, in the main.
model, OF wisdom and justice. on the
contrary they OVERRIDE them from the
frst and after vanquishing fathers and
brothers In the field, or by traitor
methods. they married the daughters
hy force and laid claim TO the lands
which we're the common property of
oil the Irish people and not Of a ia
yored and privileged few.
Ireland did not tamely submit to
this new and violent condition of at
fairs but. as history tells. has fought
long and persistently for liberty. The
AuglO-Norman feudal system was par
amount IN Ireland until Parnell. sup
ported by the Land league, of which
the United Irish league is the lineal
successor. made a breach in its braZen
shield. Catholics and PrOtestants alike
were prosecuted and the outrages
forced them to emigrate 10 the Ameri-
can colonies. where they took their
part in the war for independence.
An English Province.
Since Jan. I, 1901. Ireland has been.
10 all lntents and purposes, an English
province. The union act wiped out.
as far as parchment and seal could do
g. her distinctive nationality; but the
hearts and hands of the bulk Of the
Irish people have been and are inflamed
and raised against the provincial con-
Gu0n. They have not accepted the
brand OF social and political irferiority.
English rule stands self condemned
by The official reports Of its own SER
wants, which show that Ireland has to-
day a smaller population than she had
IN 1901 and that within the last sixty
years l,25O,O00 OF her people starved 10
death. more than 1000. 900 were evieted
from their holdings and 1000 900 at
~ hi
Tanny In this and other free countries. A
government, native or foreign, that
could and can find no remedy for this
Wholesale destruction OF an ancient and
highly endowed people has no right 10
exist. IL has sinned against the benef-
leence OF God and the inherent rights
of mankind
Under more favorable conditions the
irish people would be entirely justified
IN reSortlng TO arms 10 end this huge
ln.qulty Right and justice are on their
SIDE. and present opportunity alone is
wanting. With a powerful ally to fur
Aish her with the nucleus Of an army
ana with The munitions OF war. Ireland.
ny PoIlns every able bodied man in
the Agia could Win her independence,
'e' without such an ally nothing short
OF miracle could render her vlctori-
Gus. The men upon Irish ground are
'Ae men 10 decide the policy Of their
country. So long as they keep the
t'eeh rag flying and make no compro-
muse or their right TO be free and in
dependent their American kinsmen are.
Si-4 VIII De-, their allies and auxillaries.
ireland must Tight England with such
Weapons as she has ready. She must
Aol submit 10 be extinguisbed while
T.nng an opportunity To strike. She
Is threatened with one great and nress-
D"s'r-rNtinction by emigration.
Industry Destroyed.
H. manufacturers, except IN the
-ir OF linen and "A few Cfbar sto,fag