New-York tribune., 1903-04-17

1iebt of the audience which. swayed by MS
eloauence. Kissed and cheered alternately
concluded with saying that if properly ailei1.u
Mr.. Wyndham's bill would make the peaS'.-e'
as safe as the King his throne IN Vhs p
session of their land They would never -"
have to stand trembling in the rent once III
O'Brien added
.If We 90 on n is rot too much to say tnat
in the next generation it will he as hard TO hio
q man who has witnessed an eviction as II y
now TO find man who mas not witnessed On
eviction"
Pleading for a friendly spirit in the discus
sfon Mr.. O'Brien remarked;
''If all goes well it will be the greatest rssu
rection of hope joy and happiness 'Hd' -
visited this country in thousand years pt, 20
IT is the biggest thing English statesrnansiilp
has ever done toward restoring the SOIL u II
land to Irshmen.
,rr o,r2rfen concluded with saying that while
Mr. Redmond himself did not want to entansle
tbe land question with Home Rule they mlsht
as well TRY to turn honest Irish blood INTO led
ink as to aI1ay his own and Irelands oeshe y.
eventual Home Rule" One of the results might
perhaps eventually be 10 kill the Eng1sh op-
positfon t,y q Parliament on College Green where
all Irishr1en without distinction of creed ana
politics might meet and legislate for 1reiand 8
good
OPPOSITION NOT RELISHED
When Patrick White NJ P, rose and moved
the rejection Of the Land bill as not meriting
the support of the Irish party, the delegates
hissed him. and angry cries Of Withdraw!
came from all sides. Mr.. Redmond finally Sc
cured a hearing for Mr.. White, who said tne
hill was one of the most faulty measures ever
introduced. and was entirely in favor Of the
landlords.
Another speaker declared Mr.. Wyndham's bill
would be "a mi1lstone of debt around the ten
ants necks. But this brought forth howls OF
derisfon from the delegates. whom Mr.. Red
mond could scarcely keep in order The good
temper of the assemblage was restored by
landlord Pierce O'Mahony, former Parnellite
member of Parliament. vigorously supporting
the bill while speech in Gaelic from Canon
McFadden added further to the good humor.
The announcement that the vote on Mr.
Whites motion had been rejected by an over
whelming majority created tremendous enthus1-
asm Only a few hands were held up in favor Of
Mr. Whites motion, while hundreds were waved
when "to the contrary was called. and mats
were thrown up and the convention enthusiast
caIIy committed itself to the Land bill. subject
to such amendments as the Irish Parliamentary
party can secure
Michael Davitt was then received with great
enthusiasm He demanded the release OF Colo
mel Arthur Lynch (who is undergoing a sentence
of life imprisonment after having been con-
victed of high treason) and one other Irish agi-
tator who is still in Jail. and whose continued
Imprisonment, said Mr.. Davitt. was unbecomihs
to the spirit of peace between Ireland ana Eng
land During the course of his speech MI
Davitt EXPRESSED many differences Of opinion
with Mr O'Brien Mr.. Redmond and the ma
tority of the delegates. but he promised 10 abide
L.. toar on
dying hatred of Irish landlords. and said ne
doubted if Mr. O'Brien was right in believing
that they would settle down and help in the
DEVELOPMENT OF the country after the passage
of the bill. Mr. Davitt also made strong plea
in behalf of the Irish agricultural laborer which
he will elaborate tomorrow. when the suggested
amendments are taken up in detail He main
tained that the bill, even as amended. would
not put an end to the land struggle. and moved
in friendly terms an amendment to Mr. o Briens
motion, providing that the Nationalist members
of Parliament refer the bill back to the eonven-
ton for final approval after passing the COM
mittee stage in the House of Commons. 50 that
the people themselves may say IL they accept II
as amended and that the convention be merely
adjourned instead of dissolved
REDMOND REPLIES TO DAvITT
Mr.. Redmond in reply. paid a tribute to Mr..
Davitt's fairness and the benefit derived from
his presence and support. but he said he be
lieved his amendment would be construed
vote of want Of confidence in the Irish Parlia-
mentaTy partv.
MIR. O'Brien followed with irnpassioned ap-
peal the same lines He declared Mr.. Davitts
amendment menaced the Irish party.
Mr.. Davitt then amid tremendous cheering,
withdrew his amendment. on whose merits the
convention seemed fairly equally divided. and
T P. O'Connor. summing up the results of to-
days debate. said they showed that they all
practically agree that the bill is the greatest
measure ever introduced; that landIordism is
condemned TO die; that more cornpuIsion Will
be shown to tenants than to landlords; that the
financial terms have been improved. and that
not one evicted tenant is left without redre SIS
To-day, he added, they were celebrating one of
the proudest victories over oppression that ever
nation had won. The bells throughout the
land we're ringing out the death OF landlarIism
and ringing in the birth OF new Ireland
NJ. j. Reading, of Baltimore Md. vice oresi-
dent of the Unired Irish League Of America.
said he delighted az the unaninlity Of
{ tPinion which had characterized the meeting
He had never seen anything like this quiet and
peaceful Irish convention, and voiced American
sympathy with the meeting. Mr. Rea 1ing's re-
marks were received with loud cheers. Mr.
O'Brien's original motion was tnen carried