The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-08
Is Confident That the Local
Hibernians Will Enter
Heartily Into the Project
When They Fully Under
stand It's Objects-He Be-
lieves Self Government in
Sight for Ireland.

Joseph Devlin, NJ. P, of Dublin. and
John F. Finerty, of Chicago, left for
Omaha last night, after their untoward
experience endeavoring to form an
Irish league in st. Paul Monday
night. But they are not discouraged.
Mr. Devlin will return later this
month. and, at a public meeting to
be held in st. Paul April %, will ex-
pound the Irish question. Arrange
ments for this meeting will be made
by the leading Irish-American citizens,
lay and clerical, and everybody is cor
daily invited to attend it and hear
Mr.. Devlin speak.
When a G o b e representative dis
covered. Messrs. Devlin and F'inerty at
the Ryan hotel yesterday afternoon.
they were partaking of an adjourned
lunch or early dinner in the cafe. They
explained that it was a late lunch, as
they had been very busy receiving
callers.
Mr.. Finerty looked sternly at T e
G e man for about three seconds;
then he smiled.
L noticed one inaccuracy in your re-
port of our gathering here at the no.
tel" said he. You quote me as using
the expression continental darn in
commenting on the ruling of the chair
man of last nights meeting. did not
use Ilidt expression.
Nor he didn't say continental
d-n,' either" added Mr.. Devlin.
There was no qualification"
Mr.. Devlin said that before his re-
turn to st. Paul he would visit Omaha,
Denver. Colorado Springs, Salt Lake
City, Butte, Helena, Anaconda, Great
Falls, and then back to the Twin Cit
les, speaking here April %.
The result in st. Paul last night"
continued Mr. TOny1iIl rho+
disappointing, but by no means dis
couragtng. Our object in this country
is to arouse a feeling of sympathy for
the movement that has secured the
Irish land bill, now before parliament.
The Irish people have been given
twenty days to consider whether they
will accept this bill as a final settle
ment of the land question In order to
have the judgment Of the Irish people
expressed on the bill, the Irish mem
oers have called great national CON-
Venton in Dublin on April IA to con-
slider whether or not the measure
should be accepted as a satisfactory
solution Of the question:
What is your opinion, Mr. Devlin. OF
the outsome Of the biIl?"
1 believe it will be accepted, sub.
1ect to such amendments as the Irish
party will propose in order to improve
the details of the bill. This bill incor-
porates in its provisions the principle
Of the ownership Of the land by the
occupying tillers of the SOIL 1t means
the complete destruction of the sys-
tenn of landlordism. which we regard
a. curse to the nation for centuries.
This concession, the most radical
and revolutionary that has been made
by England to Ireland for a century,
has been chiefly brought about by the
splendid promise which has been ac-
corded to the United States Irish
league in America
I'VE expect that when the great
volume of public opinion in this coun-
try has found a channel for expression
through such means as myself and
Mr.. F1nerty are engaged in developing
in this country, that England will, in
very short period, grant to Ireland the
other great concession of national self,
government