The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-17
ACCEPTS IRISH LAND BILL
ACTION OF THE NATIONAL CON-
 VENTTON AT DUBLIN.

1he Sote OHauEmOUs-JOhn heu"Ohu
 and His Parliamentary Party Trusted
 With Matter of st curing Vital Amend- ments-Passionate Discomfort Ex-
 pressed by some-some Strong Lan-
 guage.
 Dublin, April 16.-By unanimous vote the Irish national convention, which Smet here to-day accepted in principle the Irish land bill introduced in the house of commons by MT. Wynd- ham, chief secretary for Ireland, and entrusted to John Redmond and his party the task of securing in the house of commons that serious amendment in various points of vital importance" which the national convention may consider essential. The convention will outline tomorrow the shape that the amendments should take and on Sat urday Lord Dunraven, Lord Mayo, Cap tain Shawe-Taylor, John Redmond, Will liam O'Brien, and E. W. Russell are likely to meet at round conference table to discuss the landlords and ten- fAlilS OpIll4oilS Oli ltlC Icllu GItl anu u y to arrive at common basis of parlia- Taentary action.
 To-days proceedings at the conven- tion revealed passionate discontent with various features, but nothing so serious as to indicate a danger of it's ultimate rejection. Even Michael Davitt, who had an opportunity of dividing the del- egates into two bitterly opposing camps and who amidst dramatic excitement subordinated his own views, pledged himself to abide by the verdict John Redmond and William O'Brien triumph ed over all objections; indeed the objec- tfon of Michael Davitt was scarcely giv- en a hearing by the perfervid dele gates.
 For six hours without break the del- egates sat or stood listening to the speeches of their leaders, spiritual and otherwise. Not for many day has such a representative gathering been seen in Dublin. Irish wit and eloquence lived up to it's reputation. Speaker af- ter speaker brought the audience to that pitch of enthusiasm where hats were thrown up and men stood yelling with delight upon the chairs. When a plat form speaker failed to please, comments of the audience supplied an impetus to the motions. The crowd was irrepres- sible. Old men. white relics of the land league, young farmers, rising factors in the United Irish league, fresh from the fields of Connaught and Munster, coun- ty councillors, priests, young and old, rose constantly from their seats to hurl some interjection of approval or others wise at the speaker. The force of habit was far too strong to prevent the sons of the soil from cheering madly when some speaker referred to the landlords are 'blood-suckers," which not infre- quently brought the response from the body of the hall "to - with them''
 Good man. the audience would shout when William O'Brien, Michael Davitt or some other popular orator voiced the prevailing sentiment.
 Throughout the day this gathering of Irish tenants, so picturesque, so terri bly, earnest, so swayed by the eloquence of the Irish leaders, never ceased to murder fit setting for the heroic epi- thets in which the speakers described the convention and the issues depending on it's decision. Throughout all the va rious waves of emotion, John Redmond sat in the chair, impassive and keeping order Hike Parnell," an an old national ist said. His head was constantly en- dangered by the swinging hands and arms of the speakers.
 William O'Brien and Michael Davitt were the heores of the hour. T. w. Russell, the Ulster member, who unex- peetedly appeared in the hall, received 8 great welcome from his former oppo- nents. Much significance is attached to his presence as he is not member of the nationalist party. After the con- vention all the leaders expressed to The Associated Press correspondent their complete satisfaction at the pro- ceedings and the unanimity of so many representative bodies throughout Ire- land.
 Eager for peace, but ready for war, in case the English wish to continue" was, to quote one speaker, the keynote of to-day's convention.