Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-10
SEEES AID FOR"TaE IRISH
Joseph Deylin, N P andJOh F. Fiunerty
~, Tell Of the Needs Of the Peasants.
OMAHA MEN RESPOND GENEROUSLY
Speakers See n brighter Day Dawn.
ing for Their Native Lane and
Tell of the Great struggle
to Gain II.

Joseph Devlin. NJ. p, of North Kilkenny,
Ireland, and Colonel job F. Finerty of
Chicago, president Of the American branch
OF the United Irish league, met a number
Of the Irish citizens Of Omaha in the Pax
ton hotel last night for the purpose Of
stirring up sentiment for the old country
and raising funds to help make a start
for the poor agriculturists who are to be
given possession of their lands by a bill
now pending In Parliament. After Mr..
Devlin had spoken the following contribu-
tions were made: ]. A. Conner, 500; Count
Creighton, 500; T. J. Mahoney. $50; Bishop
Scannell, SIS; Thomas Brennan, S25; c. ].
Smyth. S25; c. ]. O'Neiil, $25; James J.
Fitzgerald. $25; James z. Boyd, $25; Sheriff
John Power, $25; O'Donahue & Redmond,
$25; F. j. Moriarty, $40; T. J. O'Brien, SIS;
Jerry Howard. Rev. J. T.. Smith, James P.
English, T.. ]. Nolan, John E.. O'Hearn,
James Brennan. Rev. p. J. Judge, P. C.
Heafy, /. ]. Dunn and E. C.. Ryan. $40
each; total, 1852.
Frank J. Moriarty was appointed treas
urer and E. c. Ryan secretary, and 1t was
decided to appoint committees Of two to
visit the residents OF assigned sections of
the city and solicit contributions These
committees will meet Monday afternoon at
5 o'clock in the ONCE of c. ]. Smyth for
the division OF territory. Letters will be
sent to prominent Irish citizens Of the
towns and cities throughout the state ask
ing them to act locally In this collection.
T. ]. Mahoney, who acted as chairman.
introduced the two distinguished IrIshmen.
Colonel Finerty spoke FIRST. commenting
on the great change In the condition of
Ireland during the twelve months since he
aunEa hara Lat Than Fhn oor,.. -.
in hopelessness. with the prospect Of tho
extinction OF the Irish race; but now,
with this most generous land act, the tillers
Of the soil would become its owners and
the country come back to prosperity.
Brighter Days for IreIAad.
Mr.. Deyiin said in part:
Less than eighteen months ago Chief
Secretary Wyndham Of the British govern
ment said that concessions had reached
their limit; that there was no national
feeling in ireland: that the National league
had only branches and that England was
tired Of the Irish land question. and that
the best thing to do was to let the land
lords and tenants fight It out.
THE landlords formed a league TO night
this war and in less than three months
raised $780, 900 to carry II on, besides hav-
ing the support OF the British government.
which enacted another coercion act as a
basis for any OF the nine.y-nine former
ones. This act lasted twelve months, with
the government and the landlords oombi-
nation on the one side. and on the other
the league with its is 200 branches. but
with no money or influence. In this bitter
night no better spirit or bravery has been
shown in any hight for liberty than that OF
the Irish agrieulturistE The landlords be-
lieved they could smash the league. but are
now begging terms in a way which no
Irishmsn could have hoped for. The fair
trial by Jury was abolished. newspaper men
imprisoned for printing speeches and armed