The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19
DEvLIN WILL COME
TO SPEAK IN SAVANNAH ON UNITED
IRISH LEAGUE.
VISIT TO BE EARLY IN MAY.
IS ANXIOUS TO FORM BRANCH OF
ORGANIZATION IN THIS CITY.

Arrangements For the Trip Now Be
ing Made by Capt. NJ. j. Doyle and
d. j. CharltOn-Savannah One of
Many Southern Cities Included in
Itinerary A. o. II. of Ireland,
England and Scotland Asks CO.
operation of American Branch in
Furthering Interests of League.
Interest shown in Savannah Prom
ises Large Meeting.
Mr.. Joseph Devlin. member of Par
lament from North Kilkenny Ireland,
now in this country in the interest of
the United Irish League, will deliver
an address in Savannah in the inter
est of that organization, and try to
form branch of it here May or 8.
This information was received by Capt.
NJ. ]. Doyle yesterday.
Mr.. Devlin's Southern itinerary,
which is being planned by ex-Mayor
John Fitzpatrick of New Orleans, will
include, besides Savannah, New Or
leans. Mobile, Montgomery, Birming-
ham, Atlanta and possibly Augusta.
Capt Doyle and Mr.. d. ]. Charlton,
who are making the arrangements for
cate with Mr.. Fitzpatrick at once and
have their plans made definitely with
in few days
In connection with Mr.. Devlin's visit
to this country it is interesting to re-
fer to a communication that the A. o.
H of Ireland, England and Scotland
have addressed to the same order in
the United States, through the national
president in this country, Mr.. James
f. Dolan of Syracuse, N. Y.
This call, which is quite a lengthy
document, reviews the situation in
Ireland and says:
mo man can pretend to say at the
present hour what the immediate fu-
ture holds for Ireland. We desire an
honorable peace, but while any uncer-
tainty prevails we are determined to
20 on preparing for war And so in
this fateful hour we come to you, our
dearest brethren, with a prayer and
an appeal, that you will throw your
self into the work of helping the spec
ial agent of the Irish people, Mr..
Joseph Devlin, MP. to extend the Unit
ed Irish League in America.
"Mr. Devlin, we need hardly say, has
the personal love and confidence of
every member of our order wherever
located in Ireland or Great Britain.
In the years of storm and stress al
ready alluded to, when strong men
grew weak and weary, he held Belfast
and Ulster for Ireland, and to-day the
entire nation at home looks to him for
still more signal service to the cause
in the years ahead. They believe that
whether these years are destined to be
Swallowed by the storms of persecution
or blessed with the sunshine of hope,
begotten of each succeeding succecs in
our advance to final national triumph,
Mr.. Joseph Devlin will be found among
the foremost in the struggle.
1--WE got a practically united Irish
parliamentary party at the last gener-
al election, which in ability, independ-
ence and fearlessness stands unsur-
passed by any that have been returned
from Ireland since the act of union.
"A year and half ago England's
landlord garrison in Ireland, finding it's
position seriously menaced by the
greatest and most united constitution
al organization that has ever risen In
Ireland, appealed in it's terror to the
British government to reimpose it's per-
petual coercion act. Our tyrantS and
taskmasters responded with their ac-
customed willingness and proceeded to
administer the act with all their his
toric ferocity. You will have observed
the sham trials before saIared re-
movables-soulless instruments of Eng
lish barbarous brutality; the long SEN
fences of Imprisonment with hard labor,
and arising out of these the depriva-
ton of all citizens rights for a period
of five years following the release OF
those SO sentenced. Two-thirds of Ire |
land was proclaimed under this spe-
cial law with all it's attendant horrors |
of baton charges and police perjury, |
suppressed meetings and press prose- |
cutions, but no man crouched or quail |
ed in any part of Ireland. The spirit
of the nation was reused and the people |
resolved that in this battle either they |
or landlordism must go finally under.
No section of Irish nationalists has |
rallied to the trumpet call of duty or
fought more determinedly for and by |
the United Irish League than has the |
Ancient Order of Hibernians. In Ire
land, England and Scotland they have |
helped to form branches and collect |
money for parliamentary and defense |
funds, and to-day in almost every part |
of Ulster, in Scotland, and in England, |
they are the soul of the new movement. |
LAS the envoy of our country unani- |
mously accredited by the people and |
their parliamentary representatives, we |
bespeak for him your unlimited cont1- |
dence and whole hearted support. We |
know the magnificent service which |
the A. o. H. has ever given, and can |
still give to every good Irish cause in |
America. Hence, dear brother, we urge |
yourself and your colleagues to exer- |
else that mighty influence which your
names and positions carry in assisting |
Mr.. Devlin to, if possible, form a |
branch of the u. I. league in every |
city and town of the state where our |
people are resident"
Capt Doyle has received such en- |
coura cement in his work for large |
meeting on the occasion of the intend |
ed visit of Mr. Devlin that he has no |
doubt it will prove a most enthusiastic |
one and will result in the establishment |
of the desired branch of the United |