The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-07
ST. PAUL IRISHMEN
REJECT IRISH
LEAGUE
Joseph Devlin, M. P, and
John F. Finnerty Fail to
Impress Local Irish Amer
leans and a Hot Meeting
Results in Declination to
Establish a Branch of the
League.

About one hundred representative ST.
Paul Irish-American citizens assem-
bled at the Ryan hotel last night to
greet the Hon. Joseph Devlin, of Dub
lin, member of the British house of
parliament, and John f. Finnerty, of
Chicago, and fatty refused to lend
their aid in the organization Of a
branch of the United Irish league.
The meeting toward the close took
on decidedly belligerent aspect and
the distinguished Irish visitor and Mr..
Ffnnerty, the national president of the
league in the United States, angered at
the refusal, left the parlor in which
the meeting was held.
The call for a vote on the proposition
to organize the league followed a very
able effort on the part of Mr.. Devlin,
and Mr.. Finnerty, seeing that tho
scheme of a branch league was about
to go by the board. attempted to ex-
postulate. His words grew in proper
ton to his anger, which was apparent
and he became personal.
This Is an open meeting and I can
not permit any personalities while
am in the chair" cautioned DIR. E. w.
Buckley, who was presiding. 1--WE will
help Ireland and her cause with our
money and our time. but this meeting
is against organizing another Irish So
ciety in ST Paul."
MF. : FInnefty m axes q protest.
Il am here to express my sentiments
and l don't care a continental darn for
your ruling" angrily retorted Mr.. Fin
nerty You want to wait and see what
the national officers of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians think of the move-
ment, do you? Well. they won't do
anything, and you know it, 1 am a
member of the order and it's treason to
speak of Ireland and her troubles in
the meetings"
A chorus of protest arose from the
assemblage, the majority of those pres
ent being members Of the order
Il must insist on your refraining
from personalities, Intercepted DR..
Buckley.
Mr.. Finnerty was properly aroused
by this time, and was more than willing
to keep up the debate, but the Juggling
at his coat tails by Mr.. Devlin, who
feet, and he sat down.
DevIin and Finnerty Leave.
The next minute, however, he was
on his feet, and, renarking to Mr. Dew
lin, This is no place for u.s., started
for the door. Mr.. Devlin followed him
out and the two, halting at the en-
trance, paused long enough to remark,
Good might, gentlemen with sarcas-
tic politeness.
With their exit the meeting broke
up, and several started out to continue
the debate with Messrs Devlin and
Finnerty, who by this time had reach
ed the door Of their room, snort dis
tance away, but the tall form of Mr..
Finnerty in the doorway seemed to
have a deterring effect, and, the meet
ing did not take place.
"a lot of hole in the corner fell
lows commented Finnerty, as he stood
in his doorway and watched the pro-
cession wend It's way toward the ele-
vator.
ITS little care for their rulings"
he added. Wanted me to sit down,
eh? Well, If it's any consolation to
them, have faced better than ever
they dare be. l don't care a hill of
beans for the whole lot Of EN-
Hush, Finn" softly cautioned Mr..
Devlin from within the room. prob
ably they didn't understand. It's all
right. Don't worry about it any more"
Mr.. Finnerty evidently thought so,
too, and, with a good night from both
to the few friends who had followed
them, went inside the room and closed
the door.
League Branch Was Planned.
While ostensibly for the purpose of
greeting Mr.. Devlin and listening to a
speech from him as to Ireland's polit-
ical future, the meeting last night was