The Irish standard., 1904-09-10
Leader Of Irish Party Says Home Rule Looks
Less Difficult Now Than Land Bill
Did Two Years Ago.
When Irish Party Secures the Balance Of
Power Self Government Will Become
Question Of the Day.

Inat lrelandS wrongs nave not
been forgotten by her children on this
side of the Atlantic was emphatically
proven last Sunday night, when over
three thousand persons braved the
high temperature and gave the Irish
ENJOYS an enthusiastic welcome to
New York, at a public meeting held
in Carnegie Hall, says the Irish
World. The principal speech of the
evening was made by Mr.. John Red
mond, M. p, chairman of the Irish
Parliamentary party. Short speeches
were made by his colleagues, Capt.
A. ]. G. Donelan, M. p; Patrick o.
Brien, M. p, and Conor O'Kelly, NJ.
p. The Hon. w. Bourle Cochran
came onto the stage while the meet
ing was in progress, and in response
to repeated calls made short speech
and set good example in practical
work by contributing $500 to the
United Irish league fund.
The Hon. John F. Finerty, presl-
dent of the United Irish League Of
America, made speech which stirred
the audience to a high pitch of pa
triotic fervor.
The meeting was called to order by
the Hon. Patrick Egan, ex-minister
to Chill, who introduced DR.. John G..
Coyle as presiding officer.
Among the officers of the league
present was Mr.. John O'Callaghan, of
Boston, whose work US national secre-
tary has been most effective in pro-
noting the growth and standing Of
the organization.
DR.. Thomas Adds Emmett sent a
letter Of regret for his unavoidable
absence from the meeting, in which
he warmly indorsed the work of the
United Irish league in Ireland and
America and praised the achieve
ments Of the Irish Parliamentary par
ty under the leadership Of Mr.. John
Redmond.
The officers of the Sixty ninth Regi-
ment in full uniform, headed by
Colonel Duffy, had seats on the plat
form. AS the officers Of the famous
old regiment filed in to take their
places they were cheered by the
audience.
DR.. Coyle, in his introduction of
Mr.. Redmond, said in part:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1--WE are gathered here tonight,
under the auspices of the United Irish
league, to extend hearty welcome
to the leaders of the Irish Parliamen-
tary party who have come to our land
in furtherance of their mission to con-
tinue the battle for the self-govern-
ment of Ireland. Your presence
tcstifies to your sympathy with the
persistent and gallant efforts of the
Irish representatives at Westminster
to achieve by every means within
their power new and further gains
for the uplifting Of the Irish people.
While the stress Of circumstances
shall forbid that appeal to the sword
which every true-hearted Celt would
welcome in it's opportunity to redress
by the blood Of the alien the age-long
series Of wrongs perpetrated upon a
defenceless people, it will be neces-
sary to meet the wiles and tricks of
inipuitous government by such strate-
gy and determined use Of parliament
tary measures as will unerringly in
dicate unending hostility to that gov
ernment while Ireland's cry remains
unanswered and 1reland's wounds un-
healed.
'"The record Of recent parliamentary
achievement through which the land
purchase act was gained is familiar
to us all. The Irish tenant, by that
act, has secured an opportunity to
make himself Independent on the soil.
AS the hrst condition Of free peo-
pie is the ownership Of the soil, the
first great step toward national free.
dom has been made possible. The
representatives Of Ireland who won
that signal victory for the Irish peo..