New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
a. O. Il. RENT IN TWAIN.
W4R ON CL4N-NA-G4EL.
Opposition to Redmond ArouSes Irf
Church Han Take Hand.

The Ancient Order Of Hibernians, one Of the
oldest and most influential OF Irish-American
organizations. is split into two factions by the
refusal of the national directorate Of that BODY
10 frdorse the Irish Parliamentary party, headed
by John Redmond
Several divisions Of the order in this CITY
have condemned the directorate, and others have
tutimated that they will withdraw from the ma
tionai body If il persists in encouraging policy
which has not the sympathy of "a tenth Of the
entire membership in this country" It is not al
all in1proba BILE that the fight, which one MEM
Der has described as the prettiest scrap I've
seen outside of Kilkenny" will cause the seces-
sion of one of the factions a dissolution OF
the organization.
Nearly all the prelates in America are mem
bers Of the order. and all are known 10 approve
Of the policy Of the Irish Parliamentary party
Several well known priests intimated yesterday
that the Church might take advantage of the
opportunity to condemn the order altogether.
An order Of the same name in Scotland has
been condemned by the Church authorities there'
with the approval of the Pope
The national directorate Of the order in this
country is controlled by the Clan-Na-Gael fac
1ton. which despises Redmond and his tactics
and believes that only physical force can win
IreIand's independence It is admitted by the
leading spirits Of this faction that more than -
per cent of the membership is in sympathy with
the Irish Parliamentary party. but the dlrec-
rorate through the national president Matthew
Cummings. of Boston, has announced IN q Ie'-
ter addressed recently to all the branches OF lhe
organization in this country that the order
should not be drawn into the fight
Cummings is the official who appointed
7,arish priest of Boston national chaplain OF the
order when Archbishop Farley was still hold-
ing that Office. The Archbishop had not been
F-1 airpG a
friends here had hoped TO have him continue IN
thai office for some years But prior to the
national convention which elected Cummings
Archbishop Farley publicly Endorsed John Red
y7,onds policy and the physical force nleTnoers
Immediately got out their spikes and spiked
q rnitre' as one Of them put it at a social
gathering.
Monsignor McCready, Of Holy Cross Church
was then county chaplain Of the local body-
He resigned. and the Archbishop has not ap-
pointed a chaplain since, though he has ire
quently been asked TO do So
Nearly all the local branches of the order
have adopted resolutions condemning Cummings
and the national directorate for its attitude
toward the Irish Parliamentary party. Several
divisions have called on Cummings 10 resign.
L is not at all improbable that there will be
Two divisions Of the order, such as existed
until few years ago, when Bishop Mcfaul
was instrumental in bringing about reorganl-
cation.
Lambert Afurrin an instructor in mathematics
at Columbia University. II letter 10 the eolIor
Of The Irish World" that is TO appear in to-
days issue, says that Cummings has intro
duced faction into our order and intimates that
.IreIand's enemies are behind the Sim Fem
movement in Ireland Referring to the resolu-
tions Of the national directorate and letter
sent by Mr. Cummings to the editor Of THE
Irish worfd' explaining them, Mr.. Murrin says
in his letter:
Mr. Cummings letter is 2 tissue Of subter-
fuges and unworthy OF the president Of a great
and noble order. I deny his right TO hide him
self behind the obsequious we in his self
defence, that he enjoys any preTogatives by
virtue Of his Office as national president to
speak for exploit the Ancient Order Of HI
bernians for his personal, political views
aggrandizernent.''
Further on the letter reads: BE sure that
the London 'Thunderer' is at its congenial
work There yet may be q Pigott several
Pigotts 10 swear away the life of John Red
Tnond, Ireland's tried and trusted leader"