The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-08-10
The Sim Fem Party Want the Nationalists
to Withdraw From Parliament and
Lead New Movement.
Meanwhile the United League is Preparing
For the Fight and Seems Stronger
Than Ever Before.

l,6oo branches in Ireland and 700
branches across the channel in Great
Britain, while abroad, including Amer
lea. there is a vast auxiliary organiza-
ton. That the auxiliaries are more
than sentimental was proved last year
by the s34,000 sent to Ireland, MAIN
ly from the United States.
Asked concerning the evicted ten
ants, he said that of the tenants who
had been evicted on the plan of cam
paign estates. where the people SUBJ
mitted to eviction as protest about SO
per cent had been reinstated on their
holdings, and the remaining IL per
cent, who were still out. belonged to
the Clanricarde and Lewis estates in
the county Galway.
The people were satisfied with the
result of the cattle drives, and were
confident that next year the majority
Of the grazing lands would be in their
hands. Durins the. drives. not the
slightest cruelty was ever, practised on
a single animal. The stock were simp-
ly driven from the grazing lands and
delivered to the owner wherever they
lived. and receipt asked for. Out
i side, Birr, when the drive was in prog
ress when the lambs became tired the
men carried them on their shoulders
and he had even seen .fatigued sheep
carried by the drivers The animals
| the roads to wander. In one case, in
which the owner. lived about eight
miles from the ranch. the people drove
the stock to the police barracks, where
+; they handed them over to the constab-
ulary, who gave a receipt. This proved
two things-that the people had a de.
sire that the stock should be we'll treat
ed and that they were not afraid of
the consequences of their actions.
They presented themselves to the po-
lice. knowing that they would be iden-
tilted:
Concerning William O'Brien, Mr.
Johnston said that the party had cor
daily invited him to return when the
Birrell bill was rejected and the coun-
try had declared solidly that devolu-
tion was dead, and that nothing but a
clear measure of home rule would do.
F, Before rejoining Mr.. O'Brien would
have to cast devolution aside; but he
did not seem inclined to take this step
Hence his position was one of difhcul-
ty. Devolution was still dangled be-
fore the eyes of the people, and it was a,
strange fact that here. and there news.
papers owned ostensibly by men who
had no money had been started to fur
| ther the policy. Where the capital
for the running Of the papers came
from was one Of the mysteries.
Asked if he had any expressions.
particularly for America. Mr.. Johnston
said that the league would be glad IL
the American people were given to un-
derstand that their great efforts on be-
half of Ireland were fully appreciated.
| At home it was felt that he people
across the ocean were keener than
ever. and the league was determined
| that their confidence in those at home
would not be misplaced. An exhaust
i've program had been prepared for
the fighting in the coming fall and
winter, when there would be. in addi-
tion to other things. monster demon
strations in all parts of the country in
furtherance OF the Home Rule propa-
ganda. 1t was regrettable thing that
the Sim Fein party; had sprung up
to oppose the United Irish League, and
it was more particularly resrettable
owing to the fact t.at the ends of the
two organizations were identical.
The Sim Feiners told the leasuers
that. certain things should be done, but
did not say how they shold be done.
As for themselves they were always