The Irish standard., 1908-03-07
Placing the Number at 1000, Folly 1000
Have Been Restored or Provided
With New Homes.
Irish Unionists, in an Urgent Appeal For
Contributions, Begin Campaign
Against Home Rule.

(meeting of the Liberal Unionist Asso-
citation of IIdinburg, assures us that
platforms are open to the representa-
tives of Irish Unionists, and that a
desire exists for authoritative informa-
tion on Irish affairs.
The Irish Unionist Alliance, con-
Jointly with the Ulster Unionist Coun-
Gill; the Ulster Loyalst Union and the
I Irish Unionist members of Parliament
have, therefore, resolved to make a
combined appeal for financial assist
ance to enable them to undertake an
adequate campaign throughout the
! constituencies of Great Britain, and
have decided to initiate guarantee
| fund spread over three years, similar
to that raised on the occasion OF Mr..
Gladstone's second home rule bill.
1t is proposed to open the campaign
by making arrangements for meetings
| in selected British constituencies, to
be addressed by speakers with knowl-
edge of the present government and
capable Of exposing the inevitable re-
suit of their insidious Irish, policy In
addition. it is intended greatly to ex-
tend the present circulation of Irish
Unionist literature in Great Britain,
| for which there has been an increasing
demand since the general election.
| A movement emanating from purely
Irish Unionist organizations represent
ing the whole of Ireland, will, it is
felt, carry the utmost weight in Eng
lish and Scotch constituencies, and
no cxertion will be spared to make the
arguments against home rule and
any policy leading thereto known in
every part of Great Britain.
We earnestly trust that you will be
disposed to contribute towards the OBJ
ject Of this urgent appeal A very
large sum will be required. and the ef-
fectiveness Of the proposed campaign
will practically depend on a liberal
response to this application.
We beg you will kindly fill up the
enclosed form and return it to the sec
retaries, joint committee Unionist AS
sociations of Ireland, 1O9 Grafton
Street, Dublin, or Mayfair, Arthur
Square, Belfast
Confidently relying upon your
prompt and generous aid, we have the
honor to be, your faithful servants,
Abercorn, Waterford, Ormonde,
Meath, F'itzwilliam, Courtown, Erne,
Bandon, Rosse, Templetown, Ardilaun,
Lansdowne, Londonderry, Westmeath,
Drogheda, Arran, Longford, Carys-
fort. Donoughmore, Monck, Iveagh,
Clonbrock, Barrymore, Thomas P. But
Ter, John Jameson, James H. Stronge,
r. G. Sharman- Crawford, George r.
Stewart, William r. Young, r. T.
| Simpson, Edward Dowden, z. NJ. Arch
dale, Thomas Andrews, r. H. Reade,
Frederick w. Shaw, F. Ellington Ball.
w. ]. Allen.
The foregoing appeal is approved
and endorsed by the following Union
ist Irish members of Parliament:
Hugh T. Barrie, Edward Carson,
George S. Clark, Charles c. Craig, John
Gordon. Arthur Hill, ]. B. Lonsdale,
William Moore, E. w. Wolff, James II.
Campbell, Walter H. Long, James NJ.
McCalmont, Robert T. O'Neill.
.. R. G. GARDEN,
| r. DAWSON BATES,
| Joint Secretaries.
| Now as to what has been done in
connection with the evicted tenants in
the different estates. 1 give for the
information of your readers a few par
ticulars of the work which the Irish
party has accomplished in this respect.
shall first Of all deal with the Mas
sereene estate, Co Louth, on which the
plan of campaign was adopted many
years ago. On this estate upwards of
so evicted tenants have been reinstat-
ed, and to show the manner in which
they have been treated will give