The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06

roads at Lamagh and BaIiykenny, the armed police were in position ready to retard the advance of the procession ists should they attempt to enter the affected area; but, much to their evt- dent amazement. the progression con tinued the march on to q place called Minard, where one of the most success- fui Nationalist meetings ever held in County Longford took place. Large contingents. with brass and fife and drum bands ana splendid banners, American and Irish flags, were pres ent from, among other places, Killoe, oranard, Brumlish, Ballinamuck, Loy- dow. Clonguish. Barnacoola, Clonbro- ney, Aughnacliffe. Perth, Edgeworths- town, Carrickedmond, Longford Town. KiIlashee, RRthciyne, Tarmonbarry. Ardagh, cfondra. Legan and Rooskey.
 There were fully i5.ooo people all along the road when the meeting started Mir. Patrick Newman, Presi- dent U. |. L., Clonguish, was elected chairman. He said the meeting was called to show their disapproval of the Estates Commissioners not taking over the grazing ranches as whole and dividing them among the people of that and adjoining parishes.
 Resolutions were adopted, amid great enthusiasm, (l1 piedglng that mass meeting of the Nationalists of Long, ford, Leitrim and Roscorlfnon to undi- vided support of the Irish Party. under the leadership of John E. Redmond. and calling upon all true Irishmen to set their faces sterniy against divis- ion of any kind in the Natonal ranks;
 (2) claiming for Ireland national self government: (3) declarng that, after the settlement of the Irsh land pur- chase question, the next most import ant matter for the. tenants was the immediate purchase of the grass lands of Ireland for sub1division among any land bill introduced by the Gov srnmsnt which would not give the fullest powers for that purpose all over Ireland could only be a failure: (4) protesting in the strongest man. ner against the action of the Estates Commissioners in only offering to ac- quire compulsorily under the evicted tenants act 800 acres of the Douglas ranches, when there are at least 1000 acres acquirable for sub-division, and calling upon the Estates Commissioners to send another inspector to this prop erty and to amend their offer or the war. against ranches would go on.
 Messrs. Farrell, Sheely, Duffy and MaIlon made speech es. denouncing the Government and the police, and MT. Farrell characterized the latter as a tOL 4l- btASliA- 11aA0QhSs
 One hundred and ten Protestant fam flies living in the neighb orhood of Riverstown, County Sligo. have been subjected to a system of boycotttng which has seldom been eaualled. The trouble began in May last, when repre- sentatives of the United Irish League visited the houses of the Protestant farmers within radius of three miles, requesting the househotders to become mo lxata nN AhAfr nj ffnp With a few exception the request was refused, and immediately afterwards a boycott of the entire local Protestant popula- ties began. The movement first show ed itself in refusal to carry the milk of the boycotted farmers to Riverstown creamery, and when the pressure be- gan to be- felt in other ways, the Pro- testant inhabitants. in order to save themselves. from ruin. held a gmeetfng and resolved to form the PEotestant Mutual Defence Association. It is claimed that but for. the existence of this organization, some families in the district would have been, driven from their homes, so vigorously was the boy colt enforced. The members of the association assisted each other in their farming operations in the buying and selling of their stock. and in the pro- curing of the necessaries of life. They have again expressed their desire for reconciliation and peace. and 1t is hoped that the exercise of q little tact and common sense will restore the los cality to it's former condition.
 Fresh cattIe-driving raids are report ed from Roscommon and Mayo. Mum bers of cattle have been lost. ..
 MT. L. Ginnell, M. P, was one of the principal speakers of Nationalist meeting at Taughtnon, County west meath, last Sunday, He appealed to the people to organize vigorously dur ing the autumn.