The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-26
United Irish League Opens Con
yention at Buffalo, Greatest
of Its Kind Ever Held
in America
NOTED DELEGATES PRESENT
Believed That Settlement of Irish
Question VIII be Considered by
Party Leaders in London
In Near Future.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept 26.-The free
dom of Ireland and the general uplift-
ing of the Irish race is the keynote OF
thought dominating gathering OF
distinguished Irish blood now in this
city From many of the chief cities
of the United States and Canada del
ceates have arrived in large number
10 attend the fifth biennial convention
of the United Irish League of Ameri-
ca. which will open its regular session
in convention Hall tomorrow.
The convention promises to be the
greatest gathering ever held in Amer
lea in connection with the Irish cause
Those who have followed closely the
recent progress of events in the Eng
ush parliament express the belief that
the present convention will be the last
national assembly of the irish race
abroad at which financial aid VIII De
asked to enable the people In Ireland
TO win their fight for national leglsia-
tive independence or home rule. This
belief is said to be prevalent not only
In Ireland, but among the leading men
of the Irish race in Australia, Canaua
and the United States.
Question to be Settled.
n Is openly asserted I'm high politl-
cal circles In London that the settie-
ment of the Irish question Is the great
task set before the conference OF the
party leaders which is soon to resume
its session after a recess since carry
summer. As a result OF this CONFER
ence it is expected that when pariia-
ment reassembles In November, fre-
mier Asquith will have something 10
report which viii be of world-wiue
interest.
The indications are that over l'ooo
delegates will attend the present con-
vention in Buffalo. Page after page III
the register at the Iroquois and othei
Hotels filed today with the names OIL
wel-known Irish residents of Boston,
New York, Philadelphia. Chicago Ne"
Orleans San Francisco, Toronto, Moh-
treal and other cities. Foremost
among the arrivals are John E' heu-
mond. leader of the Irish parliament
ary party and his three colleagues
Il. PsO'Connor, NJ. Z. Joseph DeNnh'
NJ. r., and Daniel Boyle, M. p.
Convention Opens Tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning the convention
of the league will formally open WIN
prayer by Rt. Rev. Charles III. Co''o"
Roman Catholic bishop of Buffalo, wno
will also speak at a later period III 'n'
proceedings. as will Rt. Rev. T. f"'-
lon, bishop of London, ont. 'atloh"
President Michael j. Ryan Oh fni'"
delphia will preside and addresses VI
welcome will be delivered by Mayo'
Fuhrmann and others. The conVeh'io'
win conclude wednesday night.
Tho convention will be followed b!
o series of very important mee'ins
in all the leading cities of the ohi'e'
States and Canada. The purpose .
the meetings will be to stimuia,e pun
lie interest i'm the Irish cause ana 'he'
will be addressed by the four repre-
sentatiyes of the Irish parliamentar
party now here. John Redmohu' Az
T., will be heard In New YORK. Bos'oi
Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Chicago S'
Louis. indianapolis, Toledo, CleVeiah'
Detroit Syracuse, Albany, Hartior'
Worcester, Springfield. Lowell' ="
River Providence, Brooklyn, Treh'o
and Baltimore.
"Tay Pay" to Tour.
r.. p. OAConnor, M. p. who Is know
throughout the world by the sopr'au'
of "Tay pay" will make an extensiV
tour of Canada. Among the ci''es
which he will speak are Toronto ot''
wa, Montreal, Quebec, Calgary u"
Vancouver.
After speaking in several large ci
les In company with the three Gu
legues. Joseph Devil. M. p, VIII sta
from Louisville for a tour OF !"
South His itinerary VIII empi"'
Lexington, Knoxville. Nashville. Cha
tanooga, Memphis, Vicksburg, Jac'
son, New Orleans. Houston, Dai'
Mobile. Montgomery, Birm'ns"a'
Macon and Savannah.
The territory of the far West ~
been assigned to Daniel Boyle M.
the sturdy member for North MAY
Starting at Jefferson City. MO"
Boyle will take In Kansas CITY,
Joseph, Des Moines. Topeka. omar
Lincoln. Sioux City, St Paul. MI
neapolIs. Duluth. Grand Forks, fue
10. Denver, Cheyenne, Salt Lake CT
San Francisco. Los Angeles, sacf
mento. Boise. Butte. Helena, SpoKa
Tacoma, Seattle and Portland.