Show POOR ERIN Cruel Evictions of Tenants on the Quid Sod BURNING DOWN THEIR HOUSES The National League of America Addressed Ad-dressed by President Fitzgerald on the Subject Etc The Irish Evictions CINCINNATI January 13The session of the Executive Council of the Irish National League of America closed tonight to-night I FIENDISH ACTS The following cablegram was received 1 To Fitzgerald Dublin The cruel evictions of the crusade are in I full progress in Kerry for several das pa t The agent and bailiffs are carrying parafine oil and setting fire to the houses as each homeless family is evicted Scores of families arc Signed T HARRINGTON Secretary National League The announcements of these fiendish acts of barbarity although nothing beyond be-yond the ordinaty history of landlprd ism in Ireland created a bitter feeling and the following was sent in reply Your despatch is received The issue was anticipated and the executive council of the Irish merican League with the hearty approval of the principal princi-pal IRISHAMERICAN CITIZENS of Cincinnati bid you e tJit undismayed undis-mayed andftpledge you aVuuyielSing support conflict I V > J A J Signed JOHN FITZGERALD President The substance of President Fit zger aids address to the officers and members mem-bers of theCitizens National gu oT America is as follows The present position of affairs in Ireland Ire-land deserves consideration and renewed re-newed energy upon oar part rhe inhumanity in-humanity and greeU of the landlordis ui composing new plunder and the extremity ex-tremity of the Irish pjdplehaye forced upon them the alternative of ruin 05 resistence sach as it jis within their power to offer There can b no donbt that the present plan of campaign offers the best practical means so far discovered discov-ered of rendering effective the determination determi-nation of the Irish people to protect themselves in the possession of their homes It becomes thefefoie my auty to thus direct your attention tot to-t A NEW CRISIS which has arisen in Ireland and in doing do-ing this I feel that I have done all that is necessary to urge you to renewed zeal and energy in the labor of love which you have undertaken I am glad to be able to announce to you that the affairs of the Irish National League of America are in a most satisfactory and flourishing condition and the organization organiz-ation itself has never been more healthy vigorous and hopeful than at the present time The address speaksof what is already accomplished compliments the efforts of Treasurer OReillv and Secretary Sutton and closes with an appeal to the members of the League to take new courage and proceed with new zeal to the task still before them |