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Show THE MISSION OF THE IRISHMEN. Gill Explains Why Financlnl Aid Will Be Asked at the Present Tims. New York, Oct. 10. Conflicting statements having appeared regarding the American mission of the Irish leaders, lead-ers, Mr. T. P. Gill, a member of the Irish delegation now in tho city, made a definite statement. The other members mem-bers of the delegation, John Dillon, William O'Brien, T. P. O'Connor, T. D. Sullivan and Timothy Harrington, will all be here within a fortnight. The object of the mission which b formally invested with the most complete com-plete representative character, as they are to speak for Parnell and the Irish parliamentary party for the Irish Deonlo. it is to anneal tn . - ' rt the Irish race and to all friends of Ireland Ire-land in America for support for the struggle which the Irish people aro making to piotect thoir lives and homes against the combined forces of coer-sion, coer-sion, landlordism and misgovernmeut, and to advance the cause which has for its object tho establishment of , a legislature legis-lature iu Dublin which will enable the Irish people to govern themselves and develop the resources of their country and the Irish nation to fulfill the destiny to which her sons believe she has been called. The delegates will appeal for the support sup-port of all who can endorse their position posi-tion and who are willing, if only in the interests of fair play, to prevout Ireland being handicapped in the struggle for want of the sinews of war, which her wealthy enemies have without limit. The delegates confidently look' to the people of their own race in America to assume the duty of making this a success, suc-cess, and hope to see every class and body of representative of the Irish race co-operate unitedly and loyally in this great effort for the" sake of old Ireland. |