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Show AN IRISH APPEAL. In view of the exodus . from Irelaod, which is only too certain; to set in again with tho approach of summer; an appeal ha 3 been addressed to tho Irii.n. AcTic hy the Anti-Emigration society of Ireland.-"A copy was mailed to this paper It is-signed by. Cardinal Xoguc, president of the so--ciety; the archbishop of Cashel, the archbishop of Tuam, the bishop of Waterford, the lord mayor of Tj-Bliil, the-president of the Gaelic league, and the chairmen of several, county councils, After poinung out mat -inc. greatest danger threatening Ireland today is the danger of the extinction of the Irish race within her ' .own shores owing to the double process' of emigration and plantation, the circular says the. Irish in America have a great responsibility- this crisis: in the fate of Ireland.-It Ireland.-It is estimated that the passages of more than half the emigrants arc prepaid by relatives in the United Unit-ed Statcse. jltthereforerests 'with the. Irish in America 16 decide wliether emigration shalF con-tjwcrat con-tjwcrat its present abnormal "rate. "We arc oon-fidenV' oon-fidenV' say the signatories "that they do not wish-to wish-to complete the last conquest of Ireland, and we appeal to thern to put a check on the practice of ; sending unnecessary prepaid passage ' tickets." The circular concludes with an'earnest appeal to the Catholic press to- educate public opinion oii-this oii-this .vital question ; to- the; Irish-Ameriean bishops, and ekrgy to ask their people not to assist emigration emigra-tion from Ireland, and to Jho. Irish organizations' and' societies Jiri America - to throw their united strength; into the effort to hold Ireland as the cradle cra-dle land of the race. - . .. . ' ; - ' ' ' . . |