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Show READY FOR IRISH CONVENTION. Arrangements for the great Irish convention, to be held in New York on August 30 and .11, are well under way. All matters of importance needing need-ing immediate consideration have been attended to by the Hoffman House committee on the convention, conven-tion, aud its .sub-committees. The Lexington Avenue Opera house has been engaged as the place of meeting, because it is, easily accessible, cool and commodious, and has every facility for the purpose of the convention. Hotel accommodations has been secured for a big representation from all over the country, and the railroads have given reduced rates for delegates dele-gates and their friends during convention week. The national officers have been made aware of every arrangement by the convention committee, and in turn have instructed the numerous branches throughout the country how to proceed. Tt is expected that this convention will bo the largest and most representative gathering of the Irish race, as it is the most hopeful ever hold.. Carnegie Hall has been taken by the Municipal Council of the United Irish League. for a grar.d Public demonstration on Sunday evening, August The members of the council and the officers and members of the branches are determined to leave no honorable method untried in order to make this meeting worthy of New York and a fit greeting to the envoys from Ireland. Mr. Redmond 'and his colleagues wjll arrive on the Teutonic on August 25, and will have two days' rest rief ore commencing the work of their mission. Carngie Hall Meeting. At its meeting on Friday evening at 241 West Fifty-seventh street, the council accepted the re-, re-, commendation of its president regarding the pro-posedq pro-posedq meeting in Carnegie Hall, The following committee was appointed to make arrangements: "' hf'r''--rr John P. Mitchell. Mi.-bael V , . V , ' smi.h. .. .tv,.,.. .,..,. Uv!i t. J Tiam.as -I. FiUsinmaii.s. Michael h" K ' Brennau, I'.ereani IV.v'er --..,!... ".'7.:'l'!l I'. Kobe-: OTh;V.r:y. J ,), Lvi,.-,: A.'.'i.., '-f Matt!,...,.- e;,,... F;,::,.;.. s,.!;,,:, ;;; K, : Giveney. Const;,,. ;iilf. .. i;;.,. ,'."'''' key. Jeremiah r ain y ;imm hr. iiiel. ' Ihe committee mi ; i A Michael E. Corbley eimmn-in. Tii.-ms ! .;'. -j '!! vi.-o ehalrmam Mm!,;,:! K.. m.;,.'.'; .' '': " j tary. Patrick Kavanagh i-; .-. , ,-. !;.... , . .' J- Joyce corresponds,,. .. j'.'' Smith treasurer. : 1 I The varices .snh-eosem;;;, ; - :y. . .... iho nexi mooting. t- be h.-h! .... i-',.;,;.,,. .(,' , '! '' Les than tn- year- a-.. ,., , . j ihe Ui:ifo, Iri-h Lea-tie .- , .., . KHMeuii Hail. 1 1.,,!.. o. Mr. !;.,:'.'. '.' ' Mr. P.ivitl and Mr. n! e. ....'.,,.'.,'...,..'; V, J"' ! which at that time grap:-'...- i .. a .,; ' " j As u.-ual. an anti-lri.di go: . . ,i ,.; ., tary were i:i pover and !:o kii ,e.. ,;. 1 had raised half a million do! !.,.-. , ... ... ' ' j pie upon the tenants' ore.aiii,:,:r;, ,. i The convention pledged the r.i -e ;,, .V-,,. ..; . . put up "dollar for dollar" with ih i.iae,'. i fight to a finish. With a ra w "::.;.,;'.,, '.',..! ; with the old spirit, this was being il,..;. i;.e ; . ' landlords and the government w,-r- ,.. ; beaten. ! The hand Rill, the greatest la. -im- ;., . toward alio red relations over pa--l i,y 1, ;;,., .7 is found in the working to be ihvar !,; i... ; ..'' ! land's allies in Ireland. The insatiable tie. ? , . ! of the landlords seeks to rob the tea;.,, - :, , I I nation of fens of millions of pounds over e-. the fair price of the bind, or to redm-a .,:..; I Act to a nullity. Compulsory sale and purchase arc , , thought, of, say the government. What tm-ti r C...M. pulsion in another direction Lot jn iarai , .... .. i within measurable distance of Horuo Kui.- aai e landlords will tumbl" over each other in a - . ; for settlement on England's lim-. If Irebu-i . : ; Hot have the landlords whh her under ahe.-c! ditions in the tights for nationality. Then si,.. ; get rid of them in the fear of it- triumph. Ireland is governed against her wi-bes. n-jlt:u.-her interests. The statement of Pitt is a- nu . day as when he uttered it more than a centm-v :: : "Ireland is governed in the inlen sr ami ... ,e .. enoo of England." Year by year increasing taxation is .ha;', li the life blood from Ireland. Year by year m;:".i tion belies groat effort, contradicts visible improvement improve-ment in social conditions.' and it will so remaia mi-til mi-til the terrible outflow of Ireland's funds are nirn- ed in the direction of prosperity at home, and rlN I can only be accomplished by a government in Inland In-land by Irishmen. The conditions never wore so hopeful. 1 1- t ; i is in a position to force Homo Rule, owing to Km--land's own troubles, ami Irishmen abroad, especially especial-ly in America, are deeply interested and willing to he!. Irish Yforld. i |
