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Show FINERTY WANTS MORE. Says Irish Land Bill Is a Precursor ' of Better Things. Chicaeo, Aug. 2i. John F. Finnerty. president of the United Irish league or America, has issued an address regarding the "land bill victory," in which he says: "Ireland, in the passage of the land purchase bill, has achieved a brilliant, and also a substantial victory; but the greater victory is yet to be won. As the commercial reforms of 17X0 preceded the independent Irish parliament of 17S-, so does the land purchase bill stand as the precursor of the restoration of that parliament parli-ament (with up-to-date reforms), so infamously in-famously destroyed by England in 100. 1 Txn, in principle, an Irish separatist, and will so remain to the last; but I recognize rec-ognize the benefit that must come to Ireland by the presence of a native legislature leg-islature making laws for the Irish nation In Dublin or some other great city of the island. Total separation would call for an Irish fleet, an -Irish army, an Irish treasury, overflowing with golden millions, mil-lions, and at least one powerful ally, like France, Germany or America. I will leave to the judgment of my fellow countrymen. coun-trymen. and fellow citizens how soon all these requirements are either probable or possible in Ireland. The alternative ot an independent parliament Is an honorable honor-able compromise, but not a 'final settlement.' settle-ment.' " |