Incidents of my life, professional, literary, social, with services in the cause of Ireland / by Thomas Addis Emmet.
- Thomas Addis Emmet
- Date:
- 1911
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Incidents of my life, professional, literary, social, with services in the cause of Ireland / by Thomas Addis Emmet. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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![or English parties than so far as either can be utilized to advance the cause. The Liberal party has placed itself on record, and cannot oppose Home Rule in the future, and if it returns to power it may become more enthusiastic in the cause than of late. Should the Tory party be successful, then God help Ireland, with the “coercion laws” unrepealed. It means a return to old methods and measures which kept the country for centuries in a state of turmoil and misery. For years past, under the policy of the Liberal party, Ireland has been a peaceful and law-abiding country, patiently awaiting the issue in the gain of Home Rule by legal means. Should the Tory party become the governing power, this will all certainly be changed. It will then become more necessary than ever before in the history of Irish affairs that the largest number possible should be returned by the National party to Parliament, and this cannot be done without money. An unusually large representation of the National party in Parliament might be the most efficient weapon in forcing a repeal by the Tories of the so-called Union measure. This, which was brought about by the same party in the beginning of the century, is now known to have been accomplished through means too corrupt and vile for any honest man of the present day to advocate, and a sufficient number of Tories may be found to vindicate the honor of their own country. A call has been made upon the Irish sympathizers in America, and as has been stated, the issue rests with them alone. Thomas Addis Emmet, M.D., President Irish National Federation of America. New York, July i, 1895. Note VII See page 341 [To Mr. Redmond during first visit to U. S. as leader.] 89 Madison Avenue, N. Y., December 3, 1901. Dear Mr. Redmond: As soon as the United Irish League was organized in Ireland, the organiza- tion under my direction, which had represented the Irish National Federation in this country, was disbanded, and the first branch of the United Irish League in the United States was formed. Into its care was given all the books and papers of the old organization so that it was fully equipped for work as soon as we became a united people. The first action taken by this body was in a communication made to Mr. Dillon requesting that a delegation should be sent to this country at an early day, to aid in organizing branches of the United Irish League throughout the country. No action, however, was taken until after your election to the leader- ship, and then the decision to send such a delegation was communicated to another organization—composed of many if not all who had formed them- selves into a second branch of the United League. But after failure to elect](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28034776_0580.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
