IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS.

IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS.
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TIPPERARY GUARDIANS' RESOLUTION.
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At the meeting of the Tipperary Board of Guardians on Saturday, Mr. William R. Russell proposed: - "Taht we, representative of all sections of Nationalists, join with all the other public bodies throughout Ireland in our united demand for the release of all political prisoners in Irish gaols serving various terms on trivial charges. These men are not on sich charges deserving of punishment at the hands of the English Government, who according to the words of their own statesmen, are fighting for liberty the world over. Furthermore, knowing as we do the Irish character, we believe, that the continuance of martial law is a serious hindrance and menace to the peace order, tranquility, and good government of the country. Copies of the resolution to be sent to the Lord Lieutenant, Chief Secretary, and the Commander of the Forces."
The Chairman said no feeble words of his were necessary to recommend the passing of the resolution by that intensely National Board. They had the bravest and the best of the land suffering the torture of the dungeon for love of country, which was stigmatised as a crime in Ireland, but was looked upon as a virture in every other civilised country under the sun. It would be a sad for England- though the blind stupidity of English statesmen might think otherwise- if the Peace Conference separated without doing full justice to the oldest nation in the world: The day Irish men and the Irish race the world ocer were appeaased and their National aspirations satisfied, would be the best day's work ever accomplished fo rEngland and for the stability of the British Empire.