llowing the work of disruption to go on with accelerated
speed. Come, frankly and openly to our side, and the settlement of
the trouble will be in your own hands. We are empowered to call a
convention at any time, when we see the necessity for it, without
waiting for the period fixed, and it shall be called as soon as you
say the word. Then let the culprit suffer, whether it be accused or
accuser, and the unfaithful, incompetent, and factious step to the
rear. The cause of truth, justice and patriotism will triumph, the
confidence now broken be restored, the gloom now hovering over the
organization dispelled, and with brightening hopes we will march on
to the accomplishment of our object--the restoration of national
independence under a republican form of government to our native
land.

Fraternally yours,
THE F. C. OF THE V. C.
X. F. G. (W. E. F.), Chairman.
Y. F. C. (X. E. B.), Sec.

All communications should be addressed to John C. Phillips care of
P. O. Box 2049, New York City.

CHARGES AGAINST THE TRIANGLE.

But these vigorous measures, instead of crushing the opposition, served
only to give it new life and energy. An organization, antagonistic to
the Triangle, composed of men bitterly hostile to Sullivan, Boland,
Feeley and others high in power, was brought into existence, and
rapidly grew until it was equal in strength to the original
Clan-na-Gael. It had trusty spies and avowed adherents in the older
organization, and the bitter quarrel was also brought into other Irish
movements. Sullivan and his aids gradually dropped out of control, first
seeing to it, however, that they were to be replaced by men to whom
their word would be as law. Still Cronin and those with him kept up
their warfare. Numerous efforts were made to silence him, and twice in
1887 he was called as an expert witness in trumped up cases before two
Chicago police justices, in the hope that his persecutors, by putting
him on the rack of cross examination, might find some flaw in his life
that could be made use of in lessening his influence, or some
disgraceful scrape which might be held over his head, to make him heed
the behests of the man into whose possession the secrets had come. This
effort failed of its object, and the physician returned to the charge
with two new allegations. One was that the Triangle had allowed the
family of Lomasney to suffer