 Throughout the early months of 1901 agitation was limited, merely thirty-five cases of boycotting reported, due to O’Brien's weak health and Davitt being in America for most of the year.Despite this the Nationalists felt the old sting of League meetings being outlawed, the traditional reaction of the Administration to the least sign of popular unrest.In August 1901 the UIL reached nearly 100,000 members, when its Directory issued a resolution calling for active agitation throughout Ireland.