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A JOURNAL OF IRISH NEWS, IRISH ‘OPINION AND’ IRISH LITERATURE, PUBLISHED ‘IN THE INTEREST OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
fecgnd-claes matter, Jan. 6,
ii ndor the Act’ of March 3,
Ent!
orice ae pittaderpina,
1919, at the post-
1879.
PHILADELPHIA,
APRIL 17,
1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
More Than 100 Men in Mount Joy Defy British Threat to Let Them
Starve.
NATION ALLIES TO
WOMEN PICKETS IN WASHINGTON
Commendation for Action of American Women. Who Demand
Recognition of lreland, Comes From Many Quarters,
Many Subscriptions for Defense Fund—Six Philadelphia
Women Among Those Arrested—Hearing Last Monday.
Are Held Under Bail.
Ticketing in Washington by Ameri
Gan women in suppurt of the demand for
recognition of the Trish Repubhe was
continued the latter part of Inst week,
Both the State Department and the Brit)
ash embas © ycketesd
‘The demonstiations e Neate,
partment, beslamg our not nate ved
with. but I nore are
Mets when thes pperations, Was
transferred t0 the embassy of the Eng-
lish Imperial Government
ne defense lund to ‘lefray expenses
omen arcrsted hae bee rowing
idly, Tne following ong
some Of the subscriptions announces hy
0 executive committee mt the piekets
at Washingt
One hundred dollar
Maguire.
Walsh.
Murphy, 1
of New
Molden. Mrs. Thckey.
ef New Sor dollaas:
Yard, of N M0
Te Bamond Oca Phih dolphia,
is of Now York.
Miss Katherine
were ar
picketing the
Bntish is Thomas Cw ran.
po of Phuladsiphine Was ariested with
Soo others Saturday
Held for Grand dary
sisoners
Mon © DI
10 th ‘wurabon, were pineal finder 31000
muntion. thoughout
itis generally beheved that
stirred the greatey patt of the nation ‘0
admuratio:
@ following report of the operations
at the State Department appeared ana
Washington paper on ‘Phursday, last
SS rotations. sand to jhe taken from alm
speech of Scere Wy, were
qnseribed on by the
Eien pickets yesterday. whea they trans:
ferred the scene ol them activities from
the British embassy to the State De-
tment, Ther expored to the guze of |
jomevward-bond Government emplorers | ©
Yanuers bearing the following inscrip-
tions :
“ even a scintilla,
s claim to rule Tre-
is no
legality 1s Bagland”
la
‘The death of your martyrs bas
¢alled ivto existenes millions of Irish
principle.
“T cannot stand bs mute and
sinless.
Taid op the altar of patriotisu *
‘Mr.
nase
M i.
delphis. and Miss Watherine’ Reauear,
f
Poet of police on band dati
the picting made no effort to molest
Many “ofter Bail.
‘Phe four women, who will be tried
Monday, are Mrs Honor G
3 Blaine Barri
ja. and Miss Helen O'Brie:
. be and their fellow pic
eters an the receipt, of $3000
Guat dee further work and a fund of
Te walsh dounted, 5
the bail fund, ax did Robert Paul M
UtNow Torte white an suonymone donut
farminhel $10,000.
alah, formerly, of the
was City, will
arrive in’ Washington Monday to de
fend 0 ‘due’ pleketers’ when thei? case is
ard.
PeRitventy. move _nickets
jgehineton yesterday and vl
active Part ia fhe camp
port of ‘Thussday's demonstration
J
take
says
ec aphington,D. -G. April_ 8'—~Pick!
efing’ of the British “Embassy by women !
aeontinued today, despite the arrest of
ese votive offerings are | by
jas.
th
APPT OF
Photo by Philadetphia Press
MRS, HONOR WALSH,
Of Philadciphia, who took a prom-
iment part m the picketing activities
in Washington.
three roung women for eaxrsing placnrds
woting the utterances of rary of
State Colby. four Fears Ago, m favor of
hy inetependencs
the vested pickets wil remain at
the House of Detention at least over to-
mgt, i
ether thea will follow the example of
the four previously arrested and furnish
and Qehmmg an insult
the, women Under arrest, are the
Miseos Mary Galvin, Maur and
Katherine SicKeou, ‘all of Philadelphia,
War Veteran’s Approval.
General Anson Mills,
passed the scene and. secing the 2a
it
joruc by the pickets, exclaime:
tp splendid. takes the worgen of
enea to stand up for a principle of |
Hinmen hiberde
‘The bean on Friday was described
“Declining that they had done nothing
to warrant their ail for appear-
ance in ‘oa Nowdoy. Biles Maura
(Continued on Second Page.)
ENGLISH MURDER GANG
AT LARGE IN CORK CITY
Men Who Speak With English
Accent Try to Assassinate
Prof. Stockley.
Dublin. March 20.—The attempt on
the life of Professor Stockley, Sina
Feiner, has aroused general indig-
nation in Cork where he is pop-|
ular with all classes. At the 10-
cent clections he was elected
head of the poll in a ward chiefly dom
nated by relatives of soldiers and by!
Unionist
At the time he was attached he was
returning from the Tord Mayor's St.
Patrick's Day banguet, and he states
that the two men who followed him
spoke with an English accent.
At a meeting of the Pubhe Health
Committee of the Corporation. a’ resolu-
tion was adopted congratulating Pro
fessor Storkloy on his escape, The, Tard |
Mayor (Ald, "TC. MacCurtain) said that |
when one of the most “respected cand in-;
offensive men in the « ot
tacked there was no any out of
gondition of affairs b organize the!
it men Shes fhe ne to. protect the
citizens, A, Rahilly suid the| 1
people hd He “Tesponebulity sor power |
f they h sy would crush the
rages Teoma whatere quarter they eame.!
; for American intervention
WILL TREAT WITH ENGLAND, ENGLISH MAJOR STATES
AS QU, SRYS GRIF
Ireland Looks for American In-
tervention. Declares Act-
ing President.
rire folloving dispatch from oe
Steel correspoudent of
Philadelphia Press, appeared an that]
paper on April 9:1 i
Dubliv,
za
April &—Trelaud is loaking:
of}
rid freedom.
rhs declaration was) 5
made today
Authur
a he Th h
iuv
i for
eh
no compromise ol hia. dom:
the Tallest possible independence
Mr. Levens diseuse
mpromnis
o finst essential is,
wal from Treland,
en we wall discuss
t
ansthing with ber
s one free nation
toa
AtrGiatith dismissed the Teme Rule}
bill iv a ew seorntul senten
“he Wil Keeps. polwemen, tat gath- |
eters and postmen under English e
. Ut prohibits Trish trade devclop-
ment. Dublin Castle remains the power,
jament a mere dehat:
Ing society. Our position ts
talked of” constitutional actio
adopted it. elected sepreseni
con: |
on, We
tives by
1s nnd the
DEMAND OF IRELAND
Maj. Erskine Childers, of the
English Army, Flays British
Brutality.
Glasgow Apri 1—Major Fiskine
man who served
sah Greiunetion m_ the Bri ae in
Finuce durmg the date war and was dec:
Goren iment. for |
rated by
bravers in act
Towing statem
situation in Tveland is
‘The Trish nation like al
d wations. demands ite in-
pursu: er
Hunehon and w 1 be repudiated.
Aimeri¢ans naw ighois. al shallow ase
Smaners to the contrary 1
derstand Chat under “uo
enmstances will the national demand for}
independence. ever reduced.
nelish Gove ment. ‘with about
ice ona war
ing, endenvors to stamp ont this demand
public opinion creating it
ts method is fo treat
voexaive
ot
journalistic
all,
swith
it--potitieat,
a and, eeanomic-nbor'
Souomier nod Go it the gaol
Sheetable’ people. guilty only o|
asm. andl condemned to sacrifice liberty,
nected
social. oul
General Strike of Protest.
BARBED WIRE ENTA
NGLEMENTS AT JAIL
Prison Where Men Lie at Point
With Tanks and Machine Guns—Whole Nation
of Death Surrounded by Troops
Goes on
Strike as Protest—Great Crowds Gather Outside the Jail.
Ambassador Davis Refuse
's to Intervene.
MAY RELEASE SOME
he potitteal
in Mount Soy fails who
00M, 1
Viceroy bad informed hin.
ihe strike wil he
British
At is
strikers
un at 3
in the pres:
crowds ainb
¢ prisoners Sto the
Mater Sah Nerearilin Hoy
Te was earlier reported four of the
prisoners had collapsed and deaths
amon hem might be momentarily
exned
i praes iow of labor men marched
thr sreets earring banners
sendeming the Bi rities.
Only a small crowd assembled outside
the prison. in comequene. 0 of the
tion’ Archbishop Walsh,
through the, newspape urged
away and not expose
‘to serious and profitiess
e hunger
nt
‘vio,
themselves
danger.’
dependence of Cuba:
invited.
ought to be free and i
gress should act, and
independent.
act quickly.
PRECEDENT FOR ACTION BY CONGRESS
TO END BRITISH BARBARISM IN IRELAND
In view of the barbarous conduct of the British Army of
Occupation in Ireland, and of the avowed age-long policy of the
British Government to exterminate the Irish people,, an insistent
demand should at once be made that Congress take the same action
in the case of Ireland as it did in that of Cuba.
Congress passed the following joint resolution, recognizing the in-
“Whereas the abhorrent conditions which have existed for
more than three years in the Island of Cuba have shocked the moral
sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to the
Christian civilization and can no longer be endured as has been set
forth by the President of the United States in his message to Con-
gress of April 11, 1898, upon which the action of Congress was
“Therefore, Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States in Congress assembled,
“First, That the people of the Island of Cuba are and of right
“Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand
and the Government of the United States does hereby demand that
the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and govern-
ment in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters.”
There is no necessity to appeal to the fourteen points. Con-
On April 19, 1898,
MANY SUBSCRIBE TO
WOMEN’S DEFENSE FUND
following subscriptions, to
the Betonso Fund y the
legal expenses of atte women ers
rested in connection with the
picketing in Washington, have
beon forwarded through The Irish
Press.
Tho fund is still open,
200
o.0
500
B Delancey 3h 200
Dela ss boo
Sitners ati aan
ase
Lay
Sieve, Sto Ntegonnta" sé’ %
Fe ion ik) Calter 30
i eh uaa Calera 500
‘Anttone ge 28 28
ate ais "
2.00
30
°°
1 Ee
1 £08 |
al
380
in Psa Yo ie
Mon Soup s-beade, aio Re Aides yt. 189
Tom Towmitany 1654 Waveriy ates: 6.08
The Chairman, Ald. Tadg Barry. auz-
gested ‘that, the Tord WiSo © communi-
fate with the clergy, and ask their co-
ration.
°Phe Lord Mayor, in an interview,
pointed -out that the ‘shooting, took place
within a mile and a half of the place
where Constable Scully was shot a week
the attackers ran off in the
¢ airectlon. | Byers ody knew,
t English desperadoes had
irae
e
J Wrelane during the past few
‘The Lord Mayor, concluding, said that
the tolice patrol guarding the eaitont
us
magistrate’s house is on and
Mieke within “a stonew throw of the
Inco’ where uutrage took place,
rd Mavor's last ail-
dress to the City Council.
A Second Attempt.
Dublin March 24.3—Last night, as}
Ald, Prot. Stockley, who was aciom:
lergsman. was proceedia
Tochis home in “Tivobe
aa
110)
four to ong, and took’ a stand of sclf-
England's ancwer ag the
will” collect the tax for compensating
the: owns
health and livelihood for exinbiting it.
Legal formalities ave optioual. Where
there ig evidence a man may get a Court-
martinl—a judicial farce. | Where, there
e mas be seized and imprisoned
for an indefinite perio
sns-| Sj
picion, without charge and without trial.
“Lord French recently revealed the Mite Retallation.
whole British policy when be said ti laverament makes | bro
Trouble was Treland wae Tull of young | war upon Thee ciel population. The nor-
nen wl ad been unable to emizrate,! mal a: tended result follows.
For a hundred sears England deliber- | N
ately has been. ‘ing.the Irishmen out ne
of Ireland, Now the Inshmeu ure de- |
termined to own, their conntrv, and {o| the M
i
remam Our policies are to build up
( ge)
Continued on Seventh
BRITISH POLICE BECOME
ce
ADEPT HIGHWAY ROBBERS ||;
DUBLIN, Mareh ‘Phe Prete Ax:
sociation states that an extr
story ii
rays, thar when returning
Allowed to proceed. but had only gone
few paces when a soldier made a
ing vat a bayonet at hi
Sest promptir asied the nol-
| fier “chat he wag doing?” whereupon
attention and the incident
feaacae
was also wounded wit!
es bagonet, and. robbed of £53. Bi
asgailants wera ish policemen in
ymforn. "He “complened to the District
Inspector v. and some hours
later the polige returned the mones.
2 told by an engine driver namned | ©
fen
a
nis’ have heard o
ror, given the opportuaity, might be re-
fay in
it
‘litary, government,
whieh, iu itself, is am abominable crivae.
situation wap summed up in one
fentenee by the Prime Minister of Eng-
land in a ape ast ont
22 las
lining n scheme for artoning Teeland
into, ro e self
eriolls consi eration, mand ites
(Continued on Second Page.)
19 | {ermined not to Siel
t |for Sifgo, and Councillor Car
‘The determination of the Euglish Gov-!
crament in Ireland to hold the 100 politi-
eal prisoners on strike in ¥
Tail. | they
ing shere up tli \Weduesdas, been
Weakened be the uniled feont shown hy
the Trish nation.
The answer adopted by the Irish peo-
ple in reply to this brutal threal—a gen-
eral strike throughout the natiou—ap-
pears to have been ae efficacious as a
Sailer strike which wae undertaken at
the conserption menace in
time these seports appeared,
the prisoners had been on hunger strike
a tank and forces of smttary et ek
{there tor heep andes” was related i
entbhle published Monday apd ‘sending
Recite Rosary Outside,
| Dublin an Me si buy
ies of Mount Jor
ana’
most se
toate unless assembled be
prison amid vermaaned thronghone
i hy
fue gen
In}
fist thar th
he woud be Lead May
Si Dablin sated the place, but
ol pernutlerl ti soe the
fold ‘the eroved that ews
Dublin Castie hed issued an order, de-
permission to privet te,
thin find feeliged. to
ungictrate,
of the Board at
The message velured that some of toe
sing. and another day's
aw Ie
FA, gels was 1
. mamifieatian
hunger strikers had
refusing
om the ground. that
forewarned of the consequences, in
een
aecardanee wilh 2 decision of the Gor
ernn Gustien: Clarke then resigned
from offiee, Late tonizht. thocrowd had
grown enormoush, and solders with an
1 tank were keeping order.”
‘This dispatch appeared ‘Tuesday =
‘London. —The Attorney
enoral far ireland, in reply to a ques
April
tion in Commons today sud that. e~
ug to the Inti tec Information. the
strikers im Mountjoy Prison. at
tome were near=
il weak
News of fhe a general strike
wrag-contamed 19 the fellening cable
for over a week, and were reported to “Dublin. April 12—The officials ‘of
at 4, vers low condition, mans of | the Trish ‘Trade Cain Cramgeees and the
thom being ov the point of death Labor party today issned a call
1 a workers chesuhost | wwarkers of Zeeland for in goveral str
Frclnad was ‘eattred and began Tues: | th out the © tomorrow 5 &
G nt of BO
“ihe attent
in Dutty, Trish
oF aris, The prisoners’ who
a hninger stile sere mostly het aj
pi engaged 1m _patrioti
activities, and of fara the Irish Re
public. “Most iemn_ brs even |
Been given the form et teal ‘whieh is
Courts are, of course,
recnenized by the Trish Republic
The privonert bad been ree
rentineat commonly accorded Penna
despite the fact that the Kn;
ernment. nt the time of the
Thomas Ashe, two and 2 half
entered into Uunderstandin ing
Bishop MacRors. of Dincese of | Pr
Down, and Lotd dasor O'Neill, of Dube
lin. that political prisoners would not
be Lreated as convicts.
auth of |
Ars AZD. |
mbed-wviro entanglements | were
thrown up by the British outside the
prison wich is shared by Jarge torees
of troops with tanks and machine Bus
avis, American Am!
to Great Britain decined
intervene.
Barbed Wire Entanglements.
the openin hme |
strike was contained in'a dispateli fi
Toho. Stecte, Philadelphia. Press enere-
spondent, dated from Cork. Apnil 6
and saying :
“There bare been riots in Mount Jor
i ng here close on to. 100
eg tare it donn again.
anacled. sith ther
aad a strong
stalled within
mili itary sum ard has
the
dispateh,
pub-
sociated Press
vishet Suuday said
«lus
strike iu Mountjoy Prisva. wt
their relatives have been
rp and the Goverawent
i
ped come
‘The eecious cases age {aver ob
MeCabe, Sion Fein “suember
Beta member of the Yolfast Corpora:
“Handcuffs have becu temoved form
the hunger strikers, and some have been
gent to fe hospital, but they still reuse
jor long as they are in cus
22
gs
Be
t
The “government” veferred to here Is
of course, the British Goreramen
rowds had) gathered lie the
1 for. Bat ide
ther eall demand the
aprisoned for pol
i stnzhe enll dors, not at
on newspapers, the
the akors, the” 3H
mp!
telegraph. serticc.
Tonnieatian ort vice
ere among. the hore
Strike in Effect.
‘The cable quoted below tells of the
| gourtal Strike ani of the refusal of Ame
[Bacendon Davis to intervene +
SDublin, “Amit 1c he general ste
declared in Treland in protest over the
treatment af Che politcal priagers who,
hunger strike in Mauntiog
Prisan here went into efiect today. amid
finmituous scenes m the vicinity of the
prison,
‘tle
“The crowd outside the prison grow
all day unnt at comprised 20,000
sons mong whom fhreate
stratians . The authorities
thenght at to augment the
ta ks gud several
seh a ltr of po
were "Rationed about
end nntiiaey
the eu ure,
Announced that, the, strike,
winch sau ded only as
Pe bration, =o contmue un-
ihe preauere mere re
“Dublm is ted up more eff
the present strike than in the memorable
antivconsetnraon <tvike O18, yen '
the post affiee serv 19 exeoption
of the roleeraph ‘department, 1s
ndst
+ hongee and rem
“Ai ‘i shops, publi
* Closed. and the
of Publ
mera amit
hotel
Erato
exept
Irotand , Raila.
ave been post:
The Punchestown a raves
poaed ungl woinrro
Prisoners Very Weak,
pusoner
that fying might hetpped Within
murs.
fF deathy aaugiz the
rikers. Tae been expected for
“Londen
April Bt —Actiog, Tout
of Dublin, and High
Meveinne appealed ineiteetnntiy
to John W Davis. the American
Ribasendor ater thes” ba fate
persuade the American Consul at Dublin
fo. interveue for the trish hunger strike
message sixned by O'Neill and
‘Mays
Sher
oA
pelos to pray for the strikers, and bow
(Continued on Third Paged