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Vol. XIIL, No. 30. Whole No. 671, .
NEW YORK, JULY 22, 1916,
Entered as segond-elans matter, Oct. 2 190 at the Port Office at
“A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE CAUSE OF IRISH INDEPENDENCE, IRISH LITERATURE AND THE INTERESTS OF THE IRISH RACE.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
LANSDOWNE SMOXES OUT REDMOND, MAKES THE Seog guint ae oe FUNDS FOR VICTINS OF ENGLISH SAVAGERY
DECLARATION THAT EXCLUSION OF SIX ULSTER medi! a in ns Nearly A Hundred Thousand Dollar's Already Collected By The American Committee
atter of fwelve. months there Of Which Eighty Thousand Has Already Gone To Ireiand—Most Successful
COUNTIES 1S TO BE PERMANENT AND ANNOUNCES
THAT CHIEF BUTCHER MAXWELL IS TO BE GIVEN A
FREE HAND IN IRELAND BY THE GOVERNMENT):
In spite of the Faithless Leader’s Vain Denials the Inveterate Enemy of Ireland Boldly
Asserts That This Is the Settled Policy of the Cabinet, and Asquith’s Eloquent
Silence Fully Confirms His Statement---The Wily Anglo-Irish Landlord Waits Until] +e
Redmond Has Secured Approval of the Partition of Ireland by a Packed and Rigged |:
Conversion in Belfast and the Directory of the Defunct United Irish League In Dublin
to Discredit Him Before the World---The Man Who Sold His Country Now Makes
Idle Threats of Strentous Opposition to the Combined Liberal-Tory Phalanx and
“Poses as If the Irish People Were Still at.His Back---England’s Real Purpose Dis:
closed By the Promise to Reinforce the Garrison of 40,060 Men and Continue the
Reign of Ruthless Coercion---But the Manhood of Ireland Will Not Be Cowed.
Lansdowne, an Irish landlord
reland, has done
Redmond has bee
lieve that Exclusion was a. temporary
“arvangement, to’ last™only “until @ year
after th and some people in Ire-
lend im... But no that J
émond hes
DROP REDMOND ag USELESS,
The English Sore eee having got|/an
jond—an en-
ard. packed “conven-| 0!
ten wD penest arora Bxciusion ot
six counties of bela Kine opposi
tion was so stro fe, dared | me
face a so-called ational, ‘Con
in Dublin, with all Joe. Deviin's power
esent-
along that the Exclusion of Antrim, | 7
gh, Tyrone and Fer-
temporary and
stances o case. It 18 impossible & to
delteve that “ne could have. been
ceived. Even if ae, were ttsle
enough to seve Fea utvocal
statements “Aequith 0
8 definite pledges, the act "toat ail the
all the
seria Taymen in
vidence that plainly indicated the
ke
his word that it was to be only tem-
Foraty.
IN srCobA SECUTORD UM.
rish Tames, pict
perm:
last in secula.
a copied by the Dublin
Independent, which has the largest cir- ~
ulation of all the Home Rule papers
and. mor
mn pretending ‘to be-
e | abated con:
ent.
ite one s eonclision that
secu-| formed
in Ireland. Tae Garsso AMERICAN Te
printed i last
After; that publication Ro newspaper
reader {n Ireland could s:
aware of the fact that ‘pxclusion vot
of Ireland—two
Lansdowne, a member 0:
jowne
La:
in the House of Lords
yw}on Tuesday, July 11, the chief points
which were cabled and published in
the New York papers of the following
daj as jebate on the report
Commission which had
government of Ireland
when martial law is abolished there
and until a new Government can be
tablished.
it] the other hand, Lan:
“structural | Cd
charge of the negotiations made it
ear that he had full power, but, ne
cording Lansdowne, he only
jower to negotiate and make recom-
lertook to speak for
DIN A BAD FIX.
ks! ad
thing to retrieve himself.
prove that Lansdowne spoke only for
himself and not for the str, he
would repair the damage to some ex-
tent, although his cletm thet the Gov.
ernment as aywhole was in agreement
with him wotld be shattered. If, 03
sdowne spoke for
the Mintetey _Bedmond would not he
left a leg He had to do
something, ‘and do ft at once
‘All Ireland was turning against him,
on account of his acceptance of the
Exclusion of six counties of Ulster, His
packing and rigging of the Bolfast Con-
United 11
a National Convention intensified
the anger. And now he was faced with
a worse the demonstration of
‘An Irish Secretary, with @ ‘capable to a declaration of war on ‘ish
military adviser, would be appointed. people and. i noun fea
‘here would also be a new Chief of the| policy of Coercion.. If this speech is to
to
permit, and there would be no grants
of amnesty. A garrison would be main-
tained in Ireland srong enough to pre-
serve order, an ecial safeguards
ould be created for ‘the Loyalists in
ihe south and wi
wne cae pen sere tee
the thsation getting out of hand.
40,000 men were not enough the num
ber could be increased. The Gover:
ment would ‘give General “ewwell a
the support to which he was entitled,
and was quite prepared to extend his
powers to meet any ‘gency,
LLOYD cponat POWERS
He also sata. that, ne understanding | !8t
of the turn!
Lloyd George wi
make inquiries, to gather opin-
“|ions and suggestions from other peo-
Fi
a | ple, then to form the dest Judgment he
and,
when he hed
on as representing the attitude
and spirit of the Government towards
if
to hay deliberate
object of wrecking the negottations for
a settlement.
As deserving special notice Mr. Red-
mond cites the following passage trom | do
y de
already the Statute
Book; therefore it, will be perma-
nent id. enduring in. character.
But it fs.an Act which will con-
tain at other points temporary
visions, such as, for example those
dealing with the House of Com-
mons which it is proposed to set
Pro--
any departure in
ton tdtented in Lord galansdowne’s
gestion would, 80 far ‘on
cornet, e Beeston abeolute
ly to
WHAT ‘ue SAYS WAS AGREED ON.
“The agreement arrived at was that
the Home Rule Act of 1914 was to
with whom the.
‘Asquith’s statement in the House of:
t
Commons about Lloyd George taking
be
it into operation as soon as possible,
subject to certain modifications, which
vere ull to ‘be on the same footing. One
In. elther case Redmond an
| cluded
But if Parlament has not before
the termination
further and perm
the government of
for which these modifications are to re:
In force shall be extended by an
Order in Council for such term as may
be. necessary
liament to make
Bill to carry out the agreement must
and will, of course, be jn all its pro-
visions and details strictly temporary
and provisfonal.”
REDMOND'S pERBTENOE OF INDE-
Tuohy, the. ‘venta orresnondent in
ndon who is also the representative
of the Dublin Freeman, tried hard to
make a bold defiant demonstration out
onouncement
ignoring entirely the fact chet "irish
public. op’ ‘a fon » fast compelling Red-
mond to me show of indepen-
dence. ‘Tuohy, ‘on the day that Red.
mond’s letter, appeared cabled to the
Worta as follows:
the House
gS
ff Commons lobby
Redmond's uncompromising pronounce
speech do ni
view The quest
Lansdowne will
Asquith to make that declaration for
hi
im.
“Lansdowne, particularly astute
d experienced politician, ki
fectly well that his action
e settlement.
@ deliberately chose
this method of trying ¢ to wreck it, hav.
5
3
a
z
“LANSDOWNE SPORE FOR THE
Lar stowee, ‘uletty disposed of
ae allegation. that he
e said not only that
e after consulting the Premier
ers of his colleagues, but that
the statement he had made was in per-
ect agreement with that made by As-
quith in the House of Commons when
he announced the turning over of the
Home Rule Pro blem to Lloyd George,
Lansdowne said
“In making my statement as to t!
permanent character of certain pre-
e
visions of the Amending Bil I did not
intend to go, an lo not consider
that I did go, veyond the declaration
made by the Prime Minister in the
House ‘of Commons, union of
siz counties rest of Irciand
gourd only be Drowakt about with, and
ght about without,
the free will end consent of the ez.
areas.
“My statement with regard to the
government of Ireland during the in-
which. must elapse between the
present moment and the passing of the
| Amending Bill represented wnat I be-
lieve to be the views of the Government,
and.were made after.conaultatton with
thet Prime Minister and others ‘of my
colleagues.”
REDMOND. J Egarn TO BE-
After this Redve at had no excuse
for repeating that Lansdowne did not
peal for the Cabinet. All he could do
@ was “loath to believe it.”
oe “conve, the proper thing for him to
lowers, and who is begging for more,
could not do thie. So he issued this
stati
“Any proposal to, alter permanently
and structurally the Home Rule Act o'
1s a distinct violation of tbe
ly.to aes all doubt. The Irish Party
will repudiate and oppose any policy. of
ion
ard to the aectaration of
his if
re Lord Tenetowne in
naked, Coercion in Tr Treland, t
lieve that it represents
a deliberate” decisto ion of the Cabinet,
but I repeat that such a policy can meet
with nothing but repudiation, condem-
nation and, oppo:
the Irish Party.”
ASQUITH ao ew Pe ei UP
“The New soe Tene London cor-
(Oontinued on Page 8)
ition on the part of
And Creditable Irish Movement In America Since The Land League And In
Many Respects: More Significant—Three Cardinals Act As Honorary Presi-
dents Aud Great Array Of Archbishops And Bishops As Vice-Presidents, With
Prominent And Distinguished Laymen Ou The Executive Committee—Delega-
tion Now In Ireland Arranging The Distribution Of The Money—Work Only
Beginning That Will Unite The Whole Race.
complete success of the
the
Irish peopie
then accomplished.
goes on al
manently relieve the wants
land.
s of the
coliesion hid the rellet of the families of
is very creditable v0 fhe
eds whet wes
sutfering women and children in the old
call of suffering humanity has brought about a wonderful unant-
mity of feeling among the Irish people here. Bishops, Priests and laity, men
. ced Nationalists and modi . ned in the effort
and contributed of their means for the Former ‘velievers in
ant and
nefi sults
the head of the comune ie in itsel
very I
if a mondertal _erord of progress sirendy
tut
And yet the as only passed its initial | stage. Enough money hes
been collected to relieve the immediate wants of the suffering families af
oO
made and a promise of great results {1
work he
the patriots, but it will require many ti
work. It, is impossibl
It has not. only brought rel
desolated homes and demonstrate
ory that the Irish in America are
with their kindred at home.
eded lesson that
wholesale. deportatios
Already $80,000 h
draft for £1,000 was
edged in the
mittee, . Then urday, Jul;
ohn A. Murphy of 2 Dutale and Mr.
iner New Ye
le to overestt
Mef and consolation,
‘k be pus!
y aad town in the eountry done vite fall share. and Englan
ring squad, the
ns and martial
eat!
sent to archbishop alsh
most pressing needs of the afflicted fares, which the Archbisl
daily y papers, with @ complimentary reference to te American
nothing el
gates
to completion, every
nd will be taught
ess the national aspira-
the prison cell,
she cannot suppri
hangman's rope,
ireland oreis on its way ther a
f Dublin, i Zellers the
acknowl-
o:-members of - t! mmittee, ~
John Gill of New Yor’, Mailed on the
jelph r. ried a draft for £10,000, making a total to that date
of £16,000. The distribution one the mon ill be arranged by the members
of the committee themselves, 1 take scrupulous care that it reaches
only those for whom
the ubecribers Tatedes it.
paper, iia
On
AMERICAN hee heretofore been ‘unable ‘o Pris the full record of
nt of pressure of 6)
tions to the Relief Fund, but amei
complete list from the rery been
wo pages 0
subse!
made. by pwtteation ot ‘the
in vande up alphabetically. It would fill
it can only be printed tn instalments,
of thi
the. ‘trat of which Is herewith reine following the names of the officers
the committee, which, it
Irish lst ever published in ‘Amer!
of
at a glance, is the most remarkable
ca.
THE COMMITTEE.
OFFICERS OF
IRISH RELIEF FUND COMMITTEE.
‘TEMPLE COURT, 6 Beekman Street, NEW YORK
(ONORARY PRESIDENTS
His Eminence JAMES CARDINAL
His Eminence JOHN CARDINAL FARLEY,
His Eminence WILLIAM CARDINAL O'COND
PRI
. THOMAS
- SECRETARY,
JOHN D..MOORE,
26 Cortlandt Street.
GIBBONS, Archbishop of Baltimore,
Archbishop of New York,
ELL, Archbishop of Boston,
ESIDENT,
ADDIS EMMET.
URER,
THOMAS? HUGHES KELLY,
treet.
ON JExeCuTIVE, cconsnetE,
' HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS.
Most Rev. Alexan
der Christie, D.D., Archbishop of Oregon City, Ore.
Most Rev. Henry Moeller, Dy Arc) bishon of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Most Rev. John J Glennon, D.D., Archbishop of St. Louis,
Most Rev. Sebastian Gebhard Seasmer, a
Most Rew" ‘edmoaa F, Prendergast, DD.
a, D.D.
Most Rev. Edward J.
Right Rev. Edward P.- ‘Allen, Dil
Right Rev. Maurice F. Burke, D.D.
Right Rev. Regis Canevin, D.
Right Rev. Sonn P.. Carroll, D.D.,
Cb archbishon ‘Ot Milwaus
Archbishop of Fhitedelyhis, Pa
Bishop of St
..D., Bishop oo Bitteuareh, “Pitburet. ‘Pa,
ishop of Helena, Helena,
Right Rev. John Francis Cunningham, D.D., Bishop of ‘Gontordta.” Concordia,
Right Rev. Michael J. Curley, pp
Right Rev. ‘Thomas F. “Cusack, DD.
Right Rew
Right Rev * John 8.
Right Rev. Phill Joseph Garr
Right Rev. A. J. Gior
Right Rev.
Right Rev. ‘John Grimes, D.D., Bishi
Right Rev. George: Al Guertin,
Right Rev.
Right Rev. Michael John. Hoba
Right Benjamin J. Kelley, D.
, Joseph Maria Koudelka,
Mathiae C. Lenihan, D:
fon
Right Rev. James taveniee DD,
fate James Donahue, D. D. Bishop
Foley, D.D., Bishop of Detroit, Detroit, Mich.
‘ga
x, D.D., Bishop of Boise, Bo! ise,
Bishop of St. Augustine, St, Augustine,
t
‘heeting,
‘
Bishop of Albany, Albany, N
of Wheeling,
D., Bishop of Sloux city, Sioux City, Ta,
Henry Gabriele D.D., Bishop of Ogdensburg, Ordonsbur, N.Y.
op of Syracuse, Syracuse,
D.D,, Bishop of Manchester, Manchester,
Jokn Joseph Hennessey, DD., Bishop of Wichita, Wichite, Kan.
D.D;, Bishop of Scranton, Scranton, Pa.
.D., Bishop of Savannah, Savannah, Ga.”
. Bishop of Superior, Superior, Wie.
'p,, Bishop of Great Falls, Great’ Falls,
Rev. Chaser EB. dleDonnet, DD, Pier of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, N.
,.D.D., LL.)
Y.
shop of Trenton, Trenton, N. J.
Bi wiop ‘ot Duluth, Duluth, Mina.
Right Rev. Peter James Muldoon, D.D, Bishop of Rockford, Rockford, IL
A tere eee ee i .
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