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‘ The Saelic Cmemcan.
October 28, 1916,
DR. POTER McCAHEY DEAD.
Noted Philadelphia Nationalist
ayed Great Part in Foiling
English fntrigues in Washing-
ton — Contributed Principal
Share in Defeating the Arbitra-
tion Treaty in 1897, the Fish-
eries Treaty, Which Sacrificed/ jn
American Interests, and the
Extradition Treaty by Which
Trish Political Refugees Would
Have’. Been Returned for
Butchery in Ireland,
PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 22.
Mec
—Dr. Peter
eCahey was born in Philadel-
rhia of Irish parents and was educated
in the parochial sshoo!s and the Central
gh
hendling of funds
against Alexander
Sullivan of Chicago. Michael Boland o!
Kansas City, and D. C. Feely of Ro-
hester, N. ¥., and voted, with Cronin,
to find them guilty. This the
origin of the troubie which split the
organization for ten years, until the
din 1899, There was
ence as to policy between the
Cleveland, came up for consideration in
the Senate, after (f-Kinley
icCahey was the most
active, energetic and effective worker
in the United sees te prevent its rati-
jsh organizations | m:
were lined up “nea ainst It. recognizing
fn it.the thin end of the British wedge
to prepare the way for an Anglo-Amer-
Meetings were held in
ican Alliance.
various cities, committees were sent
to wait on Senators, and ma
was done, it Dr. McCahey did mor
effective work than all the other oppon-
ents put together.. He drafted circulars
local papers all over the country and
aroused a strong eroree of pasite
the Ti
futeresting record of the trip to Wai
ingte Elgin, Governor- General
of vhom Oliphant was
private secretary) for the purpose of
negotiating a ity Treaty, he
‘8 merits,
they forgot oe pntereste of thelr own
country heit admiration for the
supertor British eestor , It was said
we in Washington that the
was “float os ‘in on champagne,”
as Lord Elgin’s and his own contempt
yr the men who were dazed by being
allowed ‘to drink with a scion of Eng-
ish nobility. The Treaty later came
to naught through Canada not want-
ing it.
ng.
ir. McCahey got fbls oxtract from Ol
phen Memoirs printed in a neat leaf-
‘and mailed copies to every Senator
* the critical stage of the discussion
of the Arbitration Treaty 10 executive
-sessio decided ef
Thi ‘erteat a daily pa pers “at that
Lime were ail American outside of New
The work of Anglicizing and de-
bauching {hem had not been begun and
none of them. held a brief for England,
them do now. Scores of
letters were all short, pithy, | 3!
on the provisions
ictly American
ratificat
was Bc
should “be ratiNed unamend
federate Bonds, held by tl
England, the repudiated debts of
Southern States, coul
Ject of arbitration in a court in which
European King might have the cast-
ing vote.
succeeded in arousing much
‘Treaty was
vote in the Senate, its New Yo
moters organized a meeting in support
of it at Cooper Institute. They includ-
ed some of the big guns of Wall Street,
several ‘rormer Cabinet officers, the
me
%
3
a ative country.
But the plain people ot New York took
no interest and did not understand the
If the Irish did not turn up,
ena wre had been given tickets,
a few dozen well meaning ladies,
York City wes ppposea to it. Had the
mecting been allowed to go according
to prosramme the 500 people present
would have heen represented as speak
ing for New York, the Senate
would have been influ enced accordingly.
It {s positively known that the votes
r|of several Senators were- secure
o,] against the Treaty by this meeting,
when the
e[to secure the required two
| nuncfation, Tenth and Dickinson Street.
¥ | Interment“was
evident
Prieate of Irish Freedom held in that
city on October 12,
Herald in particular garbled and
torted the news o
thi
attributing to
statements which made.
The opening part of the account given
in
ly at variance
Jeremiah Carroll,
Roger Casem
ter to the
etre ‘ed. The Herald's Teatement follows:
“A bi a
endorsement of Henry Cabot Lodge in
reference to former
Senate w
y-| tlon yesterday in
Maawachunetts branches ot the
or jom,
friends of Fitzgerald, after, invective:
against hig enemies and Senator Lodge,
dit.
“Jeremiah
League, Boston,
it{ ton
tude to the Senator for his
behalf of oger
among the aces inthe fray,
aup-| Jere
the reso
politician seeking reelection,
not care a fig foi hm:
Editor of the Herald:
count of the Convention
of Irish
yesterday in Faneuil Hall,
peared in the Herald this mo
Edout the most garbled, distorted and
falsified that T have
event of which I have knowledge.
tortion of the name
tion:
have amounted | Sho!
tinues:
(sic)
Subject of ‘Scathing Att
roll Speake for Fitsgerald ‘a “Opposing
ever, as it turned out, 1.600 Irishmen
ent there and mage up the bulk of the
audien
‘All the information they had about
the meeting was a short notice in thi
ening. Post, which contained the
names of the chfef promoters. None
of the other papers seemed to bother
about it. The Post's notice was pub
. id the
men were in the hall, the meeting was
captured, amendment the
Tesotutions Tried by an overwhelming
rity, slchourh Seth Low,
man,
Nghts, put out and adjourned the meet-
and although the reports were hostile
the fact remained that the Promoters
of the Treaty were beaten and tl
strong body of public opinion in New
while others remained away
yote cam It falled by three votes
jority, and therefore fell through.
in defeating a Fisheries ‘Treaty
chick discriminated agatnst the fis
men of New England in favor of Cans.
ja, and an Extradition Treaty which
would have enabled .England to bring
back to Ireland to be tried: before a
partizan judge and a packed jury any
man charged with political or agrarian
rime, Prov
included in the charg
three bed defeats for England
for the ¢
aside
stitution of the United States and abro-
the Cons-
Dr, McCahey was “Sts0 active in’ or-
ganizing, opposition to ine Sines, irish:
opinion. “reflected on the
t in driving “McFadden’s
Flats” off the Philadelphia stage, and
was equally active in opposition to the
“Playboy of the Western Worl
of Patrick and oan
who came
erine Mecahey,,
Ulster. His
Mary Gallagher. His w
he also leaves ove childr~o
—three girls and ba 0
The funeral to Thursday,
October 26, from the Chureh of the An-
in Holy Cross Gemetery.
RAPS PRO-BRITISH. PRESS.
President of Branch of Friends of
Trish Freedom in Boston De-
nounces the “Herald” of That
City for. Distorted News of
Recent: Friends .of Freedom
Convention. 3
ie pro-| re ores or Boston was
t because of
Tost suoceesfal: Convention of the
Boston
dig-
onvention in
manner,
present
e most glaring and shameful
te delegates
the Herald 1s as foliows, and is utter-
Mr.
t Branch of the Friends
of Irish Freedom in Boston, sent a let-
Herald taking issue vith it
mn its mendacious re what tran-
contest over poged
Mayor Fitzgerald
andidate for the United States
as the feature of the Conven-
‘aneufl Hall of the
Friends
solution was
ly to prevail, but
. The
bus ‘ines apparent!
sid track
Carroll of the Gaelte
one passed a reset
ago expressing gratl-
efforts in
some week:
Sir Casement,
miah Carroll eloquently opposed
lution, "Lodge 1s
Hie doce
an,”
October 13, 1916.
desire est against the ac-
of the Friends
of this State, held
to prot
Freedom
mala. 4
ever read of any
The headlines commence with a dis-
of the organiza-
“Irish Friends in
tt at Lodge.” The subheading con-
“Senator is Assailed at Rally
Held in Fanuetl Hat ona Mage
‘are
sto Saivved that the Treaty w:
genuine effort to abolish war, ow.
ing. . :
The papers were’ full of it next day,
President of the/ tl
88} eympatl
Prominent Men to Speak.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 21-—A
of Philadelphia will be held in me
Academy of Music on November 2,
honor the memory of all who died to
=
Ireland, and in particular to pay tribute
PHILADELPHIA WILL HONGR THE MARTYRS|<
ee
Great Meeting in Honor of the Men Who Died for Ireland Will Be Held at]?
the Academy of Music on November 2—Jeremiah A. O'Leary and Other
memorial meeting of the Clan-na-Gaejj With the
and who‘ was intimately acquainted
men who died in the Easter
Week Revolution, is working constant-
ly and arousing tremendous enthust-
asm for the success of the celebration.
A company of Irish Volunteers as weil
as a company of German Uhlans an
JOSEPH McGARRITY, os
to the memory of Pearse and his asso-
tates, who redeemed Ireland during
Easter Week.
a preliminary meeting inthe
Irish-American Club recently © plans
were outlined for making the forth-
-|comtng celebration ‘one of the greatest
t Impressive ever held in Phil-
adelphia. x
City Solicitor congo has been ap-
pointed Chatrm
ieoChatn
urer; ? Imancial Secre-
tary; aa Winton Casey, Recording
Secretary. .
Mr. Joseph McGarrity, whose. ser-
vice in the cause of Ireland {is untiring
not speak ‘at ‘all, and the Convention
diu not attack Senator Lodge. . Its busi-
ness was of quite @ different and more
important nature.
second paragraph states ‘that 1
the Convention, Senator Lodge’ and his
Interests were the remotest
things in the world from’ my min
0 doubt that the Sbjee
of the Herald is to ridicule and elttele
tant Convention of the
Friends of Irish Freedom, nor can there
ny doubt that ee action is char-
aceite of the Herai
the mera sentch, in the
It was in-
terest of its Bi
ards, calling forth a stinging and
served rebuke from ‘Willism Trandoish
Hearst,
It-is the Herald which sets English
interests before all things
more to the life, energies and character
re
who assembled in
Faneal vat yesterday to express their
with the Irish people in their
arneele "tor justice and liberty, to take
and
ad.
‘They stand perpendicularly in the
centre of American gravity.
realms of American ideals and inter
esta they are to the manner born, and
its hereditary defenders, and hold the
Tory attacks of the Boston Herald in
contempt.
Those whom the Herald thus attacks
are American etttaene, road inded
and magnanimous, and should even the
Herald turn over a Sew | d
American {nterests before those of Eng-
cordially welcome the
of its sincerity.
JeREMIAR Cannon
Honors and: punishments should be
meted out after careful consideration.
mertcan Republte than that of | ees
sa
d they could be assured
and
Grenadiers will parade to the Academy,| ¢;
accompanied Ps te Irish Volunteer
An infor
held at. the Irie ‘American
the meeting. Philadelphia men of the
Clan-na-Gael falling ~to attend this
meeting. and bring. their friends will
zoe reason to egret such a neg lect of
aroun
Irish,
y and Bernard
Ridder will be the spetkets on the oc-
casion, an erman Societies are
co-operating to ‘make the celebration an
“unprecedented success,
- U-53 CAUSES COMMOTION
Pro-Ally Crowd at Newnort In-
censed at Arrival and Welcome
>Given to German Submarine—
An . Trishwoman's ~ Effective
Comments, «+ : :
NEWPORT, I, Oct.. 21.—The
arrival recentiy of the Gorman U-53
at Newport, arently
crowd in that highly aristocratic
tion, and it must h:
galling that an Irishman
sec-
n especially
of Newrort
ig of
and with the promise of the Lieutenant
‘command that “at the sinking of the
at English ship we will hoist’ this
spe onor of Ireland. The Irish
fee was the only thing that the sud-
marine ‘carried out of American waters,
‘Within a few hours the submarine
gave good account ‘of herse!
lady whose name
kinds were doing all
could to destro:
two . letters to the
Hota follow:
To the Editor of the Her
almost {mp oes to be-
live that any seltrespectine ‘Americans
should have gone to
Newport
‘hen he
arrived A this hort last Saturday, Octo-
ber 7. is true, then it fs a oer
Promiscuous honors are arm.
AS a a matter of fact Mrs. Carroll did
ul as promiscuous puniedments— —Mar-
quis Okuma, ex-Premler of Japs
ing ‘Tiserace to those whe took part fi
the reception,.and to the city which
harbors people capable of feting these
is Of the. city’s ete celebrated th
singers wilt render. a of
Be
L, app
got-on the nerves of the pro-British | in
sea pirates, It,is true no doubt that
Captain Rose a3 an individual is only
acting under orders of tis Government,
and {s not personally to blame for t
practically im our
may
satd for the followers ot Captain
Kia he rome ne that a || es
e who received and the U-53,
have snowed theft approval St the hid. | a0"
sentra! merchant ships, and the cruel
and dasterdly outrage of placing women | 4
d little babies—| 7
and childres
life’ or death
chance would those little children have
had last Sunday night if a high sea
had been running, or if our save ha
Germany’ on the high seas, should be
abhor:
I ‘mould ike to yoiee the opinion of
00d ans in the
death 18 Ww remost
citizens, who perished in that ill-fated
vessel?
Everyn Bicevow CiaBKe.
Newnort, R. L, Oct. 11,1916.
AN EFFECTIVE ae
To the Editor of the H
a ratte from shore, to take their “chances :
of
. LEGAL NOTICES, \
MGGIRR, AGNES<The, people of th
‘of New by the grace ‘of Gx
and Wlopetdent ts Beeer BMta ee, Sot ts
MeGier, Aenes Daly,
Kenes MeGie. the hee
MG:rr_ also known
"oe
crete ae = yeas
Sat
+h of you are.cited to sho,
ear of the | fig aes
sinber
. DANIEL 3, Dow!
; 1 Clans of the PO
SKiterney or Pal toner,
Tia Navan
New York Gx! (20019
SUPPLEMENTAL CITATION.
INO, JOUN, The People State
f God, tree
SMartiog,
LF. \d
it ot er ‘otter a Who may
at fe fate throne,
lug. and to ersons Interested as
Po
Fk Citys send ereetig:
Upon the petition of Sames J: Larkin. residing
Kast fich Street, Borough of Mauhastt
wr ork uty,
NGTuaud ‘ash of you aro hereby olted to show
| axa before qur surTogare of the oc ot New
nt
LJ. DowDNitY,
Clerk of the Bumocates' Court
EGGAT, RICHARD J.—The People of the State
Lice Ne Yo: pe by the race af God time tnd
Taiko, Gert
Hera
Your correspondent, Geclya Bigelow
i
Clark, communication to your
valued paper of to-day's issue, seems
to be greatly riled over the fact that
one so guilty, is to say the least, ust &
as Joyal and true an American as
Mrs. Clark, or any of her sntcednt
The pity of it is tha the of
Captain Rose in was vente
ty too brief, otherwise he would hav
been tendered a public reception such
would show Mrs, Clarke that the
vast majority of American citizens are
neither English bred, nor English led,
so liberally hands out.
mn been reversed, and
one of 7° an Bull's undersea boats
here 4s no question in my mi “but
that Mrs, clark ould have board
r with a cheer, and without. the
slightest notion of losing her sel!
respect.” It does, however, make a dif-
ference whose ox is getting gored and
the lady who poses a:
acts of freeborn American citizens is
endeavoring to excite sympathy for the
prostrate British bull
The arrival of the “uss at this port
served a very useful purpose ig inet
it advertised Newport very extensive
sides, a splendid piece oe ‘ee
manship on the part of a
Bavy, an achievement which deserved
nd recelved the applause of our peo
ple: and if Ga aptain Hans. Rose, that
genial, kind ‘ courteous gentleman,
should repeat ‘his visit, our citizens gen-
qrally, regardless of the exclusive set
Mrs. Bigelow Clark moves,
wi I feel sure, give him such a friend-
ae ne socalle ed
sts
“Mother Count:
sitive lady ovigentiy’ ‘has ‘tia Teanings,
wil “sit uj up and take notice.
ATHERINE Manoxer O'BrrEen.
Newport, R..L, Oct. 13, 1
se | of the lant will and restament of Mi
$e
| of to the eubseribar, at hl
itm H, Pound, Walter X
'Muso, Elizabeth’ 8. ,Fewnd,
Wills,
Wins ie
ond Evans, Nethan ‘Evan 6
evutor of these ill and testament. of Marita
Lagyat, decetacd: 8. Leggat, Laura Lecrat
‘Ophelia Leg gat. »
‘Upon the: pection of Willan \
atta Legge,
st 9 East S9th Street, New
you are hereby cited to show
why the roneeding. Comm
Bort Leggs!
gator achat 5. Leggat, for a judicial vets
nt of her acegunt as su0h ex ‘bool ot
xo
i 8) ano ax
Jen ‘a Surregeteot our eid Conner, at the
“of Sew York, the “aay of
1 eptember, inthe year of our Lord, ott
> tiwusend wine hundred and sixteen,
aoe Nar.
DA:
tzsocetsy Clerk of the
BoYs! i pauuance of aa
Sriet of Hon, Jou , Gouala
ot the County ot New nodosa nereby
given to al poreces vlog stains sons John,
Boyle Sr. lute of the County
same ‘ithe rte =
|, tO Drese
diners Paticton ba
tn the City of Now
‘of April, next.
fda day ote: goer, is
Creator
business, at the ofice of
iron
ted, New York, the and
Clete V. Pallistef,
Atgorney tor Administrator,
roa) way, Horoush of ‘Manhattan,
ow Yo ric ‘Gapnrn |
OXLE, JOHN C. Jr.—in aratanes of an order
of Hon, Jobn B, Cotal ‘ earl oven 8
a seceong Having cheee John, ce Bove
re ste of th County of of em ‘York,
ra thereof tothe
fervor,
scting business. st the
tice of "Gia Ve Balees ig attorney, No
way, in the City of New York, 0
city
the | a ey
Dated
ne
of April, next.
of October, I
nw Yorke, the th day eit ber 16.
inistraton,
Claude V. Palliste
Attorney for Adrinintraors
"3 Broad) rough of Manhattan.
Phew York Ot
«TAprilt?
Bek LE,
MakY L.— ursuauce of aa
at Honorable ohn Pe Cohalan, &
urrogate of the Couuty of New York. notice 's
Paes to all persons having ol ara
Le uty of
ork resort ‘ihe vam B
touaders therser, cone subeorbeh, au me uke
of tansacting business, at, the
a
Vv. 0
THEY DISTRUST ENGLAND, | eve ciw rot New Yo sein i
of April, next, 19
LUGANO, Switzerland, Oct A Dated, New York, the ath cay 0 of Hehe
personage thoroughly, well informed of Inlsirators
occurrences ner circles of the | “awe”. a stor,
Italian Government informs the ,cor.| “No.2, Fond WHY Borough of Man a
respondent of the ‘Telegraph, Union ta | —@™ ¥
lian and French Telations
Great Britain as follow
wing con
d to the food Situation, has
induced official circles in Rom mn
eof int nse em:
bitterment is now i
en the visit ot Miter ot War
David Lloyd Georg: unable to im-
rove the situation or or revive teltet in
the ultimate vletery of England,
“A similar state of feeling,
asserted, {snow spreading. in Fr:
A movem:
which hi
civil authority ts growing apace.
advocstes are largely recruited from
hercircle of Premier Briand’s immedi-
ate friends.
it is
‘rance,
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BEST LIE FACTORY ON EARTH.
@- are absolutely determined
the American People shall no
r be humbugged and deceived by
the distorted, garbled and falsified nar-
ratives w years past have
been the daily output gt the British
Press Bureau and the British ae
ip—~the most oxtensiver skilti
thusiastic and productive Ite-fectorice
rf
“Italy's faith in Engtand’s ‘ight has z
rn | 6
tenbe
its
that bave ever been operated by any
government on earth. York
American,
wi
Coun "No. BS Nroadway, (levom 320
fh of Hanhattan. tn the City of New } York
eo tor S ce
‘Admilnistratrix.
Ieidor Cobra,
Attorney lor “Admintstratrix, +
wa Broadway. flanbattan,
New York Ci @Mcbt)
of Teacaastine ae ater
te ot Net
York.ton or before the Lith day of Febroary ne
Dated, N
New York, the athdaye of August, ster,
James Dunn.
sea fee Exgeutor
2 Road
(iredi?
Rep DAVID I.—In pursuance of an ot
3
at
rome
reby even
David I, Baye
feceaved.
John P. Cohalan, &
New York, notice is bere
‘A. Jones:
rough of Manhattan, in the City of
cron beeen diy of Ar next,
may
ber
Datei New Yori the res oe
Edwin A. Jones,
ea LAtePeY £0F Executes
Liberty Street, New Pe . (apvteni®