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A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE CAUSE OF IRISH INDEPENDENCE, IRISH LITERATURE AND THE INTERESTS OF THE IRISH RACE.
Yol. KHL, No. 47, Whole No,
PRESIDENT WILSON WINS A PYRRHIC VICTORY.
688,
His Pro-British Policy And Repeated Attacks On German And Irish Citizens Lost Him The
Electoral Votes Of. New York, New Jo
trol Of All The Most Important States And Chief Centres Of Population
To The Republicans And Smashed The Democratic Majority In
Congress—A Change Of 2,0!
Have Defeated Him—Re
"Historic Demonstration
The Bosses A Lesson They Will Long Re»
‘member And Won A Moral Victory
fo. —regory’s Knownothing Leg:
islation Rend
has been. re-elected
ordinary contests in the history of the| demanded only the protection of the in-
United Si 8. The statement that he terest and the honor. of this Republic
is elected is on the assumption that the| against any power that sought to tater:
official count in California will not
change the. result, as some of th
it
for the resuit,. but
may have succeeded in de-
people, no intelligent man
paiga that counted very much in cer-
tain sections of the country and some
that counted for very little, although | he
the editorial writers on
=the, speakers -and
foe sides labored them to’ the fult ex-
"
Present Wilson “Kent the country out| Party and he could: not have: brought
me and it un-|back to it~as the: election aapl
doubtedly Srousht him many Repub-| proved—the men who followed him-out
lican votes. But, on the other hand,| of it in 1912. No Republican:candidate
many pro-British Republicans voted|—not even a of high ‘character
for him because for two had|and . conspicuous « ability ~~ Itke:: M
favored the Allfes and done everything, ughes—would have had any chance of
short of’ war, to inj rmany.* His| defeating Mr.” Wilson it the President
toreten policy really overshadowed all| had pursued a vigorous: American: pol-
other issues, ht him many ad Deén, strietly neutral in the
. ropean war, not made false
the
States in tho Gaton and the support of
nearly, all the chfet cities in the
‘country.
_4 GREAT pevofrarie REVOLT.
0
that the Wilson Republicans were fal
outnumbered in. the ptvotal, States by
the. revolting Democrats. “level-
teade on nen ama jong, the Republican lead-
ers this hat was
coming wotore the tection, at tho men
in charge © of campaign . saw
nothing and would Probably be ‘unable
to understand if they eit.
sol is an ‘ncoatrovertibe fact that the
called ° “Hyphenated » American:
vere the most important factor in ite
fed
campa len. ‘They carr! 2
New Jersey, Contectieut, Rh ode Island, was this yote that helped wreck
Naess {linois, Wisconsin and] the Roger Sullivan machine. It
Delaware for ghes; they saved! was this defection | that gave the
Michigan and would have saved Ohio] Republicans the test, victory
and California’ but for the blundering
of the Republican National Committee.
They tied up Congress ip a deadlock,
20° that ‘now:
‘thi rogram k
pothing lesittion ‘outlined by Attor-
ears ory and endorsed in
latform adopted by the Demo-
eatie Convention cannot be carried out
*ithout the support of a large number
ot Republicans, ho can hardly afford
to turn oj who gave them con
who can de
ni
Party which res in * ontrol of the Na-
‘onal Committee. y
v
‘SareqvarpiNa REPUBLICS BEST | Bosses W
v
INTE:
In aesomiishing thee “pesults these
| sinister purpose of his speecl
th
~| Hughes, but his an
rsey, Ulinois And Wisconsin, Gave Con
10 Votes In California Would
volting Democrats Made A
Of Their Power, Taught
ered Impossible,
candidate that was inconsistent with
duty to the United States; . They
fro with either ani
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 18, 1916.
strict neutrality os riwcen all the
betligerents in the Eur
es
B
citizens German
ood, and taking. the form
ins!
Partizanship with England in the
European war the test of loyalty to the
United States.
on nee’ fair, honorable and wroly
Am terms,
could ‘have had the votes of ninestenths
ot these men who: voted for his rival
but who voted for Wilson in 1912; and
could have easily: carried New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut; Rhode Toland,
Massachusetts,” and TMinols:
Roosevelt had smashed the Republican
and utter!
as the Prestdent him-
8 zealous for the ono and
interests of the country. . Roose-
a d secured the nomination he
wo a have been snowed under as bad-
H. Taft was in 1912. Hos-
failed to swing the Progreives to
nti-German: speeches
undoubtedly cost the Republican candi-
late very heavily.
GERMANS AND IRISH IN ILLINOIS.
‘That the Germans and the Irish were
certain States
although its-admisstons did not
aver the whole ground, Its analysis
ot the election in Illinois completely
bears out what has been said above.
Here it is:
CHICAGO, Nov 9.—The plural-
ity of 171,000 for-Hughes in Tlli-
nots eloquently proclaims the trend
ined tn ton year
The Sullivan county ticket had
it.
but
lican ticket, contained ten Germans.
All were elected. Action in the big
Germal oe wards revolutionized for-
mer pre
Soltean ” “aatkiated a hyphen
plunge for Hughes, but a rebound
to the Democratic State and coun-
ty tickets. There no com
hyphen vote was appar-
The
aely a Republican circle vote, ‘As
a rest the Democrats lose more
than 1,500 good jobs and the hand-
ling of hundreds of millio1
nis shows that cratic
Bo: 0. to deliver the
ish citizens as-against: pro-
‘otes of Iris! . vo.
\
$50,000 RECEIVED IN DUBLIN.
Marconigram From Father Bowden, Chairman
Of The Relief Committee And Letter From
Archbishop Walsh Acknowledging Receipt
- Of American Money And _ Pleading
For Further! Help.
The: following letter has been received by Thomas dinghes
Kelly, Treasurer of the Irish Relief Committee, New York, from
Archbishop Walsh, Honorary President of the Irish Natioral iia and
Volunteer Dependents’ Committee in Dublin
oy
- 1918,
Nett,
J Ln bre
hr ee pee wehinetyynay
: ceermnel a
‘enw
gto
the punishment administered to Roger
Tevolting Democrats were safeguarding
Sullivan is particularly appropriate, for
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80th Oct., 1916.
ume by this time: an acknowledgment of
the safe ‘rival of the draft for £10,000 has reached you
from the Secretary of the fund. But it only arrived here
LAST FRIDAY, the 27th.
. It would seem that ALL letters from the States are
opened by the Censors, This, I suppose, is unavoidable.in
all the circumstances of the case. But it causes very great
inconvenience in many directions.
The Committee seems to be working energetically, but
their work must, from its nature, last a very long time. It
is to be hoped that the supply will prove equal to the de-
mand, as, thanks to the numerous helpers,—and, in particu-
lar, the generous contributors in the States,—it has done up
to the present,
remain, dear Mr, Ke! ally,
vey tefl yours,
TAM J.
Dear Mr Kelly:
WALSH,
’ Narcbshep of Dublin,
The following despatch has been received by the Irish Relief
Commttes tn New York trom Father Richard Bowden, Administrator,
Pro-Cathedral, Dublin. Father Bowden is Chairman of t! Tish Na-
tional Aid and Volunteer coependen nts’ Committee, which s fete
ig the Rellef Funds among the famillés of those who suffere:
thelr connection with the Easter Week Rebellion
By Marconi Relay, ’ Dublia, Nov. 12- 6 1916,
Irish Relief Committee,
26 Cortlandt Street, New York.
Ten thousand pounds received ber Archbishop Walsh. .
Accept deep gratitude of Irish people.
FATHER RICHARD BOWDEN,
dministrator.
4
New York, N. Yo.
{time when
| who lost their lives, or whe are.under-
de.
Taae
®
%
2
Botered an second-class matter. Oct, 1, 1508, at the Post Offes at
under the act of Congress of Merch 3, L872
NEED OF RELIEF IN IRELAND VERY PRESSING
Depend Largely On Selling
America, Who Have It
DUBLIN, Nov. 1—The Executive of
the Irish National Aid and Volunteer
Deper ndents’ Fund bas announced that
the subscriptions’ this week include
$50,000 received by
Waish from the Irish Rellet Committee
‘They also give a detatl-
of: the ef-
je to alleviate
‘ho sacrificed their Hves or liber-
ties for Ireland. It inted out
although the fund was splendidly sup-
eek, an e
present the demands ‘s average £1,000 a
wee
The Executive Committer of which
is the Honor-
2 continuance of this support until the
permanent Bro
made for the depei of the men
in this count it
no other reason than that their
objects of the Irish Volunteers.
This is particularly true of Guinness's
Brewery, where every man Qf
pathles was dismissed. Is
there no way by which this firm can
brought to {ts senses? The output of
this firm is largely exported to Amer-
ica, Would too much to ask
friends ot ean stealer and
sumers mber that
Guinness f ‘rm 18 anthl Irish and that by
patronizing it they are strengthening a
ter, mean and irreconcilable enemy.
CONSCRIPTION ye PARTITION
con-
“As was roe ‘ne “heal ‘week's letter
the talk of Conscription for Ireland is
louder and more insistent than ever.
ing more
ja strong reason
ar a shartition and’ Con-
ssed simultaneously
Yor # ridiculous and worth.
tens Ho R me: applying
only’ to three provinces,: the “Iti
arty” have consented to force ti
young men of Ireland to sacrifice them-
selves in the service of the cursed
British Empire. That there 1s a deal
agreed on {s
Red:
bate in the “Houne of Comnions by Pre-|
mier Asqui
“Tam: volte the honorable and learn-
ed member no more th:
stant, m and more
service In recruiting for the army than
the honorable and learned ‘rentlemen
himeel:
As a recruiter John Redmond’s limit-
ed services are recognized by his mas-
ters and they can rely on him also t
in enforce:
ranks of the enemies of Irel
the murderers of Pearse, Clarke, Mac-
‘n the mart;
whose names a sTology of
Ireland. The trish Party” have sold
their country; they have agreed to C
scription and tion gad it 4 -
sidered that the roward In g¢
treachery has been gre: ater than
of the men who ee the Irish Netlon tt
we oe of the U
TIMES” rosrve PATIENCE,
t "8 curtous that
k an Irish question except
trom the Bnalleh viewpoint.’ The Lon-
dom Times talks as.if England's ware
and Guarrets, were also the concern of
the Irish people. Stung by the refusal
Back—England Preparing To Enforce Couscrip-
tion And Partition, With Redmond's Con i
“ givance—John Dillon Belittles The
Martyrs In Speech In The
« Enemy's Parliament.
he dependents of the| 4
+} good
lucky. =
*| literary. critic, who is as
the aims and |?
‘the | Romi
Donagh, Plunkett and the other men| 44,
Englishmen can} Ari
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Dublin Relief Committee, Acknowledging ‘Receipt Of Instalmect Of $50,060 From
America, Appeals For Further Funds To Meet The Dire Needs Qf The Sufferers
From English Savagery—Loyalist Firms Discharging Men Suspected Of
Nationalist Sympathies—Worst Offcaders Are The Guinnesses, Who
Their Porter To Irishmen to
In Their Power To Hit
English thought and opinion exclaims:
“Pious hopes as to what may happi
when the millennium comes to
seem sot Uttle use at present,
look
tary Service
men, {ncluding those in the army
fore the war, the Reserve and the Spe
cial Reserve—in ail, per cent,
of its four and illfons popula-
bly
and
and the question ra Are these young
me at ee ease,
play football, attend races, and have
time -generally, whilst the un-
glishman of forty-five fights
DYES. _PREDERICE HARRISON
Peegorten Harrison, the
Gi i
in itary occupation by
British forces, part of the nation is as-
sisting, and {s eager to
arms,
tions a ite of cryptic ctvil
war, At this hour Greece Ireland
are alfke a scandal ‘to c{vilized huntan-
Trish Execu-
tive triumvirate, consisting of Mr, Red-
mond and Si! arson, presided over
an dare Justice by Lord Dunrave
All Engtishinen, | ‘toeral and illfberal,
are of one mind
and ‘
for tien interests. This policy of lick-
ing the hand that smites hi su]
porters among the Irish fe, wh
are determined to oppose Partition and
Conscription and to. te: ‘land to
fight the battles which hei
PROTESTANT BISHOPS RANTING
in Ireland's history
estant s have
Owens part of. the for-
eign garrison in Ireland. They talk as
In this criets
of the Church
“Whatoa tragedy will it be if the
great army fighting for God and the
freedom of the world, {s to lose, after
of the irish to concern themselves mite
_ Zag land's difficulties, this’ rofie;
two years, the comradeship and help
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