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Vol. XIV., No. 17. Whole No. 711.
i DEMAND COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE FOR IRELAND
Irishinel All Qver The Iniled States Ask That This Government Insist That England
llnke ddod Iler Proitsioils 0f fighting For The Silall Nittionaliiies By Selling
Ireland Free-It America Does Not Do This She Will Be Helping England To
Fasten Iler Grip On The Irish People And To Stifle Their Industrial Develop-
nlentiNew ‘Tori.’ Chicago And Billfzilo Already In Line And
l.ll‘EcIIlV‘AI‘ll]y of thin Illen ltndhilnek ‘Aid-llesoliiiioiis In Coligress‘I'cIl 1 lo
Meant, But Do Not Meet The Requirements (If The Situation-Nothing Less
Than Complete National Independence Will Ever Satisfy Ireland 0r Prove To
Be A Final Settlement-A Great Mnrenient In The Making.
There is a widespread n.o.-e...ent'o..
Joni, as I result of the Declaration of
tin: nt or recognition or ireinnd's
independence at the end or the war.
in the early days or the war in the ram
t rrnm t e German. or-
eilrn Omce. , 1. ‘. . ‘
The entry or the United states into
e oi’ England makes
has characterized
seven hundred ea. .
such a result would he an indeiitrie
disgrace to the United states. irish-
ti to win American liherly. to
ever since the Revolution, England had
bitterly hostile the l'r.ite
srat .. sod em, ...ea
lloier to ‘PIII-WE,‘ dIIrii9l or destroy It.
WILL AIIERICA PROVE ICVGRATE.
I
would theretare he an ltl. or ln<
srltltudo tiriuriulleled in the world‘:
history it America should help E
he Power or h has
1 an
ally to i...il.l up and develni) it. srent
war, a d r saiirc mean
that millions or Irlshmeu lad (ought
erntlous t
and to per[1ei.i3te.IiI Empire
holds down millions oi the human race
' odor. the Gov-
ernment or the United states should do-
at Ireluid and against human liberty.
The British Government proclaims It is
dshting tor the preservation or -demot.--
- commercial
the preserve! 0
continued rnadtory or the sea is a men- ‘
r
utnan rate a
conrronts the United
L'ilIt
Ice to Ilia w e
t-hie! danger that
he
her domluutlon for I
V! r
Dilrtiix all these years, 1-mi “Nth
3 tin
as in her
all
A JOURNAL DEVOTBD To run CAUSE or miss INDEPEN
the compiets lndcpendsrita or lrsland.
irui. .lIsAN1.va. arr SHORT-
orrre sins‘.
other current.
he
a close study or the irish Question and
have not learned the lesson at Irish
tinlied impoverishment or I ela
the Pteventlou or the natural grow
Ireland’: indu
meaning men do izolfdrelllze that the
motive that snirnates England's sham
iui treatment or Ireland is commercial
nsinnd to Ptaveut.
the establishment of I Ford Automo-
hiia in-tory in Cor .
No Brlllah Parliament will ever run-
(I
ttemnts at solution llI(7i'l,aI' that
must in . -
Ir .i1L'sT Nor RELLEFT To Ii‘ILSo.‘v'
1 ALONE.
some or tho men who Iavor‘oliIy a
limited mtlsurc at Ham! F.
rig sh corornment ready to do
Ii'h.u!ever' It wants. The American Gov-
ernment has no right to undertake to
clrrlirnstrilie the Ilberlleii or the lrlsh
0'lEl’ll. I0 lib
lreiand wants,
i
5
F.
E
and that is full a.. complete indepen-
denct,-the creation or a sovereign or.
errimeiit l sh itho t any
right or lnierioronce hy any power or
and.
will eryalsllse sentiment in
states in layer or s
Iowsiiip Club. the United irish
the united
free Ireln . gs
iiuivr DIS7'l.YGL‘ISHED .llE7.V ml.
ROLLED, >
No Irish movement over started with
so many prominent and gifted men en-
lls
d it. To sstloes Daniel F‘.
cohnis.-.. John w. coir nd Edward .1.
csvesnn and farmer Judge John
Jerolue noonsy in New York, and can
to 10 T Ryan or Buffalo, belongs
tho credit or sounding the keynote o
moveruen Easter sunday
socio-
STATES in;
e
The United Irish-American Societies of New York held their regular monthly meeting at the
Irish-American Athletic Club, 159 East Sixtieth Street, on Sunday evening last. Mr. John
0IIl’I(e‘DI. Brooklyn, Vice-Chairman.
of
Frank Dnnnolly was Secretary. ’ The Committee on Res
inns J. Nolan and Major Michael I‘. 0’Rourks,.ini:roducsd the .follow'Lng resolution, which was
adopted unanimously after it slight change had been made ingihe second last paragraph: ‘' ‘ r
We, the United Irish-American Societies of New York, having. because of our. intimate
knowledge of,EngIand's aims, opposedtwur by every legitimate means within our power as Ameri-
can citizens until Congress declared war, hereby pledge to the Govdrnmeut of the United States the
loyal service which our race has ever given it in every crisis of the Nation's history. ’
En land and her Allies having deplored that they are wzigingwar for the preservation of
democracy and the benefit of small nationalities, and the United States having pledged its sup-
port for this programme, we submit that this Government is in honor bound to carry it cut impar-
tially in all cases of conquered peoples, whether they be under the jurisdiction of the Central
Powers and the countries in alliance with them, or under that of England or her Al ies.
We respectfully submit to the Government of tllellnited States that Ireland is a distinct
nation deprived of her liberty by" force and fraud rind held in subjection by England by military
power alone; that she is now once again the victim of England's broken faith; that at measure of
local self-government which is wholly inadequate to the couniry’s needs and in contravention of
her natural rights, after having been passed by the British Parliament and signed by the King is
now siiilpended in order to force the Irish people to agree to the dismombnrmont
and that without outside help Ireland cannot obtain justice or recognition of her natural rights
from England.
In that suspended measure the control of Irish dnances. is retained by the British Govern-
ment and the proposed Irish Legislature is expressly prohibited from taking any measures to re-
store the once flourishing industries w 'ch were deliberately destroyed by England, so that put-
ting it in force now would not be a permanent and final sett. ement of i o Irish Question.
only final isettlement-must he the complete Independence of Ireland and the erection of a Republic
on Iris sol .
and do
America freed Cuba and
Manhattan, was elected Chatrmtul and Major Mic nel F.
olutions, gcanslstln
NEW YORK, APRIL 28, 1917.
ties and the lrish societies (two seps-
rulg EFDIIDSI In Chicago, And the Uulied
lrish-American sorioties or News
the irish h 31 Viovenient Among
other dist uished men who h vs can-
triiruted their set a d an in
or Chicago.
s nurnher is Increasing daily and the
material tor the mo in ueli at an
rorrnidahle movement ror lrish ireedom
UNITED IRISII-AMERICAN SOCIETIES isli UNITEDI I A .
GIVE GREAT EXAMPLE T0 THE WORLD
ha ' . . -
e Affirming The Loyalty which Irish Citizen: Have Eyer Shown, Novv That War Has Been
Declared, They Insist That England Be Requested By This Government To Make Good
. Ill The Case Of Ireland Her Professioni Of Zeal For The Small Nationalities-Arirl
America Should Make Her Deeds Square VVith Her Words About The Objects Of The
Wdr-Ireland Wants, Not A Dwlsrfed And Inadequate Measure Of “ Home Rule " Which
Preserves The Supremacy Of The British Parliament, Retains Control Of Irish Finances ‘
'In London And Forbid: All Efforts To Revive Industries Destroyed By Eiiglisli Legisla-
’ . liars, Bu! Full Natioridl lntlependenciev-I.‘ America Helps England To Win The War W
Without securing This Result, Washington Will Be Responsible For Perpetuating British
Tyranny In Ireland And Preventing Germany From Fulfilling A Promise Publicly IVIade
To The Irish PeopIemAmerica Freed Cuba; Why Not Free Irelaricl ? i
. 0,
America has it in her power to bring about such a. settlement. Her entry into the war on
England's side gives her the right to demand it from England, not in the Peace Conlerence at the
close of the war, but now. Assisting England to defejit Gennany, without exacting such it condi-
tion, would be helping England to keep Ireland in subjection nnd preventing Germany t'rom‘carry-
ing out a. promise publicly made to‘aid in securingtho Independence of Irelan
it therefore respectfully urge upon the President’ and Congress‘ the
policy of giving 3. great example to the world by insisting that. England shall remove her army
at from Ireland and renounce all claim to rule over an unwilling people. '
ye earnestly hope that the freedom of Ireland will come as a result
of the action of the United States. . - ’
Resolved, That copies of this resolution
. men are rust vi-healing into line in the
I be sent to the Piesident an the Cabinet and lo
. no-oaas
Nvw Yu.rls.N. ii. s..d..- on. error than...
in the history or the i:niiod states isl
nnidiy gathering and hearts out in
working shape. .
mm. .
FOR IRELAND AND POLAND.
Irish Societies of Chicago Pass
Resolutions Asking Congress
to Act.
HICAGO. Artrll 2l.7ChIt‘1ga Irish-
rven-
Inde-
Two
new rnnvsment tri at-rilrti the inte
tion or the united states ror the
pcritlcrice of Ireland and -Poland.
(continued on Page 5.)
x
Kenny
of John Devoy, Mnjorr
the country,
The
necessity and good
DENCE, IRISH IJTERATURE AND THE INTERESTS OF THE IRISIIRACE.
saw..d.el......n.r.ort.i,isln. . a.
ct laurel. a, ma.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CONVENTION IN DUBLIN DEMANDS AMERICAN HELP:
Many Societies Ilepreseiited--Dtlhlin
Wants President Wilson To Inlerven
The Convention rolled hy a circular
from Count Plunkett after hlii election
i-or North Roscnmmon on a progrsinnie
or refusing to sit in’ the ,nritist. parlia-
meut, was'held in the Dublin Mansion
House on April 19.. It is the nrst tor-
'...al attempt to bring Into one organiza-
tion all the various elemelits
or wh was
iluahinz. the work
or the convention.
Everything in ireland now that is
neither orange nor West Erl
" F ' to newspapers at
hon. sides or the Atlantic, so this latest
sstiieriris Is called “the sin Fain Cou-
vsntion we must wait to and by what
name it called sell.
done to
planned
THE UABLED 2tnPoR1'., ‘
e cable dcsnitlch which appeared
in the daily papers or Friday, April at,
“DUBLIN, April 19.-Therlsinn Felri
Two hundred
lip-hoard
rates, but two hundred or Them derllned
to. 5'2 so; I . inent lrish- public
men look it i.. the proceedings.
one
it separate Nat
senta.tion at
Arthur Grlintil
claiming the application to lroinnd oi
President Wilson principle or national
In.
(I
o
a.
“The Dilblln Trades Council, which Is
nl! compose d an associated
with Libe v Hall, was especially repre-
uted ct d sed
s conrerenos an inn
The Convention added
is to those previously opposed
to John Redmond and the constitutional
lremetit."
E
e
tinues the erlort throughout.
hundred an fifty-seven pu
which were invited are all parts or the
Rodmoilrl llisehine. rhsy are composed
or old or middle-I all men w 0
been all their lives ioilnwers or the Far-
lia ‘
s
9:
2
a
B0
mond
represent the whole revolt, rot; on so
ot ins horllas which decided not to sand
delegates there we
strong minority in
this in is on
I more or less
iavpr or hccepililz
tish is eali- Ir
. practically certain that lauureubo
the convention. however, was crowded. .
"Th
THE coRREsPo.v1)n‘h‘ '5 HDSTILITY
‘I EST. ' on
“Q son
Meets In The Mansion IIoiise,With Connt Pliinlletl, The Victor M North Iloscomiuon,
As Chairman, Proelaims Irellllid A Separate Nation, Demands Representation ' ;
At The Peace Conference And Adopts Ilesoliition, Proposed By Arthur Griffith,
‘ Claiming The Application To Irelillid 0i President Wilson‘: Principle or
National Freedom-Elfort Of Correspondent To Delittle The Significance III
The‘ liatlleridg Inspired By Pro-Iiritlsh Dias-Fifty-Seven Public Bodies And’
Trades Council, llepresenting All Organ-‘
ized ‘Lahor In The National Capital Endorses The Policy Adopted-Devlin
8.
him as a man or no account is there-
iors an etrort to lslsily the news.’ . ,
In another way the same is true at -
Arthur Grinith in a still greater degree.’
For twenty-nvg years i.i'r. Grin-lth hss
exerted a very
editor or the United Irishman a
F
o s not papers
suppress
vs doing it
to he
tersry merit.
a prominent puhlic man then nobody in
el d
an . ,
bnnnoarns Ami hyroxczn
. A , p .
Parliamentary Party did not tars part
r. a revolt against the Far y and an .
ei-tort to deprive than. or their salaries
from the British Government.
9.’-‘-‘
E‘:
hell.
e does he say anything about
delegates from the Irish Nation League.
the new organization composed entirely
who evoited is
the Iiroiluped Dlsma herrnent ot ir
lan rid th ve hesn many,
. The
at Easter Week. and it they could
heen at th would
spirit
vs
era-
as
o
5
Trades Union: at Dubllil, will
d Fnrilninentnry elections in
the lrish capital.
IDnh‘rIcAL ‘W 111 A.irE'2zrcAN DE-
. Azms
E’.
2
I
M
L sh sis her -
m,,,,-. ,,,.,,,,,,,, m, M”, H by , 2,, the Members of the Senate and House of Representatives. I p The mm.“-Em m H" mm mm ‘ j
its words and insist that England make men: . r eovm until lull Juollre -- - EN KENNY. ChMl’ma!I- dssputch that “no prominent Irlsh nu - The resolution anopletton the motion
good in the cats or Ir an . , Eoengerhzn:-intsngnsjlghlflxipir plate , p TRANK DDNNELLY, Secretary. Ilc man tool: part in the proceedings" of Arthur riihth. which thsdespstch
EIIAXD IRELAND'S l.YDEl'EN- - ' ’ ' is a spetit i the assertions made oniy.destri es as dens all: i-
.17 , , D5”;-, hhsonvrloxs i.v coxoizsss. REFUSES To ADM“, WAR Uhost could possibly hllva attacked on Mart): 23 the roilonin; ad i I i In we bwmngi. Kim’ M‘ League‘ ""0" m Inland M Pmmem wmo“
Tm, M, M, ,,,,,.e,,,, H, H“ mu.’ no resolutions p... pa.“ i,,.m..,,ao,, , - ’ ' m an on s asl Davitt, or es stewart Parnell prlncip t national lreedoru“ shows
-- - m n ,,=,:;;=:;, ';;“';;':,,,;":;=c ,1;-st, . -- ,, ‘B “l .“:‘:..:.:..'.‘:.:",. “’ :""..“:’.“"..':;"";.:'::.' ":::.:::;t .3: “":“'.“:.‘::::. 21:: :::”2""".‘;: ‘.".‘:::‘
. . c orm r e v , - ,, - , . -
;:;:':;,,;’b",L' 9, , Ami‘, “mg” E: m,mp., no.-1, .,i,,..,,. ,9 c.,,,,,,,,, .,,.s Gefmanlgll ,’]‘,'f“"(;'d;1‘3gs‘3n':i"entEV]9]“:- g There is no contirmnilon here oi the mT:'h=: birljslasle‘ ;i;:‘vb‘j11'i)dlnp. ships isw months swept th whole country. muniutlou with each other are morln
thoroughly understand th Irish one, they er by congressman Gllllgizer oi H35 31 V 4 9 9 P, . report that cerniany as dnclareli . mm h m mt M ho net! r ‘nae deans 1: men one only the name on tdeliucul lines and are d
,,.M ,,,, m.,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,d tho aa r. M or us rssn ‘meg Hnsmmes Wm]; Umgga suhmsrins hlrirkarle or the principal "L. mm‘ M henord 1 or two me who were present at the the :2 e pu Su rle onrro
E 5,,“-, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,. ,3, mm iution was incorrectly describtzd in an states mm‘ . ports oi the lnlterl states. mm M I D 8 :5’ ‘sunk: hm iiion Convention, count Flllnkemv“ 0 pro ed till a new situation bytiie entry,or
me L-,,,u,, sum ,, on, E“. Associated Press despair. which mIe- V, ' I I here are watching with the m-mm Do “H” ‘h i la: sided, and Arthur rimt Ibo moved the Lnited states this the my
land immediately in. rsaiitutlon or in. led Tn: casrir Anrnms last w , Thu sew hark . dint!‘ of keoiiest inmost the rt-ports cont-eriling mm“, -1 ‘I me 9 “mm :1 or the principal resnluilvri ti... ere tlllxcd Its a
land to tha lrish people and the es is. This despatcii so ‘i t the resold n Tuesday last published the .iolloe-in; the trehiiileut or German suhiet-is in my Ahmm mm" gr mm m “gm” LEADERS ALI. PRi)JlINE.VT. change In their battle tactics to achieve
iishment or an lnaepe dent core.-n. prance d thatfthe Lnitrd states demand Idsspatsh iron. a stan correspondent. nlted states. I V am‘ W’ ‘H mm; “M J V" “H 71,, we ,,,. C1,, gIf'V mm M, the same end-the i dciien line or ire-
ment. A row or these man so me int. restoraton or m and servia BL LIN (via Ltmdrml. April -For the lireneiit the co.er..me..is ht- mm M Ch “M The I D Wm‘: M“ ,, M, ,.,,.,,,,,,,,e,,, ,, ,,,.,,,.,, CW", land and t both side i the Atiantio
mistaits ‘at uni... that men sour... be And autonomy ror Poland amt Iwltxnd." It. is stated authoritatively to-rlsy that titutle toiurd American citizens in this i t , msr as phmkm ‘I We of me hm no,“ men they do precisely the same thing almost
wi. says in in Ge 6 ve nruent d e I country is Lin!‘ ed. M “G j‘ 1 llmlllhhald "W" the III- M ,,e,,,,,d and 1,“, mm, an M, m usiy. at at use Ens"
“the restoration or Belxlum Ind servlo tend to recognize that the Declaration xororti.eie.s. are is some anxiety "0 M "W01 "NIH" W ,9,,,.,,e,,,,,,,, m... c,,,,,,,,,, ln ",3 land's risid censorship in moo at such
nmnns Ame runs that their Iriohemenu ("Hal "4" “W "'9" I 6 lam! Ire ,,,, ,, , ;,,,',,,,,,.,,,, ,c,,,,m hy rent ksbls unanimity or thought and
lrlshmsn at Donia and
ii .
at so an ler lo the
Irish people think ll might. it
intentions are dearly apparent
nletti Indanendenca irelsnd, hut
nuts o
crl<e, which is a nllulake.
also the gnarl intention is rl-or.
rt time t c. whole
:-
o
e
trlshmen are uillnlmous in demanding
duiilitedly lllil marl detiniis (arm and p
in ref! rrluke a hostile
.....rh better than the Associated Press sort,-or mums the ollonslvs against
. ducrtbed it. and iir. on-corr..lck's good 1).. United States.
‘I'll
Arr. aiiashers resolution more com. to
day the truth 0! reiiortn from America
'1 “"0" W!“ the Pure Conr=r- that a German U-baht nttcmvted to sink
In this case an American (Iettri7)'P.i' near New York
movement-'11! -m- that there are no . na
united and or a stale or Wlr by the l'rlIled States
d F l ' - .
in-sens
Germany has no present intention to
dsmonstrntlon or any
e . arm or .lia.-'i..e. ii. Iiiswcr
my t..o..lries. drilled mesa.-iral to
I was also lniormeti at the Ministry
' anywhere
ear tlln American coast. unrl that no
will he more real
lisrsh treatment or Germans in Amei
continue in come, ‘
SURMABINES’ DEADLY WORK
The I,IwernooI Catholic rimu,
weekly ilsnsr. niillllsnes in every issue
urnn or st. 5
y to El!‘ tits t
under the heading, "National Service:
llll Peril or Delay." in the issue or
rlrtnd it reports or '" ‘I
a
-.2
:
Fe
shiphullq: erprrianes who might hsip
lltlw In not." ‘
Not In the clamor or the crowd.-ti etree-t.
at Mr in the should and plaudits of the
throng.
ilut In ourselves, are triumph and do.
lull. u 3
the Pope end routes or e iainliy which
has been prominent in every KEnErAt1an
ror several hundred r
r
(h
z
3
n ernmen
purpose among
OINNELL AT WORK IN PARLIA-
MENT.
The new programme even ones voids
in the British i>sriian.sr.t, in spits or
the combined eitorts or the British Gov-
an rocresnt --irlsl.
Party" in suits it. some or ihs New
Yo April so also contained
...-nod tor -rin Ertiry an . bulls to
the Hrltliili Governinixnt. he attempt
or the Associated Press to represent
PK FBDE I 0
th Iullowlng dssnatch:
(Cirritiltuea on rune-I.)