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K. A JOURNAL DEVOTEI) TO THE CAUSE OF IRISH TNIJEPENDENCE,-IRISH LITERATURE h1l‘D THE INTERESTS 01' THE IRISH RACE.
, Vol, XIL, No. 6. Whole No. 595.
NEW YORK, rlzhnulllli 9, 1915.
as.-un....,..,iai...n..ns-.ors.....emmeroasosee.s
-.12.-gxrlseudermsaoorcnqmnunnehgloso.
YBIOE FIVE CENTS.
GREAT CONFERENCE HELD IN WASlll GTON
llenmentalites frnni Fourteen States And Speaking For llillinns Of Voters Launch
Movement To Force Observance 0f Strict Neutrality Towards All The llclligercut
I Powers And Ciilnpel Tlle Protection Of American lntemls Nun llenaced
I ' 1 lly England-li'on=l’al1izan News Service. Calile Controlled By Gov-
’ eminent And America Merchant Marine Favored-All Candi-
dates Who Refuse To Siiilport All American Policy To
WASHINGTON. Jim. 1.-A Canter-
euce Illa! will prove to Lie hlntoric was
held at the Willard yesterday. remain-
3
Fr
0
led at short notice
or consultation
llould he taken
tor the purpose
o wha action
to enforce real neu-
tatlve and the Icllon-taken is bound
to hnve r rent-hing ellect on the
Duhlic lite and foreign policy or the
united states. ‘
while the majority at those Present
‘ German or Auslro-Hllllg8l'lsn
e
Jtrlgln. there were present also lxtlnv
ed men or old native American
melt and also some ll-ishrnen. instead
or the merely tentative action which the
promoters contemplated, a broad and
programme was adopted
n with in
and organizations hi all parts oi the
country with a view to the calling or
a convention and the establishment oi
ahernlanent organization.
. esent represented more than
$000,000 voter] ‘Who are determined
that the pretense oi neutrality shall he
replaced by n El‘-nulne enforcement oi!
will treat all the
em d that Amer‘
1. naval negleeted.llY.t.haJtL-
nlinlstl-atlnh, shall he propel-ly nmtecb
’ed.l E sun, as one or the native
American speakers pointed out, is now
waging s commercial war on he Unite
states hy her unwarrantahla interior-
enhu with ‘American trade with neutral
, countries and her extension of the Hat
of corn strand now includes
eve y impa t article or ordinary com-
merce.‘
sl
-:
8
-er
protease that she is lighting tor "the
sanctity oi treaties" and t pro
tlnla at small nationalities." she is de-
La
stroylng their. legitima trade with
olland, Dennnr . s . No
ll d ltaly. n that sh alone my mom
il's mari-
jurlng the trade of those neutral counv
trlen l
a lrosr urrssscuravn-n gltnntlll t.
gressmun Richard
Louis was elected chairman or the con-
among the eighty and ad
ta
-5
rr
(‘nthollc Central Unlon of New York?
Pennsylvania, of
Nebraska. Ind Porter 17! Pennsylvania,
3
R .
Thomas G. lien or union Theological
seminary. limos arsua, Joseph Ship-
. on Dr. ii.
lay’. Alphonse G. Krtelhl
ilcld. N. 1.:
Father-
Bernud H. Rldder
Rlddgi‘ of the Status Zeltltrtlr
; .147 n Deva]. editor 0 TH:
Tom: Arthur Von Bresen.
Legal Ald Soclety of
and Victor
New York
GAKLIG Au
Preildent. or the
h der, N w
York: lrlonoerlirnnitl. or Chicago. edi-
tor or the Illinois stools zcltono; James
at
:9
an
-r
church, in the North,
ememreprescnting local Washington
eiiea. ‘ -
. rnu. ANTI YIIIF; ulacuoslolv.
were all lriodernla
ttllltdo o lty C ugiaud and
to treat all the contending hovers Illke
ll 1 O was on were in t
lanrtiioldt otst.
Be Dpnowklnreign lnlliience Must lle Elimin-
ated l'l'iill] The Government
the only diner-ence or olilnlon expressed
was as to the best method In he nur-
ihe European war and the our
-<
'5
York press tor the plain
purpose or aligning the rnlted slate
on the side or lmglsad. The aitsrlts hy-
the New York Anglorllanlhc shecu upon
all citizens who do not agree with them,
re to Protest against their
hrutalir unfair rreatnient oi Germany
- not treated serlou y and were
mostly relerred to in a eonlelnptuously
locular manner. r. liall, hiuulelr a
distinguished man a
distinguished lrls'h.Presb,vtel'lnn
' in relarring to these papers. raid:
the tashion now to attack all who
r Germany’ on -hyl>hea-
In B l1,"Pll9)lBlt
American or the lrlsll brlmd."
.Dl:L:GA'lt:ts lruhcll roerrsas,
After a thorough discussion oi all
sides or the ouestion, the coniercnce
about 2 o'clm'k look a recess tor lunch.
5 r,
--it ls
min, The
served in a separate dining room, a
otter parlaliiug or the good things. a
nuraher oi the prominent men were
5‘
=
F
a
nod not spoken at the conierence on
who gave t e delegates very sound ad-
vice as to,the course they should pur-
aue He told them or t s magaineent
meeting held in Philadelphia on the
revious Thursday evening, w n
Governor of Pennsylvania in the chair.
mher or leading citizens or old
‘5
B
:l
L’.
a
to
e a
American
lines he laid down tor the policy 0! the
permanent organ ‘n on of which that
Conterelice would lay the inundation.
COM.lllT1‘i,l’l on assoturlols-s.
when the conference resumed its do-
llhrrallona, there was I further hrlef
rllsalall an to the nnllon that should
rar-
uo man rr in ese
represented, to drait s set or reselli-
tiona embodying the nubutatlrg of tho
austesiions that had pm
adopted. Co sreasma -
was the Chairman 0! the committee and
ilir, Harare Brand or Chicago or
l‘9?Il'Y. nurteen Sales were
seated. and the editor or
AMYJLICAN was honored hy
to represent New lrnrlr.
e committee dellheratsd long and
caretuily. dismissing every resolution in
detail. tering Nnd amending some,
cutting out others that had been pro-
posed and added additional ones when
leave omie
Slolll E VIII com-
pleted the committee returned in the
conierencs and made its re ort. Til
tull conieronce made a !eI"rhnng-s and
utlons were adopted or a
To GA c
helng chosen
lir.crn:n suesicss snltvascza.
The preamhls to the resolutions state:
that tho aplrlt at nentrllity ll trndlv
tlnnal with the American people and
that it is tho duty or all to uphold it.
it then goes on:
“In the course or recent events it has
become evident that this cherished atti-
Bl heel] In danger thnnush I (Dr-
eontrol or our news service and of
commun a
"Our commerce Ind our citizens have
In endure rlulnllona 01
‘E
e.
sign
our
. in no
I‘ neutral nations.
on hoord the property or eitlecas
united states. have need uh
reeled on the high sea. by s belligerent
Power, conveyed into its ports. and
there suhlocted to s l"I‘ol'e!a oi Iearch.
involving delayu Ind looses.
"Cltllonn 0! the United State: Ind ol
llnvlng
ol the
(controlled on Polls 5.)
be published on March 6.
ALL GAELIC AMERICAN READERS,
SHOULD BE INTERESTED
in the Special Emmet. Aunlversnry number, which will
If you are in business, l.Gl.l’y0llI friends all abollt. it
in the Special Number. It will pity you to do no.
Writo to the Manager, GARLIC AMERICAN, 165
William Street, New York, for advertising rates.
DIRTY CORK REPUDIATED.
Central Council of Gaelic League
Records Its Gratitude to Kuno
Meyer for His Splendid Ser-
vices to the Ilisll Language
and Censures the Sycopllitnts
Who Disgraced Ireland.
on Janunry is. the coisds Gnoins
lccniral Councll) or the Gaelic
slenlces to the snrlrrii. lspsuur or in:
lnnd. - on why olu niiu
hecnuse or ii
nehel corlr-was llakcn hy s mlnorlty or
that had)’. lncludlnl the llllyor, [lie
corporation consists ot any-seven mem-
hars; twenty-tour voted tor the English
lmpsrllillll resolution three
against, mailing twenty-seven in all
which is lees than halt the tolsl mem-
hl!I‘s ‘ ’ - ‘i1.ol'nl7IWr'w1ll7‘YDB it
ayalnst the resolution Il'll‘.lliireW batons
U1 %Iiln1 hhowlllx that Ihei
were as tontempll 8 cowards 15 those
who remained lvvlly from the meelln .
The real author ol the molten was, or
course, the Arch Trilwr John E. Roll‘
niond. who hill! Inld Ireland for ElIKllsh
iohs tor his followers and orders were:
loaned to have 172580 . Tho Irlunl prur
poser or the renolllllnn was In lgnor-nut.
humptioue icllow alncd lart. wll
showed trans ignore on oi thu auhlt-ct
ho was dis:-ii ins. Re! I c
l
and Davltt. Lord Mayor o'sh
has lived in aiuui-lcs nlld lillovln
this sieleineot is ridiculously Itnlrllo,
railed the lmutiioon to order and iuld
him he didn't know uhal he wss lulu-
iug about. hut. with the perglaleriru oi
ignol-once. he continued in the raiuu
Iltrnlu, not lluowli-lg, as this [INTI Mayor
does. ihat tllo clan-nu-(incl gave nuvlit
tho llrst plstiorru on which n stood and
ion euahlod ltltlt to launch
it lllnod loyally
P or his death.
'shco was cvldenlly hshamr-ti or hint-
selt. hut he.lisd to uhey Rodlmltld's
orders. as Redmond had It) uhcy Aa-
nllltlfa. Snihe motion was passed and
Cork torever disgraced.
At the meeting of the coisdu ilnotha
on January 19 s rosoluilnu was uuanlnr.
ously passed. on the motion or the choir-
man. on a Hyd-.. recording grati-
tude. as ll-lends oi the lrish language to
uno lleyar ior his long and null.
rul work for c-ltio learning; and deeply
regretting it tho ohiigatlen under wlilrll
he had l-tt tnu mlltllry shriuld ii for-
gotten or oherured hy the circuinslan-ea
of the moment. or the permanent worn
oi the hrholnr should lull in he rel-on
alzed by the lrish Dnrlnle oulng to nur
passing national or polltlrnl anlrucsl
5 .
E
In the nptlra regret was cgr-iv-sued at
the action or the Cork corporation.
which was Inked to cancel their r
lulion rescinding the lreedom or I e
ciiy granted In Dr. itleyer.
man descrihed thta s lmuerllnenk. on
a recent visit to Cork the Lord lliayor
snd iievernl members or the corpora-
tlon helped him all they could.
Kelly. 'r.c.. thought the cor
corporation must have iorgoucn them-
ntlvel. whatcver was due to Dr. tile:-er
at the time the rreedom or col-lr w
oonrsrred on him was.
work tor ll-ish was concerned. due to
him still. l-ie rclt the cork corporation
we not w or ireland. Ind
didn't think the nuhiin corporation.
bid a. Vould evcr dishonor it-
selr in tho same fultlon.
Mr. viarnluid Lynrn proposed an ad-
denduln (hill. Ihervll the freedom of
l
(‘ark vlus iineullghr l-y nr. .“I'y('l‘, hut
l
u iuiruily with the lllrzhelr oi
lrcland. rlrcy Lhlr.al'ierl.:e ihc
the CDYK corporation as urigrnttzlul IrlLl
' l(' Ilholnmillph.
l-‘ntbl-r .ll'l.,heuny lcuunly ualwnyl
tlioughi llle chulrulans resolution dis-
uiilcd and niiia l
Mr. Kelly lsrr-lltgl ihought the Com‘
co.-noiariun llnd lu.idrrllu-to
and nllnlenillng iilfulnlnlloll Their ne-
“Dll was it Ykiludlnllnn oi‘ lllttrlallc dliliv
l7Fl‘lU,5E ll I'll Ihn dill)‘ ol Di. lll‘):r
In Dr‘ I rm: 3.
The ad.i.-uduru llrul-up->d by Dlnrnlllltl
ilynrh w s llirll rtarriril. bill Dv. lime
cxilluirily dluiarlldlt-rl hinlsoli trol-rl ll.
, .. ..
[IS h‘l,.V0 M 'lL'ir.
Thu iullowlrllr lcltor lronl a nlolhher
or the Dilblln rorlloraiinn in lloiellre ol
Kurla lIr')'er sup:-areii in ihe Dublin
Iun. u n iii.
: iroln the re-
lrl..h loearnlnx
Dr, llieyor with having eaten
the-lr hrend ror thirty year all than
211 them
when they were nt. war wlih Mn coun-
-laY..JhaL l‘0R!.lEJ.DI!. 4ll9llxh.. know.-.
ing the keen huslness lastineia of these
people, i should have ihouglu that may
would have get value ior any
they gave to anyhody. lint what or
no mm ur in. lrish people. 1! we torgot
5.
.-
.
PHILADELPHIA DEMANDS STRICT NEUTRALITY
Great lleeling Presiiled Over By Coverilur Bramlinngh 0T Pennsylvania. Willi Major
Blanlenllnrg And Farmer Colernor Pcniiypztcler Present. Insist That Favoritism
For England lllllsl Cease And No favors Be Granted To Any Belligerent
l’on'er- Congressmen Porter, lletz And lollnler Deliver forcible
Speeches And Arrnign The Administration For Its Lax And
(ilie Sided Action-Strong Resolutions Passed-Daily
Papers Attack Meeting For Demonstrating That
- They Do Not Represent The People
l'llll..AlJI-2LPlllA, ion. 29v-One oi
nlectiags eler held in Phil-
lane inst night in the
siueio tor the purpose or
inrlsilng on the preservation c or
ucuircilty in [he present European
war. 2 great hall was parked and
iully ultlu peolllc lure turned nliy bo-
cause ihcre them.
.llcsi or those who r u d not get in re-
niulned la the immediate vicinity oi the
hullding uniil the (lose or the meeting.
groups and singing par.
The crnnd inside and our,
rwrtdetlted i>hilsdelpllis's beet
illlxrnshlp and were enthusiastic tor
the alllel-I5 or the nu-etlng.
The Gohcrncir cl rho state at Penn-
ulvanln prasldod. and was introduced
ly Mayor Blanknihurx
1'lflOl PIllti)‘i-arlirrr and
on
nlnn ll mill:
Congrossnlall llelary
Tile EDEWHEI were
noon the issue plainly and the vasi an-
dlr-nrtz slgnlncd its entire lipproul hy
onlhuslaaiic Ipplullst-.
IIOSTILE PHILADELPHIA P.APL‘liE.
The Philadelphia papers. Irnlch are
bltierly-pro-English as the
S
angloinanlac press or .‘<eIv.Yorl;, make
men or Trlnlly (‘, ‘ll gnoranco
hr: nrmsrd arui lhllnsr lllmlll on Thu lrlsh
race hi: 1!‘ l who now llltr a
(hut H19 lri - ‘err ' Eli? Inv-
Mn-n" illl lilo E a tenth lo eivllisa
Ilu-Ill, or that lrlhlt illeraiuro i-outuins
nothing that is not "nllly or iuiieceni?"
' ue. llut rllllldrlhh irlshnlen can ul-
ii the mall who ‘lino done most to
slieucu [lie lihciu .
"lir. Jnlln sunilrroii, of lnvorlloul. tells
e I l. ltr him-r lit-spiead the man
i 0[)lI imil said llluy at-ru unlit for sclr
gm-r lent llrw ilr. In suinpuon
lPlf'XOV>
and Mr. 1'. w. riolll-eton. the
oxt->l(re‘In' l cl
pie ill Altwrlrn lo lmvulre at the mall
Party and to slipuurt Sir HOI‘lll'll Plun-
lieu lnotend or Mr. ill-uiiioud. is also out
nsnltlhl lir. lllnyor.
"ll is not ior me to rl-ply to lllr.
Stinll-aulu's uiatumorit that Dr. Meyer
was nlll iniol-cm-d in modern lrlsii, lurt
a n im-mller ur llm llllltlln Corporation
I may quote a vloro or too or his
who-n lie rm-ivc
ill.-i--r was the nor
umiirlah lrlshlrlen no
Ilnvo he wins The
‘‘’IL uh-, liorinur! [rev-
llrl)
studies is never out or
my mind. and which n lite-long accum-
llnn oiih its history and literature has
llllghl, “Ill l0 In F Wllh nn HHQFHOD
llemml only to that which I bur to my
native land. - - - l egsrd it as s
[or the tutor. or iriah
dlllclns. Iervo (ho hlxher needs ol.hu-
ni
RYAN. T, C.
allow that the object. or the menu
many. T e
aimed lilo Tart that the press oi Phil-
wlll he as zllnrllve on
us in ivm-hinglon as if they
had tn-all-d the nrocilng decently. They
ran-lot deny. and do not slismpt
1- in t Kim lrlc-eting
opinion or In Im
will u try.
GOVERNOR nlrAs:s4t;t;ii's
lrslunnsa.
in lnlrodurlng the Govenlnr as chair-
a
tow remarks. whlrh stared use ohiects
of the meeting. Governor Bran-lhsugh's
speech was s on and to the
"ll is ll source or gratitude to me."
slid the Gowrnor. --that i am a e
loin with ion in
enough. honest enough. to be my to All
the peoples oi the world.
"In order that we may rightly sense
our obllgulnnu Ind rlghily duds! our
as an lrblter i
iinsl settlement or this struggle. let us
see to it to t we are able to perrorm
that Iolenln duty with free lhu-id; no
open mlndn.
. The Governor than said that in order
thst each speaker might know in ad.
nnco the GXICI DHVDOGBI Of the meeting.
the resolutions should be read. r
RESOLUTIONS DEMAND REAL
NE v
Rain: on in which million: of man no
g . we, clllannl at th United
tea. a mass uleotlng hisd ep-
pell to our P ldent. o our senators
loud
--Tudor Ledge. ciantsrt. Jul. 15. iai
and Conxreaenlen, in pattern one ol the
greatest acts or mlircy that it has ever
e power or a President and
congress to periorrn.
e tear-hoclimnled
" of the
mothers or all the
eiea
nILlh:.l5 now
tor all and mallrc in-srds none.‘ we
urge that real neutrality he eatorced hy
lb: salernnleht or these L'pl:e:i states.
in In! any ueed by any of the hel-
ligevwnis Lo iurlher continue the pres-
ent con lrt.
‘‘“'a ho hat surh all embargo. ll
rigidly sale,-red. will bring .i,sur .
speedy termination or ine war and re
rl-us people
store in million! of sunt-
Deere and happiness, Thoreiore be it
slur. so that have m v as
hroughl shour among the warring ....
lines.
“We dlrert that copies oi these Pastu-
lutioas he sent to our rrraaldent and
lawmakers at wosniagiun sad to the
daily Dress.”
vote one or the three diseentlents pres-
ent attempted to unite a speech. has n
was hunted down and lhe resolutions
were passed with u..,,-. ms.
voting no.
xEnrzsE.l‘T.4rIl"1: 1>oirTiril's
spzzcu.
CUDBI1-anmnn Porter was ilrst
sprsiier called on by the governor, Ha
Emilie in part as follows:
fa pump a nail nsnrnui, in
this war. a neutrality rounded upon the
rlernnl principles of justice and right.
will h t more value to llall Nation
than nil in: wealth oi Europe.
“There is only one vrlcllm
"ml 1- by the shsoluie rerusal hy all
neutral nations to sell helllgerents sup
D as or Iny ll
man. I can t
i.ct- elen sec r
nrirsn admits it in his interview ll;
slander.
sran-r as-u rips-car stir-i-rssrrr.
nos duty oi the American people In
his situation is plain and slmpis.
iii he called upon to act as
ledge or Irblter in the settlement oi
the w , ,
" o we neutral when our tmorlos
tor the nlsnurueturo or
can any reason
lest anything (hnt would be mor
neutral, or more inhuman. or n.
violation or the traditions or our coun-
ll’?!
“I! the warring nations had oqusl
‘opportunity or huylng irom us, our ,.
the Governor culled rdr th‘s ,
o--. --.-...r.