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VOL. XXVIII.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
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’PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 27, 1915.
oAGllDElllY
OF
ll37th Anniversary Celebration
of the Birth of Robert Emmet
MUSIG, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2d, 1915
EMMET’S
one lmrldrcd and eleven years ugly on
senteruher 20, about one oelocle P. 31.,
’r:oherl. mmct mounted the seusold
erected for his distrurtion on the pure-
rnentot Thomas street, in, st. C.1thI)r-
in’: Church, in the city of Dublin. With
head erect and fearless mem he stepped
t his doom and showed his fellow coun-
trvrnen the vi '
with the noose nhout his neck and t
volting not to complete the
The executioner was eqnol to the task,
and with an ugly cleaver-like weapon,
he severed the hood of our hnloved hero
from his body. and holding it nloit. ex-
eloiined “behold the head of a tnitor."
swer cnrne back, “the butcher licn,"
from the millions of Irishmen who have
since been born and died, and from mil-
lions who will yet be born to avenge his
death And enjoy the fruits of his labors
and his heroic sacrifices, tho words will
-echo: “Robert FJIIIHEI was no trui-
tor," xnd on the night of March 2 It
the Academy of Music, the Irish exiles
will meet in their thousumls und sgziin
IE-echo the words of “knhelt Emmet
as no traitor," and they will there
Dledse themselves nnew to vmlrnvor to
MEMORY‘
comnlete the work for IVl.liI:l1 he lsitl down
his young, life. V$'llut7mnnV or Vl'D7'nxu of
Irish blood or birth will refuse "to join
the assembly to do honor to his memory?
Iliere sre'certain types, of course, who
will always be found absent on these oc-
cssions; some with a sneer will says: “
lrot my husinoss to attend to;” others
will say “Ireland is going to get Ilorne
Rule. and so this talk of revolution and
revolutionary heroes is out place."
others will be found at various theatres
and places of sumsement where they have
[laid fancy prices to witness some low
burlesque on their own countrymen, such
as “The Playboy,” “llcFadden's Fists,”
or other equally degrading shows, where
the lzreen whiskers and the baboon face
is nlwoys in evidence. ’Tis little won-
der that the children brought into the
world by people of this class, not only
desire to deny their Irish origin, but
become at menace to the very race from
which they sprung. But the true Irish-
man and Irishwoman, with the pride of
country and pride of race in their bos-
om, will he on hond on the evening of
More). 2, to do honor to the martyr’.
memory Ind encourage those who are
doing their little shore to carry on the
work which he died to oomrnplish.
JEREMIAH A. 0’LEARY
y T0 SPEAK
Jeremiah A4 0’Lenry, Esq, was born It
Glens Falls, N. Y. He was aulmittcd to
the bnr in 1903; elected president of the
American Truth Society’ V
- n o
Bxitisller w wince. d his rt-rt-nt ex-
posure of how the daily preul‘uf New
resulted in s number of lrelxltlly ellizens
starting it movement to (‘fiL'il)lI>l) st
least one daily paper in nu Llle large
cities that will give the renl news, with.
out fear or favor. Should this cuter-
prise succeed it will be of the greatest
benefit to all Americans who desire 8
press uncontrolled by Erllzliind ur uny
' The (]f'lI11lnll for rm
Ainericnn owned nnd coulrullr-d cuhlc,
mode by the Neutrality Lcugue, pointn
the wu to to press tliut will no longer
be the tool of lzuglnnil or nny foreign
power.
.
According to the London pzipers, Amer-
ican Ambassadors ubronll must not ut-
tend hunquets or other zutlli-riltzs with-
out leave from King (lcorzc. Lnito-d
States Ambassador Gerard has been re)-
rimllnded by the London papers for hi.-
my present at a bsnuuet in Berlin when
a few truths were told about John Bull.
Their desr “'alter H. Pan would never
relnsin nt n banquet to listen to truth:
that would be unplessiux to the British
ear. Dear lV'sll.er says "we are English
led and English ruled, don't yer know."
>
T0 ROGER CASEMENT
r,-o:d does not zild your glorious heri-
n e
You had no price on our soy Wednesday
Wllcn Albion held out her blightinz
wage
To all who would their country hetray.
For gold, nnd fame. and place were to
round.
were you hut to snow the dreaded hour
To puss you hy, irnore the rumbling
soun . .
Grim horhinyer of England's passing
ower.
lgut duty nlunyn finds its own rewnrdf
Vn-, nu on must note your fidelity;
uh.-n ntheirs rolled to r:ire's righ .
, or
You lxtal:ell your all for land and liberty!
mu lrelund hlis deep-no run in you
To yet ellect what Tone luid failed to do.
PADRAIC LAGAN.
lllllll llilll Billed
Ellgllsll-Ilnllilllllllll
“Fllili”Plllsllllll.S.
Opposes Real Neutrality and
lnsulls All Who Are Not
English
Views Wilh Despair an Ameri-
can Cable by Which Uncol-
ored News Might Be Re-
celved
THE RESOLUTlONS
Rcsolwul, Tllztt we, cilizolls of thi-
United Statcn, agree to offset ll rlutiolml
organiyution, the (Il'Ij4't‘l‘l unll pllrposvs
may he slalnd an lullows:
of
1.-In order to insure the rinse-iv‘
orlan indeperul.-nt ll.-' Ker-rice‘ we‘
favor nn Alncrk-mi onhle controlled by
the government of the United Slates.
2.wlVe demand 8 free and open son
for the commerce of the United Sister
and unrestricted trnffic in non-contraband
goods as defined by law.
3.-W's favor us a strictly American
policy the immediate enactment of legis-
lation prohibiting the export of arms,
ammunition and munitions of war.
4.4% favor the estalilirlimt-ut of on
American merchant marine, and
5.-“'2 pledge our'9clv(-4: individually
and collectively to support only such
eumlidsles for public ufhce, irrespective
of party, who will plnco Amcric ‘uter-
ests above those of uny other country
and who will aid in eliminating all un-
due foreign influence from official lifci
The rcsollliion ms giu-n as or-
lered for the purpose of “remtublishing
und political subiacrvienccs to foreign
owers."
Above ore the reeolutious ndopted iii
the American neutrality conference, held
in wnshington. If uny proof were want-
ed thut our daily prwrn is controlled by
England, you have lint to read the edi-
torilzl comments on the conference.
e on u press that calls itself
enemas;
On a press that opposes the freeing of
the sees, us God niennt tllrm for the weak
nations as well is the strnn ;
n a press that opposes an American
ruerclmnt marine.
A press thst opposes s onrnhination of
citizens who would work for all these
things is not ‘on Ann-ricnn prey-‘, but on
anti-Arnericun press, though it Lllizulxes
itself under wliutever nnme it chooses.
The editorial shout or puin, ss it
were, shows the Nculrulity League has
found the sore. Let every ritilx-n, no mat-
ter what h om-ll, no matter vlhnt his
ace, bond o the task of mallting the
Americnn press really i
with in press that is daily
throwing sluus at the rhildren thut Un-
cle Sam llus odopted and umdr part of
his own family. Ilis adopted childrvn
have never been I.‘ull4'll and found want-
i Though the English red cools
burned the rlipitul and the Arnrril-un
urchivrs, there is still sufficient histori-
cal data left to tell the honorable story
of deeds wcll (lone for Uncle Sum by
the Americans with o hyplwrl.
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5
Luke Dillon, nlser on rhsence of iii-
toen years from Philddelpllicl, nlll [lir-
side at the Emmet Anuivl:-rstll)‘ Cele-
hmliorl, ut the Academy of Muilc, on
him to he one of the most earnest, sin-
LUKE DILLON
l(-err and Lurlnittlrnt luinr lrul. Nation-
llllshl. He has rll'l'i‘r sltmlcd asille from
tho straight path (lint loads to Irish
iree UII1. May the present cunrliet in
M-Tllrol-e brim: the llelwll for lrhich he
s so cenirslly wulliml end hrlcolrr
r.lui..ingly hllllllrtd.
A THOUGHT llll Ellllllll‘
Were He AlilwTl This Day of
Hope for Ireland
were Robert Emmet olive today, what
joy would fill his heart. with English
drnoduoiights going to the bottom of the
sen, in snrht of the Irish coast; with
the strongest power in Europe gnippling
with- the ancient enemy of his lund und
people; with an Irish Ambassador re-
ceived at Berlin; with sn announcement
published officially to the world by the
Ge .
should German troops esect a landing
in Ireland they would come, not as con-
querors, but as friends. We may well
goes with what enongy he would whip
his trusty men into shape that they
might give to their German deliver-are
the support that Humbert should have
received in ’93, but which failed to de
velop in time to save the Irish cause
from defeat.
Would Emmet’: trusty men, such as
Michael Dwyer, allow a traitor of the
Redmond type to live and breathe und
contaminate and destroy as Redmond
doing today! It is true that '98 land
1803 had their crop of traitors, but they
were mostly traitors in secret.
Redmond does his ivork and receires
his you rownrdn in the open light or Ilii)‘
nnd seems to glory in the work. He
has been call a modern Castlreigh.
Csstlreigh never professed to he
lruh Nutionulist. He wus of the Eng-
lish nnd worked in their interest consist-
ently. Redmond lls: prcsrhcd Irish Nu-
tionalisni while working with the genius
‘of a devil to destroy it and make Ire
land u land of slsvaz.
oh, Emmet! Mny your spirit tench
.Ind the memory of your deeds inspire
rs
a
most Q0lIi,(’llI]ll.ll>l4) of lmli traitors and
[lrn‘pm'l- tlienrselv-rs for the day that is
ilpprourhing, when the acrinun host will
assist them to avrngo your lltllltllltnd
write your (-nilupli.
rullr tI)lIlIll’yHIL'n iu replldiute this the
A FEW “BUTS” OF THE WAR
“Tile truth will out hut it line a hurd
time linding nn outlet in the Anglo-
;lmL>ri<‘un prom.
“It is o wur nfxlclnoerucy," but u demo-
rrotio Rusnilt tuxcs crcdul y
Ht -
is u war u must Gr-rrnun militor
ivm,” but what of linglund's nnvulism?
“ t is in war of civilization," hut are
His lloonl, Tnrtunt and Arahs civilizers
of the world?
“Tlm use of 'I.r-ppelins is l>ar'bsric," hut
the Allies have no Zupyiclius,
“Germany has n drr-sm of world pow-
er," but Fulrlnml rlrver thought of such
3 thing.
"(iermnnv hmkc lit-r treaty with Bel-
gium," but has England ever been true
8
5
"I
E
“The United States must remain neu-
tral.” but nrutrnllty mum. not prevent
us from riding England.
“lllowl is tlliclter thsn “‘ai.L‘X‘," but
.eer....t,- per cont. of the United stntes
are of lrinh end ucrnnnn descent.
A SPLENDID PROGRAM
One hundred volcespl the Ger-
man United Singers wlll blend
with the great audience at the
Academy of Muslc on March 2.
The greatest meeting ever given
at the Academy is forecasted. Get
your tickets early-on sale at
Irlsh-American club. 728 Spruce
street; also at the “German Gs-
zetle," 92-I Arch st. Prices, $1.00,
75c, 50:: and 25:2.
