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THE CLAN-NA-GAEL JOURNAL
VOL. XXX
PHILADELPHIA, OCTOEER 22, I916
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Important Notice
’ On Thursday evening, November 2nd, 1916, at 8 P. M., at the
American Academy of Music, Broad and Locust streets, a great
mass meeting will be held to honor the memory of all the Irish
patriot martyrs who died that Ireland might live, and to protest
against England's usurpation of American rights by her confisca-
tion of American cargoes, black-listing of American merchants “
and seizure of American mails, as well as the unbearable abuse of
American Citizens en route to and from European countries.
This will be the first commemoration meeting in Philadelphia
of all the Irish martyrs, including that noble hero Roger Casement,
who died with the name of Ireland on his lips. His dying words
were: "I die for my country, God save Ireland and Germany.”
- --Is there any man or woman of Irish blood in Philadelphia who
does not revere the memory of the Manchester martyrs? Is there
any among us who do not wish to honor the memory of Patrick
Henry Pearse? Ireland's First, but not her last President, who in
company with his brother and fourteen others, were foully butch-
ered by England. Let us remember, that by their death they have
brought about the rebirth of the Irish Nation, They have changed
thousands of men of the Irish race, both at home and abroad, from
being a lot of cringing slaves into patriotic men who only await
the day when Circumstances will give then a chance to strike the
blow that will forever rid‘Ireland of English rule and English is
hypocricy. No collection of any kind will be ma e at this meet-
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back the charge of disloyalty in the face of President Wilson, will
be the principal speaker. Mr. O’Leary’s Americanism is ,well set
forth in our article from the New York American. Mr. Bernard
Ridder, Editor of the New York Gennan Staatz Zeltung,
‘ ‘will speak on behalf of the German citizens, who refuse to be ruled
by England either in Germany or in the United States.
. Fellow citizens and friends, if you love to honor the men who
gave up all for their country, for liberty, for humanity, come in
. ,. your thousands to this great meeting. If you desire respect for
, American rights, if you desire respect for American citizenship, if
you desire fair play for American business,men, merchants and
manufacturers, come in your thousands to this great meeting. If
you want to raise your voice in favor of Ireland and to claim for
: her the right of the other small nations to liberty andfreedom at
-v the-close of thepresent great iv‘-ar,‘ come and raise your voice at
the Academy on November 2nd
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Tickets for sale at Irish-American Club, 726 Spruce, and I
advise those who wish to attend this great meeting to procure
their tickets at once, as those falling to do so are likely to be dis-
appointed.
Hughes for American Rights Will not Tolerate English Seizure of
Our Mails, English Black-listing of Our Merchants,
Nor English Abuse of Our Citizens-Against
Secret Understandings
Hughes at the Metropolitan Opera House on Monday even-
ing, October-10th, spoke as follows:
“VVe propose to protect American lives on land and sea.
"I also repeat what I said in my speech of acceptance,
that I do not put life and property on the same footing, but
that the administration had not only been remiss with respect
to the protection of American lives; it had been remiss with
respect to the protection of American property and American
commerce. '
'VVe do not propose to tolerate any improper interference
with American commerce, with American mails or with legi-
imate commercial intercourse. VVe do not propose to tolerate
that any American who is exercising only merican rights
shall be put on any black-list by any foreign nation. (Ap-
plause). Vile propose to protect American lives, American
property and American trade according to our just rights
under international law.
“And I say in Philadelphia what I said in Milwaukee,
that we have no intrigues, no unstated purposes, no secret
understandings. VVc stand for the interests of the United
States, and its interests alone, four-square to the world, first,
last and all the time.
- “Now that is not a policy of war. That is a policy of
peace. You cannot have peace, or permanent peace, if you
do not respect yourself, know your rights and maintain your
rig ts. VVe must have the esteem of the world if we are to
have peace. VVe desire the friendship of all nations and all
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nations desire our friendship
VVell said Mr. Hughcsl k-Ve trust that no citizen will have
reason to regret the casting of his vote for your election.
GET IN LINE
T e ways of some nations vary,
those of England are always the
same-the ways of the blackquard
and the lurking assassin who strikes
suddenly in the dark. Surely we
lrish people have had enough ex-
perience to fully appreciate that and
not be led away by anything told us
to the contrary. owcvcr much
England in all her dealings with us
squarely
upon the side of Ireland, upon the
side of Rebel Ireland that stands
out unalterably for its right to sepa-
rate nationhood, all Irish
will return to plague us in the time
come.
Unhappily it has always been the
iv who faced everyt "n or a
' iple, and the great
remained" indifferent and
apathetic. More shame it is to the
many. We, too, have in common
with all people a terrifying number
of the poor, not the poor referred to
e with enthusiasm and
must become possessed of the cour-
will affect her but little.
orig since”ap-aiserl, 1!-air r; ‘us, in‘-
value and nds it negl' ‘ ‘
over the rights and liberties of peo-
ple, indifferent alike to the worl
censure or sympathy, realizing that
the world has but a precarious recol-
lection, and that by constant itera-
' of her pleasing platitudes about
t e "safeguards of civilization." the
“rights of small nations" and
other fraudulent and hypocritical
catch cries she has sounded through
the world whi amassing the plun-
der that constitutes hcr Empire, she
can throw dust in the eyes of the
world, and a great part of it at least
will blindly and stupidly accept her
at her own exalted appraisal. ,
It will be better for those of us
who shut our eyes to the path be-
bearer of everything that is beauti-
ful and the upholilcr and the de-
fender of all unit is splendid, and
all um is spiritual, and all that is
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tr c.
It rests altogether with you, ex-
alted men and women of Ireland,
what part you are to play in the
time that is at hand; whether you
will be -glorious participants in the
redemption and the regeneration of
Ireland or whether you will sit idly
by in supine and slothful satisfaction
while men and women will '
freely of their lives, for men and
Women will die, and die gladly. con-
scious that though the lose their
lives they will retain and safeguard
Ireland's sacred honor, and even
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though they should fail again they ity
will hand on to others untarnished
and unsullicd Ireland's unconquer-
able faith.
XVliaIever happens Ireland's cause
is safe. an of this be assured, Ire-
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For straight men
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iVill save our
They bought our
That lie, men,
The brave who've
And from each
corneiagain into her own, with your
assistance if you render it, but with-
g out your assistance and in spite of
you if you do not.
“For on the cause must go,
Amid )0)’ or weal or w
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-The Gaelic American.
O’Leary's Sharp Retort
. Mr. O’Leary was in Chicago at the
time of the publication of the tele-
grams and sent-the following answer
to President Wilson:
“In your telegram yesterday
you have evaded every question that
I raised. In acting s you have
followed your usual method of carry-
ing on a controversy with an op-
ponent. Now you seek, by an indi-
rect charge of disloyalty-a charge
which you dared not directly make-
to escape the questions which you
cannot answe
“I challenge comparison, both by
heredity and environment, of my
life and antecedents with yours.
While three of my uncles were dy-
mg in defense of the Union those
of your kin who dared to Eght were
struggling tordestroy it.
“in my brief contact with public
affairs 1 have sought to follow the
advice and example of Washington,
of Jefferson. of Lincoln, and of the
other great Presidents, to the end
that all Americans might stand upon
one’ plane of equality and frater-
“It has remained for you to break
new groun as a President and to
seek to divide your countrymen into
racial and religious The
wor “hyphenate" was never heard
nd will gain her Independence andin American public life until you
WHO FEARS TO SPEAK OF
EASTER WEEK
To air of "VVho Fears to Speak of
Ninet -e" ht."
Who fears to speak of Easter Week,
Who dares its fate deplore?
The red-gold flame of Erin's name
Confronts the world once more.
So, Irishmen, remember then,
And raise your heads with pride,
and great men
Have fought for us and died.
The spirit wave that came to save
The peerless Celtic soul
From earthly stain of greed and gain
For true men, though few men,
To follow, one and all.
With virtues blazoned bright,
Wlrh temperance and purity,
With truth and honor bright.
So, nowhthey stand at God's right
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Who framed their dauntless clay,
XVho taught them and brought them
The Glory of today.
The storied page of this, our age,
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The ancient foe had boasted, lo,
That Irishmen were
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And told the world of slaves- 4
will die, men,
In Pearse and Plunkett’s graves.
Beneath the Tyrant’: heel,
VVe know they pray another day
VVith clang of clashing steel.
tell their voices
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And loudly call on you; .
. They ask, men. th
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’till we make our Isle a Nation free
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a stainless field,
om lame,
tan-ie;
souls with paltry
gone to linger on
coined it to insult your hosts, real
Americans of Irish blood, at the
dedication of the Commodore Barry
monument in lVashington.
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fathers ‘thought had delivered us,
for all time, from England.
‘ stand, as men of my blood have
always stood, in favor of America
as against every foreign Power. Do
you? An particularly,
against the present aggressions of
that Power from wiieh we have
tion and which has ever since, by
force and guile, attempted to take it
om us.
"I charge again that your foreign
policies, your exican g
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“You have made your record and
no cleverness in the use of words
can now change your acts
“You may take advantage of your
exalted position, to which you were
chosen only by a minority of the
American people, to abuse great
masses of your countrymen, who ad-
here to the principle upon which
this great country has always rest-
ed, but I warn you that you are be-
ing weighed in the balance and that
adherence to your policies will carry
you down to deserved defeat on elec-
tion day."
JEREMIAH A. 0'LEARY.
Great Mass Meetingin, Memory of All the Irish lvlartyrs
Academy of Music, Thursday Evening, November 2, I916