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UTE HUG .
lRELiND’S CHOICE IN WAR.
FAillIii'E, CONSCRIPTIQN OR REVOLUTION?
By Mas. mucus Sazsnrfsxzrrlxumx.
(Irish Press nnd xewu sen-Ice.)
The hostile attitude or the Irish peo-
pic and the aim nurg
tions.l reeling following the Rev
oi laat Sbri
auusoplstlc to lnl
a constant menace to the sum: or the
Empire.
The rolltraat hcln-eon the il'0 coun-
tries ll really remarkhhle. In Great
Britain, ‘hers i travelled extensively
during the Summer and Autumn, i was
forcibly struck by-an ha I feminist
tslnlng iheir positions in the face ot
male rivalry which must ol'necesslty
become acute at the termination or lins-
tilitlss. Th
rellind is is so different. Not even in
loyal Ballast is there ‘A single woman
mcar conducto The Veruntlgk of
is far above that of her neighbor
a
lighting under
37!: per cent of her total torces in the
acid. Based on these iigures English
rslculntiooi or irish aid in the present
been sadly dissnnairlted. The
in euiislrnents claimed h Gov-
ernmant olncms do not exceed 150.000.
or 3 per cent oz “Klicherle s Army
the early dun at the present war
ind cnlmlnatlu! in the mobbing oi’
Irish farm laborers and emigrants in
Liverpool. Manchester and other Eng-
lish iovrns. , -
After these scenes or violence race
Iron't Hght iur nu. kill (hum anyhow."
So the Irish are to starve in d or
be killed in halite. W'hat I pleasant
Drospett confronts this small naiion in
the New Year!
For onseri is scheduled to
Come into bpention in Ireland. and
ucn o er than hlo ex
n-lmer n
is the “better ll1ldersanlj-
M
-s ng" to be brought about. 1- mon-
s onkihjuatice or imprlsnnflns ror
nrouthshundreds or m,cn..vvh’o had is
nther penal colonies. herding with the
DH
lowest and most viclaul of crlmln
Under cover of the E006 reeling thus
ran
a
llhle Movie in exchunie 101’
at local autonomy.
in e
Shem of 150.000 oi her best men. ill
with
such is the plan 0! vsnul politicians on
hath sides at the Irish Sea.
,But 3 young men of Ireland will
IN’!
calculations. Lloyd
ed and is not
0 much the question as whether Lloyd
George wlu have the hardlhood to at-
lempl. it, Young Ireland will have none
0 it.
The polltlclanli as uaual are open to
They stand idlY by and
plies and a condition of srtliizlsl
famine created which it is hoped will
her standard, forlnlns in
n- hal
'- Volunteers
5 the division 01 Ireland. 3
2 re in a position ta know
be s potent tutor in inrclns Qouscrilr
tlun On DIJY DGDDIE.
rims cried exultlngly:
going. going with a van e."
in 9 6 ii cries tor conscription or
the remnant that has not "Sons" T
lust ounce or mod, the last sble-bodied
man in Ireland. will he commandeered
Enaluld'a rullltury needs. its
for re-
suurces drained to the lust and the en-
tir alt‘l'ii’lLE‘.ll on the all r of
England’! greed and Lloyd George‘:
,1 .
hllion.
Falling in his enorts to iorco Con-
scriyiion. Lloyd George may be relied
ull0n'to rorce revolution in the suPDres-
ainn oi which will lie his opportunity to
eliminate the Irish race as I ihctor in
a‘nIl7e valltlcs ' ‘
But
he defeated and
POLICE ESCORTERS DIS-BAVND
Disintegration and Dry Rot Have
Put an End to the Existence of
Iiedm0l:liI's Irish National Vol-
lllltei'al-s-Fai] to Hold Conven-
tion After Mouthaoi Hatching.
The lrish Natlanai volunteers,’ tns
d with Red-
lts nrinciydl i were to escort
Iwllcemen who enlisted to the railway
stations and to organize themselves intn
marching clubs to serenade the recruit-
ing Irish Elem maul. e
Redmond Volunteers never took up mil-
iiaI'7 Drcparatioll seriously And from
the very time that Redmond tried to
run the marching clubs dry rot set in
integration wed.
attempt was recently made to
cl I convention of the police escort-
eri in Dublin. but it was postponed, or.
Xattv abs dun
nuhlin Independent:
The proposed Convention or the Na
l.iorla.! volunteers, n which notice was‘
given only in September, has heen post-
honed. . or Probably abandoned. we
rhtlierjnticivsted this development. ss
the country took out little notice or the
alts thrown out by the Committee to
get‘the Volunteers together in Dublin.
. , J, . n . ht the Volunteer
Convention in Dublin on April 5. 1915,
stated the ohlecrs or the National Vol‘
llnteers . " to uphold the Nation
rights or Ireland. to hold rm to what
they had won, and to make it certain
that lorcs would not he allowed to rob
them or the ii-nits oi victory."
lands or young men throughout
Ireland joined the volunteers to help
to carry out these p em. but when
lho crlsls came and the eirort was made
in dismenlher Ireland the aocalled A - Mn
enlt
elc.. etc.. on
Dused is resolution in iavor oi the Par-
litien oi lrelund.- thus proving renegade
to the principles and policy or the move-
mull. and practically handing over the
to help i.)le.Caraollites tor
we we
tests which we received, this 001)
n
I
om vro
altitude ere ted Widespread disgust and
nit and llle
This was
cussing the-h
Volunteer movement could
ened." (We P
0‘
in an
heart." it said. but. "in the interests
the miles, every man we called
nd 0
cording tn the Caraonlte plotters, Wu
to be held not later than the second
week or this month
The country treated the clmular With
Then other hails Wers thrown
mat
of
to
in one or tw
latrictl. The r suit. is C t. the Con
ven ii "llotltporled" utter tour
month)’ hatchlnz.
C anel Moore informed an Iris) Ina
dependent reyreaentutlve that the Con-
vention was postponed “owl g to the
crisis." nnd would hot he held unti
January hr .1.
for ]7oIIl.P0niliz the Convention except
that there was a dlirerenca OI opinion
x .
about it.
A: a matter of tart. it may be assum-
ed that the Convention is not held be-
cause the project received no support
will: to the renegade notion of ill Cen-
iral Committee.
-mote ‘
BRITISH SHIPPING GRIPPLED .
(The Irish Press and News Service)
DUBLIN. Dec.,4.-Shipping facilities
are every day hecomln; more an more
restricted. great diilinult ex-
perienced in transporting iicll caught in
llhlin Bay acmsa the Channel in Eng‘
D
in the Ill-ldl test the Empire will 9
9' $15,000,000 to $294.000,0D0,
t
" The increase is in c
r h 1 9 nectlon with some special war nuanc-
he ntrength- mg. .
.....s
‘ TEUTONS SANK 400,500
rl:l:ls:" and the Convention. ao- 30
lllnd. Owing to the lack of ships Irish
ilahtriea are threatened with dealrue-
. l
i
tlon. out or l,ooo barrels oi uerrlugs
caught two nights ago. aixt h rrsla
were ion to spoil at xorth Wall and 500
harrsln at Balbrlggali. owing to
impossibility or obtaining shipping av-
cornmodatlonn. ,
The nsharmen have amlealeil to hir.
unclcn ins hoard or Trade to
remedy ihs hardship, out so lar there
has hesn no remedy in ihls rrelght con-
gosiion, rho ualiry or nihhling hy the
German submarines has seriously crip-
lt it Is persevered in
E‘-
a
the destruction or avery ship the ship-
scomca rllars acute and
vi-ariare Wliilh was
laughed at in the ucginuing Ilsa hrought
Grout rmtnip and ihla country w Iln
lneusuruhls distance at starvation.
2...:
ENGLAND STAGGERING.
UNDER CRUSHING Loan.
Mail! or those who
have invested in
e uneasy. They
The Du I
ures allowing tbs vast amount Britain
borrowed to curry on the war up to
s or n coo led .-Sm“ mmn.. Wm dg,,,m,,,,, ha usrch 31.1916. has created nu. icullng
military use is the outstanding M, W C,“ my ,,,,,m., .0 wnwm, among ms
feature or me in Great Britain in mm.
that she fsnnot l>.'.IY even
a r
me t la mode that the interest on
debt created under t loans
1914-ls amounted during the llunhclsl
rear ended lilurch 31 last to !:38,i15,35ll
($192,220,230). act-old g to white
Paper iaalled today. .
The total cspltsl national debt, which
on March al. 1915. was il.l0i,901,07s,
hnd incrsnaed by hllmh 31. 1016,
133,147,544 ($lo,c5s,'l38,22o). the state
the
or
. ment
SAYS BRITISH CENSOR
STILL GARBLES THE NEWS.
(‘Fl-‘om the room mate.)
The British censorship was agsin
taken to task by the London Times an
MASS TOR SEAN M’DERMOTT
Republican Flag, Attends at
Kiltyciogher Uhul-ch, Where
the Martyr Was Christelled.
to Pay Him Honor and Pray
for the Repose of His Soul.
[From the Ferminmah llrrlxlii.)
On Monday‘. Decenlber 27, a solemn
olflce and Requ High Mass took
place in Kiityciogher Church, county
nlnnurn .inil May 12.
writer or lhs “Events oi’ Easter Week"
in the July nupruor.ci tho Cnihalic
lI'IiZIL‘l17l. thus writes DI him:
“Sean Ml1i'Del'nlott, nlullt lorohle per-
halls of all that earnest. blind, was a nu.-
ahipa. Lundcrs ran the lint 2:0 it
. . C A. A, in
Great Crowd, Wearing the Irish
hlcuso zl-ts ondr,
sou is n time in da 1 the N
and lntercolluginis 220 yard ch.
-
3
rs
lrla
Lander: psriormlurss
In games will be watched wll
interval.
heat to
in this
It was learned from Lawlmll
starlr
ds rl'
is B
I games. as ha
he will hava to be
defeat the field lhllt wl
race. ,
THE GAELIG LEAGUE‘
Encouraging Reports of the’;
grass of the Irish Lzlllglll.
Were Build at Meeting of ill
Executive-Death of the Rev.
Dr. 0'Hickey Deplorad.
tlvo oi l(ilt)'cloaher. county Lcitrim. Th, monthly meeting or ii... gm... 2'.
Strenuoua ond llnaeiiilill work ior lrish mg 0, m G, “W ,5, held“ -gr.‘
u
Ireland shattered is ealth i e rly Dmme, ‘ m L J’ I,‘ M,
manhood. and alter a long illness he on,-C1,,’ v,C,,,p,e5m,,, 0, “N Gm“ uv.
loit the hospital on crutches, alter 1 League, W, D, ",3 ,,,m. ,.g
Partial rorovory he visited the United 1.-mg, ,,,,,,,gemgm, ,, ,9 mm ,0,
states in 1912. and returned to suit me ,,,.,;a,,,2,,,5 0, Cam mm 5
Iran). re it my aver of -41- Though the district is the chief strong: R“
m
the rroclumstion oi the lrlllh Republic,
he sentenced to death by I!
courtnlartiai." '
is was shot, along with James Con-
nolly. on the early morning or May 12.
Hill last touching letter to his brothers
u ans 0 ‘ la oitl
itiend. the late John Duly. of Limerick.
both Written in Kilmaihham Jail on the
night before his execution, are wolihy cm,
to :2,- o
t e man, They are me last word of
a man who was run of min and son-
tldence in God and in the Justice al his
cause. and who oved his country with
a man: unselhsh love. >.“l ieel,"
w happiness the like 01
I never experienced in my life before,
and n (calling I cannot deicrlhe.- We
die that the Irish Nation may "
it was thought nttlus then that dur-
ing the month or November a High
llinss should he oliered up n xiltr-
eid ,
:5-
mo
9....
dist
the
an
d oi the language in Munster, Eng- the
n of the newly-app
rict telirller, --an Se:-lbhar,"
reputation or being one or in
enthusiastic teachers or the
language in Munnisr.
he reports oi’ the organism showed
that the spirit
tor
0rd
a
rail: cla.h:l.lc LEAGUE or IRELAND. ' "
on
R
and hindlaon Ave., New York.
Pb
in favor oi’ the
attended than ior years past
. a
same holds true also in many parts at
6 THE IRISH INDUSTRIES l].E‘POI
Under ‘auspices oi
mm 5. Emmet Arcade. 59th
ointed
a
it.
December 10 n the ground that sev- on. Plan 5201. .
, m 1 ciosher Church for the repose oi his
;;',1m'e;:'.': ymffglizzecgefiz, soul. the chhrch in wh h a hup- Karl: 5 Peterson Pines tram 81.00 um
mm.’ W Bethmmnollweg “.1 A Bed, in which he made his nrst com- IRISH HORN RlJSARiIj.'s. tram to on V ‘ ‘
B“ r L“ Wm “mummy, ,1, Mn‘ munlon, and when he attended an 31-%Ei:T‘;.1fs0:1gP!5"I1'2I‘C!“:Si: $1.50 each: lsit‘i.a”r“cohui"l‘k
- . l no or .
fragment y iorm on to convey an en. “ "'95 4'3“! 3 "1 ' “ " 3'’ “Id “‘““ ..FEmN.s .mACK.. ugofgniy) -n 50 oooar.i.u...y,
tlrely wrons imllressiarl as to their f“" '“‘ " "":I’;‘”' ‘ Y: ‘fl SPEECHES mom THE DOCK uh‘ ""' "“"“
meaning in neutral cuultitrle. “"15” '1 "'5 0": 0 Wm‘ “S” 9" 1, Th M D ' ‘ STABK.SOPll
, and otter up in th holy.churc or Gem Om“ - I0 Wish. 5115- or no ..lc
""" ' h he as so devoted a child. i>rnr- 999"“ by ;7"3"-P1‘ Mm’ Plunkett, $1.50. ::s$nni-yoliV‘e
BRITISEBANK RESERVE nrsnror tlllle ripose tum Isa-Ll. . oGrlof‘tvlnSeIh'Psr?aAlhnd1'; we each. N “".a ..,
. .. osu . wan
REACHES A LOW MARK. G E '1'“ ” ye "5 E’ """", - arts 3. 4 and 5. zsc. each. moths Dbsmbi
‘ Monday, hcveinhcr 27, illled to its ut , V .,.,..,,,,,
. ....... - mm “puny, In mum“ ,0 the mo, Dlneenl uusri r:.xdl.lsl-l DlC‘i'lD.‘i- WaIlSt at
(small 1 25 New root. on or
The Bank or England. which British-
err supposed to he as
tar, is allowing very llctlcsahloralxns at
the lihhnciul strain occasioned by Bril-
hin'a parilclpstlon in the war. A noun-
clnl writer in the New York ammaun
of December 28. says:
The Bank of England statement.
eporte
wus 40 per cent.
Bankers said the statement was ex-
ceedingly had in View at the year end
requirements due s artly. ate circu-
lnuon expanded $2,250,000 owing to
Christmas requirements, willie sold do-
0
ul
notes in cimulhtlon decreased 32.300.-
o ,
securities" increased
the first
at Item reported in months.
"Crave ment
change in
believed to he
- TONS DURING NOVEMBER.
Durlns November. says a German Ad- J
ed on December
tonnage 244.500
was in addition. nrzy-lh
nsutrul merchant ships, or 94,000 ions
or carrying contr
The month's total is
thus 408,500 tons.
since the beginning or gthe war,
. through the war measures oi the cen-
tral Powers. 3.63d.E0O haatlle tonnage
has been lost. oi which 2,794,500 was
British. .
1 RUSSIA REAPS WHIELWIND.
- lid
t England Will abandon Russia
and leave her to her rule. as one betray-
ed and shop oned al other countries are now eh n ,
that ever placed any trust in her. is the Pennsylvania. Ehy entsred in the
the special 500 yards run and hlcAieenan
opinion voiced by Muxlm Gork
Russian writer, according to the New
York American at January 2.
Gorky is Quoted by the over cos
3. Winter oi famine. privaiion and misr-
ery.
"Russia sscriiiced herself tor her
friends. and. in return has been aban-
dolled by them," Gorky is quohed as
declaring.
could alleviate our misery. remains dull
or oirera help an cnndltlona Ivhich are
ahalnerlli and launiiliatlhl.“
At the outbreak oi the wnr it I
d reserve against i
“Wealthy England, which h
D19 or Klltynlogher distrirt. who knew
and loved rn n hay. crowds
came from Msnorhnmilwn. Elacklion.
Del-eniall. Glanihrne and Ballashamee
ii
9 niste
i’Dlur. Over forty Priests were in httendv
slice. T vast congregation was via-
ihly affected. They felt naturally gr
3
n.$
be one or the
last llama: added in the list of Il'eland‘s
Martyrs. Many a torvent prayer was
altered ill? for the soul or Sean !llllcDer-
rllntt and also ior the souls at his deal’
dead Cumrh es
iJrsdY. C.C.. Manorharnilton.
wns celebrhnt ot the Mass; aencon, Rev.
you, (:10. sub-
. Rev. P. MCMSIJUS, C-C-. Glen-
master of ceremonies, Rev. E.
rte. C.C., Devilish. '
in the choir were: Very Rev, 1’.
. . lilanarhamilton. wha
Louglilln, C. , Belturbet;
0'Donoughoe, C.C., Kilieshandr , ev.
Brady. C.C., lllanorhsmilton; Rev. 0.
F0
C.C. alailyl Rev. J. J. .C-.
Ballnghameehan: Rev. Matthias O'DDl-
an; Rev. T. Bred)’. C.C.. Glencar. etc.
)1 the church were Sean hiacDer-
molt’: brothers. Patrick and Daniel, D
ond other relatives were also present.
..;o....:
EBY AND LANDERS ENTER
FOB IRISH GLUB'S GAMES.
Among the early entries received for
the Irilih>AmeriCnn A. C. games at the
Seventy-rlrat. Regiment Armory on Jan-
lii war EDY and
1,000, and Lenders will compete in the
30 yards dash. 60 yards hurdle and 300
yards run. ‘ '
Coach Lawson ‘Robertson oi the U. of
'P., has had Eby running croliaeountry
during the put couple of months and
he is in flue allape.
Lsmiera is the National I701; vault
champion and is also a crack sprinter
r. a. student It the
the varinua dual meets and interscllulsac
tic championships, in the half mils relay
race ll '
d at lsewark last summer in
RY. - .
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