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Full Title	The Gaelic American - Vol. XV, No. 6, February 9, 1918, Whole Number 752.
Contributor	O'Reilly, Michael.
Date Added	9 January 2014
Format	Newspaper
Language	English Irish
Publish Date	1918-02-09
Publisher	New York [N.Y.] : Gaelic American Pub. Co.
Source	Joseph McGarrity Newspaper Collection
Topic	Irish Americans > Newspapers.
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OCR 'dnt . h 101' Donnell '1‘ cent Irish history. Vol. XV", No. 6.,‘Whole No. 752. NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 9. 1918.‘ <eAiI$ A JOURNAL DBVOTED TO THE CAUSE OF IRISH INDEPENDENCE, IRISH LITERATURE AND THE INTERESTS 01" THE IRISH RAGE. mum-Mm-m-Ml. I‘ll-rm lewLNll Joanna-r ducr-d Imus me Mosh-us C PRICE FIVE CENTS. REDMONDITES WIN ELECTION IN SOUTH ARMAGII With The ilelp Of The Ornngemen, And iiany Voters Remaining Avi'hy From The Polls, They llelent Dr. I’ntricl dicChrIan, I'ho Is In New York And Did Not Even Know Oi Ills Nomination lintd A few Days Ago Ila Read The News In A Nelv York Paper-The Election I'ns Rushed, So Al To Ollie The ‘Sinn Feiners No Chsnco for A lost muss-The Constitncnoy The Iirenirst llothed 0i Board OI Erin DevliII‘ Chief Aid Was Born In .Itw hundreds M Young Men Entitled Iliheroianism In All lrelanl-Nngent. No Regisirntion Since l9". So That To Vole Are Deprived of The Fran- ehise-The Envoy 01 The Provisional Government In America1 In State- men! In The. “Evening Post." Talkie his Delent Philosophically And Say: lie hot I hood Vote llnder The Chromium-Revolutionary Ambassadors Everywhere Are tioing Through A Period 0i Ilord Tints, But All Are hopeIuL he Redmndltes, yurtur .11 long series all) a! Lha 1.1- South 0 very little iniormstion shoudt it. but s ee ion was s nrriuuy. Febru rusry l. snd tbs resultd or nthe poll. in n; and on Saturdoy. It was re- ported brinily In only two or three at the dsily papers on buddy to: the pullingy wsu us tol- loDonnell! (glidmondite). eCLriuI( . 2,316 nFainaI’) . . . . 1.017 mondite Hilarity” 1.299 Omngemen. one in which a Unionist cxndIdALe WI. ' nuti ornl'w ‘ The last registration, in 1910. allowed hu urn in in: British nrmy at the ride H m with O’Neill. his, who wns recently killed sit the iront. Than mat the voting in ulIt election were: O'Neill (Redmondite) Moynngh (Independent) UNeill's Mniol’if! in 909 the Unionists nomius I t‘nndidnte unda tho rssult or the contest WO'Nil ill (Rwednlonditti) .. Best (Unionist) Redm ondlte Majority. 1,532 here ore certulnly 6 ooo voters in the now. exclusive of the hun- undrz darsnsernen conteyu was the shortest In re- McC rtIn whn n in hted ten days tor the cum OB. ' M'iililllli's STATEIIEIIT. Me- The following nthlement by Dr. Curtain spneured New York Even. (ml Post tI‘ll I-‘ehrlln 4' ck‘McCh run. the sin Feinn Candidate for the Pnrllume enury sell at at c , Sallt hArmngh,I (Lyrhose defeat by a Nationalist ehndiduie was rirr South Arm hsud ken he consideredh time he had “hey-2311mm? recsiv d m tough“: pollsd.‘ Iceordi 11g to dos . I: to lows: Donne 1y 2.316; McCIl‘tnn”, cCartan, who i! “the Bill! 01 hi the people or South ; .Armsgh is overwhelmingly Catholic eshsn laced sell JOHN LOAIIIIOII. WELL KllOWll llllSH IIAIIOIIALISI. OEAD PRDVIDENCE. R. l February 6,- John L Gannon. who wss well known in Irish Nullonsltsu el'eryvihens. died .1 his revildrni-c. 69 Ouk51rset. It 8:15 11., on Sunasy. Mr Gunnnn hm be": In iulllns hullh for u long 11111 This Iunrrll Wu held hhll (Wednrl duy) morning. Til: Glnln Aldrllcnx cxlend symnsihy to the heresved volumes or Ir. Gannon. No truer lover or lrpiand All extended hll nreer will bu printed in this puper next week. Brand-1cm He lc ’I-GMVIL Iu suld, Hhe Iett this port on (kinder 11 tithe vessel It llslliuxH and returned to New Yor r the halapmlll ”or "1:11d nnlialuln In dthis sin nro connript u: mo lrelsvid. sndw deny the right or Grout nrlhuln to con- Llnuinx, in transmitting I ure legslly exempteld train the British Y dr Kntr he made otdrs mint. them her eevor seriilcu with the British srrnius. No dennlte statement, however. has s on FINDS IT DIFFICTULTn TO Coll- “nEvu 3 Om) miles Iwny, "My husk is msds no easier by the (3:15 Inst Lilo Iniormstiun ihst 1w wus nomi- uied through s news item 1 s New Yorlrauorning paper, sud th I bsve since not been nhlu o g on s hint or what ws. huppenihs In South The very prince or o u . snti 1 ms to bs’in c 1.11 o! the It 1 my venturt. 1 Irish cannot-h ll)- oulh Ann raglan whers s 111-111 rousin 11. .nd Forges iu irelsu In: oil in evidem results byd hls polleyo at him 1 1113 [ha Republicuns 11nd no t disarming destroy lho trudltlonul lrlendshlp whlrh the care to pied sthem tho election results In the Bllilc prov- Incss unless stile Germ wit trhdli "nun": wIn not tha Ilightest hope st ' urrylug this Ulster constituency on he- co 1 11.1 .iiio thumpi- my. two; on cledniest by 111. i presume. in order to mm .11 opportunity roi- conducting no. lstsr. in tort r: rivers to be 11 s .1 is, nthereinre. not vilthollt encourage- “I have not yet Issrnod vihy 1 u. owlm ornin sled chm-tug on u . ncsi s. vrti grad. the Dnlslhevlkld wort-sen ure. 0 lstcly WL‘I'L‘ trimmed in r indictment i1- ” n“ on b Untied stiller nllegerln lniructlon ol thel h" Unltrd I lmvius Illa menial: K9! withw It'll 31323.11, u.r.....u..ic?m . Re uhllc. 1 en lthlenn roll. by oi the ll'isll" I: aw". To "1“ n I order to row"! hnv‘nv -r-1u'duiontly ,oY-taiwe States passport, by the .id or which, 11 to Ireland In who: sent Inc the remit or thI. my .qu t y- 0“ tingulshed Irish writer rent llrit- ' 9 . 1. give in use It is re as economy desirable.’ From this it is assumed Ire thst Inss 111111 11.1 lrishm men In [rain for n csndiduts it is . 1min 9' “1 m diilicuit to comment on election 1n n constituency more thanll 5" d . press slated thst ths Engllsh'wors shout Lila . mncluded 'between the United sum. the Government of "‘9 in Loudnmll 11nd I am 1 1111 VIII: dcllvcrod to 1119 11 OEOROE RUSSELL RESIOIIS FROM IRISH OOllVEllTiOll. " I'iussoli ("Ali“). the dls- hus r irued irom thu “Irish Conl‘en lion.“ .iv rd no to . suole deep-11h Iro don dsted rebruu-y 5. Mr. liusseli is editor or the uni Howle- ud the or an in! midi unnaunf‘lnx his resignation rude; ear 0 Run sell Ila r‘e glued delegate 111 this lrlsh Convention. Co o reason (or the resignation ventipu IRELAND AND'FINLAND. . 9 Stan ndini; Committee or Slnn .nst s11 ecln 1m etln 115, held recent- ly in Dillllin pulsed the (allowing mo- lutlon: 'As the represenmtlvel or s Nation still hold in bondage w congrutu ulut [hep ople or Finlnnd In their Alums:- iiil eotshllshment at on Independent 19 public.- W t .5:- without exposlng Itseli to the room noi’ thinking mlsslon and my only Ictivlty, In. the United Sta CRITIC OF BRITISH 6535012. "1 1h llk the authorities a! the Irish Republic were u r ed uhou 1112.er srrestod ut Hslilsx tor the alleged orient-e which I um sold in huvs committed In New York, the spreudl In 111.1 unloriuoate my. I was rotur ed to ‘evv York. the rison nulhorlllv-n ore-12 nine r11111.1 courted usly but the myi plight probably lost nnthin: ll’111 rtheir lrupsm lsllori iudning by the IDWITnl-ihl hs senduo rhore. his chiet ulm is exists hslween the Irish: nd the Ameri- nt sud with regard to Irish Nullonuls Gov 111 nrtisln. nasal oi counlry. ‘ , in (III: in this nlo III. u if WI were I a the spirit or the Irish 3 t we deny the right or Britsln to conscrlpt us here. "Our Nutlonsls he e mul nl y (ugl- ill'u from English lniuulll‘o and will9 gls dly return to ud us in lrelund. we roqlwlt (or the em lhll fnc iliuu hem eric. to expedlto their sItle ‘7 Am return to [re sud. We wou uld point out via enlom this Anglosmericun‘ ur- rIn ell-lent rallld he conirury to e sud to the principle. which led resent Goverume 1 ve been nhovrn. by the urrot treaties which the Run- i s. > a 9. T u s mnll Illbjec lurid. Amcrlrl. we lei-l con mil violate this right or tree pimples srltdrtrrmlnivllon hy rons rtpiing the lrlsli hcru without 111 srrcoulrnt enter- 11 pin vi 111 tell Prollslouul Govern- ment. DI hill kill: my “bur." Lust “1 run only exist utter such .1. tion ‘ secure In the auto , esl. .lsves In her ownership would “"1 spot 1,. Illd should Illa rolm‘led Ind dlmrded A REAL PEACE CONFERENCE. Senator Farah Introduces Relo- ution Providing That. mall and Subject Nations Shall Have 13 Deliberative Voice in the Gathering-That Would In- clude Ireland-Also Against Secret Diplomacy. WASIIIhGTON, I). C.' Jluull’y 81.- Senlior BOY-II: of Idaho, hlu introduced resolution In I still: calllnx. unions other Ihlngl,. tor repruesuiien i iere re oi the 11111111 sublert nuiionslitlt-I. us vol 9 Isrrer I s. This uould Include IN- Follow the is the resolution ineres. ‘lost I'Irn origiosre in me imperialisiis designs or eriul lions 1o sbsorb uud exploit umsiier or weaker peoplan "‘VlleYeu. sue-h deulgnl vhenevor succesivrul. on e ulwsys resulted in the politicu. economic .11 mar 1an tion o neopleu whose rights were violrted; uno . . . "Where-n iuture prom-u uhd hunoiueu or msnliud depend upon the eeisbliivhment or 11 rmonlouu rel-lion. be tween the dlrsrcul pen us or 1 e world. no sun-1h bur moniou. reluiionri II 1111 led yume 111 at. its ooliuul und emnomli‘zl trsedom- 1‘“ ' erss : 11 onnlitllel. constitut- ihs us they do in“:Jl individusls olt inter nstinnul IIIV. huv-e s right 1 to on. tree disposition nr thelmsnlvex urid tho Iutsrhutioosl rerornition or is palms entity; su rtghrdl s or the rights or other peoples Idented d s. pence contennceu oi the putt hsve ignored the slsims ot llrlull sud n. tinnnlltlen by dsnvl Inst onlerrn-esit by indilicrent. hissed or houile punleu; i d The" declared 'purpose oi the pment war 1 to preserve sud ox- tend-demorrary lmong‘lh! nutious oi. arid. most or the Inlllgsrerits hove reputedly routed 111st this wur lu bet or touh Wtindeenrooite i terrier 11!“:th notions: .nn “erWh To 111111 ny shy people sdmis sion into the Co osnmionwr sliho i would be sn onense to the mom Ienu‘ o1 msuklh : “Therein", b "Where-s. 0. Resolved. by tho Sandie of 11111 l‘ilIt-d Ftii to am 111 1 Toni t In indispensable to the future perm sll ilnr t rir re 11 tout the nnllulllii rolltll‘n l um! rollnmlc rlsht oi sni dsuhlart nutlonalltleu b toged nmi ti o romlle pme is nol. to lie lllllnol‘y 11 ms he lnsnlre o by d not 1- sintovi- eon- lh! few ‘1. Illro provlhiovln whirh.g lye shy ivilou on si-d some privilr‘ge or 11111111110 on nut eouslly shu- ed In bra that hrrealler up... outside nsstrunre eolilrrd by up; rountry loi- Ihn do veiopmsht ot its potentirlliiru ihe op roriun niyl em to 111.11 be Ire: sml open to 1111 oiliei- mun tries on cousl trrrns. -3. he 1 ill. vigil! oi evil rmsll .nd berstive ranrenen n.1iouullties into the Pence Coniersncu disturbed beca Isngus so or ucrouul bu sub- ths t 0 III! s right in civil eonslity. to liberty oi conwlxent‘enn dreligion. to the rresu slu unsuugu sud the pursuit or hupp .hT ut the” rep:trlnuun or sll per moved i'r mm s Illeged rs. nis the urn obiigstion or the power immediately responsiblet "I. st complete restitution should mule by suc 1 r1-. property airstroyed snd rull reburution non: exiled or r(nl'i‘l t11edlutelyt responsible [her eio r re! ill piano“). on. of the h tnditlons or uulocrutic nn personIl no government. th e rhlel wcupon oi despot- m Ind rnn hsys pop by .11 civilised notion- HIGH COST or ROAD REPAIRJNO.‘ The County Surveyor submitted to perry llls1rlct ‘Coun 1 his sstlmsts. vv-hic hvi .pprovsd, or lmemo tor mud maintennnm-t 1he lnr 1111111:qu in nndln‘ conirlciol‘lh other nailons and 30011 9 dusiricsotlhese tvro suit-s, m hhuuld III! one be lit) ‘BRlTiSH NAVY IEAGUE OPPOSFS lRISil FREEDOM Igues A Vicious hlcmornudum A: All Appeal To The Br I And Amelia: Peoples Against Tiling Any The Control 0i Ireland‘s Western Mon from Tile English Ooleromeni‘Cd'ls Ireland “ Tlie lltligoland of The Atlantic." Says It Dominates The Most Important Trlde Router M The World And Claims That America's Interests ll‘onlil lit Injured lly lreland‘s independence. Ignor- ing The luconlrolerlible Fsct That l'nited Slates in The Whole World The Irish Are The Best fri M The The Contention That lr‘elald. II Not Controlled By England. Must Necessarily Be [not Herman Domination Is Wholly [uten'ahle-Thst Country. Under The Fostering Crre (If A Entire Government. Could Support 25.030. out People And Delend Its Independ- euce’liuuy Miss‘ntements Iod Falsehood: In The Document. "ill The Purpose of Turiling Sympathy Di American People All‘ay from lrelnnd. The British Nsvy Lune hss issued I Memonndum. Iddresoed In the Ens llsh an Amerirsn puhllc. on “The Siru1egtc lmiortsricu or Irelsnd to the Allies." with the hnlumpltoh Lh Is imporunt to Furl It. sll times Iii land. perm rnnl ent Imllananle to .11 or Ellisllnd‘ s Europe-11n Alllcs slid to he er Am rii:d this present wur. II .‘1 trunk, hlunt confeuiarl thstu Enirluhd holds Ireland downs mply snd pole 1y Enghndl benellt snd mnrtnleuce.y sna thus it the Int :hlluul) Wilton- The reuonln. or the Nnvyu khslllei 1 hsssdu un irlse lire cruises Indl out or .ileged Iom 1. full of onl'hblel .nd diutonionn. Without silt-mp lint to prov '0 it b urs Inrontrovertlhle. or even pres ssuni nip tive Magus el me it tor inr lrelsh d Eng In lid of Germany. They Itndloull! omit ull mention oi the rod thut I EIKIM sud and may expect the world to ham-o thut her present weslrnes must tontlnd . Leugue is not the British Government. In min am no lrerlresent only. it: own organ lu “Moe!!! lid “I: l! ”I IDPQII [0 Public rlln are-t nrituln .nd the l nits Staten nl‘hk’h rails-tor public discussion. 11 nvlderl s11 nrpeul tsuinsl 1ne untiripuieo h'i‘tian o the Government in thereioru l‘h here should buy. 111. privilege discussing the proposiuonu resnrn Irinhm oi i'rlhkly ‘ret forth in the Memorandum FALSE PREMISES .4th MIESTATE- XTS The era In Ievei‘il falsehoods and in- ccurncie cu in 1 e documoh e :11 i7. lthe terms or press iiilollld exclude h:11 sullen tbsl irelsnd hIn nuilhsroosl‘no; re sn iron 11". dou-nrisbt isl rehood. hnI pe dial-Io In the "hi oi lLI Mill UK min Ireland Ill-n Kr!“ nowilzllllien in Lh! y oi developing her remz'lr on in Wit. Ind there in collisidrrshle Iron beneath her soil, But Ireland could lm Dori Iron lrnm Sweden and the United Int-nit of England. Susi the canon industry 11 one oi bcr coon on Is rows 1 lisssschusoitu or Rhode Island. yet not uisc turn is one oi the mat In Irelsndcould or the in Isrturins countries rellnd. , IRELAND COULD; LIVE HER OWX 'I'h Nu Ivy Leugvieru know thst then wen over 8.500 0th People in Ireland In 1846; Lilli. in that yclri ac ounl that system of lgrlclllturn. to (eed i ice number. luhdu mion sna inulion which rnIde “‘ ‘ h The illlut deruluoment Is the b h1e.r1i And 25.iloo,oooh oi lrishpeo- thee country n1 eot indus trly by the 11-1 s11 genius und ciphciiy tor msnuiscturlnz. bee demourtm ed in Amcrlcu. with control at relnlld’n uanv-slled wuter power rspsbillues oi elertr would hsvo tho Ail tut. Germ .ny nor England would be bill? to control [ .liy the ycluuon at (Mill [III at to nough. under In sntiqusted 5 them. They would be controlled soldy irish peopln, viho Ire more triendly io Am orics thnh sny 0111s: peo ple inl. e uhole norm The United Slut-s won uld be In beneiltied by lrel und. ndl‘peudeno-L mmrs needs Irish produiu; Irelnnd e u need to tour lrelnrid u Ion ssr: land behlved hermit and retrslneuo irom erference with Ir elund A Man’sTlmL‘s CONTENTION. s. 111111 111119 Si or ban- edt. hie r plea in prutiuily thiu shut preserve the 11 or the vi- rid Irv In a ust em in perpetuu rubles- uon lo Bristol-id sud lie rom ring tron or developing Ilonx usiursl lines It is t or s contention ror uny es nshls man outside or linirlsnd 1'5 to ICCE)". Ind! nd l‘l an -llnd‘I 1.. ur In pnlntion and upon; the uni industries-nu been delli'verntiely sullen it is not only lsibuurd.pu1 11 1. um... um. The outemcnt In". the $11111 Femor- wsnt to "hsnd orrr Iroi runny" is u lie nude out at vihois cloth and it too Hdll‘lllolll Lo mu war I u on is yrogl‘lmme did not include any on th thinr. nor doe. VII er. nor Arlhur Grimm‘ THE STRLGGLE HAS Lssn‘o SEVEN t‘Eh TL‘RIES. The men or lreLund todny hhvvs the sumo objective as Ind their unmet-mi in the noelong struggle with Engisnd. The demnnd tor irish lndepmdcnre dld not berm vr e hrs-sent Europe. my. Thu demand was put four-rd by every Irish louder iron: Roderlt‘k O‘Con- ih Iho bee K011. y. The I‘nlted up lrom generution to present ds in Elnter “eel Rebellion in contributed by Irish men .1111 women. sh will incur inlorlner Mondl)’. April it. 1916. emomdnm will he iounn A FRANK AND BRUTAL PLEA. Since the boa-g! main! of the great struggle (or the libsrsu on or mnnklnd r sluts “I‘M Ill Ch emphasized the lmvol’tanl -icoiilirioed on runs 5.)