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Full Title	The Gaelic American - Vol. XV, No. 37, September 14, 1918, Whole Number 783.
Contributor	O'Reilly, Michael.
Date Added	5 March 2014
Format	Newspaper
Language	English Irish
Publish Date	1918-09-14
Publisher	New York [N.Y.] : Gaelic American Pub. Co.
Source	Joseph McGarrity Newspaper Collection
Topic	Irish Americans > Newspapers.
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Disclaimers	Disclaimer of Liability Disclaimer of Endorsement

OCR a . take part! . N 37. Who1eMl.783. NEW Yoiix, SEPTEMBER 14, 1918. he A JOURNAL DEVOTEIT TO THE. CAUSE. ‘OF IRISH INDEPENDENCE, TRISH LITERATURE AND THE HTTERESTS OF THE IRISH RAGE. ‘ ,1 goo-adasmasnaea-asset-.ooal.taua.slta.rosau Nos rovl..ts.li.o-sasnessiessi cans.-s-or aisrnlvalm. " PRICE FIVE CENTS. NEW YORK’S THREE DAYS OF LAWLESS MILITARISM . , . 4 I dilist lln-American Episode in All Anieritan itistory. Bringing lliscreilit On One Of The Ereat Depull-tmeuts Of The Government And Showing lneompetency, > Officials wliltoul‘.ir'ry Legal Standing And I Stupidity And Contempt Of The Rights Oi The Citizen On The Part Of its The American Protective League, A Knownothing Organization. Composed Largely Oi, Men Of Military Age Who‘Onght To Be in The Army. Allowed To Boss The Sowalled “Round-L'p Oi Slackers,” To Brllvllleat, lnslilt And ‘Threaten Law-Ahitiiug Citizens, With The Apparent Approval Of tiovernment oft’ iills And Under The Protection Oi Soldiers And Sailors-irishulen Orosslyiinsulled-tin Warrant Oi Lari For Any Of The Extraordinary Action Taken-Serious , >- interruption Oi The City's Business And inconvenience And Suitering ‘iu- , ilictelt On More Than tii,llI)ti Citizens, With The ltesnlt Oi Catching Only A Few hundred‘ Delinquents-The Situation Saved By The Timely And Vigorous Protest Oi The Senate And The Prompt Action Oi President Wilson. ,'A'haASel-late or the Univedstatca has never in recent years shown to better who ordered to inquire into. were as What odlclnls oaths nepartnr ‘ Justice had charge or the raids: o- o ordered soldiers and salloro to social connection‘ or standing did the .amerlcan Protect! Ls the raids? or course. this investigation is only mental one: the senate invest r. legal so as E. to rs and sailors act- ing under their orders. - ‘ iaut t a most sinister ienturs oi lhll o la n ilied b. its in so 110 eye to eye with them. Host the ulsgracetul and illegal work We" men or military - oualideo by some with good humor and pcliten . KlVoWivoTIiI2l'a BLACKGUARDS IN> lowsd o u wlthou citastisemsnt without the protection at ldiers r r; s. and plainly ‘M they rescnter; it authorized "W" K othlng ru a to u a the words “Secret Service" on t elr hadsi-7 they under the co ol and the orders or (in Department Jilstic r ll ewh U, sense, in the cart sale rat a want to havs investigated, and ths in- stisation will not be complete until as answered. Their impu- , swasgering. domineering manner methods a d above all their antl- irish attitude. are a menace to-the lzeace or the y. -' t " DUTRAGEOUE TREATMENT or CITIZENS. During the three days at the "stacker Round lip"-conducted largely by men who have-all the appearance or bolus hemseivee slhc erk is. c that tully 6o.ooo min were arrested. coniined in artrloriea and lzolice stations d great reaentativo or the D tic s 0! his law partner alter being held near- ly all night. He said t ised on to him. railed to give . thul,hs had arisen for the Liberty Loan and d ne ll else aatbic to tur- titer the cause of the fDllnlt‘Y '0a'LY A FEW REAL SLACKERS UGHT. known to man)‘ people in New York. and il slat Citizens were treated hy the Department him its c til i .7 Port, rose to the occasion and did their duty tails. . :l'o savor FEED IN THE RAIDS. There was plenty or system. iaut no ying out or the whole- system displayed was al and mechanical, an d down town. nvsry in ggiihsdiidpllloll have an idenilrlcstlon card was hrrute ’=‘ E -n 2 3 or‘. questions that-New York citizens "" This is one instance among hundreds GA cal oi the whole proceeding. pu o is deprlv oi oi every means or doing vi to And out or the ottooo arrested the H - reuorl had to starve water all day. olvr: CITA‘Zl.‘N'5 EXPERIENCE. The world at ssturdsy last puhlis - so the iollowing letter. signed "Ameri- can" giving tho experience or one of the reattld men. which as Ilrntlar to that or thousands or others ' ova res onr tidltorlu “New r a Dnghrlade." and I think your readers will agree with and that it was none too strong an indictment at those rcspon and go without’toad or >< n trsnt had hsen placed in class IA, llm- gr tts.l Iervica. The A. P. L an it was no rationed with this widened and placed t until the room was so tull could be admitted. "With others ho was later paraded through the streets to a police station cnt. which was Dr that no more the iargsrol newspapers and other mid.- siles thrown by onloo ersg “Alter ronnnrment in the police tion tor ahour tour hours without any h h tho my being "mugged" tor the movinl cturcs. saw any PAPEJRH AFTER SEVEN HOURS. “On rearhtlaz the armory thers w another wslt tor shout three hours. when dnslly tho registrant was permit- show his papers and allowed to ma 3 as ass in which a an American oov. born o Asntirao parents, and bu bee his duty the nest he lcnows haw-buying Liberty hoods until it hurt ananelsllv. a mug war ssvlngs S,lulrilJa. etc. 0? L6 be pinned in I DO‘ loyslty must no Killed- an trlemclent individual who had the earmarks ot so alien and whose (continued on Page 1.) THE, “GAELIC AMERICANS” FRIENDS STILL ACTIVE Post Otfieo Department Notitias The Mailing Privilege ls Permanently Publishers‘ That The Second Class Withdrawn, But‘Assigris No Reason Except The Vaglid Statement That it.“ Is Not A Newspaper Or Other Periodical Publication Within The Meaning Of The Law Governing Mailahia Matter Of The Second Class. it Being in Conflict With The - Espionage Law”-Not, A Line Because Thoreis Nona-By This From The Paper Cited As Proof, Sweeping Method And On The Same’ .‘ - Kind 0lf'Evid$l-ice.” The Editor Could Elelcanviriod 0i Murder, ‘ Burglary,-Forgery Or Picking PocketsvAn Outrageous Ahusi Of Autocralic Power'For English, Tuesday morning. September in, the Management or Tn: Gaauc A [CAN received the rcllowlng notiacauon iron: the Poatlrlu r in ’ Urinzn Sluts Post‘ Urrlclr . scream-rcxusxr or at the ‘ tosvlcu ssc-rlotv. rl<. N. Y.. Supt. 9. 1918. Publisher: or The GAELIC Aaisaica.-v: ' lsstsz William street. New York. New York. Gentleman: ' in aocordance with instructions trom the Third Assistant Postmaster General. 5 9 you are iniormed that upon the issuance T 9! oi a a on to the puhllsher oi Til: ;sr. = Law. Act: or June 15, 1911, and Ma? le, isle. erore the authorization hereto- iore issued or t s acceptance or Tns c Asimcizv lor mailing at the an urnndrclhs: ralrs oi postage has been i-voiced. . - very respectfully. ‘A'. G. rs-rrr Ynat - Per Trans. 1'‘, Rival-av. Assistant Postmaster. rm’: WHOLE PROUEEDING A FARCE This is the latest step in a proceeding that was tarciral irom nut to last and that use years ago no one would have d was possible in the yniied paper was notined. weelc ssch phrlirlllitr issue First. the nothing put the pars announcement o the do on. Then alter this lrlnd or thing had sllst !3. ins re oca “This publication is not s newapaprr or other periodical publication within the meshing oi the law governing snail- is bl- Acts oi June is. 1917, and Mly Nat American, Reasons.’ ‘ ' ing moor. it was an invitation to the inner to prove that it was not silllty. without living it the boneilt or knowing pail was only an empty ormalii A WHOLLY l1.WUsT Dtcisio. a Post- s exercised his discretion despolically. not only regardless ot,tne lacts out in actual contempt or the iacts hands the lesplonago law has become an instrument or tyranny. Trvv GAELIC Aalewlcay has any oi the olrenses named in the lemon. w as puplslraple under it. so his only means or punishing the payer ior eases it as not committed is the wholly uniustirlahle and tyrannlral ass or the discretionary power which Act gives him. it is his personal sci or revlgunre Amw- o =a showing that any slnrrrlcan interest can be served or The step was lalren at the instance or England, who is no meddling in the internal suairs or the United states in order to lniure irlsh <‘li.tzr.llli dislvlrasure. - l FERSECCTIKG LOYAL IRISH CITI- I ZENS. . Recently a man irom the Department ined or the "anti-Brltinit Ictkltlea" employs-an expert whose rerv vii-as are invaluable to the rltyo-and its be investigated. This in n act oi ltnvnrllloltd impudenra. English act. as it til ws out the sy ownso who have lllnlrred her be ' delivered. alter rhtria IRELAND'S’ ANSWER TO ENGi.AND’S USURPATION Lord French's Tyranuical And Seuseless Proclamation Prohihiting The llolihug Of All Public Meetings. Athletic Events. liaiherings Oi The Gaelic League And Speeches In The National Language Without A Special Permit. Delieil By The Whole Country-A Shameless Attempt To hag The People. To Place Their Whole Political. Social And Educational Life. And Even Their Pastimes. Under The Control (ii A Military llespot Frustrated By Resolute And United Action, Although The National Leaders Are All lleld In English Prisons Without Trialwsiun Eein Clulls Throughout The Land Convene On The feast Of The Assumption, Iliihont Asking Permission Oi The English Viceroy. And Sliccesslnlly Perform Their Business, Except In A Few isolated Cases. And The Hatiied Foreign iiovernnienlal Authorities Then Male itlany Arrests-In Dlihliu Tile Castle hinclllnpoops Were ' Completely Outvvittod By The Alert And Resourceful Citizens-Lloyd iieorge‘s Foolish Attempt To Terrorize The People A Complete Failure. Duels denance has risen irelarid Lord French‘: Proclamation mslring sinn Fella. the Gaelic Looguc and other irlsh societies illegal organ- izations and iorhidding the holding or meetings except under permit irons tho D01 5. 9 rat‘ I11! I61 2 -v 2 W at that orgalliu on rted oil succesaruily l.suo Gaelic games throughout the country without per- mits. n a y the aclic Leagu a ‘an eliectuai protest by The authorities had taken claltoratc precautions to prevent tha slnn Feln organization irons n most cases they were so th in Dublin. where twenty meetings were held. one in each war . although the rumor had got aiioat nlrslinas ass in 8:30 P. The meetings were attended by hun- dreds or people. many or whom carried Fl llfh (IEO ABE s. a. re in Townsend SPEECHES IX IRISH. The meeting in Bolton street wa hcld until lo 9' ll‘ our spsaltrrs arrived. were delivered and at the close or the ms were siren or slrvtt meeting ca sd upon to disperse. and stated that the meeting wou no sl w . T a rhltrlaaaia dtdrerlvded the warning and sddrsssrd s assembly in Irish. At the Mount- lny street meeting an insportor a. w o as on duty hutlnnzd the leading parties. but a short speech was the crowd dis- parsed. A military motor wagon with police was drspalched iron the castle. lLI arrival the streets baa heel: cleared. ‘ speeches in Trlr-la were delivered at e nsrelings in Rathmtlau and Rail - sgh. Blsaaillgton street meeting or addressed by slsssra . o'Kslly and Henry o'Hsnrshsn. brother r illicit 0’H rs O .4 9 ruted attrr Easter Weeli. An inspector approached the speakers to lniorm them th Ir ’ and soon artsrwards a up to. police authorities Mr P so a speaker. ’ Tarenurc, Rathiarnham and other ouh l)'tl1K parts or iiuhlin. s'r'EXEs AT BRAY. hiemhcrs or the Bray slnn Fein clnls 11 g outaida 9 Town H i. where lahnllr. ooo people aasernhlari. sav. er were pro at. air. Patriclr Murrlh Hon ac. tat-y oi the Club. a he not no reply. Tho policeman than warned him oi the c<in!9Quenr‘eL. r. lllurphy disregarded the warning. Head Ollslabla carrying out its lri- sd Na lnisrtsrcnrs was otiercd hy W Kenn! were there to protest against tho unequal administration or the law Connolly said . . .l. V they were out to snow that irlsh pearls rould not no drs ncd. we or in- m ri oy proclarnat ns. Tara. rs Irra given tor vrhi "th- more Reprabllclrl memo r ror water- , lord." The ntherlnl then quietly dis- 9 acnd- Ranslagh. Rsthmlnea. and else- V’ where rs . HCRRIIJD PROCEEDINGS AT 01.03:. - MEL. Feln mention. to assert tn streets were still crowded, all was qulal and or srly. CIRCULAR READ Is.’ A wimp. A public meeting. under ins auspices oi the carriclion suir slnn rein Club. meeting learnt-it r their lng. so so i a wood on the hill over Tia- hsllow. and held a meeting. which rl nlsr was read on s on speech 1518 piled into some kl d or a This is the select posslolo kind oi a a meeting roul be nsl v made. The military remained in the take to the nearest p e general statement and entirely ellmlo- - T I I we L In its proceedings to illost or those taiiell ates all the labor and trouble at sdduc. , (continued on Phys 5.) tinned. Other means! Wrrc held I! (continued on Food 1.) o ‘ v ' , , , . -"1' --.-s-mm.-.. -I A.‘ A I is ‘I ' 53-’ Lu‘ (T , A i l I

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