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Full Title	Irish Press, Vol. 1, No. 33, November 9, 1918.
Contributor	McGarrity, Joseph, 1874-1940.
Date Added	15 March 2017
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1918-11-09
Publisher	Philadelphia: The Celtic Press
Source	Joseph McGarrity Newspaper Collection
Topic	Irish > United States > Newspapers. Irish Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Newspapers.
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OCR A JOURNAL OF IRISH NEWS, IRISH VOL. L. NO. 33. OPINION AND IRISH LITERATURE, PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE IRISH PRESS—PHILADELPHIA, OVEMBER 9, 1918. PR Will Soon Take Place Throughout Great Britain and Ire- land—Irish People Can Make It a Plebiscite in Favor of| Independence—England in an Uncomfortable Situation. jdent of the United States of America, from the following priests j Coercion Aims to Get a Verdict for Alien Rule, for Effect at Peace Conference—Ireland Cut Off From Outside! World—“Home Rule” a Deception Used Only to Get the GENERAL ELECTION GRISIS AT HAND - | BISHOPS AND PRIESTS PETITION WILSON The following petition has been signed by the bishops and priests of San Francisco and forwarded to President Wilson: To his Excellency, the Honorable Woodrow Wilson, Presi- | of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco,, California, whose names are hereunto signed, a petition: That wherexs, The pecple of the United States have in ac- cordance with the constitutional entered in this World War; And whereas, Our President, laws of the said United States His Excellency The Honorable People to Vote Away Their Right to be Heard by Con-|\Woodrow Wilson, commander-in-chief of the forces of these ference—Labor Party Will be Used to Aid in the Game. People Will No Longer Put Their Case in the Hands of English Politicians—Sinn Fein Will Carry From Seventy | to Eighty Seats—Will Forfeit $100,000 | The reasons for the precipitation of} cut off @ political crisis in Great Britain at this time, and the intrigues of Eng- y tha, a majority could be} lish party pol: s l Snglish rule, oiher nations! therewith, are of no vital interest to; might know nothing of the methods! the Irish people. Why there is to vo! by which that majority was obtained. a general election is a point about; The existing reign of terror, unde! which they do not concern them-jWhich nearly all of those capable ot selygs; what mainly interesis them is| assuming positions of leadership are ‘that an opportunity is now at Land|locked up in ‘Wnglish prisons, under to proclaim to,the nations of the world! which no one who is not a friend of Ireland from the omsidel! in order tha, in the remotei that Ireland’ insists on an equal! English rule dares make a specch or measure of ircedom with Boheraia, | sing a song Without exposing himself: Poland, and ihe rest of the subject immediate arrest and imprison- nations which are xbout to march into; ment, has several objects in view. In the light of a new day. the first place, it 5 quite obvious that In Ireland; as elsewhere, the cles-!by deprivng the people of leaders, tion will presumably be held for the! England hopes that they will fall purpose of selecting members for the| vietims to the plausible propaganda ‘English Parliament, but the Irish ‘she expects to carry on through her people have it in their hands to make/ agents, the members of the so-catled it something entirely different. Other! Irish Parliamentary party, She hopes nations are to have the opportunity |{o make people believe that. by taking through a plebiscite to declare what|the Sinn Fein side they are likely to they desire their future siate to be; | subject themselves to the danger of Ireland, though greatly handicapped,} such retribution as England is cap- can uso the genoral election for tho! able of inflicting on them. Then again same purpose. Even if Irish national-! one of her main objects is, by thi ism were not in such a good position}terrorism and by the display of her as it is, all those who favor the} military feree—by having every town restoration 10 Ireland of complete!ot Ireland swarming with English sovereignty would welcome the occa-| soldiers, and under the threatening sion, since they have nothing to lose.'muzzles of artillery and mac or the old struggle for the balance of power so-called, but the termination of all nations, small United States, has declared that our object is not territorial di * et dipl th of secre! , or the self-de- as Well as great; And whereas, The Irish nation is the:oldest nation in Europe and the closest connected with th ese United States; Therefore, We as here below signed as American citizens in accordance with our constitutional rights, jlency the President to use the unique position of the United etition His Excel- States at this conjuncture to the end that: © The claims of Ire 3 tates ; sured by the influence of the Unit Jreland d 10 be a free and independent nation in; the fellowship of nations shall be acknowledged by the United: And the place of Ireland, whatsoever Congress may gather! after the war to agree on the future of the people, may be as- ited States in such measure that nd in equal condition with Poland and Serbia and all the wronged nations of the world. ASK PRIESTS T0 BO LIKEWISE Along with copies of the petition, (here has been sent out a letter, which reads az follow 1 San Francisco. * Reverend and Dear Father—We, take the liberty of sending you a! copy of a petition to his Fxcellency,! President Wilson, which has been signed by ihe Most Revereuil Arch-y bishop and all the clergy of the archdiocese of San Francisco. We Velievo that at this juncture presentation of a similar irom-all the dioceses in the United Slates would bave a deciding in-| fluence on our government's attitude towards the Irish question, j settlement | rouble would have, Not even ‘actory of the Russia greater weight in bringing to a vie~ torious conclusion this war to which we have given and are giving so! lavishly of our treasure and our best) blood than the settlement of the [rish question. We are dealing not with theorics, but with conditions, The state of ‘fairs in Ireland is a faot which we! Ever {Washi cannot ignore or alter. That state of affairs constitutes a real weakness to our country’s efforts and the people responsible for ahis weakness are not those who desire to uphold the hands oi our President in his policy for the self-delermination of small nations, but are the reactionaries who sta in the way of justice and fair play for the Irish ‘people. We sincerely believe that our illustrious Prestient| is actuated by the highest motiv and lofties: ideals that have ever heen put before the nations of the world, and we are convinced that if. in the the ‘case of Ireland, his hands are upheld’ Cited States into the wi Petition in his policy of self-delermination for; cide of Enel: small nations. he will be strengthened in these moiiv details in the Coun the peoptes. Cl JCHN ROGERS, Reetor St. Patrick's Church, 75 sion street, San Francisco. RICHARD COLLINS, Reetor St. Roses’ Church, 532 Bran- nan street, San Francisco. G Mis-| | THE WAYS AN INDEPENDENT IRELAND ICE, FIVE- CENTS OF BRITISH INTRIGUE — | Great Britain Conducts Powerful Campaign Designed to Anglomaniacs of the Coun British Educational Mission | Bring About the Intellectual ‘Conquest of America. cil of National Defense Invite to the United States—“‘Anglo- Saxon Clearing House of Knowledge,” Designed to Con- trol the Higher Education of the Country, to be Estab- lished—His Lordship, the Bishop of Oxford, an Emissary | ! Determination Cannot be i Misrepresentation | white every jonding of h Ipritish cary hing points to a speedy jlities in Europe, the vign aimed at the of American intellect is lbcng carried on with redoubled Senergy, und plans are being feverish formulated for the future succe the good work. the days of George tryi control of Americ: ke the wily Ishe reatizes that once the American mind becomes Angliciz speedy retnion of the United States with the “mother country" is bound to follow. ‘The agencies through which this campaign is are ch being carried on varied, We have the Primrose League, flower aud all the other * the Rhodes Scholarship and Libraries, to men- The emry of the on the amd gave a great itapetus ty work, Previous to that s were greatly Inandicapped by the hostilit ‘countered among cortain jthe Ameriewn people, chic ‘ons. But the many go jregulations nec ted by ostility to a e jeague: Uo Carnegt tion just rnmental tho war have removed th aut foreign domination would be! Even were there to be a vote in favor|zuns—to convince a large sect ‘of the continuation of English rule,!the people that independence no one who believes in justice would’ resisted -by her to the last ditch, and accept it as conclusive, since Ireland) will only be yielded to superior armed is under occupation by the English force. In this way she believes she military, who are carrying on a reign can make many of them decide that of violent coercion, while England, (Continued on Sixth Page) has it in her power to expend {n-; a limited funds to secure a vote for her nie niet sere voter et FREEDOM OF THE SEAS of the world, an@ England also, have ° long since declared <hai a plebiscite! which decided in favor of foreign rule: wae . could not be accepted 2s justification! England Not in Harmony With of that Tule, if the plebiscite were, Wilson on This Point—British held undor such circumstances asi aval this, Tt is natural to expoct that) Navalism Must Continue where such conditions where! — tho alien power has at hand every, It is evident that England is pre- facility for crushing those opposed} pared to crush what she has called to it. where the clection is held in'Prusstan militarism, but under no territory under its control, there circumstances must British navatism might be an overwhelming majority|be interfered with, ‘That, they con- for foreign rule, oven though all or. tend, is essential for the s almost all the people really!the British Empire. The agninst it. Even a slight majority; might reply that militarism was against esseniial for the security of the Ger. in reality a powerful condemnation of’ man Empire, but a German argument .that domination. In spite of the statelis entirely different trom an English of affairs existing, all indications arc!one, President Wilson is applauded that Ireland wil declare itself bs’whon his declurations apply to Eng- ‘a great majority in favor of having!land's ene: 5, but when an at- an end of alien control. When altempt is made to apply the nation in the hands of a foreign power.same principles to England, he votes, in spite of all the efforts of/is firmly old that England’ re- that power to terrify, bribe, or de-'serves to herself complete ircelom ceive it, for getting rid of that power'a)on this subject. The same is likely hold on it, it must at, once be evident! to ye the answer when seli-determina- to the world that there exists among tion’ is suggested for Ircland. Jus: the people so voting such @.deep-las the freedom of the seas is essen- seated repugnance to alien rule, such ‘tial for the security of the empire, so an earnest longing for freedom. that, the enslavement of Ireland is also they are determined al any cost ‘0 esseniial. Tie Morning Post in Octo- declare where ther stand. 'ber, 1916, admitted that Ireland's de- England in Dificaltics mands might he just, but “Ireland llay aeross the heart ‘and vitals of Jt will be seen that England’s posi-| England and to give Home Rule to tion in Ireland isan exceedingly {Ireland was to band the destinies of shaky one. Peace Conference talking of the rigats If she is to go to the|tho British Empire over to Irciand.” of smell natious, after Ireland ‘as jThere is no flepdoodle here about a 'peace of justice, and that is the atti- declared herself for independence injtudo of the British ruling class re- such unmistakable terms as will bo|sarding all things affecting English involved even in a smal] majority for| interests. Sinn Fein, che will have to face ques-| The Allied governments “must point tions for which she will not be able'out, however, that clause two, re-, to find any plausible answer. Her|lating to what is usually described as statesmen clearly foresoe the posi-|the freedom of tho seas, is open to tion in which sho will find hersclf.| various interpretations, some of which Their only Lope of retaining their/they could not accept.” The Ailicd grip on Ireland, therefore, is to get! governments is probably England, as the Irish people to give an apparent|there is no reason why France and verdict for English domination, even|Itely should not agree with the though that verdict bo given under|United States on this point. Tae civeumstances which the same states-|cablegrams during the last few weeks qen:say would render it vold in the|showed British anzicty on this ques- case-of Bohemia. tion, and'every public man, from the ~ Asiia.irst step, therefore, she has: (Continned on Fifth Page} IRISH EFFICIENCY Output of Belfast Shipyards Far Exceed Those of British or Scotech—Farmers’ Achieve- ments A litle over six months ago the Irish were denounced by English agents in every quarter of the glove for refusing to be compelled to fight tor their oppressor. The fact that ‘ishmen were of greater service to lies in producing food and ships whether they so desired or not was completely ignored. It was ne- cessary to blacken Ircland, especially in the eyes of America, and any argu- ment sound or unsound was good cnough so Jong as it got publication, In a memorandum to the Secretary of State for the United States and the Allied Ambassadors on May 1 Dr. Me- boilers were in steam w ad, Mooring e carrie! out on Friday; on which is a half day, finishing touches were put 1, and on Monday sho ste- trial trip. the tim taken in different yards in the con. struction of the “B" type of standard steamers, ‘These boats are 5100 tons yr $100 deadweight; feet bean; 31 feet deep feet draught; 2500 horsepower, speed of eleven knots. ym laying keel From keel laid ith a Yard tolaunch. to completion. Belfast . + BB weeks 24 weel Stockton .... 31 0“ 4200" Sunderland . . Sonth Shields Hull... Sunderland 37 37 Glasgow . . 5 In a moment of forgetfulness the great votary of Cromwellianism pays Cartan pointed out that the enforce-+ ment of conscription in Ireland would injure rather than advance the Allied! cause, but the English-controlied | press in this country ignored it lest English slanders might be refuted. ‘The truths enunciated in this memo-! randum are now admitted. In a speciat| dispatch to the Chistian Science Monitor the efficiency of Irish ship- builders is demonstrated. For Eng- lish purposes these efficient mecbanics might be better buried in France, but for Allied interests they were of greater service at their usual avoca- tions. ‘The dispatch is as follow Belfast’ has made another record by! finishing and fitting out a standard vessel of. 8000 tons deadweight in three and three-quarter days from the day of launching. The boat, which was built in the yard. of Messrs. Workman, Clark and Co., was launch- ed on a Tuesday afternoon. All the machinery was shipped atter the launch, and was on board the same evening; forty-four hours after the (Continued on Eighth Page) DRAFT FOR ALIENS BEATEN Nondeclarant Featuro is Declared Void by U. S. Court 2 Butte, Mont, Oct. —Holding that nondeclarant aliens cannot legally be drafted into the Amer- ican army, Federal Judge Bourquin today issued 2 writ of habeas cor- pus applied for by John Napora, a Russian citizen, and ordered his re- lease. Tho court held the rule directing nondeclarants to be drafted if they do not claim ex- emption or as a penalty for de- limquency is inconsistent with the draft law, ané sq void. ” . latter slow to take dvamtage of the opportunity; scarce ily had the United Slates declared war “on Gormany out hor “intel Atlantic to the Pacific, F the rewurned British soldic than Great. Britain threw Hectual” patrols from the irst wo had ostel reality ment among the American wd speakers cannot have faited to notice that they were more concerned with iglorifying the British Empire then in furthering the war plans of the ited States, Then we had “Bloody” fowr come to lay @ wreath on Washington's tomb, “Galloper Smith,” T. P. O'Connor, Lord Northcliffe, and host of others. The mention of T. [p."O'connor in this connection may jappear out of place to these who do \not know the man, O'Connor gave way tho real motive of his late visit to the United States in a speech he maio in the English House of Com- |smone recently. He told. his audience !that as he traveled in this country he joiten meditated on the greatness of the United States, her many factories, jher great shipbuilding plants and | yaitways, and he finished up by affirm- ing that all these things might now belong to Britain were it not for her foolish policy towards the Thirteen Colonics. “An Anglo-Saxon Clearing Honse” Quite recently this <ity was honored by the presence of a British Educa~ tional Mission brought to this country ‘on the invitation of the Council of National Defense. We all thought that the Council of National Defense was a purely emergency body, designed to protoct tho internal well-being, of the United States during the war. Tt ap- pears to havo greatly enlanged its functions of Inte, not to serve the in- terests of the United States, but to further the schemes of Great Britain in this country. 2 ‘The dangerous character of this latest British “Mission” may be —_-—————————————— | plainly seon from a perusal of the who are goud judges of British inten-| t.| American, + for of the British Government, Comes Here to Camoutlage Britain’s Imperialistic Designs—Says : Principle of Self- Applied to Ireland—Admits England “Settled” Ulster in the 17th Century to Dis- rupt freland—How the Thing Was Done—Strong Action Must be Taken to Defeat This British Campaign of By PATRICK E. WALSH folloy wing report of its Philadelphia ssion: “minent British and American ‘educators, meeting this afternoon at ithe Uuiversity of Pennsylvania, dis- cussed a closer intellectual union bo- Itween England and the United States. , “The meeting followed a luncheon igiven dy Provost Edgar Fas Smith, ot the Unive at the Houston Club, to the visitors, who are mem- hers of the British Educational Mis- mn. “Provost Smith, who opened the dis- cussion, frankly expressed the opinion 'that English universities had not al- ways been ready to receive American diplomas or welcome American stu- dent: “THe expressed regr , that in the first half of the nineteenth cen- tury iny Americans had gone Ger: and tio with and a not ideals. He was greatly pleased the visit of the British educators, © in their coming ihe dawn of ional era. scholarships were the opening weize, Provost Smith felt to entrance of Americans in English In- stitutions, “The Rey. Edward Newburn Walk- er, fellow of Queen's College, Oxiord, thanked Provost Smith for his frank- w he said was what his Commission British appreciated, rather than generalities or compli- ments, He said the commission was anxious to gct information as to what American institutions have to offer British students. “Sir enry Meirs, Vice-Chan ‘of Manchester University ised imagination, which had been able to wake up the west to the importance of the w It was lack imagination on the part of the Britons, he said, that made it difficult for them to appreciate the position of cellor the American and British student bodies were in many respects identical, He promised that Briti institutions would oifer courses for Americans, and desired the bast of American students. “The commission visiting the United States on the invitation of the Counci! of National Defense, and the program and itinerary of it ‘it have been arranged by the American Coun- cli if Education, One of the purposes of the come mission Is to establish fan Anglo- Saxon clearing honso of knowledge? Extension of exchange professorships and scholarships between this country and England Js one of tho plans pro- ede rofessor William H. Schofield, who occupies the chair of comperative |iiterature at Harvard, and who is here with the commission, explained that the purpose is to get to understand the educational system in the United States in order to make more effective an interchange of students between the great universities of England. Scotland, Ireland and tho United States. “Some of the most eminent educa- tors of Great Britain are here with the Mission, which arrived in New York October 8. The Commissioners are Dr. A, H. Shipley, vice-chancellor of Cembridge University; Sir Heury A: Miers, vice-chancellor of Man- chester University; tho Rev. Edward (Continued on Seventh Page) = 3

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