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Full Title	Irish Press, Vol. 1, No. 41, January 4, 1919.
Contributor	McGarrity, Joseph, 1874-1940.
Date Added	15 March 2017
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1919-01-04
Publisher	Philadelphia: The Celtic Press
Source	Joseph McGarrity Newspaper Collection
Topic	Irish > United States > Newspapers. Irish Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Newspapers.
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Disclaimers	Disclaimer of Liability Disclaimer of Endorsement

OCR A JOURNAL OF IRISH NEWS, IRISH OPINION AND IRISH LITERATURE, PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF AN INDEPENDENT IRELAND = “PRICE FIVE CENTS | People of Ireland, by Exercise of Inherent Right of Self-Determina- tion, Proclaim Their Independence COMPLETE VICTORY FOR SINK FEIN Seventy-three Candidates Returned—Almost Clean Sweep in Three Southern Provinces—The Irish Party Disappears— Only One of Its Members Elected Outside Ulster—John Defeated—Three-fourths of Ireland for Republic Dillon Loud Sian euny Sinus Foner wpareat tina and. hets GREE that Ir gree among them: well known piece of British clap-trap. There are only ~hree parties in Ire- land. Ret election in .P Connor, ‘eh ep gesents an Hngli bo that really on son oi te returned me: ment: Coalition Crionists. Coalition Li Coalition Lavorites, Unionis: Marity in Wate gonal hold on the p jn Captain Redin Asquithian Liberals returned it Munst Laborites. Leinster or Conn eit. 7 National Independ resent J rinity. and : a Cnianist wa: PROCLAMATION To the Citizens of the Republic of Ireland Who Are at Present Resident in the United States and Canada: Fellow Citizens s Envoy of the fallen the great happiness of convey ple of Ireland have. before the watching eyes of achieved the Independence of Ireland. In the clections which took place on December 14 last. Ireland exercised her right of Self- Determination. The question which the Irish people were then called on to decide was: “Shall or shall not Britain continue te govern Ireland?” Ireland was occupied by an English ar were incarcerated in Engtish jails; our press effectively silenced; the first Directory whom we appeinted to conduct the Republican clection campaign was arrested and his headquarters raid- ed; the same fate overtook in turn each one who succeeded him: and, in brief. every device which imperial ingenuity could conceive used to prevent the free expresston he electoral will. evertheless when the result was re- vealed on December 28. it was unequivocally demonstrated that the people of Ireland had determined that Britain shall rot continue to govern Ireland: and that the population of Ircland, by more than two-thirds majority, had finally severed such connection of Ireland with England as force and chi- canery had maintainedfor seven centuries. ~ : December 28, 1918, will ferever rank in the history of Iveland as July 4. 1776, ranks in the history of America; as July 14, 1789, ranks in the history of France, as the day of the birth of Liherty ranks in the history of every free people. The free people of Trelan ake their place among the free peo- ples of the world, “with malice towards none, with charity for all, with firm- ness in the right as God gives us to see the right.” The free and independent people of Ireland hold out the hand of fellow- ship to ail the free and subject peoples of the world. We feel special kinship with the peoples of France and of Belgium. se lately freed from the usurp- ing power of military might. The wrongs of the people of Russia. Poland and Palestine we feel ax our wrongs; and we t afford what aid we can to right them. We are conscious and mindful of the friendliness of the British ‘Laber Party towards Treland. and ‘our sympathies go out to the people of England in their gallant struggle te wit nd the Junkerdom that prevails there against them. The Irish people are net at war with any people. nor do the: ontemplate any act of any foreign Government, but they will not suffer the destiny of Ireland, now determined by the free will of the Irish people. to be warped er thwarted by any selfish Power or by any group of suck Pewers. We shall be party to no Governmental league of vhich the avewed or disguised purpose is contrary to the principles of free- dem and justice to all peoples. great and small. We desire no friends except the friends of liberty and right: we recognize no enemies except the enemies of justice and fair dealing. We shall co-operate with all our strength and with all our mind in any union of {ree peoples for the preservation of peace and good will throughout the world and for the advancement of the common welfare of mankind. It is a matter for congratulation to all Lrishmen that the final and com- plete vindication of trish Nationhood by the Irish people has been achieved without bloodshed. ‘To Ireland is thus given the honor of affording the first sign of the new world order—of the right of all peoples peacefully to de- termine their national destiny. Ou behalf of the Provisional Government of Treland, [ call upon the Irish people in America and Canada, arid upon the friends of Liberty in this great Republic, to rejoice and be glad with Ireland in this, the day of her victory. and to he ready and strong to aid the Irish Re- public, lest.it be overwhelmed by the imperial forces that aré even now gath- ered to destroy it. PATRICK McCARTAN, Envoy of the Provisional Government of Ireland. Philadelphia, December 30. visional Government of Ireland, to ing officially to you that the peo- whole world. finally ny; the Irish Republican leaders meetings were proclaimed and our THE IRISH REPUBLIC ENDORSED ; People of Ircland Determine the Destiny of Their Country. Great Majority Favor Separation From England—British Chief Secretary Threatens Blood—Attempt to Obscure Significance of Decision—Britain Must Submit or Shoot Kings that were thrones horses fevening last a prominent cl this city exciaimert. hey could suling up to ers of these Loup before i ein a nurshell, ;Unned Siates and the Mliied ¢ indrsedl by Mh « the expres Hoth Yh faeNeill ried submit te sweden did war on the He Sent Best Wishes for Its Success Cealitusn WL wants hackers: of DEMONSTRATIONS DEMAND RELEASE OF elected ior) Rathmines Every WILL’ having beea gone through with. | FORBID MEETING PRISONERS Dubin, Tan, 3—Great demon ce {Continued on Tiurd Page) TO HONOR MARTYRS stat tae last four 3 Republic Only Pos stated emphiati elected ont 1 ad should epubli tote take? ait the ruins uf