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Full Title	Irish Press, Vol. 2, No. 6, April 26, 1919.
Contributor	McGarrity, Joseph, 1874-1940.
Date Added	15 March 2017
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1919-04-26
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, “TRISH OPINION AND IRISH LITERATURE, PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 26, 1919 PRICE FIVE CENTS . “IN STATE OF SIEGE British Tanks Drawn Up with Guns Ready to Sweep Principal Streets. Troops Throw Up Barbed Wire Entanglements MEETINGS INA. Y. AND BOSTON ASK RECOGNITION OF REPUBLIC Father Augustine. Noted Franciscan Friar. Points Out That Ireland is Self-Determined. and Already Has a Republic. Task is to Demand. Not to Beg. That Powers Recognize lt—-Twenty Thousand Attend Great Recognition Meet- ing on Boston Common ing regaucing: the British ENGLISH SENTRY, GETS O25 DAMAGES Offer This Generous Sum as Compensation for Brutal Bayonet Attack ai was held when =| as not allowed Iegal | P* wy the Dubli: tlowe the tribunal i OU honsekeeper. *s occurrence on en Page) jing mamhbers her, abet 1.200 offi as there expected in Nev for or ~ WOMAN STABBED BY. TRICOLOR FLIES WHEN SIXTY-NINTH “GETS BACK HOME Irish Flag Seen Everywhere When Heroes of Many Bat- tles Arrive in New York TO PARADE MONDAY Receive Warmest Given Any of Return. ing Troops Vimdred and on byard ihe C, battles olled Rhine. de avade triumph up nue were arranged. the regime: nr. ~ and me ris on T aw. Will Parade Next Mon ° Hendred in, I the an: i (Continued on Sixth Page) Welcome . TLLINOIS LABOR ASKO RECOGNITION FOR WASH GOYT. Calls Upon Senate Not to Ap- prove Peace Treaty Which Does Not Recogriize the Republic linois, Jed. do Notemnl the President of the the at Paris that "i y power and he ree and te 3 Re influence ta, CHLEGATES AT IRIS SEE AMERICAN AN MACHINE GUNS PEER FROM WINDOWS English Soldiers in Full Panoply. Even to Metal Helmets—All Roads to City Guarded—Pcople Who Had Left City Pre- vented From Returning. and Tank Got Ready to Rake the Crowd With Fire in Case People Should Try to Return Home W “thes to town there had heen depots and reney, Kept from Emiering City FRENGH EAWOYS; CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS... Messrs. Ryan. Walsh and Duy e Have Second Meeting With President Wilson. and Con- ferences With Colonel House—Greeted by French Chamber of Deputies—To Sce es, hi 1 it: (Continued on Seventh eae) DAIL EIREANN LEARNS OF]. DEMONSTRATIONS men and The following cable was| “gone forwarded last Sunday by Dr. ° ‘om the other door of the” and demand” McCartan: “Executive Dail Eireann, 6 Harcourt St., Dublin. Inaugurated today, Easter Sunday, by decree of National Council of Friends of Irish Freedom, on motion of Joseph }' McGarrity, seconded by John Devoy, a nation-wide demon- stration during this week in|, all the important cities. de- manding recognition of the Republic of Jreland, MoCARTAN. “ ~ 1 the of the ish Re pub- | until the: v-thire wi ing between th British envevs in Par iew to opening dise ed to bring about the “and, President Wy i! of the delegates v | the. A Lloyd George The three repre anand Dunne, ve continued the nt the Am gates, Tt expected ‘th ey: h Ireland's fir: Pn Na b: President. jong conte tives —fenee ! the or wwo AM ence to. pr AL ammouncement will he the admis-i cdr ibis, statement to, the .cor ween ihe President a is “White House? Thur jorning. ‘The following the delegates met C and ext piace repre: declared that they Many Obstacles Overcome : George Gavan Dufty, F. D. who is co-operating with Kelly, as envoy in Ireland's path, De Valera and the Irish Cab now sce ce ete ahead.” The state- cordial hospita entatives was held at y nothing at this time relative: orted to the outconie of the conference. ; ” rom the Ish] imined to. meriecan Commis- V dent. “1 ele it will the Whole sword, deciaring siege throughout the “For the past few weeks | been in the innermost councils 'the Irish Government. and | can cause Jreland oi the ace the world as a a dependent nation, We want a mericans to come to amer to sce things p tween the American | committee and Colonel House. 8 upper : ved the Pont Bichon KF right and best f and to guide them on the sure " (Continued on Sixth Page) SERIES OF RECOGNITION MEETINGS a formal : in command the other side t In compliance with the de- cree of the National Council of the local council of the F. F, at their last meeting decided to hold the following series of meetings to demand recognition of the Republic of reland: Sunday, April 27, Frankford Theatre. 4711 Frankford avenue, at 8 P. M. Sunday. May 4, at_2.30 P. M., at Broadway Theatre, |: Broad and Snyder avenue. S Sunday, May 11, at Nixon], Theatre, 52nd below Market. Sunday. May 18, at the Peoples Theatre. Kensington avenue and Cumberland, FREEDOM FUND HEAD- QUARTERS OPENED Conmitire of the Freedo: ver at the ‘hestnint 4h 1 the raising of the frisn cle .. “anday, May 25, at Im- act as joint macdlate Conception Hall. r fund. Cheek: Germantown avenue = and ¥ 1 am iC 44 North Aroad stres Chew street.