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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.