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A JOURNAL OF IRISH NEWS, IRISH OPINION AND IRISH LITERATURE, PUBLISHED IN
Women Demonstrate In Washington For
Entered as second-class matter
oflec at Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act’ of March 5,
Jan, §, 1919, at the post-
1. 1879.
PH!LADELPHIA,
APRIL 10,
1920
From Ireland.
INTEREST OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
LIC
Withdrawal of British
BRITISH ARRAY IN IRELAKD MARKS
EASTER GY GREAT DISPLAY OF FORGE
British Army of Occupation Shows Great Activity—lrish Capital
Like a Besieged City—English Troops Occupy St. Enda’s
College—People of Cork Resentful Over Murder of Mayor
MacCurtain by British Thugs—lrish Prisoners in Derry Jail
Assaulted by British Officials—Mayor Refused Entrance
to Prison—British Tax Offices Raided Throughout the
Country and Records Destroyed.
Dublin, March $.—The British Anny
ef Occupation showed gr at actinity
‘throughout the counter
cordon troops Tas eeu
thrown around this city 19 A semicircle
and the metropolis today Jooks hie a
hesieved city. ‘Tanks bombing planes,
field guns und all the other mstruments
of British fuichtfulness ave here in
plenty,
The fuldiore surrounding
Dublin Honed ar an averaxe dt
tance of 5 ity
Barl eotaagiemente shut <ff
inlets und outlets to. tie suburbs
i addibon to troops stat en many
ints
pio}
cchinente on flue
Dromeondes,
ne
and Chape
iments have been
am.
ravelers in automebites as well as
pedestrians were examined with
losest_ scrutiny. Tnterurhen tarnenr
entering the cite
preyed until the inihtars had satistied
itself passengers were unarmed
The [soldiers evar Dubiin are
‘gn
w
rected ut Teathfaca-
mposed vt crac
rying full equipment,
tion. trench helmets | snd bayonets.
UMOTS W throughoat the
efi Inst ight thar there wag shootin
at Monnt Jos" peisoa, where Sinn Beta
Prisoners are he
Newspapers igsted extra editions ane
« pouncing, the rounded by
r00
the
Borin hendatart
Jish oficinls were
hie vd at
prisoners in
the castle. appearanees
of a fort
Bic John ‘Tustor, British Cndor Seere;
ary for Trelund, reved and
our months,
Che leg sete ate
were stopped frequently while patrols
fospected the passenzer
ts of the Sieh were aroused
1 big nulitary motor
cd. ehreustr the st
Bying olden te ions, ‘Panks
the ts aud every
pow ‘and then Eauinds of ‘oop!
left for the sub
St. Enda’s Desecrated.
At Fingalns, om the north, side of the
oft: have taken posses
gt come nroceumea houses Se
College, Rathfa negham. fe
‘Ses Me
Be also ocetipied by soldiers, ‘They uve
erected a banicade with “bathed wite
on the roads near where Pearse’s mother
Gre street fights at ithe tame of thi
‘wwotton’ waa searched. wn MP.
son-in-law, 2 student,
‘cated.
British armored car‘is stationed nt
th ontrunco to, Kingstown pier ie
. Dis
favs arts of t
Fey Soalente x sinnilar stute, of nfl
Deny, Tipperary, , Lineriel
other pine
e Freeman's Journal publishes an
erticle liended“Bencetul Enstertide.”
fr which it says” “Let the
of “Ireland remember thnt th
has to complete this
tetumpl tiestroviug the “Krish. is
ated mp it the sinister and ‘surage
“nave wwhiel of thi
\£ the saris and
Sot tenn into te 8 e aDer
Fe ioe te people for restrniae end
self-control,
E
ing in Cork. it is understood,
red by the mur
Blayor SiacCurtan oy Bits esse
thet anytatng mnoy happen there.
Prisoners Assautted.
tel
yeade ‘about tie town betne. pactolled,
sengers who by tin
Beotdh boat were seureied by the po
Tice. Violent scenes were reported tak-
ing place erry jail, where mans |:
Tngh arg, mprisoned
e Magor of Derry ivas refused
erlasion' to “visit he prisoners, as be:
wl
t allowed to| al
ps. care | 2
ding aminuini-
Would not take the oath of allegiance
to the British
ect. dis
throngho
Al
ul
aux. iy
British Hoodwinked.
Duda, April 4—Tho British
relnni
mili-
6 mighty disp
Ines
‘ane
the fe saline nda its Wok upon the
ish
pro}
nt seston tay ther ‘were repaid in
own
tho
police barricks were
The
says that the aumber
wa ie the Prat few years the Brit-
i cat ry ¢ have seve the
Gitizens,
their
pol
ronsunds
nent ally
ce having 40" do with the collection |
es, were destroved by Tn
ine 22 British
records
coved, Many
fire. :
atices were raided
. THE PICKETS AND THEIR BANNERS
|
AMERICANS
Did aur Men
gi fie te make
it sate for
England ta
madrder the
TRUS Ha?
woe Spit f
See Nay A.
Armenians
Massacred-
Antervention
i :
peRcery
Bn Saroress er tai
tan America
ffard to arasn.*
ain trepiigs -
“he trishars
being mute?
for faving
imdated 5
Fathers”
- BYSTEE
PETES
G2 ae
Some of the banners which were displayed by the pickets in Washington.
“also
han “st th eroras,
deste
amper. the operations of ‘the
or
o report _ issued
heater in Ireland
lier barracks
destroyed during the ‘pact couple of anys
ha:
thorities in their etlorts
@ Situation in Cork.
lie
Ackerms
hot nt all tieudly fo the cause of Iris.
independence. cal
Cork, nnder date
British warships are patroling
hw:
‘Phe wholesale destruction of, records
s completely pai fe British ate
veo collect tases.
speci correspondent of the Pub-
Peder, Coe jan, who is
les hie paper from
‘April 5, €0 the effect
e determined on £3
“thes’ are prepared to pay the price,
whatever that. is ‘Phe following. ex:
tracts fom this dispatch will prove in:
teresting as showing the views
British correspondent on the situation im
teland :
“When T went to a newsstand to get
the, afternoon Constitution a woman
to
par
Tho acceetea
who was recently murdered, but the
hall was closed.
2 a p
see the Tising
Constitution is a British news:
ree published in Cork.,
Teatled at the city ball oe
t Lord Mayor MeSwr
om Maet
e aren't im Dublin
rare
joorman said
“The Lord Muvor ix on the rua son
know, T don't think he'll be to-
y ) Irish us ve peeon,
ro mean that the polic
be will remain in
heli
nets and full attack equipment,
ti
ver
ro
i crowds:
te building. witeh sill ig. a
putt
aut the res by the nopulation, which
Early this morning an armored
journey. ed about
mets. eareving rifles with f
“The police this morning for the first
ye tual up a position in front of the
the pension office, which ,was
banned Saturday night. und Kept ‘sour
i
nir-huuti ‘rom approa
old
‘iremen were prev
cut the
wee
the sto
eu
by reb
in| they
me in
abe
and in ind
Brecpere 1
fing’ fiying
ouses,
fiver Lee are signs,
Be or ‘De Valera Sables? ‘Bus | Pes
Walked ‘bout the eity Ti
Rroups of eight, t
Ros:
filed togetger
office building or at a thet
Meets tcRebets” in Flenty.
arrival ote in Cork,
fie of the fal independ
So taoremeut, 1 uave Boe wurvousaed
pels. They met me at the
drove me
the re
ut the its
lep
me
tes talked Fevolution
re lute into the nig!
a. =e. again
look, jeverswhere
t Sinn Pemers, I'see the Sin
from the ton win
t the admir
even
“Buy
rowhere people
|, defian
I drove or
met the same
ten or twelri
Trish Constabulars, | ho
in a corner of the post
et
rner. armed with rifles, alyo defiant.
t their detiauce was
“.4 Gontinued on Seventh Paget
jst ght
d
¢ | One in the, peneina Dubin
i British troops in stedd | Del
xed bayo- |B
appear, deter. them
HOW BRITISH PURSUE
MERGERS OF DAIL
Deputies to Irish Parliament,
‘on the Run, Have Exciting
Experiences.
‘The following dispatch, from J
Steele, was published in the Philadel-|
phia Press of Monday:
Dublin, April 4.—The life of a Sinn
Fein member of Parliament in Ireland
these days is one round of excitement,
Te was stated in the British Parliament
the other day the best way to sec the
inside of au Irish jail was to be elected
{o office in Ireland. In the last to
days the police and military’ have been
combing Dublin with a fine comb in an
effort to 1 possible Teaders
of a sebalion ‘hich bad been rumored
as planne ‘The story of the
existence of Id, MP
of oue of the Dublin districts was told
the E
to
aid hos been living at an
the last
indefiatte. ‘address for
two. and lost wi
he had stay
Fold
square drew
a blank. his y
‘ap automobile
ouiside, Looking out. he saw a military
lorry ai the He lind only time fo
‘door.
sna ail le goat and pall on is Loan in, the. pe fptiow ang tana
without stockings As the solvers eur “ S
| tered the fone doot he eft the back: |) wage, ‘Soe Set ana
ig lTeaped the garden yall. md took to 3 cals oF , redor
Hong. gtins, four hours tn
the eae. and fure hate aie i
ile the <oldiews ransacked the house. s
Wheg le Gieught they hud sone he came || So7mCy ea “a i
out, but just as he reuched the rond fe hope that the :
saw the coring. leaped the fer dom will b
unseen, and ‘lay hid another hour. sale ot these rt
This’ atternoon hie walked ito the their Suse aaa
public roora hotel,
emer all. the
“aa he considers it not his ‘job.
present “moment, mare
Féin 3. Bie are iudefinitels’
and their addresses, are changed daily,
in busivess is D-
ith the police ean always hud
BRITISH TERROR-STRICKEN
é—The police (British) |{
ltson museum today’ and
he trench mortars,
other war trophies ‘on exhibi-
Belfast. Ay
visited the.
removed fh
guns god/o
tion the
At Oughterayd. County, Galwas, pet
sessions reen
Tnfore "an Bugish
Ei.
ing inh
broken into, wouldiv zou
he
TWO MORE BISHOP:
20
iden. Att AM.
a child coughing || Right
havo’ indorsed
lawful an iabita vor the trecdom and
nts new, Mor and ts fudependence of Ireland, Ay a, sma
He is walking take ‘Sincere interest in the
Fe he is kane eau name for the
the polier, | The explanation |] purchase of $2 0-09 worth ol the said
is is no policem: arrest 2 po- || bond for whieh I ‘herewiin incose
eal suspect. unless. specially. 0 +]] my’ chee!
“1 ‘suncarely yours:
‘AR
“238 EB.
“Eo Whom TE Shay Concern
ir. Edward
forts in behult of tae
BRITISH PROTECTION NOT
WANTED IN IRELAND
Betor Melia appear
Magistrate named |
polige constable declared that Me |
Ta! Asha tivowe snowbais
he same time makmg, rome rena
toweling on
country,
fook, nace between the defendant and
lng Batani
Deton
duce polities now?
m the town.
the pol sta
tne following. dinfogue. then
nic 3
rare Foul gowns, fo
a good char-
rate—"It is you who are bring-
now. IC your house was
ext morning to p
would nol.
ant any" protettion Horn a member of
English sass,
rotect
tnuselves. without. them,
plenty of people to do so.
‘They are not able
ean protect
aud we have
We don't ree-
muiection Rom the English
ogists trate“ don’t care what poli-
tics of faith y has
vith me bi
ff. Of course, it is only a
‘fiense: bute if you were ta may
a bave. nothing,
you must conduct
ech:
vhet would you do?”
“God forbid I should be
‘The dotendant he fined too shillings
and sixpence and c
'S
INDORSE IRISH LOAN
Rev.
O'Dea,
ene Row,
shop of Spokane,
ie irish Republic
oDEA,
zie ‘of Seattle."
‘Disuorss Ho!
Fa vcouey Spokane,
3, Coun 13 using his
ale of Bonds
EK,
Aisishiop of Spohn
TA
PROTESTANT FRIENDS
IN BIG H. ¥, RHEETING
Carnegie Hall Filled With Cheer-
ing Throng and Overflow
Meeting Held in Street.
Naw Zork, April 6-<The Rew, Dr, a.
i ion is pustor of a Presbsterian
Gounty
Antrim,
reat
ng "oriuepal
oi
Ireland, Tae ae ‘ts
‘the mass-meeting
Br a stentant™ Friends of Ireland,
acked every available inch of.
. defended the Si
the Insh aves:
tion was a politi a “one instead of a
religions ones as was represented i the
‘clergymen ntly
aah
the ‘To
to destroy Ireland economically to pre-
vent her eople from, enjoy
Dr. Irwin ‘esinrd
“T sti
1d to vibe
wea ‘and, wor "
men : 3
fmbal of a united Teetand,” his auditors
that by doing so, I
Church of Rom:
(Gn the platforn with Dr, Irwin were
‘itiam Harmon Tilaek. who acted
temporary ebairman : fokn Be Mithol:
Jand, thd Rey. éehard Roberts, of
the Clmareh of the Pi
iol G- O'aherty, of Ttichmond, Va
ie Iter. Maurice Fy Murphy, a Afetho=
dint elerasman of ‘Poca the Rt
5 Giattan Mythen, evecutive
under
whose ausplees th ting was enn:
Gueted: “Bamoni. De Valera, Pyesidenc
of the irish Republic, and Justice Daniel
rims, of Brookly
. Cohalan, of the Supeme C
Overflow Meeting Held.
before the negie |
Hail Gere opened Biferseteath "street
was packed with men and women who
wrantea to enter the building, and sehen
the potice closed the doors on the surg-
mass 4 litile after 8 o'clock there
ere overflow mectiugs held ouside fhe
hall for the hundreds who could not
=
fhe Trish Repulie as well as
a ered. Sehite and 6
“Sou are yr many years
re and Creu of the ‘Trial
ave to this coun-
said the speaker. “In the last 10
r= hetwreen, 4.000.000 and 3.000.000
Trish men and Ww ased the
ocean to these shores stoning of tho dee
Plarabie condition: ete, £2
England's domination of
Those people were the fnest ‘won "thai
(Continued on Seventh Pt
Engton for Anvecicat
DROP LEAFLETS FROM AEROPLANE
Demonstrations Gpen With Picketing of State Department.
British Embassy Is Next Scene of Operations — Great
Consternation Caused to Friends of English Imperialism.
Philadelphia Women Take Prominent Part — Several Arg
Arrested, But Later Released on Bail.
BAIL FUND FOR THE PICKETS
Frank P. Walsh, counsel for the women
who have been doing picket duty in Washing-
ton, telegraphs The Irish Press that a fund out
of which bail will be provided for any of the
women arrested, has been opened. Mr. Walsh
himself has advanced $5000 toward the fund.
Those desiring to assist this fund may do so
through The Irish Press, 924 Filbert St., Philadelphia.
Jreland
to drown
out ip Washington by “Amer iden
during the last week in
claim of the nish Republic for re
nition. and in protest against the mas-
sacre of the Trish people threatened hy
the British, bas had immense eff:
treat consternation bas veen caused
among the representatives and friend~
of British imperialism in this country,
as is ovidenced by the appenls to the
State Department, whict imve brought Capital Taken by Surprise.
about the arrest of some of the women,| “ft was a suuldow aud effective geatare
and the dire threat of severe penalties| by lovers which took Wash-
if the picketing was continued. i
@ courageous work of the women
ins achieved widesprend publicity. ai
ina undoubtedly dove much to avert the
slaughter which was intended by the
British to take place at Waster, ‘That
& policy of widesprend violence wae
4 for" this
thie
nln
hig ranted)
af the
Tous
roo oF te Poreign Relations
Committee «1
ie in the Capitol
2
b
munler ‘during tie teagedy of Basten,
Tati would he celohented bye @ massacre
by, the Brsbsh ariny of occupation,
“The qui ‘8 de
cnustrators ‘and the
m-
thew ‘bore
about to be inaugurated in Treland was! Save the capital its first dizect news of
indicated “bp hes dienatetes, clear of | f= traged if impending. in. Irelands, 3
English origin. whic! ged that a} few ho ura aa the frening newepaners |
“rising” appeared with display report
tin we Ee ronan te ea out ee tr fleet. hind entered the harbor at
ond preperation ror en onslaught | Belinst, while ops were be-
onthe Iris iny dat 4 re
The pleketing opened ‘Thursday
f
CT Gretel the. sta arthing and er
alogang stamped on their agar
y is 3
bases rodney dew thi attent Sohion-
Fecal Monay, wh FE ae Stcanth etierts he Latagette
ie vosumed, agate at the roadence re| Hotel is situated just’ beyond the circle
the otfeial seprocentntive at te ih where ‘downtown’ Washington snddenly
Imperial Gorerament Eives war to the exclusive Presidentiat
De eee nerested Momdng, sot sane | district, Yet in this yuiet neighborhood
re Testing. a. erowd soon xuthered, which Iehuded
Philadelphia W A 4g, [Photographers and movi on.
adelphia Women Arrested, Greeted by Warm aperoval.
hore sho scarp locked up by. tho| opiretly over the hotel entrance fe
jee Tuesday included three Philadel-
po
a sit ore 1 Washt-
arose en masse and ebeered for five mi pha. sromen: ou Honor Bias Biel ington etait of the Teuesian soviet sorern.
NEY fett sou {exo fs np diision of Tre- Ho-and Stive Raeon O'R World. hal fae shored wevitly ‘tthe
land,” he contin: when the applause On Tnhesday Miss Mollie “Carroll, prince’! le. self-dutermination, _ which
iad subsided and there never wal be j datiziter of Jeremia Carrol Bos Isat etal and which’ Ireland
abs minister, and as| tole prominent in the aver Wash for Hag heen denied. ‘Phe stall of the soviet
Diack as they make them. Do 0 ott fhink the pris, Renutlic. flew aver We hin a urean crowded to theit open windows
T would con al ise ag from mr Hoots Tet ‘thes Capita i mere peat ith eager muntfestations of encourage:
‘ould be aiding the rom the scene
ng detailed disnatl
of ations fell, Ete Sehole story :
ington, voit plead-
ing or Teclnnd aainst Belen rule by
blood and iron was raised under the win-
dows of the Capitol by American women
“Along the lines of march, surprise
quickly “gave place approval
Gmous the sptctators, Passing motor-
jst pnd people on the sidewalks fre-
uently joined in applause.
“A rule o€ the Cupitol grounds, made
impossible for tie masehers tonne
proach the — huldin, so the
women stayed ou the highway snd ap-
(Continued on Second Page.)
eCTE broke forth in response to an ap
pent from Mrs. Hanna Shey Skee
nw vent
f they could, the reported plat of the
AMERICAN WOMEN’S DEFENSE FUND
Numerous requests have reached this
office for the .opening of an American
Women’s Defense Fund by the Irish Press to
defend the women who have been arrested in
Washington while picketing on behalf of the
Republic of Ireland.
ose who are in sympathy ‘with the
work being done by these splendid women
should'send.their contributions and they will
be recorded in the columns of the Irish Press.
‘ It is to be understood that this is separate
and distinct from the Bail Fund which is in-
tended to supply bail for any who may be
unable to secure bail from other sources: