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A JOURNAL OF IRISH NEWS. IRISH OPINION AND IRISH
VOL. NO. 33
FU
3.
Thousands to Take Part in Demonstration
ered ae second-class matter Jan, 8, 1919, at the poat-
x the Act’ of March 3,
Ent
oMce at Philadelphia, Pa, und
.
1879.
PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 30,
INEY
1920
LITERATURE,- PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE REPUBLIC,
i SU
in Honor of Martyred
Lord Mayor and His Comrades.
GALL FOR BREAK WITH ENGLAND
IF ATROCITIES 00
NOT GEAGE AT ONCE)
Great Mass-Meeting in Grand Opera House Demands That Unit-
ed States Sever Diplomatic Relations With Britain Unless
Qutrages in Ireland Cease—John E. Mitholland Presides.
Lovejoy and Esmonde Speak—Many Subscriptions to Bal-
briggan Fund Received.
Protest against British atrocities in
Treland was registered at a mass-meet-
ing held Sunday evening in the Grand
Opera House, Broad strest and Mout-
xomery avenue, The audience, which
crowded the great auditorium, cheered
the demand that diplomatic relations
between tho United States and Great
ca unless a stop 8 put
ing committed by the
Ber erat Thousand, dollars in contribu-
tions to the Balbrigean Vund
sided
Be ir. Owen Ke os, TE Nes
York, noted socioligist, Gomergationalist
minister and soneral_ yccretary, of ‘the
te eal Ck Child Li ila Eaabe
mom
the Irish ‘Legation a vai
Eemonde 3s a me
ish family 3 doscenaant of
Hemy Grattan, 4 ike Dillon presented
ane 6 chaieman. Other pealcers were, Mrs
6 Newman and 2 J. O'Ma-
BE: resolutions, besides calling, for
the breaking off of Felations with, Bog:
ean rossed grief at the, murder of
Fitageraid by c
a
So
ay Inish Airs.
oting was
Soh. yao al
he in their
forms seainst the background of Trish
. introducing the chat
Me. Bilion, in in ng, the, chat.
Miho # iste Orange
stock, he bad forgotten bis early train-
i ‘ardent supporter
yublic.
» aH Abelland on taking the, cl
at his (Afr. MillinShands ane
cestors bad alvass been right on Irish
a a Presbyterian
stock,” he Sai dheetore was I by
i nish Republican.
of the
e ca = speal
Some authority on Ste Tesh duce
ton, going, to see the Irish
‘ou are at
Republic tecognized just = surely as}
oing to see the su
POH ETS Soaitions in Teland are not
there ‘will be another
aveneee ie Seb We took place in 2 1798,
when 30, 000" conte ‘were murdered in
ce at Mr. Milholland sai | la
that Borland ‘sa never be secure unt
Dr. Lovejoy Speaks.
me
introducing the first speaker of} |
mh
the evening, Mr. Oven ares,
chairman, stated that
beloved. throughout the Bead for he ea
uable-work in promoting and enforcing
Fenitd Tat
a Dr Lanea ‘seho received a heaity
a full-
vwclenne, said °F eho claim to be a fal
Presbyterian on -my fa-
Footed From being a lover
ef small children and a, champion of
Hew eAehes, he said he had watoeally | in
git wight ye interest to the Tights of
not come here to denounce
if he wanted to
a
own ‘orators aod tate
“The, Wi
vor'sand vamazon at
airs in. Tela
‘sate’ of Ireland, but the Syottd that has
changed sin In
nol
bein
vette pworld is springipg to a ‘new re
ee
a made to restore
state
‘ere | movement for their own
2
ga see he esate: Valuatese | 2
marched 1
rs of |i
rin yea
Trelapd’s island I spent iw sears, of | di
life 0d, reat
re,
id Se that they will’be tanned,
in Ireland is at an,end. Why, then,
it may be asked, does‘England continue
her reign of terror? Ireland in the last’
hal century lost half her population:
ule continues she will lose
in apother 50 years, and
juestion wi solved.
/Therein lies the answer. |
Antlirish Arguments,
“There are_ several ary that
are always advanced against Ireland's
right to rule hersel e first of these
ic that the Trish peonle are aot Guitet,
n in the world’s history
been united ‘us one ma
a
as the liberator of his
Trany’ another enslaved.
were those among ne that a
out of here, you agitator.”
“Americans: have. not- for; tian that
America, too, had her Tories, who stood
gue, 60,000 Strong, and foughe egninst
the republican arm;
“the world hes never before seen a
peopl is the Trish are today.
SHike ralistons, “issue “ie" frequently
brought forward as one of the things
which make the Irish problem difficult
to solv is said that Ivelanc
Speesteidden? althowsh, i
nle only 23
population is ‘Protestant, 8 pe
of the preachers are Protest
“=Ehe people of America ‘wete anxious
ir both sides
said, *Gef|
is
people
only a se of the Insh people sup-
ort, the fren Republic. As chairman
of the Pr fonds of ¢ reland,
Tr extonded them and
invited then to debate ‘the Irish question
in a public meeting in Carnegi e Hall
This letter_was never ans
Protestant Friends of Teeland offered i
fond a delegation of Sve to Ireland. to
e composed of ty i
ts and a
view representatives. of all parties,
let ing this offer is still un
Not a Domestic Affatr.
*
eioae nd muld bay f.
cor SEEM trae Pave Ba
would be knit to England by many com-
i rests. Eng-
er
ent from Ireland and allowing
Fish people ‘to speak their own alae
ee ber O'Mahoney,
funds for the relief
that Pliladsipiia’ bad on
adopt t Balbriggan, and be kuerr
redeem the ase.
aie ealing | for
Balbriggan, ‘said
lertaken
itsvould
fedcem the promise, “Things are bad
heard ai the Bindi aud ‘Tans’:
how black they \
fr. Hsmonde was then introduced,
re cRelnad holds hee/head high ti
."ontinued on Third Page ee
MEETING OF COMMITTEE
. OF 100 POSTPONED
n't Soper te, be
the, meeting
gusnuneed Test,
ie purpose |
“necessary worl: « f¢
as
SERVICE MEN URGED
te take part in
les
TO JOIN IN PARADE
ank and File Veterans’ Asso-| °°
ciation Asks Them to Take
Part in Funeral Procession. | Po
A communication urging service men
the funeral procession
fo be held ‘next Sunday has been issued
3 the Rank and File Veterans’ Asso-
Giation of Philadelphia,
war ‘tom
mocracy,’ to join
mharch to be held Sunday afternoon,
ober P.M, under
of ‘the Irish societies of. Philadelphia.
I
tings,
s
sociation of | ‘Philadephia calls ic apon Ae |
embers: all veterans 1 late |
c
ving cit
phia againet the brutal outrage now
Ing. cot
‘The letter follows
TO ALL EX-SERVICE MEN
fomrades, Gree
“The Ran
Vet
of the
worl
fe inonster protest
Oc-
he ausniees
2
5.
Fe
ade will express the in igpation
of Faliaicl
ct:
ted upon the people of the
eich Hepubie by the Imperialist Gov-
ernment of Eng)
7
a the. eause for whielt sou fought a1
whi
Yt have been. Sag
9 veteran echo
fought for de
you should be
in Hine, so that
and for
comrades died should nm
in vai.
rm and march for
the caugecfor eh you _fought,
“AWVILLIAM ‘J.
“Chairman
HIGGINS,
f Rank and Pile, Veterans!
“Association, Philadel
BRITISH BURN HOUSES
Cork, Oct. 21.—
Reprisale” were ear-
ried out today at Newcestown, near
Brandon, where British military lorries
Were recently ambushed with the lose of
two officers. Early in the
public louse conducted by Richard, Sul-
a
the morning
from hhis bed and questioned as to weho
oe “the
b:
ars
ty
in ‘the public
ambush,
captors, vou was,
house on the night
He escaped from ins
s wounded in the neck
jouse was. set afte after
er , dauebters Had been
58
agged out
t| straw were piled around the house of
Patrick
Corea zie bw
‘A British.
shed this attrac ae, "Elona, or
den mere "oun two "ot hen, seri-
2
hme!
raided the offices of the nersbntey the
at
REPORT IRISH LEADERS ;
. CAPTURED BY BRITISH
‘The folowing report appeared in Sat-
undayie Publie pellger
<bive vents are moving
ae a day or two of
tbat ‘street affair, iu which one
of the ivieh Republican
army. “was killed and three other, Sinn
gow) were captured, the military
Brigal the fe eadquarters of the Trish Re.
publican ariny, capturing an enormous
mass of incriminating documents and
valgable information,
sult, all the highsup fehting
sim Belmore an
military and. police bard at, wile eal.
‘Michael Collins was missed b;
utes in a raid on his general beadquar-
ters, which was within 300 yards of
Dublin Castlé, and he is still at large.
At least hale ad
isk
ere taken, however,
es raid, and other artests will certainly
MANY OFFER HONOR
TO IRISH MARTYR
Newark, N. Ty Oct, 25—The large
American ‘flag on’the Newark City Hall
was 3 Towered to halt-statt yesterday aft
fayor Gillen, be-
cal ie of the death of Mayor MacSwiney,
of Cork. Two ot nging
Poles projecting from the windows 12
fhe 2 ae, office were also placed at
a
Mayat Gillon issned this statement:
jit ig diiieult to view MacSwiney "seat
that of mi
Geonge and "ibe
The British Gov-
clean house it
rahe civiliced people of the
eatth ‘will not tolerate ‘a Government
guch,,as England bas at the present
ime.”
New York, Oct. 27—Now York
city mourned officially today for
Lord Mayor MacSwiney. By order of
Mayor Hylan, the flag on City Hall
was lowered to half-staff,
Baltimore, Ma. Oct. 27.
Gibbons is “expected to, presi
Soleman Requiem Mass for Lo
MacSrriney" at the Cathedral ext
r servic
ty representatives of
ide jat_ a
We | ho
Although declaring
not. re in questions
Faating tothe intenor Wolicies, Baris
newspapers commenting upon the deat!
his cous
FINANCIER ARRESTED
Echo, at Enniscort large} Belfast, Oct. 24—The police and mili-
quantities of type asa prote-: agaiust| tary Saturday m ldnight arrested | Ber-
“the lies about the military and police.” | nard O'Rourke, a prominent Irish finan-
fier, af his home in Tuniviecn, County
mililary ‘raids were carrie
Dublin, Oct. 21— < Numerous British
morning. Several persons were arrested,
including two jou
The, house “of Mra. Alice Stopford
Green, widow of John Richard
Green,
the Muglish historian; was aaong Boss
raided.
id
out this
Stonagban, and.conveyed him to the bar
racks at Dundalk. “No announcement
of he charges against him was made.
a director of the fat oug
Belleek Fermanach potterg- works. aud
large works at Dundalk aud South Mon-
|
edinal | tab!
rranged today have. bee
of Terence MacSwines, ey tribute to a
100,000 EXTRA VOTES
FOR EVERY $20 CLUB
New Offer in Great Irish Press
$5000 Campaign Open
November 1.
For every §20 dub of new subserip-
tions to the Irish Press sent in on or be-
fore November 29, 9 P. BE, 100,000 extra
votes will be given i the great $5000 |;
campail
fo the ‘number. given as ab
back of the candidate's “reesipt. book
Only bona-fide wew subscriptions will ap-
piy_on this offer.
ust think of it! One fverear sub
setiption means one club—100.000 e
yotes! Candidates
the number of clubs they obtain.
$2 of new subscription:
Soumt'aa a club. Candidates should turn
in all new subscriptions as soon as they
obtain ther,'as the campaign manager
will keep an accurate record of all sub-
Seriptions retelved during the offer, and
at the end of the campsign will issue a
Special voting ballot to cover the extra
as to
Every
otes due and mail them direct’ to the
candidate
‘The regular votes will be issued os the
subscriptions are tnrned in, and by
gurning. the subscriptions. in a8 s¢ 08 i
them the
vil il tec their ane
is_ positively th - _pieset special
ter of te entire campaigur dt wil a
repeated. New
Forth more now, than ‘ther ever will be
Do your best’ now
The offer may piace you safely’on the
inning lst! Remember the Ofer opens
November 1 aad 9
BoM ie ig pointed out thet the 00, ‘G00
extra votes should be a special induce-
ment to new candidates. “The campaign
for just One
plgce your vote far above th
hark, for in addition, to. the 100,000
extra vote credit you will got the reewlar
ote .credity-as ‘shown in the regular
later.
He's the Sinn Fein, slogan, (Educate
thi at FOU ma t
weing: a prize, iat ° Urging
Eee camaigtes Sa he eam paign prizes
sn wieely chosen, seewingly with
ie Sinn Fein Brineile ‘of education in
Inind. “iiose: who are lucky enough to
win ave done
Sousiferable work iy eduoatiog the pul
fie by spreading “The Irish Press”
among them; and, on the other band,
hey will have won nderful of
tunity to educate th crngelves othe Gai
‘of Pennsylvania or St. Enda’s
Gollege, Dublin. “But perhaps the prize
which, appeals 2 inost ‘of nll to the candi-
date_is the which fers n fie suc
cessful candidal ate a trip to Trelnad.
reland is now a holy land to us all,
We are struck with awe when we rend
of the heroic deeds of herfereat men and
mn their names in the
same Breath as of thone remote roman
Hic figures we rend about ip histo
Joun of Arc or George Washingion.
se |aghan, Fis home was recently raided
and searched py the authorities,
Yet every candidate wio pats forts bis four
‘Continued on Second
“MacSWINEY, HIS WIFE ‘AND CHILD feds
iNeriptions are! eas
NIAYOR DEAD
afternoon. Irish American
in the demonstration.
ite which, fave made application
Uni
for a place in the Hine will form as fol-
coi Society, centre of Square, facing
ACLDg Wi
county focieties ‘on Seventh street,
south from Walnut
rman ageteties, on Seventh street,
north from Marke
labor ort
street, south
ie Lea 1. N. Fogesters, on
Toeist, ‘street, nom § sh ito
Jone, AO. Hou Walnut street,
oe F), on Walnut
he | street, best of Sev
‘Church. epeietis| ‘on Chestnut street,
east of Sixt
Gafsokie Boy Scouts and Cadet Corps,
rut
on Chestnut street, west of Seventh,
‘Knights of Red Bronch, on Sixt
cost eantlh of Loctsh
Knights -of Columbus, on Chestnut
strget, cust from Seve
south, “pelea Chestnut ‘and W:
ja-Gacl, on Sixth street, South of
a
Actomnobiles, on Spruce strect, west
from Eig]
MacSwinoy Dena, he Sat
Death bas at last ensued as the fina
“im the great sucriice offered by
Mayor
March 30, succeeding ‘Thomas MacCur-
slain by.
‘who was the British, At
a
‘Ail ladies’ societies, centre of Square,
FS
tions, on Seventh | tence of
of Locust, ser
Italian peti ‘Ou Market street, east}
public, on Sixth streets facing
pa
sa holding permission
aes: | the bedside
PRICE TEN CENTS.
NDAY
PROCESSION STARTS AT TWO O'CLOCK
AFTER LONG ORDEAL
Philadelphia’s sorrow and indignation at the death of
Lord Mayor MacSwiney and his “comrades will be ex-
pressed in a great funeral procession to take placé Sunday
societies, church organiza-
tions, labor unions, and many other bodies will take part
A large number of organizations have signified their
intention to take part in the parade.
tions are invited to take part.
The procession will start at two o'clock Sunday, -
afternoon. It will move from Washington Square. Sev-
enth and Walnut streets, north on Seventh street to
Market, west on Market to Broad, north on Broad to
Diamond, whence it will return to the Metropolitan
Opera House, Broad and Poplar streets. Here memorial
exercises in honor of the martyrs will take place.
Ex-service men are invited to attend as a guard of
t|honor, wearing their uniforms.
All other organiza-
claimed | Terence,
end was ‘pot unexpected, for the
Lord ‘Mayor bad been unconscious for
Several days in Brixton prison, where
Bie osscesion weal nts.
Only big brother, John_MacSwiney,
and his private chaplatae Father Domi-
nie, were with the
died,
Lord Mf:
family. ‘stoup.
prayed over inte ‘boss os Tay 01
cot
Heavy Guard at Prison.
_‘There were no untoward demonstra.
tions ‘outside Brixte if
at the prison that the
to inform the dead man's relatives that
the Mayor was dying was that it was in
the prises interests,
just before MacSwiney died, Father
Dominic and John MacSwiney knelt at
and offered prayers. ‘The
Priest administered the rites of extreme
on. 2
unger re well Fithin the possibilities that
ben, it be- tue body will be (Cork secret
an dead, Th ha order to fold copten is
sant res
ro atever demonstrations S might be
ranged in England and
a
ft
ie Office, in charge of prisom
the movement
tae
Tis within the powers o
1°
ody of a prisoner
,Oflice to give up the
‘whatever w:
the time of his election
tually “on the. run! —that is, “being
the Britis although be
made pearance in public after be:
ing te a Lord Mayor, he was
molested vat ‘Augu
° Member of Dail.
ag eed member _ of
2 Cork fi December,
me faauary ofthe’ Geet seat
ho was elected to the Corie Cit
foseph Murphy, one of
in Cork jall, died the ‘sat .
SfasSwinay, "At the timo of our gong
to/press news of deaths among the
[nine surviving unger strikers was
expected hour!
‘The ‘Slepath "prong, by the cables
COLBY GIVES HEARING
ON RECOGNITION
vektashington, D. C.. Oct. 27S
of Stato Colbs has decaca’ ‘to
-Feeelve officially a delegation
recognition of the Irish Republic.
Headed by Frank P. Walsb, the
geleration ou i received; by 1
eeretary” tate Department
ever at FS o'clock. The com-
mittee will consist: ‘of James K. Mc-
Guire, former Mayor of Syracuse,
-4 Eugene Iincaid, former mem-
Peat CT Naa ee
se
Sohn W.’ Gott, New ‘vor Nand ters thera,
Mepindos Oct. 25-—Death carly today