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VOL. 3.
RS.
NO, 39
the post .
Jan, 0, 1919, at
Miho hot’ of March $n 1875"
PH.LADELPHIA, DECEMBER . 11,
LITERATURE, PUBLISHED IN
THE
1920
INEY IN U. S. T
COMMISSION FROM U. 8. 10 INQUIRE
INTO BRITISH ATROCITIES (INDIA
Appointment of Investigation Committee Decided Upon at Con-
vention of Friends of Freedom for India—American Com-
mission on Indian Independence Alsc Established—Many
Irish Representatives at Convention—Iniquities of British
Rule in India Recited—Greetings Sent to Ireland.
commission of five to go to India
and |
New York, Dec. 6—Appointment of dev the British ob epire falls like @ house
es r
Gnvestigate charges of outrages and per
secution against the British adminis-
tration was decided upon yesterday by
the Friends of Freedom for India at
their frst annual national convention
at the Hotel Mcalpin.
In a resolution the conference charged
Great Britain with exploitation, finan- mi
extortion, and quthlesy suppres:
and oppression.
ment of a a _committee en oa
ough and ial Tavestisation of tne |
charges and. to report. back to
Eriegds of Freedom for India and to
the, Pmerican,
was .decided Mtbat the committee
shalt bo'samed ‘ay the aatonel ‘counl
of the organization, together with, the
Advisory, Woard, uid shalt
as India Investigation
ommiscion.
anent commission of five, to be
88 American Commission on
fadian Independence, is provided fox,
‘canstitutioh "adopted “by’ ‘tic’
mi
originally drafted it specified that.
Baol Gisaige Hichard. Le Query Anna
Louise Strong, and two persons’ named
by. the: Finda: members wera to com.
the committee, but the section was
amended ¢o that the commission wi
the uational council
Freedom for India and
isory Board.
without trial by jory w.
a the appgint-
2!
‘was passed unt
{00 Organizations Represented.
Over 260 delegates,
tions, atten
s,epresenting 100
orgauizat
the roms Ammoriean, irish
am
pole” for Indie,, was present part of
Oreos
Robert o *Lavolictte, Sean "Senator Jo
hI. France, of Marsland, Supreme
dge John Goff, Shion
mas, a Sapasese representative, in ware:
ington, and the Joint e
Beeamated ¢ Giothing Workers of New
Beg inning yith presentation of the
inate the meeting soon developed
epresentatives ‘from. the
movement, and
ese.
ericdn Federation of Labor
was attacked by several sneakers for not
gpnosing deportation and for thus tacit |p
denying the, right of political refu
& in fy in this c ounts
in Co-operation.
Bindu revelutionists are working tp
lose covaper other national:
Sta,
ing
with soviet Russia,
Sttegdranath Ghose,
anzor of the Friends of Frodlom ior
“Only the other day « soviet Russia
a loan of 1,000,000 rubles to the
jonalist ‘movement,” he. sa)
J as a saa ot of the
“ ‘einers,””
Swarasictn oF ‘godt el st
the Swarajists in capturing
schools,
Industries, labor and ‘even 2 ebs
oserate ‘pformist party for the
Eeteme vatlooalist ca
a
Shere cara “taal te
Soyo tho javernaiion
; of-the Indian gaetion. Bo said
a Binds wrould an ulliance wit
clan OF
e
J to Groat Britain.
countries sg SeReE
eBid
te Tabor ie only, slightly, tess
Seine to Mr. ‘Das He oie the
lan of “federalization” propounded by
British labor leaders ta ab efort tovolve
the question of British
that it was only another, way of "keep:
ing, the empire together.”
@ Indian revolution
aickly.
Sealing with Asia. We
to 60 back om her tra Rice.
Talibekt, Er Thao. chat f the con:
rentic a the ire
on the resol Of colonial
cxplottation, a principle which must
Veudalisg, and slavery went.
‘e in Amerjea cun't, stand aside and
fay that what bappens in India or Tre
tand is_vone of 0 eer,” he assert:
ede. "We as a. nation are dedicat
fe’ prigciple “euat Goyeromeste derive
their power from the consent of the gov-
cerned,
neha
* Threat to Peace,
“Whatever threatens the peace of the
world tent and whatev
world.
eportat 1S
strongly condemned in a resolution, ‘hich , the, British Government,
ad ix running Tampa" as aguerte
lgbor organizations and from various, Boy, ung
Sortia, of x5 Sa denied reports that the Hindus
qui
ig
re Goverain
Sevator
a}, O)
the ‘oficial oligarchy
| posed to
Sepanese. oe nay: |
ther
ing the boycott movement
‘America has turned
Gaba into veritable ola
vt'in Tudia. the death vate iv increas:
Mind diveate thet eat be Prevented
ed Be
other. 5)
Tustin, a graduate of Aligarh
e spots
A
Mohammedang amon
mealies, ind said that the Britis
to foment quarrels
x the. armas of keeping the various
and . Mohammedan: are
for
t
mi
mae, a student at Columbia Uni-
versity.
etian Speaks.
a wat,
ent of the ‘Bespin spaper bi
spoke for the “Deyptian nationalist
Moho detailed indictment of , Britich
policy in tadia, contained in
lution calling “for ‘the ‘Sppeiniment ef of
joa of investigation is as
<
“Restived, That we, tho delorates to| =
annual
che first
Amencan Friends
Topresentitive Iodians
Grcomentury evidence as is available to
al, make the following charges uguinst
the, ai “creat Britiia
We charee, that for 150. years
of Great Britain
how ruled anda ted India in ihe]
exclusive interests of the British Ei
end that sach ere
fo welfare of all” ‘the “fadian
le.
‘3 We charge that as a direct
‘salt of, “Brian exploitation the native
Industrial system roken down and
has almost or sisappetred, so that
workers’ in the crafts have, been
g
28
Foreed to abindon their accustomed a
(Continued on Sixth Page)
NO PEAGE OVERTURES,
SAYS O’KELLY, ENVOY
Paris, Det, 7—Sean O'Ce:
Birenny, or its
Minfotey, hs made any overtures for
vapee, with England.
b scorn" Be
wit!
sass s-vall suggestion of: compromie
with England on the basis of her
latest eo-called-Home -Rule bill.” She
rage to negotiate Bog.
Jand except as one free’:
J.
lonies, saying | i
dia knows that, Ameticn will | Witeh
cot Heriea 8
i | iabor for ris Frecdgne is in
rer | 5
in
correspond adjoins
Eg ing the aie,
MANY LABOR BODIES
TOLAID IRISH CHOSE} 1,8, ARE TRUTH HUNGRY
Respond Warmly to Cail Issued
by American Commis-
sion,
Chicago, Dee. 6—More than 100 cen-
tral labor bodies in as many cities of
the United States have responded to the
call of the Labor Bureau of the Ameri-
con Commission on Ircland to form!
local committees of five to oid in or-
gonizing the sentiment sympathetic to
Ireland im this country, it was an-
uounced at the headquarters of the com-
168 West Wasbingtou
1¢ labor uuions,
of the umes | Treland is
s ‘the bursa
d States labor is
r to 9 organize oflectively for the aid
ot prom a Battinore of, Seattle
plies came. roug ‘eutiment OE
F
ie ollowing seluetious wade" publie
We are wit _Septiment, bere
3
vill
land,
tant’ when
Aseure you of our act
all thin ing to
indepen dencenBeatral ‘Labor
Holyoke, Mast
ctive co-operation
reland’s
Union,
ae | tte tubers of our union were very en-
usizstic over ther —- ;
focal 418, Portland, Men er"
his Tocatty. will dg its part im carry.
successfully any plans laid
(eentnues on Sixth Pago)
BRITISH BURN AND KILL
IN THE CITY OF CORK
Drapery Establishment Burned,
Young Man Mortally Wound-
ed; Macroom Under Siege.
fog.
Cork, Dec, 1—A drapery establish-
English iv: © company
the upper part of the building were ‘burn:
0 previous attacks bad been made
on the remises, the } e
ben the store was forcibly entared and
large quantities of de
moved. O'Gorm:
ere, was considerable shooting by.the
British in ve fey dun
man, who has
ean, identited, wag brought to
the Eeoral fatally woiin
lace will be the ‘text to 507"
business fa oe ‘each other to-
in| day. If the aetrictin ‘of property cou:
nightly ‘rate, the
tintes at the
Cork business fotrict soon, will be wip
NAN of the town shopkeepers are adver-
ported this afternoon that two
men were. ehot dead last night in the
Mucroom district and that four persons
ere arn “qe tom of Macroom is
ina state Siege an ane trate is al-
Iewed escept for food Sistrbuton,
BRITISH TRY.TO-KEEP
Bate NEWS FROM IRELAND
don, Dee. 2.—Sir
Hemar Green-
body of alia
ened with death,
ordered ‘to: hold
cen
rs. ~The, ervention rs pay fice
Saved. them: oes oe gas pas
f} one pro ere
the bole Trish epullie’ Be Believing it-
5 Self the organ of
¢| griticlsm, for eritieisia long constructive |
sales 10 order to convert | tl
cash. ‘The exodus of peo-|
in
MANN OF IRISH IN
They Ask for ‘for Bread an and Instead
Are Fed Highly-| Flavored
Cake,
IMDATES IN THE TRISH
press 3 $5900 PRIZE CAMPAIGN
wa v, FIND THE 99.000 EXTRA
VOTE OFFER KEY TO VICTORY
| It should be borne in mind tbat t the
| offer ie ta
P.M,
turning It in to the campaign o}
Subseriptions Should be tars an 08
300u as they are secured, sv that the
gubsoriber a set the paper at once.
At ond of the offer'a ape ‘ial hal-
jot wil) be Fes sued covering the extra
votes due,
‘Candidates 1 are requested kindly to
mark their subseriptis
s.
andidates ktndly
iption correctly,
as it takes consirae time jn the
to make the necessary
During the Redmonite regime in Ire-
land there was such a fecling of discon-
teat among intelligent people with the
way in which Ireland's national fight
wus being conducted that everybody was
planning to start a new movement. a
dew orgauization of @ new paper. ‘There
Tor Ireland's ils that it was t ea “irish
ceaging to be men a ing
: eRe bee rah
instead ‘of with leaves.
Our editors were , well-meaning,
siopately in .earnest, but. for, the’ ni
et their papers weie almost ineffective
‘he need itt
place in wi
by many, Te
Ley could tive samprossige
& helt “opinions, could griticize
freely
vs pape,
Republic ip
it does not descend to abuse
poor £ those who criticize
ether the “Inch Press! 0
public. A vehicle of 60
Ga Fei
-y Ivish-
vepuper, welcomes bouest
Hines is fa. valuable bel By paper.
staf of the Iti 2 Feotn the
rigger devil” ts. at the
the Irish people, both bere
} And, t2 borrow @ maxima
@ delicatessen, man. Jet. us say
d, tell us; if you
IRISH REPUBLIC RLWAYS
15 READY FOR PEACE
When Fighting Will End De-
pends on England, Says Pres-
ident de Valera.
New York, Dee. 6—Asked by a rep-
resentative of the New York Times a-
to Father O'Flanagan’s standing and
for what body he was entitled to speak
President de Valera said:
“Father Q'Flanagan is a
deut of the Sinn Fein pol client organiza”
tion, of which I was. president and Ar
thue Gnféth the other vice president
is political organization, as an or-
ganization would correspond, say, wit
fie Republican or Democratic. ‘party
nization whose
ans lar
and cansed the bloodshed.
id really wills abt e will
at Dodstied. Tseland, infact, would
Be one of the most peaceful, prosperous
aud happy countries in the w
2 MANY BUILOINGS SEIZED
BY ENGLISH UNEMPLOYED |=:
foam and ebook bangs with them a8 they}
filed
Garrison Villard, whose guest
she, and her sister-in-law
stay here,
Altitude of Public Toward Seiz-
ures Is Said to Be Sym-
pathetic,
London, Dec. 8.—Seizure by unem-
ployed workers of public buildings and
| unoccupied residences continued bere to-
day with no sign of official action ap-
\t.
So far as it bas been possible to
ascertain, the. occupied bi today | 5
numbered residences, five pnblic
Ubrarles, four town balls and two public oul sere
gz
baths.
‘The process is simple. The workers
move ia, For the first few hours, or
posefbly for a whole day, they barri- | ne
cade themealves. Howerer, as the hours
pass and the authorities fail to put
fn an appearance, the workers proceed
in their newly acquired homes to make
themselves us comfortable as one can
7| be in new surrounc
Boroughs where the Labor party
numbers ite most supporters, bave re
port moet selzures, “The general
Rettude of the public seem: @ one
of syrupathy Roxana te workers, Only
one case invited tenants
eject il ball bave the
here rel
from a d
a
ae cieetet as antowald. frame
min
the moment the seizures held the
have just as much
wail co ver.” Whereupon the Saint
dows ber cloak 0 nthe ground and 5 ‘ie oa
sireteh
diately begs \
in coat one west, unt It a covered
ea a the area of Tritans. alos wel
ve
rtit we oak onl nly
rover we ane ony tse
IRISH RELIEF FUND
Money and che cheques payable
to Rev. E,. J. Holahan, Treas-
urerj No. 138 Spruce street.
: ‘Donations “Of clothing and
food may. be sent to Irish Re
‘lief Fund’ Head quarters,
18 Spruce § street .
Be
of Bas
\ Rnowne Unetployment is aritting slow.
By but aurely tq a crisis, labor circ
here declar:
eh week the number of un
" omits its usual unemployment
es, The. excuse given
the Toarked itcrease of, the el
tho resent coal strike, | This
tes refuse to actpt as n pleuuble
B Secret,
sure
1°
OE keeps
planati
ap tte bord Getree
Dlandls
loyed has been thrown
ities of the respective col
Nai orer sections are find:
| black-haired,
reland.
Commission
New York,
thetic figure in
reception
7 shrinking from
sured that it was America’s rep-
esentative testimoni:
husband’s sacrifice, Such was | f°
Mrs. Terence
ther
{ow of the Lord Mayor of Cork,
when she landed from the liner
Celtic yesterday
She is the
| and gray eyes.
went down to
three Coast G
e
‘aw,
She only. stood in
‘Oswald
great
fit,
room.
tieth street
here, o- the
g, them
eon ‘the
to
yan hi
‘MacSwiney
mn his coat. It
the smiled softly.
“the baby. has. gi
thaf was taken.” she remar!
aces Sioa
outburst from ae
sytny ers,
to rush tows
She
ters oe ae,
the px
tog fs it ee to held uP pp. State aid
6,01
stay, the > crisis for’ any appreciable time.
committe mem!
with round face
ale pretty. Her manner is quiet | §&
| and reserved.
Representatives of the dozen
or more welcoming committees
police boat John F. Hylan and
Patrol to greet her.
boarded the li Mrs.
MacSwiney promptly retired to
ier stateroom with her sister-in-
Miss Mary MacSwiney,
vhe accompanied her.
In response to what amounted to en-
treaties that she come out on deck, sbe| i
eet the welcomers, but! cho:
arranged for ber.
to go out on deck for the phocgrapiers,
She bravely smiled through that
laughed once or
Lands Before Others.
At the pier st the foot of West Twven-
she an
went ashore ahead of
ey, were escorted
Biesreeath street entran
Ib Be
rats
incident of
thovgie was, slmost amothered by
the street, where
sd was’ plasing ihe SSE
entrance
fever wo!
waving the the biclored. Trish flag, utarted
Mayor's Representative ‘There,
Setpere was a scramble of many-of the
members
INTEREST OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
PRICE TEN CENTS.
TESTIFY
Widow of Martyred Lord Mayor of Cork is Witness Before
Committee of Investigation.
GETS GREAT RECEPTION IN NEW YORK;
TESTIFIES AT WASHINGTON REARING
Wednesday.
Dec. 5—A pa
mourning, plainly
he| astonished at the fanfare of the| way.
accorded her
and
it until as-
to
&
g
MacSwiney, wid-
y morning.
true Irish type;
She is engaging-
Quarantine on
uard cutters, the
They
ner there.
the doorway of ber
are be
ext latoed, t@
ree'ption bad
public
D she a;
and returned to her
8s cSwiney
the other pas-
by. Mr.
i
Iris: Repubiie,
was
the strect, Mrs. Mace
tioual, ‘Long:
op, a brushed formal
tton-size picture of
baby pinned
eaught her eye and
srown bigger since
a mother's tender
be
there was ap
rowd of | thousands of
men.
women in black.
et Inside the car.
‘Villard,
‘of Washington, and
to get into the other-
ved fy
ordeal he wil
Mrs. Terence MacSwiney, widow of the martyred
Lord Mayor of Cork, arrived in New York last Saturday.
he came to the United States to appear as a witness
vefore the American Commission on Ireland. This body
1s now conducting an investigation into atrocities in
[
Mrs. MacSwiney went to Washington on Tuesday,
in order to be present at the hearing to be held before the -
CATs, but when, they sere filled alt
turned and headed for the botel, tbs
car with Mrs. MaecSwiney leading the
In
ixth aud
guaran,
The motors moved slowly.
-thied street, between Si
avenues, fix little
Gresced. io
of the Irish republic, stood in the street.
The motor in which Bre, MacSwiney
PEK
West
Tren
she returned t
ere from the Carmelite Schoot in Bast
Twonty-eighth street.
er turning into
little gray-haired women started to
along: SPeside the lending automobile,
bis time the ear ‘stopped at Mrs Ma ac.
y's request. She took a rose fro
a Tange bbuneh of ‘American Beauties pre
led to her e ' Commit-
te eat the ier Tad gently tossed one 6
rhe old
Firth syenue a
2
‘God Blese You,
“God bless you,” came from the tot-
toring woman. The procession moved
long Fifth avenue many perso
ont in the strost to get a closeup view
of the visitor. There wero cheers
from the eldewalk now end then:
e steps t. Patrick's Cathe
ral stood merabers of the clergy in pur-
ple and black ra Op the weideral
Et thelr foet was a large crowd. Aga
at the St. Regis there was a chron.
e police having to clear a passage
@ hotel entrance.
™ ent at once, to
of Ameriegn aid to
Walsh, who is acting a9 her
fc stopped to
ber sister-in-law on
he to wom rons ned
Share ‘Bfenoan, alittle Irish stewardess,
was assign
Serb miomber of the Woman's Com-
(Continued on Second Page)
WANTS NO IMMUNIT
SAYS MICHAEL COLLINS
Belfast, Ireland, Dec. 7—
Michael Collins, Irish Minis-
ter of Finance, referring in a
statement today to a report
that his safety would be as-
ured if peace were made with
the British Government, said:
“There has been no such
agreement. No person in Ire-
and or anywhere else had any
authority to use my name,
My personal safety does not
ratter and does not count as
factor in the question of Ire-
and’s rights. I thank no one
of refraining from murdering
at the present moment
‘ere is a very grave danger
hat the country may stam-
de on false promises and
that there may be footish and
ill-imed action. My advi
to the people is to hold fast.”
The staternent was given
out through secret channels.
“EIGHTY MORE ARRESTS
Dublin, Dec. 3.—About 805
more arrests were made. in
Dublin last night.