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4 JOURNAL OF IRISH NEWS, IRISH OPINION AND IRISH LITERATURE, PUBLISHED
3. NO. 42
Entered ae second-cl
delphia, Pa
Widow and Sister
js matter Jan. $ 191% at the poe
under the Act’ of March
T
PH.LADELPHIA, JANUARY 1,
E MACS
IN THE
1921
of Martyred Lord Mayor. of
Reception at Academy.
Cork to
ALL IRELAND AGKS 15 THAT 9
KEEP PLEDGES, SAYS WIGS MIACGWINEY
Went Into War to Safeguard Ideals of Freedom, and Has Laid
Down Arms With Objects Unattaired,
Declares Martyr’s
Sister in Address at Springfield. Mass., Reception——Mayor
Morgan, of Thurles, Tells of British Atrocities—Parade in
Honor of Guests Js Prevented by Bad Weather.
Springfield. Mass, Dec. 25—
“Unti!} his right and Mayor Morgan, of Thurles,
America redeems ber plighted word by| Ireland, on his left.
setting Ireland free she must feel di
before the world.” «nid Miss
Stary MecSwiney, sister of the late
in her addre:
citizens lust might in
ere,
‘pelfdetermination for small nationali-
ties,’ and ‘the undictated development
ef every nation.’
“Now America has tad down her
arms with those ideals unattamed und
bas even lent to England $5,000,000.000,
<fwehich g. Liberty boud drvves.
but which is now belng used by Tate
Jand to destroy liberty in Ireland.
deem your houor by calling in iis
tuoney and England ‘will no Jonger be
able to continue her policy of exter
eds in Irel
fe Mies
| Bastish goods be Donate
io Morgan, mayor of ‘Thurles
ind, recounted tales of atrocities in
Engheb
‘a national lasie, and to u
- focal a ef terautional
Seegrone ‘of republics to consider -
ures to make democracy safe in the
wea
Siz hundred new members enrolled
Gremectves with the local council of the
American Associ ecopmition,
ef tho Irian Republic following these
addresses, and resolut.ons, raising u
ouncl's total membership to well over
Opens In Gaelle.
cl
{| introduction as
hairman Hearn. after announcieg
that the American Associa! ye Rec
cognition of the Irish Seribic was en-
goged im aiding the resurrection
of a nation, introduced it:ss Mac-
Swiney. She was characterized in his
“one of the foremost
‘ish freedom, one in whose
‘blest blood of the no-
blest families of Ireland. one who wes
closely neeeiated with one of the world’s
greatest ni one who bas her:
Ente accomplished much for her countes
and people”
Sti "MacSriney wna, beastly $0-
ded, to time during her
eh
point
at the conclusion the ovation was ove>
whelming.
Compares U. S. and Ireland.
Professor Daniel Foley, of | Bosto:
high school English faculty and teades
yaion economics, faculty, then
ew a striking comparison of
tong in the 13 Aimoriean
fo the American Revotution. “and fe
fe
pithy para.
the Amortean declaration of
‘which enumerated
joliey of tyranay and per
wetter telling of the effective boveott
enmpaign wage rican colonists
oo Duglith Goods, Profescor Poles urged
that those resont at the meeting do
"DE suolitions, as Acscribed obove, were
then passed unanimously by the assem-
aad 9 ‘action urged by
present existing in
Ealleg attention tot
srapbs in
‘ndependence,
land va, CG roal pol
382
Morea, swarthy, gaunt and
sturdy, wai ced as the Tast speak-
er ‘of the erenine. veone capable of teli-
wt MacSwiney opened ber addrese ing, the Am sperican people the facts about
© Guelie blessing, and thon struck revs, eloquently and
Romedigtaly into the beart of her, ub: Straightforwardly deli ered
dect, She told how the Trish rei even” more compelling by bis dashing
when America eytered the wand| deep-aet eves and bie istpascioned. ger
hoped that their Ereedoms vould vialow ture
as a matter of co In te told of is own_ persecution
they have been isanpointed, ‘che 2 confinement ‘bot
and they fear that America ba: °
Hished many a paving atone for the in-| f
fernal regions _
rica is, beyinnin:
that she bas
small ey ns, aS
“Killing the tyrants’ league, the
of Nations”
Miss MacSwiney
tered thi
continued.
for a certain
‘has Mot yet fulie.
America
purpose, which sbe
Ag a direct result, she claimed, Tere:
Hacseiney and weny others lave died
‘Homes have, beep devastated, indus-
slow starvation let
Toage in the land of a”
your duty os American
oelang, but 1 wish to organ
force of’ public oninion that
gan Government will have to recoguize
thet Irish
¥
Miss Reeetey then told how Eng
Jand bad left the Irish poor and unedu-
eated, pat bad belied their characters
by caliin: them @ sbiftless und un-
wae a ee Sr Treland’s fight for free-
century ‘was then given,
gom to by @ comparison of erica’s
Valley Forge with Ircland’s coming
‘inte Yorktown yill follow us did
ours, T but only after intense suffer
Miss MacSwiney concluded by appeal-
Americans Je to gesume the
IOS eax attitude not
«ponsible for ‘for governmental ections.
“Ease Your Conzolences.?
to ere a_detnoctatie Gov-
wots ohe ‘and there is always
fey te
ened snort se
a mh re aul 59 ‘practically fed
M
see] to smile ber
of children and women being shot wit
of the Croke Park mar-
ere, of British craven actions and thelr
mapronmoeniason by the English-control-
led
"About 2000 braved the eet storm
Tetlerday aftornoon to, cheer irs, Mac
Swine passed through Union
Stetion en route to ity. Mrs.
swiney came to cae. enizanse
acknowledgment of the
hearty cheers acenrded
for, & parade to greet Mise Mary
MacSwiney’s entry ‘ingfield had
been. abendnned earlier ia ti ite be
cause of adverse weather
| Stee MacSwriney will leave thie er ‘he
morning and will speal
Conn, twice during the
ut New
day.
‘ent, were pe
BRITISH TURN DANCE
FLOGH INTO SHAMBLES
Six Killed in Attack by English
Forces in Crowd in Co,
Limerick,
_ By ROBERT J. PREW.
Universal, Service Sovrespondent
Saied the t oF aine
a
, The most terrible tra tragedy was at
which 200 persons were congregated wa:
turned into a shambles. Half of those
Present, wore women. | ‘The danoe wa
raided by the Crown troops, who burst
ad re without warning.
policeman, and mans eames ie
bundred an
tment tbat the trospe wr
they entered the hal
ings occurred when they
rned the
ristmas night at Ballodwyer,
Maurice Reidy and Jobn
Shot dead. when
a
rae,
gts
te get ready for death, when M
plended with the coldiers not to kill bia,
eu
nee “he wag the sole of
aged and “widowed mation ‘Anoth
woman in the urged them to aloor
party
ber anste idy,
persi in_ thelr ord
to Reidy to get reads to die ana ter
ni | 2 few moments of conversation eit Bis
frignds, be said
RECORDER QF NEWS WAS
HONORED IN OLD IRELAND
The Poet Under the Brehon
Laws Was the Equivalent of
the Newspaper Reporter,
BIG NEW OFFER IN IRISH
PRESS $5000 PRIZE CAM-
For, the benefit of late. starters, tn
ign
fanuary 29, 9 P. }
extra vote offer ‘applies to NEW oub-
scriptions on
This offer should be a special tn-
ducement for uew entries. The Sem
Paign does not close until Pebru
Do not wait until you
worth Of NEW subscriptions before
turning them into the campaign of-
‘a in all subscriptions as soon
secure ‘The campaign de-
partment keeps an accurate record o
all subseriptions, turned in, ‘and a
the end of the offer will issite a spe-
cial voting ballot to cover the extra
s due, and mail them direct to
thecandtdate:
Lo FyreR .Y1 THD REST IS
‘Ever since the ancient days men who
gathered and recorded newe faithfully
have been accorded the highest honor,
whilst those who spread false reports
hhave been ruthlessly punished by their
fellow-countrymen. In Ireland under the
ends.
(Gondinusa on Second "paged
ancient Brehon Cove the Dost was sec
ond only to the Power and
Prestige, bue Because St ‘the high place
OMA HEARS COLDEN'S
PLEA FOR IRELAND
Irish People Will Never Compro-
mise, He Tells Nebraska
Audience.
Omaha, Neb. Dec. 26—Tt fs the
spirit of Ireland pitted today against
the spirit of the Bluck and Tans.
will not be well for you, America: it wil
not be well for civilization. nor for tin:
inanits, if the spirit of
‘Tans is, triumphant an
e ‘soir ‘Of
lge A. L. Sutton,
ee, Gallon ae
stepped to the front of the platform.
Phe gudience filled the auditorium to
city, and men and women stood
ale Se wean
Ta
here in behalf of the feat:
est ang most gallant people on the ea
today,” berun. the speaker. “They
the ‘people of Ireland. . ‘The
countrs of which eo much fs ‘Seiog said
itten and 9 country of
so little fa known. England bas built a
out our conti On
per she bat Weiiten the
“Worn wy als
shout Ireland, ind oa. the inde
things she wante Ireland to kaowr about
the w
Spat lowly and surely that wall is
being torn down, We are determined
that by the providence of God the
shall Knows all about Treland,
¢ Irish question,” he dec! cared. |
the alisplest and least involved
ip the world. What is it? It is 2 cierely
that the Trish. people ‘want Ireland.
(Continued on Secend Page)
ae
no
world
“is
cargo for the Irish markets.
ing powder, Fellow's Syrup,
towns.
successful clothing house,
export flour for sufferers in
Consul Fawsitt gave
Cork city.
IRISH RELIEF SHIP SAILS
New York, Dec. 28:—On Wednesday, December 22, the SS. HONOLULU (Cap-
tain D. Docherty) of the Moore-McCormack Commercial Irish Line, sailed from New
York for the Irish ports of Limerick, Cork, Dublin, Belfast and Derry, carrying general
The SS. HONOLULU is a ship of 5000 net tons capacity and every inch of avail-
able cargo:space was fully occupied. She had on board upwards of 1700 tons of food-
stuffs consisting of flour, oatmeal, sugar, condensed milk, groceries, canned goods, bak-
5 The Irish Relief Committee of
Philadelphia shipped large supplies of foodstuffs and clothing to the Lord Mayor of
Cork for relief of distress following the burning of the business section of that city, by
armed British forces. The Red Cross Unit of the A. O. H. Ladies’ Auxiliary, Philadel-
phia, forwarded many cases of supplies to Mallow, Tralee, and other devastated Irish
clothing, shoes, etc.
Cases of clothing were sent to Cork by New York branches of the American Asso-
ciation for the Recognition of the Aish Republic.
to the
Mr. Ww.
Supplies of clothing were also on board from Boston sympathizers,
Chief-among the relief supplies was a consignment of 4200 barrels of superior
is consignment was bought and shipped by
the Irish Consul-General in New York by special direction of President Eamon de Valera.
of the relief
delphia, Boston and in New York. The principals of the Moore-McCormack Compan:
facilitated the despatch of the relief supplies, and special instructions have been sent
forward to their Irish agents to dite the and di
at Cork and the other Irish ports. Consul Fawsitt has now ready for immediate ship-
ment by the next outgoing steamer of this line 2000 barrels of export flour, and ar-
rangements are being made for the regular despatch of large additional supplies for Ire-
land to relieve conditions of distress there brought about by the devastation caused by
the armed forces of England now overrunning.the country.
to the
J. Farley, director of a very
ing of these
uppli
at Phila-
of the f
RELIEF MEFTING
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
New York, Dee 22—A mm:
mowing to toke slepe for reef of
snffering in Ireland wil be held at
| Madison Square Garden, January 6
$30 P. M,, under the ausnioes of
tho New York State Committees for
the relief of Trish suffering. .
Jobn H. Dooley 1s chairman af ths
annount AL
Irish orgonizations are sarnestiy re
guested to co-operate. to make ths
meeting a
Farther tufermation ‘of the mest.
can bo had by calling. Vanderbilt
ing
2467, or by writing -No.’220 Lexing.
ton avenue. wees :
frived et Bantry, Col
tamed
movement.
gra eountic
ORDER HOUSEHN! NERS TO
PUT LISTS ON 5H DaDRs|
Cork, Dee. 24—A Brith
pioclemetion orders all Bepechelders re
the martial law area on January 1 to
aféx on, thoir doors # particalarized 3
‘inmates
of all Be Plotele iy
as aeareal lige’ sions gtr a a
MORE BRITISH FORCES
SENT TO IRELAND] 5:
Dublin,
ce have
ona
Other’ forces ing in the
on -and it Is ie abs}
contemplated
Dec, 25--One hundred and’
asiliery Po
he wan awarded in the councils of the
nation be was gubjected to punishmaent
of urumval Severity for any abuse of Bis
‘The poet of the ancient days In Ire-
id was the substitate of the modern
BRITISH FORCES SEIZE
- OUBLIN CITY HALL} ox
‘The following is an Astociated Presa
Hotrepaper taporteg: It aren the poet whe «Debts, Dos
got out the “extra” containing the latest lin, Dec. 22.~Military forces
war news, the poct who recorded the| 4 occupied fhe City Ball bad "punlee
deeds of valor and attletie prowess, the] Pi i azcondance e de
tee ha yespan ited the social events of | mands o SMondes ‘of General
eae the voice, oh the people commander Distt ‘aistrict, ho
aE rach, “be abe
pane ope the Wile of ite Wrath
te the Brebon Co
“ireland aa late
a pie eee |
sent a etice ts
tring, 3 Pomeasiog, of a ae, aes
services sal be Seadoree
offices have been
Sentcien were, ay an
nie od
pelos fabs
Towed to enter,
id oo ig eection
foe Sige coticiele arrived oals
department were al-
assistant and two! fit
i
z
MEETING WILL TIKE
UNDER AUSPICES 0
INTEREST OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
INEYS
PRICE TEN
Be Given
PLAGE WEDNESDAY
F RELIEF RSOCCIATION
.
Miss Mary MacSwiney, sister of the martyred Lord
Mayor Terence MacSwiney,
, of Cork, will be one of the
principal speakers at a mass-meeting to be held Wed-
nesday evening, January 5,
Broad and Locust streets.
in the Academy of Music,
The meeting will be under the auspices of the Amer-
ican Association for Irish Relief.
‘Other speakers will include Hon. William E. Mason,
aos member of Congress from I!
National President of the Ladies’ Auxiliar:
¢|Whorter,
"| Ancient Order of Hibernian:
linois, and Mrs. Mary F. Mc-
Ss.
The meeting will open at 8 P. M.
Although Mrs. Muriel
MacSwiney, widow of the
Lord Mayor, is not a public speaker, it is expected that
she will be present at the meeting.
Philadelphians interested in
the Trish cause have long heen
looking forward to the opportun-
ity of welcoming the MacSwin-
| exer Just abouttwo-months ago
many thousands here turned out
to march in a funeral procession
in honor of the martyr Lord
Mayor. Since the arrival 1a tuis
country of the wife and sister of
MacSwiney, it has heen hoped
that they would find opportunity
to visit Philadelphia.
The | primary purpose of their
coming to this country was to
testify before the American
Commission on Conditions in
Ireland. This body has held a
number of sessions in Washing-
ton recently. Since appearing
before the Commission, the Mac-
Swineys have visited a number
of American cities, and Miss
MacSwiney has spoken at many
public meetings.
World-wide interest became
centred on the relatives of the
WIS MACSWINEY DECRIES
ATTACKS ON DE VALERA}
Deplores Offensive Statements
Made in Connection With
Irish Republic Bonds.
New York, Dee. 29—The following
statement hae been issued by Miss Mary
‘MacSwiney, sister of the late Lord May-
or MacSwiney, of Cork:
i have seen in the press what pur
rte F. Oo
ging President
Valera to apply “fhe money. subscribed
felegrame in juestion.
‘forms ofensive to Teiagd “Brest
dent—en insult to ‘the
mee entice
he
reading of ‘oat “message to our
President, ele ta feel as if I were
vil io;
Ba ia ‘and
ae a guse more tp Belt the igen,
Iying Tiauations Cmede “for British
nat those whom we hy
‘2, weary
wary Telegrams,
us ordeal at Brixton we
ym
‘an those tw
Lord Mavor as they watched at
his bedside during his heroic
firht against British oppression.
Thouch compelled to see him die
slowly day by dav, never once
‘did they advice that he give in.
Mrs MacSwiney. whose maiden name
ing. wae raneeied ‘fo the Tord
while he was In pricon.
‘one ‘child, Maize. vafiee Mac
her, She
rest of her fami nile. lon;
een, wetiee fa the fight for Irish inde
pendence.
Gongreseman Mason. formeriy aleo, a
member of the U. 8. e from the
Bate whieh Ho ow represent Tn he
Flouse, has pla large part in
n reer nition of the Teich Ree
mole. oy the eed Statee, He Intro-
dj the Mason bill prov
c
jorter, lon:
citelen tn the Out a
gromisent iD Tes
States, has recently’ returned from
isit, to Trelanc
‘Tickets for the meeting, will _be_on
ge at the Irieh- American Club, No, 728
Spruce street; Heppe's. No. 1117 Ches
nor streets or at the Academy of Mule,
Prices will be as follows: Parque $2
parquet circle. $1.50
; family circle, 50 cents}
35 'cents.
ampitheatre,
—maliciously—and, as It {9 possible that
many bere have not really grasped the
dificoltios whieh, face, our
functioning well,
Coercion Act its be
Targely in secret. one. thing that”
fhavd George and his ee are keen
1d out today is, boy h Gi
‘Grament gett toe, bond mouey across
from America and itis secrete
sible place; thes have even invade
the privacy of banks, and it eannot gure:
ly be possible that anyone calling thes
Dg
Hews Trienes of Treland would willingly
their
aid our evemies by hampe
dent is "Zoverument
The funds subscribed ty Amerfea
for the: Irish Repu ernment
the
of our Minister of Finances, It
‘on Second Page)
fre under, the ooatrol and
Po:
(Conti
SENTENCE COUNTESS TO”
TWO YEARS iN JAIL
London, Dec. 28.—
Countess Markievicz,
who was tried by a Brit-
ish court-martial on a
charge of conspiracy to
organize a seditious socie
ty, was today sentenced
to two years at hard la-
bor in prison.
The specific allegation
against her was that be-
tween January, 1918, and
|| September, 1920, she had
plotted to organize a
Fianna Eireann, Irish
Boy Scouts.