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IRISH LITERATURE
and the Interests of the
IRISH RACE
Vol. XIX., No. 11, Whole No, 966.
Published Weekly at 165 Wi
Subscription, 4 year, $2.50;
IRISH LITERATURE
and the Interests of the
IRISH RACE
Poreign Bye Boviage free. NEW YORK, MARCH 18, 1922. Omer ee Hee YOu A? Pcl She Act OF MarcN"s soe PRICE FIVE CENT
> doubtedly Responsible-
‘GIIL WAR AVERTED IN’ LIMERICK = ===
‘Agreement Between Leaders on Both Sides Reached at eect
Last Moment Brings Evacuation of City by De Val-|
era’s Followers and Free State Forces---Attempt to
Mexicanize Ireland and Justify England’s Claims,
That British Army Alone Prevented Irishmen From| {ee
Cutting Each Others Throats Fails---De Valera Un- Pek
Invaders Composed Largely’:
who ‘did no real work sot 460 or $50 a each, a total of $104,000. It the de
there high anl-|luded young fellows who tnvaded Lim-| [ROBERT EMMET HONORED
Srled. tora!” omens ‘ns not fully known, | erte Valeri
ome of them| thie champion o ake’ Repub |
Secretaries, They |bad cnveed to be spent in America in| BY IRISH OF OF PITTSBURGH
he movement for the money'| the vain attempt to smash the real Re- | 1
{ta condition that] publican organizations the price of : th
any previous me sh or: | over £,000 rifies they would not be so; : , . z
Without these “payrollers.”| ready to follow him. At Annual Celebration of the the Martyr's Birthday Edward F. Mo- i
hey are called in the sidaie ‘Wen A VER Sweeney, of Boston, Makes Splendid Speech Describing Eng- “i
there would neve been n R., we already being ‘told 1] “4 t
Jand the membership they reported 85 | invasion of Limerick wen only jand’s Long Struggle to Secure Control of Pacific Coast of: MM
Hey largely on paper but If so tt a very costly one. it America, Which Is the Motive Behind the Pacific Four-
umber of “Organizers” varied
| cost treland in reputation muct
jthan the a
| And blue
. as men resigned. Power Pact—Washington Understood Europe Better Than: «
Americans of the Present Day, Who Should Heed His Warne”
ing Against the Wiles of Old World Diplomacy — Meeting ~
Passes Resolutions Affirming Loyalty to His Policy and
Condemning the Treaties Emanating From the Disarmament
Conference and Pledging Support to Those in Ireland Who
were
vrisea tor |
o m
md “the Clan-ne-Garl: so all sorts
ot |,
| blacksuards were put “ou the road.”|
| would bay | ;
of the foulest h | . .
¢ Of Young Men Who a Few Months Ago Were Ready |r are nom fo States” priv, | DS Valera bends | Brand for 8 Genuine Bepabliy Be Sovered Entirely From AMT is i|
nm ono for highway robbery and another HKOWING THE MONEY AWAY onnection With England.
8 To Throw Him Overboard, But Whom He Has Won jor passing ad checks. Others ccm. | Dut the estimate above
tted thefts, but got away in Ume to|@ fraction of the o rlmlnal vexpendivure | PITTSBURGH, March 6.—An 1 Americais, and con: 1
4 Back By Demagogue Speeches About Standing By” sold punishment, [iu ‘America. “When De. Valera sent! siastfe audience that filed to overtow: cine ements ere bet made " secon
‘ In the heginning of the Split a large | Harry Boland back here ‘to do the | ing tue Lyceum Thertre last evening | the value of the foreign polley Inld
The Republic---Money That Should, Have Been De= .umner of these organizers were sent “awful thing” of preparing America to pi anew elt allestance to the | down by him in the rat elght yours of |
t after a while the number was| accept “something less than peer era cause for which Robert Emmet so nobly | our national -existen
iscned. ach m received $100/ lic,” he was giver 2.51 Gave his life. The ro imme arral *
voted to Supplying the Fighting Men With Arms. 'esrret, fan pritiem reesed si00 pear" sr2atos "ni the lbey aural othe sniog Nadas eke ot ovr the, worl we tad
at ie a arin hotels. hir¢d taxi. | were on the same exorbitant 6c ut) order and ch t = 7
And Ammunition Squandered Criminallyin America “; aiking afew tof, aa |of all proportion ta the services render: | rcsocering ane cece e COR ro topes sais which finds expression ©
* ertained Tévishly in thelr Fgdms, the | cdjor the ability ofthe individual. Of-| fourth anniversary of Ireland's martyr- or to use re)
z To Keep Up the Split- ‘The Very Men Who Com- saa between sal-|Sclals of the United \States Government |ed herg. ¥ son's ponies » ucntancling. alliances.”
5 and expenses these fellows spent oscupying very imtportagt Positions im ;
: plained to America Of Gross Neglect Aré Now the cre weer the price of at ten ave to work for much lower pay. “The StarSpangled Deotee. ie | ggeaingtan thas been one grouping oF jy
1 66 ” M T Ww. a docen ¢ rifies an a supply “ot am amount deliberately squandered in ihe waten Auoracy William H. Lacey, State counteralitance, culminating ia the Bo! :
: External Association an’s Pliant Tools---Wants, [ere easing iting Men “here to| quarters, the “organizers” and the local Fresident fe Friends of irish Freé-|ropean War of 1914...There is'no evi”
jom, presented. ‘ongressman Willlam dence since the signi ft er-\"
beg, teal a few Ivers |oMcials has been cafeutated at fully | 55, signing of the Ver-
American Money To Keep Up the Split. an rome ammunition.” and telling how | $1,000,000: it certa! to) Str, ree in tow chen angen. i Treaty, ee 4
y he stuff could be safely delivered in|sevcral hundred thous: ra If the fool-| onose: larks pointed out ‘ Ly. prevajis in Eur
me e chief interest in Ireland Jast | ior fs inescapable that the whole, ticlans in America and the British Col- | \treiam jie jsh young wh Limerick ous policy, which the present Admitie-
“week centered in Limerick, where an) ™0V ement mas deliberately pI planned and and ontes, (his ts surely “ Suppose we ae the number of these | will make a calculation of the quantity | tration at' Washington was. following :
s Qttempt wan made by groups of young | cArfied out by De BITTER COMPLAINTS FROM THE vorgan nizei A twenty—whle ‘8 io of arms and ammunition that could be!i9 aid not mince words in hie donee
"men of the Irish Republican Army to] nad draw sn tne man orine = ze “ lone would “he mark ther aye or (Continued..on Page 5.) siation of | the Power | Pac
na — ie . Treaty the Naval Disartni it
obtatn possession of the city These | for, in spite t val denials that amount saIRe 2ONBe fon ‘a oe ty ie reaty and left no doubt Im the ane |
groups came from various points of Was drawn on January 80 and 31—
jexico,
sed of men who favor the Repu [oo con tGy
State
r. STwentrel heh si Cele wit of the speake the meet-
le retext, | mue seert revel ° ve eee ee nt “trom ro eet ine In roars of laughter throughout bie
t Letyer ary. trite a ‘addrens
¢ w re-| cause on, Valera had spent in | et Salle Tet Rove in harge
y relies on them. com om rer he carious wtate of erind among ‘America (or ordered to be spent) for [ir Island — James Prannigan.| g¢ the Christian Brothers, West Tees, After an eloquent eutogy of Robert
. and everything else] many of the people. Like the French. | the purpose of destroying the Republic's Wires CommitioeRoderik 3. Ken. {7 ight Street, rear of St. Jerome's’ Emmet and his efforts to make Ireland
they wanted, but men drafted in trom | the Irish are normally a very logical| last chance, tne money that ought: to y. Boy Scouts, free. Mr. McSweeney devoted the great:
vart ave been tg supplying the Mtewing Stand, El Dilh Stes SECOND BATTALION. er potion of his address to explaining
Irish Republican Army? with the means "nev owing Parade w | th Band ithe many {mportant {nsues confronting
of keeping up the ind Fitch Avene hat O ee | Patrick J. M 4 Amertca at the present (mi d eae
It- ts impossible, without’ an offictal | Viewed by Grand hetirta ‘ae hn | atrick J a ra jarehal Sweeney said tn nee as well as determining the
Investigation to determine the exact | red and Tenth Street an °| ene aah FT fliture position of England and ‘Spain
4 well as direction, to rarry it out. /goctation with the British Empire: mn ge ee en ae ures | "Line of March for tho St. Patrick's Bellew MeManun Brinch, F. F. fe ‘ [Orne Norman Cadet. as teit gears,
ed c ? e _ s o
ORR begn made during | en ‘ey have the Pree Statera Dent De Valera’s ngente ‘hed | DAY. Parade Parade and Clerntin rane 1: Owen ‘tion of forming a nermanent foreign |rhia matter in the United States, On
the previous few weeks, In Ich sev. they will drop tho .“externat ‘asso-| three Headquarters in this country— ‘ arp, North on| policy for the linited States, and, on | the south wi
. bee one {n New York, one in Washington, | Sart at 2 Pt aren | a onl
fi and_one in Chicago. Very” high rent | Evth Ivenve and Tw wentyaeth crest
women war*puld for each on them, and all were ne sone aie memih Street. | Ce un Kent Branch F
‘se vy assess: his tatcutous tettuge DrafUng | uvermanned with o} receiving ¢ where ‘te parade w | Seas Kent soit 1. Ps cation to bresent conditions
vopkeepers. | sa a leader has betrayed the | orbitant salaries or work that brought OF MARCH. as “romeo f e proven that ¢
1 proceed: | no cept Injury to the Irish) Police escort | alley represent
shows the ert ot | Caun mced war on Iriehmen. | Hundred and Sixty-fifth (old ninth Street right resting 08 Filth | tive wiedom of the Christia
positioi All the Nutional snd Local officials re-|G9th) Infantry. National Guard. Colonel | THIRD BATTALION. never ending fight ag
catvea Big salaries. The man Jo! n an Pt > S. which was the expression of Paran phil:
3 D> State President for xew York re-; Avenue, north of Twentysixth Street. | With Band. josophy 01 0 Feal UrOther-|ly feared the English deecent on Span
from ther sources, As men wha! position will keep the Free State lead ft the Dis-| Rainbow Division, World War Veter. Edmond Kelleher, Marabal. represented by the democratic tah sports on the Mississipp! and 3 ew
Iavaded Limgrick were ‘ll “ollower of | ers tiralebt and deter the English Gov- : nth, and |ans, Men frot eas, Colonel Alex-| Queens Borough A. O. Friends ot eal at the United States, the prin. [OF _ $
De Valera as hen challen m taking back the conces-|scme of them created sinecutes for rela-| ander E. Anderson, commander, rear of | Irish Freedom and Aveociated Organ which are on trial today more x Mpecret agent was sentto B roe
ato. os Oe nates bringing undue pressure on|tives at smaller amounts. One crite | testh (old Garb) Infantry. N. G.. on] trations of Queens Borough, East T 0 a hey ev with the following message.
heard round “ona the net ward the Brovistonal Government. There are|fellow, who never lifted @ Anger for Fifth Avenue, north of Tw xth||ty-ninth Street, in rear of Second Bat.|. What G Washington said, inter-/ered in event of war
$o0_gelt as in true er of other letters, but none of Ireland until there was a salary in| Street. tallton. ed a barrier sesinn that control |‘ves our wish to reserve an honorable,
tena: ere fur seme tin fare the facts squarely. fr Alaight, got $250 a month for himself and| Sizty-ninth Regiment, United Spanish —— aver this cauntry by European ——
,@Pn threats to ns force, the concly- people who make the most wiurut ‘poll bts daughter $150, while other relatives | War Veterans. Camp 93, James J. Brad- (Continued om Page &.) earngstly desired today by many Near- (Continued on Page 6)
~
ss -
° - me
Munster and from Kilkenny They were| used in an
the internal kind and. ‘british ‘rule
bite. but who have been deluded by De | mentos.
Valera’s recent speeches into the bellef Republic Re Valera ‘ie oto have In Ire
that he wants a genuine Independent /@nd. the
Irish Republic, instead of a- nonsens!. British B
imposssible * “extercal assocla- | would be
DE VA
The m
vaston of
‘who: fougit
Eaelend until they made Toland too
hot for the British arm;
roops were
kind of men,
where the results of slections
sted by revolta ‘8 and pronun
the wind of
external connection with the
Empire” would 6:
réxtored.
LERA is RE&PONSIBLE.
part inthis tn-
Limericle are splendid young
The Fi
Valera’s pretense of cham} pre alae the
Republic are epfendid febting matertat,|
THE ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE ARRA GEMENTS non nee :
ut mere cht politics. Dur! loquent terms for the traditional pol.
the greater fart mot 1921 letters. were f Washington and
continually comt ‘America con- | gainst the present poltey of vurrender
A Record Crowd Is- Assured and Every Irish Organization in
cs te British Imperialism
ment by Heada’ in the matter of | Greater New York Has Promised to Put Forth Its Full | atter enjoying four numbers of the
equipment, and sometimes messengers — musical programme .the Chairman in-
fame out with the same story. It, G i ength omen in Graud Stand Wil Beat Bigbteth | troduced ‘Mr Lacey to make a few im.
one continuous story of shortage. o| olor to the. Occasion—Grani nd Wh at dightieth portant annoi The -commit-
arms and ammunition which prevented Street and Fifth Avenue. had assi Mr. Lacey the ta
selves of oppartunit! following 1s...the, official, pre-) ley_, commander, . East -Tweatypevpath | Fund.of the rte Fee
Rope: sua wees $0. ee Se Paces’ shalt athimats Fic cn ie toe ne tay cae
fete. addreased to relatives and ‘a Celebration Committee, March ‘17,| rifled Aineritah War Veterans, ying | Isle
ree| friends aud were mortiy from local of- tea Anolent Order ot Hiberniant. | rea | Ghaw | Fisher. commander, ast [OH Into whlch the Lriah people
@ members of the rank and file el, Cumann tama Tne, | Teontrasventhe Sree emanter, East “put “by Incapable and untrust-
Most of them came But mor | Friends of irich Freedom, Unie ‘Spent War Yen worthy, leaders, Attorney ’ Lacey.’ plead-
came from men
'y Or- Regiment
Cam
it
of some nd kindred Trish Societies.
js to carry on the fight for
ould: Pénama.;
tet 1783, aa the sonefenion of the Reto-
the Irish Republic and aleo to siserted
my san lotiopary.
PARADE OFFICIALS.
counter-
"New York ‘Catbotle Protectory Ban firm
That si was brought more or less prominence here. These ‘act the British propaganda in America.
the men who planned the invasion, If|were as emi tle a8 the letters Trem | Roderick J. Kennedy. | Chairman: ae event sect Brothers. | Efforta on the part of a f qizlemen
vi was for a genuine Indepen-|the rank and dr, Secretary; William a Fite ave right rest-|.4 members of the
dent Republic there would even then| A striking feature of all these letters; is “harley. pretnarer OF and Marshal West Twenty. th [Boland Assoclation to 2 |
ent onjbe no excuse for hie action, for a gen-|was the constant claim that Co! Hon, Edward J. Gavesan, Grand Marl sreet York Catholic Pre #beaker failed miserably. Tho audience
Linerice ‘outa give to the whole world | eral election is to be held within three| the South generally, were discri al; Jobe tectory, Bend ant cenne jras of the bighest suandard ‘of tntellt.
| apparent confirmation of this English | months and the Irish people will de-| ated e tter of milit ‘ond and Second Aldes and Mounged | 5°2° el ¢ unspeak-
claim and “inact incalculable Injury on| cide the whole question by their votes.| supplies and pe ent that Head. Lyndsey, Adeaecomy Jobo Aldes West ‘Twenty-seventh Street, ish tactica to which the Splitters shave
It he did not that he will be|quarters made cuse that |Chiet of Sta |rear st the Grand Sarat durin Year tn vain
beaten tn the tisctton, he would Sot e tuppiles, ‘elsewhere becaise mittee on For: enero Clason Polat Colted States “Milits |sitorta to destroy the leaders an
hav of urgent nee: h was that J. Rice, Chairman; Prank MeCaan, Sec- Academy, with band, United States su | jieatlons In this country that have done
And he got “thee sien young “nent. Headquarters did not have the supplies | retar; Ste acer te contac Bast teentt: [everrthing bumanly possible to Armly
Ing men to back in bis criminal | and w: to make the best /ex. Committee on Badges, Flags cot i h Street, right resting on Fitth | est#blish the ‘Irish Ropubite. The epeak
ion. by vend 0 for the Re cuse it gala fiitam J. Hurley, ‘Tbatrman: venu |er soon quieted the interrupters by ask-
public which he had undermined while x. |soha Shei cretary. . {tas if thay wontd fo Valera. or
fn America and whose funds he reck. | “ON2? Ce, AAERT ones DERED mittee on Motioes_—Joba cared ove mes Clee Crab, Par nents| im in ostablisbing a Republic sion ‘oth Orca, and Amereeh
° lessly squandered in promoting. the Vandana la Dublin | chairman; Miss Sarah McKelvey, ei eighth Street, rear of Classon Polnt | 7° ‘on leew eee vite land. | renetration into the
military and police barreck: pick: | Split | and why wan the Irish Republi, | Teta? United States Military Academy is question drew f applause | tne rapidly. At the West mae we *
force of the Limerick Brigade. Both} WERE READY TO THROW HIM shorted practically at the end et its |, agammitee on Invitations: youn sui} Xavier High School Regiment, wien | 00 {me audience iat "tally rocked | Mexican War, on the yf
qi sides have since carri the evacu- tether and unable to continue the war, | “2h%. Chairman: Is ennesy [band, Lieutenant ndrew J \ ores ot the P:
‘ths ago most of these young |o that there was no ternative, but retary: Roden “ Munneen, Commander, East Twenty.| The treat of the evening, showevet was Aiscovered ins Call
0 make peace? The answer ts atmp! oe cena Roderick J.| eighth Street, in rear of Joyce Kilmer ®#8 furrished when the Cha begat
|The funds of the Irleh Republic. which | Senaedy. Hasr ry — a vc giles lab, |troduced the principal steaher of the
were supposed to be (fevered i supply: | neds. Chatrmen Knights of the Blessed Sacrament, | evening.
ing the’army wit Kenn ha with ‘odore Schmidt, he
toulng the war were belug mrecklessly ae oe On iMoeie—patrick 3 Bos: | mander, Twenty-elghth Street, | Edwar t rousiae
{squandered in America tn a criminal | ee een Cull eer ec | reur Xavier High School Regiment. | sbeak. He must have felt fully reward-| with Britain on. the forty-ninth parallel, ‘”,
ttn ot aa ihe city. fa | attempt to destroy the only genuinely |FAOrY: Pulrick Culligan, Sergeant we HM Hatlowa sinatitate, Bovs, with ed for ht tong and ‘genome to amey Iuptend. of. the 'v fourth, which ,had
voters a rencly the | | Brother Edwer un | inptcns
Traits ¥ Redlee to kan alive twe rival or | Committee on Borourif Orrantzation: | wander, Wert ‘Twenty eat Ysereet,| MeSweency clearly showed hia apbre-| cite Count ene vey divided betwee
4 CRIME AGAINST IRELAND. | that there show no discussion of| ganizations whose allegiance was t | man: Daniel engte fulcany. Chal |rignt resting on Fifth Avenu ciation by delivering one of the most tha Untted States end Can
who organized this incipl:| the Repubiic at the London Conference, Valera. The young men who| naa Ses vavéi chair. | 4 St Jerome's Boy Scouts, with fte and eloquent ‘and brilliant addresses ever)
it was barred—but some among |@ram corps, Major William Woste 1
hem must nave ead it. They there- we jeotburste of applause that frequently
know that he consented to the rected his remarks showed clearly the
wal of the sathering