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Full Title	The Gaelic American - Vol. XX, No. 14, April 7, 1923, Whole Number 1021.
Contributor	O'Reilly, Michael.
Date Added	7 February 2020
Format	Newspaper
Language	English Irish
Publish Date	1923-04-07
Publisher	New York [N.Y.] : Gaelic American Pub. Co.
Source	Joseph McGarrity Newspaper Collection
Topic	Irish Americans > Newspapers.
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Disclaimers	Disclaimer of Liability Disclaimer of Endorsement

OCR nace We \g BEVOTED'TO, THE “CAUSE OF / IRISH INDEPENDENCE, IRISH LITERATURE and the Interests of the IRISH RACE Vol. XX. No. 14. Whole No. 1021. NERICAN Entered as secon: a8 matter, Jan. 18 19to. at the Post Office at Haw Yoru. Ne Yq wader the Act of March's, soy, \ ee Published Weekly at 16 rs $2.50) William St. Subscription, 1 yeai ix0, $3. Ye Postage free. -Clan- na-Gael for ‘Absolute Freedom | WARNS DE VALERA’S GAME MENACES IRELAND SEEN AS PAWN THE FUTURE OF IRELAND'S CAUSE OF ANARCHIST PLOTTERS: NEW YORK, APRIL 7, 1923. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Bunch of Grafters Running A.A.R.1.R., Moylan Rep rts ——-+—_ Irregulars’ Envoy Finds “Splits Wide ana Yi erous ” Splendid Meeting in Hotel Astor, New York, Radi- Optimism, Endorses\Re- solutions Hopeless’ Slaughter in Ireland and Denouncing Are Abetting ‘Sinister Campaign of Terrorism. CALL ON RACE TO END E; HIS DISCRACEFUL REICH National President of Friends of Irish Freedom, Supreme Court | y> Mustice Danief F. Cohalan’ and Richard F, Dalton Make Ring- ing Speeches, Outliming Atti- ating Enthusiasm, and|: Deploring|| Those Here and at Home|. ‘JOHN —_—_ DEV ~ Who Read Reraiutione {nicuanp F. DALTON, \ Among De Valera’s Motley Following—Say: Are of Selves, Not Ireland—Money Collected For Arms Sguandered on _7 Bon Sean Moylan. one of the numerous) of grafters of De flock’ of Envoys kere in bebalf Valera’s Crown-Republic, in a letter leader tt o the letter copied verbatim Freeman's Journal of Siaren ‘ “The Government Publicity Depart- ment issucs the text of a inne letter written by Mr. joylan to the Ir- \regular leader hao nO. “c. rit. ain,",dated February 0 and addressed from “Hotel Imperial, Broadway and tude of oO ‘ganization That Fostered Ideals of Wolfe Tone and Cradled Spirit of 1916 THE RESOLUTIONS Bi ‘Thirty-second Street, New York.” It 3 ha A Chara—Like yourself, | am almost). dri jed up, as I've been writing to S— in America, Beneath the fing they guarded for 70 day, April 24, 1916, by Thomus Clarke, omas, McDonagh aad the thelr comrades ot ‘tbe Rising. the veteran workers of the Clan-na-Gael assembled in the big ballroom of the Hotel Astor, New York. om Sunday night, the Seventh Anni- versiry. of the Revolution, and renéw- ed their pledge to remain in the breach wnti} that flag files over a free Ireland. ‘The crowded ballroom presented an inspiring spectacle as. these | tireless . ., mea_-and women, aiid (6 tn sive off thelr best to the cau: . dorse by their applause the Teeolutions that De Valera tore down were Fenian reheere—the cheers that encouraged ‘ lc Pearse when the crowd of Red- ~peneite defectives (assembled at an- ‘ther point of the city mobbed him at I) Galtfe Park, and struck, him in thet tace ‘The overcrowded, + many being forced to stand in the bal- ‘ballroom was conies and hallways, But the meeting + Wis not {mpressive so much. because of h\’ the large, attendance, weit the nami: ton fee at $1, as becau: tive and solid character and the s noted by the speakers, that every and woman present was a season- ed and all-the-year-round worker in the * interest eting in every respect Was a Atting commemoration of anni-| rary of the re-awakenttig of Ireland. and the superior musical programme supplied by the Committee ofArrange-| , Beate under its capable chairman, Mr ari 40 rLauahtin. added much to the , SAB cd with all mectings under the | Ausplees of the Clan-na-Gael, the Stars cand Striper were displayed side by alde Po. .¥ith the Tricolor of the Republic. of Ireland the proceedings opened | S/with the singing 6f a he Star. “Srankied ‘Ban I. enatence volute in! xt n! Gillent voice, madei even more mello ‘ty his native blas. Later on he 8 yo. 2"The Bard on Arm agh” in accents art, winning sustained) “wines vant comparisons thet mun L0ontinued on ued on Pops 2). raic Pearse, 8 MacDermott. /{\ Capable of British intrigue against human iiberty | batt ipo whfmever and wherever it shows its) Dotne Soy | ana organizations r the Clan-na-Gael of New xork. assembled at the Hotel Astor, April 19: , to commemorate the Uprising of. Easter Week 1916, deem that the Geploreble situation in Ireland calls for the frankest and plainest expres- sion of opinion on our part as to the causes which brought it about and the Republicans & section of our people at’ home and ebroad threaten the NatfSmp! Cause the whole politica and economic future of Ireland. nization, founded’ June 20, 1867 (the anniversary of the birth of Wolfe Tone, the Father of Republicanism in Ireland) has had for its object from the start the rendering of all possible assistance to the people of Ireland in the propagation of Republican principles and in the eventual es- tablishment of a Republican form of government. That work found its frat- tion in the proclamation of thé Irish Republic by Padraic Pearse, ,its first President, on Easter Monday, Anril 24, 1916. From the day of its foundation to the present the Clan-nadael has beta true to this policy. For balf a century {t gave unlimited and ungestion- ng support to the I. R. {ding it with money to carry on {te work, and terally keeping it alive. Without that assistance the I. R. B. could not have continued to exist and the Republican {deal would have died in Ireland. The relations betweon the two organizations were strictly those of alll- ance and cordial co-operation, one never attempting to dictate to the other or to interfer with its Internal management. ratement fa true In an especial manner of the decision to fight in 1916. That decision the Home Organization; the Clan-na-Gael accepted it loyally and sent to the Supreme Council and the Committee of the Irish Volunteers all the “gueneial aid In its power, to the last dollar in its treasury, besides giving invaluable assistance in other important he governing body of the Re |. up to that time fully recognized the right of the American organization to decide for itself the amount and char- acter of the ald to be given to Ircland and never sought to interfere with the management of the movement in this country. In like manner, the Clai Gael never attempted to interfere with thelr freedom of action or to question their decisions made with relation to Irelan This recip: policy of close alltance and hearty co-operation between the organtzations in Ireland and America, each body exercising complete. con- trol over its own internal affairs, was\carried o fty years with most \atietactory results and with seat benefit to thé “Netfonat Cause, This condition was changed by Eamon De Valera shortly after his ar- rica, Demands were served upon ‘he Clan-naGeel, compliance with which would have smeant the surrender of our seltreapect aa America a n coterie consisting apts of Engl De Valera sought to Impose upon American organizations djrectlon ad control from, Ireland demands would have destroyed and our position tn ign poltey of the United States ty to the League of Nation Rejection of these demands resulted: in the creation by De Valera of to accept his personal dominance, and severance of the old connection between the 1.R.B, and the Clan-na-Gael, brought about by his to the men in ee and the inception of a period of con- false statements the Westminster Garctte interview, to nd. fusion which permitted him, thro posals of Compromise to ie lan it i needless to recouyt in detall the shameful methods saopted to attain this end, because the present deplorable condition in Ireland has been the natural outcome of the acceptance of such lea Accepting De Valera’s lateat published utterance that his-fight is in fact for Document xe 2, and not public as such, we point out that Docu. meat, No, 2, prov for the retention of the English King as Monarch of Ire- land and. exprenaly prevented the ma ainfenance by ireland ot thet naval pro- tection by submarines which her insular position 4 Wo declare that the acceptance of ment No. ‘. ould not be wreth the loss of a single Irish life and we denounce ae ruth! bless murder the rifice of the young ‘manhood: of Ireland in behalf of such quibbit We Poin out het Ireland is to-day rounding out a seven years a War ir. phood under conditions of timost ‘Continuous quence it would be uate to expect of them the calm judgment and broad vison which they might easily have learned to varie under normal condition e point out that inprigetped driving of young men to hopeless (Continued on | on Page 3.) of B— all over this country for past write a you, I got in all from CjS three let- ters. Of course, I ters containing stuff from D. Publicity, ete. but only three from C/S8. 1.expect those you mention were the D.P.’'s let- te ete, IT asked you once if you needed money taken the erty o of at arpiying tor 300 dol. lars and badly have it to en- close in this te 70 you. The story sbout this being the land of the flowing gold 18 all rot. I'm always on the bum. shall be under the necessity of holding up a bank if the fellows here don't me across with a more plentiful wp needed an Arm: properly into line behind the Republic. They were certainly working, but only in a half-hearted manner, and those workers were few and f: oe. tween. Like every organization that hasn't the driving force of real enthu- siasm, there were splits wide and num d Instead of thinking of Ire- there they were ve agan have left (this in a ‘secret as yet) for. tori Austraita, and will be there about 4. Leahy is on a ranch te 1 Angelen suad MR. GINNELL'8 ACTIVITIES. | The money is coming on well and} we ere driving for 100.000 dollars be-| tween now and Easter. Larry Ginn Is bere, and ho's a damn naisance. He! ! has credentials informing all and sun-! dry that e Irish Envoy-and in) command of all the troops, like yselt. | here tn U.S.A. He apppinted”@ Consul- fellow. humied O'Brien. roclamatton | bi get 10,000 dollars off us to run his Le gation, but helteve mel phouent cr the poor devils at went hell tor veather against spending fool money here and letting the boys goto blazes. He isn't going to get the cash, let me assure you. nd eapecially the women ja the best orgentrat The AAR.LR. fe be Deine or run in fe many States by a bunch * Issue Wouldn’t Nét “ Two Bits” In America, He Admits. So icGarrity, t)here for Snagelal wor -| be, or what ts he dotne? the I saw poor Dinny Lacy’ death in the He ons. | has and got no reply. so 1 have| He ¥]. You “! 1 shall get the t)and I'll get them distributed. jome with the 1Yamount lost {s not anywhere near what oughts Salarigs—De Valera and, tle they are not ent home .and walle the propaganda, they are * ala useless, they are spending a food deal ot cash int ries, or- zo wani: and He's certainly some mov ve \d knocked me allty. jast man to cave in, aq tion of being able to win with ue. Tt was that we were right, that we could- n't qurrender being right. cowardice on hi I believe, however, that we beaten. can't be te T expect to he back for Easter. and| compel have heard | ma: 0 be in for the finish. I nothing of Tommy B. lately. Where is paper a few dave ago. He certainly was a brave man Sind von derfully gen and loveable, | What| pity we must lose men of his type] was a much sounder man than Rob-| ¢to, Anson, &nd the South p. bunch, t ey. all are, eetly under his control. What ts the Hegarty bunch dO! Our fellows oughtn't touch them. fe no use there {s a Headquarters and any n tiations must be carried out by G.H.Q. LURE OF THE LIMELIGHT. must be working hard in Eng- land, I can't realize what you are up against. e = 3 a 2 € 3 ° & Mrs. 8.8., but ff that bioke thinks I'm an oman Just show him thin. I'll try for tl weagent immediately I have a chance In the meanwhile he could send me a dozen co 0 weekly, Tn ask the: Irish World for @ notice of it, te. the paper. hi t unde's dress, so I can't call on him, Leahy is farther from me than you are. My wife writes Pretty often, but the rites is of. no national interest, 4 3 g 3 ff 1 ought keep this until I get them. expect it might he better, so I'll ring off for the present. NSW YORE ARM8 HAUL. Monday, oth Rig round-up here on Satu! While waiting for @ call from Ne men caught were not a on the “Joh, A fool cop look- a thing handled, but there ‘ no use blaming anybody. Accidents will occur and the 1s reported. 1 wish op a note to the Boss and tell him u hare nea all three personal Jetters f ed some matters i my reperta to wate vd Uke replies ‘Ther “ts a bunch. here, “Irieh-Amer- * (oontinued on F on Page 5.) ra} Occupation and Vi write| tir by simple a] 7 aim | puboraine De Valera Working Hand’ and Glove With Small ‘Group of Irish Destructionists, Backed ‘by Communists of - England, Russia, Germany, . Australia and. United States Who Cynically Calculate to Reduce Island to Chaos and Disaster, Sensational Document Being Circulated in Ireland Alleges. _OBIECT 1S TO GET BRITISH ARMY TO RETURN =| Writer Charges De Valera, as Super-Patriot, Is Using ‘d Name of Republic to Inspire Candid but Badly Informed Youths to ‘the Work of Gutrage by Which He Hopes to Afford England Excuse for Re-Conquest of Irelan Says “The Republic’™ Means De Valera, -Ré esponsible to None, and. “Sworn Enemy of Majority Rule.” — ' - “De Valera enjoys the sympathy and t only of the small Bolshe- nic Amnnican received the Minar and ini Ang the Belfast: lon), but also of Bol {8 everywhere al l—on the Contitient, in \London, Glesgows Livers pe, ete—all linked u y, of with Mouscaws or with the Bolshevist Em in Berlin spetidt charge Se TaN ates "ES ors of the notorious ‘Peatse Commit questionably rellasle. sources in Iiv- fund almost every. week wince De Val- ere. open Bis campaign of destrac- “Ireland, 62. Patrick's ed 1023. "GOD SAVE IRBLA? “NATION LIFD IN DANGER. “after help on the work of {leh withdrew lest your from Ireland, | Producing. ‘chaos’ ia Ireland. leaving us alone here to mind our own business—as best we might. “The violence of such a meant serfous political commotion as an {nevitable first consequence. "This origin of this revolt. years past, International “Por ma Communism (identical with Bols! We} h: olutionary out- ood. by are the victims of a rev reak Which is, in reality, Bolsheviat, bi although purporting to be diametric- ay the oposite, namely, ultra-Nation- "tbat this revolt te ‘Bolehevist, tn methods, achjevements, and the con fidential purpose of Its leadership, can facts. nown “In publicly professed purpose, as} —1 well as in the honest bellet of the bulk) chd of the native rank and file (utllized as action ta Eogland Legit thus frepar- jutionary raw material, it !s Na- fo thi shiny Ishe- tie, cl domiaition in this part of Europe. fr unforaseable event alone’ uj cca and saved Ireland from # mity vmneaualieg since fe Crom: For the sake of some who may wellen clean sweep. Ireland was pow- desire it, a foot-note on the last page orien “ prevent te roconquent Plan- briefly describes the extraordinary Bol-! ned in 1921. The extra- ovslaary. Tatervention of two Dominfon lized | statesmen offered asway out, leading finally to a Treaty of Peace with Eng- land on terms which surpassed our pectation: “For those who, from whatsoever mo- tive, wished to wreck that Treaty and | start afresh thé hopeless strife between | theyewo islands, with the original fatal | prospect In clearer view than ever, the only means was to Kindle civil war in Ireland, as han heen done. “Whether De valor got ele incen. diary {dea from Moscow pretence and belief. logic tain —common- <7, [obsacure methods of agression) “REAL BOLSHEVI8M. “The methods of the present reralt which are patent to al been branded by the Irish Catholte 6] Church an being those of ‘criminal an- rehy,’ which is simply another name form mintant Boley! ism. Iresdy achieved by it. ad! oe pater to all, ts meer | destruction, reaulting in in verti chaos. Buch work In Boake eliberately being the Indlepenesble breltminary “co setting up a Bolshevist regime in any Previously civilized countrs “The pture of secret docu a ments* exchanged with bis immediate jeu has revealed ou fact that all the im he leader or i, ‘revel De Yalern, ' te Prodi in Tretand, “Tt has furth ied his ulterior intention of setting ernment here on the as ot fs te creial Bolshevist, programm: ea by The Workers’ Repubile, me ie, uly 22, 1922. ad there are. other confirmatory facta, quite well known. a: Mr. Arthur Griffith was confidentl- ed that Moscow was then plot. ter to sacrifice Inand as @ pawn In the Bolshevist world-gam (Oontinued om Poge 1.) money ~ British \ _/“It is worth while solng back to the’ directly fom elsewhere {s a matter of supreme ” tio ol

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