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XXXV. No. 12
Great Reception to De Valera in
World's Greatest City—Reception to
Irish President Outclasses All Previ
ous Functions—Inspiring Speeches
By Mayor Hylan, Hon. William
Bourke Cockran and Others.
City Hall Park, New York City, was
crowded out beyond the barriers by
a throng on- Saturday, January 17,
never before equalled.
The band of the Sixty-ninth Regi
ment awaited President De Valera at
City Hall, also the Pipers' Band in
costume. Children from the Car
melite School in Gaelic dress were
ranged on the steps and as the Presi
dent arrived "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner" was sung, the crowds, with bared
heads, joining in the chorus.
The chamber in which President De
Valera was received was draped with
the American colors, small "Old
Glories" and Irish tricolor flags being
borne by almost every one in the im
mense crowd that thronged through
halls and gallery and kept filing up
and down the noble marble stairway.
The mayor received Mr. De Valera
on the floor of the council chamber,
surrounded by several city officials, in
cluding the police commissioner. Hon.
Wm. Bourke Cockran .was at the right
of Mr. De Valera and the mayor on
his left.
Greatest Enterprise of the Moment.
Mr. Cockran presented the Presi
dent to Mayor Hylan in a short ad
dress, saying in part:
"Mr. Mayor:
*1 have been asked by the Friends
of Irish Freedom to discharge the very
pleasant and honorable task of pre
senting to you the recipient of this
day's ottering, and I think it particu
larly auspicious, not merely for the
purposes of the city and for the pur
poses of the country but for the whole
world, that here the head of the great
est city on the globe should give his
personal sanction and approval on be
half of this great city to what we con
ceive to be the greatest enterprise at
this moment in operation throughout
the world.
"We are presenting to you here the
embodiment of a great national up
rising but not, like the other upris
ings throughout the world, to be levied
against property and order and law,
but a great uprising in vindication of
the fundamental moralities that con
stitute the foundations of Christian
civilization and the essential princi
ples of democratic government. The
revolutionary movements that are
sweeping over the world are threaten
ing the foundations of civilized socie
ty. There seems to be no force and
effect in them and these governments
themselves seem to be in a perilous
way.
"But in Ireland there has come a
strong movement, a powerful move
ment, a unanimous movement, of the
entire population, where in the stress
of the people there is a patient love
for these moralities that constitute
the basis of Christian civilization.
"The embodiment of these traits Is
here in the person of the President
of the Irish Republic, whom I present
In the name of Eamonn De Valera."
Gives Official Recognition.
When the cheering stopped the
mayor began his address. In the very
first words he uttered he recognized
Eamonn De Valera as "President of
the Irish Republic."
Mayor Hylan said:
"Ladles and Gentlemen:
"It is a privileged honor, personal as
well as official, to greet most cor
dially, in the person of Eamonn De
Valera, the President -of the Irish Re
public. I do so officially as chief ex
ecutive of the City of New York, in
concord and in conformity with the
resolution of the board of aldermen
calling on me as mayor to convey, to
him the welcome, in addition to the
freedom, of the metropolis of the
[western world—the City of New York.
An Official Duty.
"The performance 'of this official
duty also gives me personal satisfac
tion as an American citizen, who feel*
that self-determination In principle
not be denied to
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Tremendous Crowds
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the triumph of the late war.
A Dignified Campaign.
"Your own enthusiastic and most
sincere reception throughout our
glorious country and may I say, your
dignified campaign of education,
coupled with a masterly presentation
of safe and sane governmental pol
icy, have not failed to impress the
American people .with the justice of
Ireland's cause and with the ultimate
realization of her national liberty and
aspirations.
"In the great war our nation as a
whole demonstrated to the world that
we were governed by the high ideals
of liberty and independence for the
oppressed of every race in every land.(
May we not hope that America's al
truism has made manifest to all peo
ples our unselfish desire that liberty,
justice, self-government and self-de
termination will prevail throughout
the world.
The Sixty-Ninth.
"This city is particularly proud of
the record of its sons in the war, but
to you, sir, we take a special pride
in mentioning the Irish regiment, dear
to the hearts of us all, the glorious
ild "Sixty-ninth." This regiment was
in the thick of the fighting on the Lor
raine front, in the Champagne, at
Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, the Ar
gonne and the River Ourcq. Hundreds
of its gallant members freely offered
their lives on the altar of patriotism,
loyally defending the flag of the gov
ernment under which they lived.
"The Intrepidity and dauntless valor
of these heroes proved them to be
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of the indomitable race
which furnished the majority of this
regiment and filled the ranks of others
renowned for splendid service. We
know that -these brave Boldiera who
fought the battles for Great Britain,
France, Italy, America and all the Al
lies, were sustained by the conviction
that when peace came, it would be a
permanent peace because founded on
justice.
The Republic.
"I note that more than seventy con
stituencies in Ireland voted at a recent
election for an independent Irish Re
public, and in your person these peo
ple recognize their duly elected leader.
Whether or not the world at large
subscribes to these expressions for a
separate national existence and lead
ership, the truth of the following -may
not be denied.
'A portion of mankind may be said
to constitute a. nationality, if they are
united among themselves by common
sympathies, which do not exist be
tween them and others, which make
them co-operate more .willingly with
each other than with other people and
which make them desire to be under
the same government and seek to be
governed by themselves exclusively.
This is merely saying that the ques
tion of government ought to be decid
ed by the governed.'
"As mayor, I present to you, sir, the
freedom of a city, pre-eminent among
the municipalities of the world, the
peerless City of New York."
New York's Heart Did Not Hesitate.
Very 'impressive, in that storied
room, was the short and pointed re
ply of Mr. De Valera to Mayor Hy
lan's address. He said:
"Mr. Mayor:
"To.be received by the chief mag
istrate of New York City is always a
high honor. To be received in the
courteous, cordial manner in which
you have received me makes the hon
or doubly prized.
"I do not know anything that one
could suggest which could add to the
significance of the two occasions on
which you have, received me.
"I have been singularly privileged
Indeed,—privileged In the manner of
my reception, privileged In those who
escorted me here. But It Is not
strange after all for, as the gallant
son of your famed Sixty-ninth said
when he presented me to you on the
last occasion, 'Mr. Mayor, your coun
try has never hesitated to express Its
sympathies with the efforts of down*
trodden peoples In their own home
lands to secure those blessings of lib*
erty which yon yourselves enjoy.'
Intended for Irish People.
"That expression of sympathy which
youractlon and that of the board of
aldermen so clearly conveys will be
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Says Col. William H. Donahue, in an
Address Before the Friends of Irish
Freedom at Hibbing, This State.
In a speech, in which he drew a
parallel between this country and Ire
aud in their respective fights for in
dependence from England, and in
which he pointed out the similarity
of the acts of the English government
in both cases, Attorney Wm. H. Dona
hue, of Minneapolis, formerly a colonel
in the famous Rainbow division, laid
Ireland's claim for independence be
fore the members of Benjamin Frank
lin branch, Friends of Irish Freedom,
and their friends in the Hibbing li
brary Wednesday evening, says the
Hibbing Missaba Ore of January 23.
In establishing his right to bring up
the past in defense of the Irish cause,
Attorney Donahue stated: "No, I am
not living in the past it is only by
the past, though, that one can measure
the future."
"If the American people sympathize
with Ireland's struggle for liberty,
they would stretch the sympathetic
cords of their hearts to sympathize
with a nation, whose sons have been
active in establishing, and since, main
taining, this great government of
ours," he remarked.
He remarked that the date of the
establishment of the Irish republic
would date from January 21, 1917, not
from the date that the English gov
ernment conceded its independence,
just as the United States as a republic
dates from 1776 and not from the time
Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.
He further Baid that if the Irish are
rebels now, the colonists were rebels
then.
"They say that Ireland must not
have independence, because- It is not
united, that four of its counties de
sire to remain with the British gov
ernment," he said. "The same could
have been said of this country during
the revolution. Is it not the truth that
New York did not sign the declaration
of independence until after the revo
lution? Of course those in Ireland,
like those in this country before the
revolution, desired to remain with
Great Britain, by whom they have
been favored."
"Every nation is selfish, just as in­
At Buffalo, N. Y.—Nation-Wide Cam
paign For New Members of Aux
iliaries Launched at Close of Ses
sion.
The National Board of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, selected at the
Supreme Convention held in San
Francisco last August, held their first
meeting in Hotel Lafayette, Buffalo,
N. Y., on Thursday, January 15. This
session of the national officers was
held in the interests of a nation-wide
campaign for new members which ,was
launched at the cloBe of the meeting.
The Rev. William F. Dougherty of
Syracuse, New York State Chaplain,
gave the keynote to the deliberations
in an address on "Hibernianism." The
national officers of the A. O. H.
auxiliary also met at the same time
and place and started a boom among
the various branches.
The national officers of the A. O. H.
who were present were the following:
National Officers.
James E. Deery, national president,
Indianapolis Rt. Rev. Michael J. Gal
lagher, national chaplain, Detroit
Richard Dwyer, national vice presi
dent, Boston P. J. Doyle, Canadian
vice president, Montreal John O'Dea,
national secretary, Philadelphia John
Sheehy, national treasurer, Mont*
gomery, Minn. John V. McCarthy, na
tional director, Syracuse Joseph Mc
Laughlin, past national president,
Philadelphia Patrick E. Sullivan, na
tional director, Portland, Ore. John
J. O'Connor, national director, Kansas
City, Mo. William Boyle, national
director, Ban Francisco Joseph A.
Daley, national director, Washington.
The local organisation, under the di­
Minneapolis, Minn., Saturday, January 31, 1920
Ireland's Cause
Similar to Colonies
Meeting of National
Board of A. O. H.
dividuals are selfish," he stated. Eng
land is commercially selfi&h, and
kno.vrs that should Ireland become a
free nation she would no longer con
trol the commerce of that nation. At
present ninety-seven per cent of Ire
land's commerce must be through Eng
land. That is the reason why Eng
land desires to hold onto Ireland, just
as she fought to hold the colonies."
This fact is brought out in our history
very conspicuously by the Boston Tea
Party," he remarked. "Even though
the colonies were receiving the tea,
with the tax added, for less than
formerly, it was the principle of the
thing that caused them to dump the
tea overboard. They desired to estab
lish in the mind of England that they
were not compelled to buy tea through
her."
Colonel Donahue stated that it is
also said that we, in espousing Ire
land's cause, have no right to inter
fere with the internal affairs of Eng
land. An interference in internal af
fairs of England gave this country its
birth. This we sanction and praise
now, and is praised by those, who, to
day claim that we have no right to
interfere with the internal affairs of
England.
"When General Pershing laid a
wreath upon the tomb of Lafayette,
and said 'Lafayette, we are here!" he
not only paid tribute to the man and
nation, who interfered .with the inter
nal affairs of Great Britain, but
praised that act—the interference in
internal affairs," stated Donahue. "If
It is right for France—and praise
worthy of France—to do such, why Is
it not right for this country to inter
fere in the internal affairs of another
country," he added.
"If England was fighting for small
nations, you must concede that she
got them," he said laughingly, as he
read over a list of nations acquired by
England during the late war.
In refuting the argument that Ire
land Is too small to govern itself, he
read over a list of countries that are
smaller than Ireland, and which are
now governing themselves. He fur
ther gave statistics to show how much
greater Ireland was commercially than
these same self-governing nations.
(Continued on page 4)
rection of J. T. Smith, county presi
dent, and Patrick J. Donovan, presi
dent of Division 1, assisted by the re
tiring president, Anthony O'Donnell,
arranged a at the Lafayette
Hotel ?^£j|^EVening, January 17.
Thi«4|^l^^^as attended by the lo
cal^JJPnlans as well as by the offi
cers' and members of the divisions lo
cated at Lockport, .Niagara Falls,
Batavia, Olean, Dunkirk, Le Roy and
other cities.
Auxiliary Officers.
Thursday evening, January 15, the
local division had a class Initiation and
exemplified the degree work by" the
Lockport degree team.
In the direction of co-operating with
the national board of the A. O. H. the
national officers of the Ladles' Aux
iliary likewise held a session at the
Lafayette Hotel, beginning January
15, the purpose of that organization
being similar to that of the main
branch, I. e., a nation-wide campaign
for membership.
This organization Includes Mrs.
Mary F. McWhorter, national presi
dent, Chicago Mrs. Adella Christy,
vice president, Cleveland Mrs. Susan
M. McNamee, national secretary,
Charlesto,wn, Mass. Miss Margaret
McQuade, national treasurer, Pitts
burgh Mrs. Mary Arthur, national
director, Indianapolis Miss Kathryn
Foley, national director, N6w Haven
Miss Ada K. Gannon, national chair
man, Irish History, Davenport, la.
Mrs. Ellen Ryan Jolly, national chair
man, Nuns, Monument Committer
Pawtucket, R. I.
The sum of 916,000 was subscribed
for Bond-Certificates of the Irish Re
public.
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Monster Demonstration in New York
—Thousands Unable to Gain Admis
sion at Lexington Theater—His
Grace, Archbishop Hayes, Forwards
Personal Check for $1,000.
The drive for the $10,000,000 bond
certificate loan of the Republic of Ire
land got well under way on last Sun
day afternoon .with a most enthusias
tic demonstration in and around Lex
ington theater, Lexington avenue and
Fifty-first street, says the Irish World
of January 24.
Long before the meeting started the
building was packed, and this not
withstanding the fact that the day
was bitterly cold. Thousands of late
comers were unable to gain admis
sion but, owing to the inclemency of
the weather, there were no out-of
door addresses.
De Valera's Great Reception.
When President De Valera ap
peared on the platform there was
tremendous applause lasting for many
minutes. Several times Hon. W.
Bourke Cockran, who presided, at
tempted to get the audience to resume
their seats but each wave of his hand
had only the effect of increasing the
volume of cheering. The audience in
sisted on testifying their esteem for
the Irish executive and determined to
have its way.
When calm was ultimately restored,
the chairman called on Father Francis
P. Duffy, former chaplain of the fa
mous Sixty-ninth regiment, who de
livered an invocation. Speeches were
delivered by the chairman, President
De Valera, Justice Daniel F. Cohalan,
Rabbi David Klein, Warren Shaw
Fisher, Commander in Chief of the
United American War Veterans (who
presented a flag of the IriBh Republic
to President De Valera), Mrs. O'Rahil
ly, widow of the O'Rahilly killed by
the British in the Irish insurrection
of 1916, and Joseph Scott, of Los
Angeles, Cal.
Archbishop Subscribes $1,000.
When the chairman read a letter
from His Grace, the Archbishop, an
nouncing his personal subscription of
$1,000 to the loan, there was tremen
dous cheering, the audience rising.
Father Duffy called for three cheers
for Archbishop Hayes, and these were
lustily given twice over. A letter
from Governor Smith, wishing success
to the drive, was also well received
The meeting opened with the sing
ing of the "Star Spangled Banner," to
the accompaniment of the Sixty-ninth
regiment band.
At the close of the meeting the
borough district chairman reported
their estimates, in most cases far in
excess of the quotas estimated by the
directors of the loan. The New York
State quota originally was set at only
$3,000,000.
Judge John J. Rooney, chairman of
the Manhattan committee, said all ar
rangements had been made for the
drive, and estimated that $1,000,000
would be raised in the borough.
James P. Flnnegan, chairman in
Brooklyn, also gave assurance of a
$1,000,000 Issue.
John Stratton O'Leary, chairman for
the Bronx, sent word he could raise
$255,000. He personally has bought
$5,0Q0 'worth of bonds to start the
sales in the Bronx.
The chairman of the Queens com
mittee sept word he could raise $200,
000, although his quota originally bad
been set at half that sum the Rich
mond chairman said $100,000 was
forthcoming, he having refused a quo
ta of $50,000.
In a brief address the chairman,
Hon. W. Bourke Cockran, outlined
the objects of the loan. There was
tremendous cheering when he de
clared that the cause of the Irish Re
public was rapidly approaching tri
umph, equalled only when he read
the Archbishop's letter mentioned
above.
Archbishop's Letter.
The letter from the Archbishop to
Mr. Cockran, read at'the meeting, Is
as follopre:
"I am enclosing my personal con
tribution of one thousand dollars to
the Irish fund. After a very satisfac
tory conference with Mr. Eamonn Da
Valera, President of the Irish Repub-
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lie, I am convinced that his program
for tlio agricultural, Industrial and
commercial development of Ireland Is
entirely practical and constructive.
"The present crisis in Ireland is
most momentous, because it has gone
beyond the bounds of a pure do
mestic issue, and has grown into a
world problem, under a world 1m*
pulse and towards a world ideal
evoked by the great war and pro
claimed by the United States.
"The centuries old struggle of the
Irish people for self-determination
and self-government is today a mat
ter of grave concern to the civilzed
world. The permanent peace of man
kind cannot be assured until Erin's
long and unbroken dream Qf racial
emancipation awakens to the kawn of
fulfillment.
A World Power.
"From time immemorial, Ireland has
been a world power in her exiled
children, working among nearly every
civilized people for the spiritual and
material betterment of the world.
Her sons and daughters have figured
as materia], mor:il and spiritual
builders for good nearly every where
—hard toilers, patriotic citizens and
zealous missionaries. This greater
Ireland scattered the world over has
been aroused to active sympathy
Erin's fortunes at home, with the re
sult that a vital question, of universal
Importance riseB wherever free men
are brave and strong.
"America surely will not refuse her
moral support to Ireland, which has
been ever loyal in devotion and serv
ice to America as it was possible^
perhaps, for no other land to be. The
love of Ireland for America bursts
from her very soul with purest mo
tive and without selfish reservation
or jealousy of American power and
prestige.
Honor, Justice and Liberty.
"Ancient as the race itself Is, Irish
love of honor, justice and liberty is
an American ideal Indeed. Time has
not changed, nor failure after failure
discouraged the undying hope of the
Celtic soul for freedom under Ire
land's own skies and by her own wat
ers. Every unborn morrow will bring
to the immortal spirit of Ireland larg
er faith in the justice of her cause
which she has appealed from the Eng
lish parliament to the parliament of
the world.
"Noble though be the purpose of
the Irish movement In Itself for self
determination, it is nobler in the con
tribution it promises to the civiliza
tion of the world. Ireland's national
idealism Is much needed among the
nations of the earth today. Celtio
philosophy of life and government Is
essential, sound and wholesome.
There is no agitation even no.w against
established society. Property rights
are safe and inviolate. Crime is little
known in Ireland. Support of lawful
authority in a spirit of conscientious
obedience is absolutely passive In
normal times. The Irish home Is alien
to divorce and race suicide—unclean
things abominated by God's holy law*
Religions mocked by men and Ignored
by governments find holy sanctuary
in Ireland. Chesterton, noted writer,
said only yesterday: 'The one people
In Western Europe quite seriously
enduring persecution from without
and skepticism from within, has be
fore our very eyes, turned a sudden
corner and stepped into a place In the
sun. We can make what we will of
tbls fact, but It is there.'
Why England 8hould Recognize
Republic.
"If England would not approach in p'
a large Christian spirit the dilemma -%•.
the Irish problem has evolved, Erin Mfe
would prove more than generous and 1
noble as a friendly neighbor would
never permit herself to be the pawn
of any foreign power and would be
foremost to maintain tbe highest
standards of Christian civilisation.
"With these world facts before as, •*.:
Ireland should be welcomed as on*
of the most conservative forces of
our distressed times.
"Faithfully yours in Christ,
TATRICK J. HAYB&
"Axchbiship of New.Yock."
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