The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-01
It BEGAN WITH A
BIT on A SHINDY.
How Irish Day Was Celebrated
in Chicago.
HER FLAG HAULED DOWN
After Some Discussion, 1t Again
Floats in the Breeze.
The Natives of the ould Sod and Thei
Descendants Have a Most Royal
Time-Speeches by Dis
tinguished Men.

CHICAGO. Sept. 3O.-Irish day at the
Worlds fair began with bit OF shindy.
| Chief Justice Barrett, Of the depart
ment of electricity, is something OF an
Irishman himself, and caused the Irish
flag to be run up on the Electricity build
ing in honor of the occasion.
| Frank D. Millet, artist and war cor
respondent, who has charge of the flags
and other color displays, Is not an Irish
man, and he ordered one OF his men to
haul the green flag down.
The order was at once obeyed, but the
colors were again run up by Barrett's
orders.
Then Chief Millet and his men appeared
and cut the halyards, causing the flag to
fall at the feet OF the crowd which had
gathered.
Trouble seemed imminent and a COM
psny OF exposition guards were dispatched
to the scene to preserve order.
| Barrett says he ordered the flag run up
out of compliment OF the day and the
many Irish Americans on the ground.
| Millett says he ordered the flag down, be-
cause no flags were allowed on the stats
of the exposition buildings except those
of the nations recognized as such.
| The matter was at once referred to
President Higginbotham for a decision.
For the first time since last May has the
| city experienced a really rainy day. 1t
rained all last night and has rained all
day today. The sky is leaden, the ground
sodden, the air cold and raw with a chill
| wind from the southeast. more disa-
greeable combination for what was eX-
pected to be one OF the great days OF the
fair in points of attendance and general
| liveliness, could scarcely be imagined.
| Nothing could be done in the flag mat
ter, as both President H1gginbotham
and Director General Davis were absent.
Some time ago the committee on arrange
ments for Irish day asked the council OF
the flag, and the matter was left IN the
hands OF the director general.
After consultation with Millet, it was
decided inadvisable to violate the stand
| ing rule and not fly the flag of any except
independent nations.
| Hungary, Poland and other nations
made similar requests, which were re-
fused on the ground of discourtesy to the
countries by winch they are ruled.
! Later an appeal was made to the coun-
Gil CT administration and the green flag
was restored to the position above the
! electricity building.
In spite of the rain and the bad weather
Irish day was celebrated by great mill
tary and civic parade, starting at the west
i end of the Midway Plaisance and passing
through that thoroughfare and the prin-
cipaI avenues of the White City. After
the parade, crowded meeting was held
4 in Festival hall, at which addresses were
delivered by Lord Mayor Shanks, OF Duo
! lin; Mayor Harrison. of Chicago, and
Hon. John Finerty. of Chicago.
Many churchmen and Irish American
lcitizens were on hand.
Lord Mayor Shanks received an en-
thusiastic greeting when he entered the
hall. He said, in part, after returning
thanks for the greeting and the felicitat
i ing OF the Irishmen for the position they
won in this country: 'Your gathering
today will be historic. You are here to
iclaim, YOUR OWE share in the honor and
credit of the great Columbian EXPOSE
ton" The speaker then dwelt in glow
ing terms uOon the exposition, and
added: &C Peace hath victories more re-
nowned than war; That my countrymen
should have shown themselves SO ready to
become useful and devoted citizens is
testimony to their fitness as self-govern-
ing race, and look with confidence to
the future in store for them.'
Archbishop Feenan followed and said
lin part: sWe have assembled here today
for two-fold motives-to do honor to a
magnificent piece of mems work, and
also revive for today the hope and tradi-
tions OF the Irish people," The arch
bishop pointed out at length what the
Irish had done for the church and thereby
for civilization.
Edward Blake, NJ. P, of Toronto,
spoke of the Irish home rule, maintain
ing that the Irish as people are capable
of self government. In closing he read
letter from the English premier, re-
marking: 81 asked Gladstone to send
, l.. md TO-
| Gladstone's letter, which is dated Sep
TENDER 2, in opening, expressed his
pleasure at the knowledge there was to
an Irish day during the fair, and said it
could not be a more interesting or more
encouraging occasion after seven
years. close and sustained struggle
, throughout the country. The house of
, after eighty two days debate, the bill
, comforting upon Ireland management,
through freely elected parliament, Of
her own domestic affairs, and when at the
close of the next week, the bill was re-
: iected by a large majority in the house OF
lords, it will mean no more harm than a
! dilatory vote. The distance actually
Travelled over between physical misery and
} political depression which marked the
| early years of the century and the victory
! recorded last night was unreasonable.
The distance between recorded victory
and the final investment of Ire
land with self-government and control
over her domestic affairs was not only
measurable but short.'' Continuing,
Gladstone said: 1.-THE recent success
was brought about by change of opin-
ion in English, Scotch, Irish and Welsh
: votes.
In closing, Gladstone said: "Yet the
taste OF the struggle still remains. and
| like former struggles, it will be great and
Z will demand the friendly efforts of all
those who have lifted the great cause out
t of the abyss and set it on an eminence
from which there remains but single
step into the promised land. cherish
the most sanguine hope that
the Irish nation, when these great
!, objects have been attained, will
fulfil every reasonable hope cherished by
those who have aided, and will convert
the present enemies into friends.''
81 Arthur O'Connor. M. p, Hon. John
E. Fitzgerald. and Father Ringe, Of
l Dublin, also made addresses.
Total admissions today, 1876, 1876, Of
which 107, S54 paid
To Visit the Fair.