New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-17
THE GREEN FLAG WILL fLl.
ERIN's EMBLEM TO OCCUPY ITS OLD
PLACE TO-DAY.
COMMITTEE OF SCHOoLBoYS ffoIf'' !
AND MANY LETTERS IN OPPOSITION iNN"
BEEN RECEIVED. But ACTING
MAYOR MCCLELLAN SIGNED

THE RESOLUTION

NJ
THE RESOLUTION
The green fag and golden harp Of Ireland VII f2d'
from the City Hall halyards this morning III Sl"
Of the patriotic appeals q the schoolb'Ys. Nc"Hs
Mayor Mcclellan signed the ordinance Of the Boar"
Of Aldermen Yesterday aft rnoon after The last pro
test against 1t had been presented 10 nm. hut "e
DEERE, action oui # courtesy to the representa-
tves 81 the public school chi!dr H. VINO h"' sun
word to him that they would appear h'i"fe MN ~
person to give their why no o'her nag man
the Stars and rpes, with the exception Of M STATE
and municipal embems. should b d.sHlaN'u ''o'''
public buildings in free America.
The Acting Mayor had fxsd p. m. sierday Tor
the hearing. and expected from Information wnicA
had been conveyed To- m that. n si'" OF sup rh-
tendent Byrness refusal - allow he school children
t. come down to tn City Han in marching COZ
umn delegations from several If the public schools
would appear But Their only one committee
Of four lads from Grammar School No -. az NO 40
West Twentieth-s They wer' Robert w BAR
+. NJ Clapp. l. r. McAdam and w A Meade. They
took seats in the Mayors ante-room awaiting re-
tnforcements but when AZ o'clock no other delega-
lions had arrived Colonel Mcclellan directe' that
tn. committee from No. IS be admitted TO the main
Office. Young blair. bright young fellow OF SIN
teen was the spokesman.
1--WE appear here" he said. 'as the repres on'a-
tvs 81 scholars Of Grammar School No o. to pro-
test against any flag being rails over our Ci'y Han
Other than that OF country. We DO not pro-
test against the Irish nag bu against the flag II any
nationality but our own
The young spokesman became little rat'eu
al this point and forgot for the moment wha' ne
intend ID to say next But he succeeded IN S"a'lo"
ing some OF his emotion and asked with strong
svmptoms of true American aggressiveness: III
The men who come here like their own flag so well
why don't they stay where IL isl? Three laInniahA
Aldermen who were present looked little VeXed
by the blunt question. but the Acting Mayor sneu
and young Blair went on: 1--WE had expected
scholars from other schools here. They have not
come. but believe what say will be Endorsed by
them"
A modest bow wound up the boys protest ana
then Colonel Mcclellan said that in replying IL was
his intention TO answer all the petitions ana pro-
tests which he had received on the SUBJECT lie
said:
The language of the petitions. as well as the
remarks of the representatives, OF the school
children as made here to-day. is in general OPP
position to the display of any flag but that of the
United States upon the city Han. me mehilo VI
the date March r. and the fact that there Il now
before me but one resolution bearing upon the sub
Ject. makes it evident that the opposition IS % III
play of the emblem known the Irish flag.
As far any official action Is concerned Tel
to take position opposed to that occupied by the
Mayor himself year ago position up b ac,
OF SO many of his distinguished predecessors, IN
desire. TO avoid the expression OF my lndiNduai
opinion on Thy subIect Your Visit v aOrus feeng
that am assuming that there is public interest
in my opinions. -,
| can see no objection 20 the display under the
circumstances. of the Irish flag Some OF You,
doubtless. are the of soldiers who fought Tor
dhe Union. | am that your fathers have often
told you that they proud to march ana iiSht,
shoulder to shoulder with Irishmen. Many OF our
best regiments In the last war went to the front
with the Irish flag carried side by side with the
Stars and Stripes. The brave deeds and the glori-
ous history of these regiments have been handsd
down to us by their battle-nags stained with the
blood of the gallant Irshmen who defended them
an of country.
Neither then nor could the display or the
Irish flag construed involving any reflection
or attack upon the'fag of country or the recog
milton OF any alien or disturbing question:
. | refuse 10 grant your petition. 1he irish
flag will be displayed on the city Hall tomorrow
The young delegates from the city schools With
drew. and the Acting Mayor signed the resolution
Among the other petitions protesting against the
display Of the Irish flag which Colonel Mcclellan
received yesterday one signed by representa-
tves of Council No. TO- A. y. A. Of the city Of New.
York Petitions numerously signed We're received
also from Grammar Schools Nos. 30 and 30 Colonel
Mcclellan also received forty or NIFTY anonymous
letters the subject.