The Irish standard., 1898-06-11
UTTER AN EMPHATIC PROTEST
Against Entangling Alliances With
Great Britain.
sOUL-srIRRlNG RESOLUTIONS
Banners in Parade Bearing Many
Defiant Notices.

On May % some 10000 lrish-Amer-
leans paradcd the principal streets of
Philadelphia In commemoration of the
centennial anniversary CT the opening
of the Irish rebellion of l7.,S.
The parade was originally intended
to celebrate the centennial Of the Irish
rebellion of 1898, but it developed into
gigantic protest on the part of 10000
lrlsll-Amcrlcan citizens against the
proposed English alliance
Green flags, green lights, green floats
and green banners were everywhere.
But there were also little flags bearing
the harp of Erin, the lone star o. the
Cuban republic and the Stars and
Stripes. lInglishmcn were not in cyi-
drncc.
AT 9:5O the order to march was given
AT the head OF the line was Dr.. William
Carroll as chief marshal, i4ukc Dillon
as chief of staff and the following aides;
James t. Lennon, Captain NJ. A. Golden.
John Foley, Daniel Shcehan, Anthony
lloran, NJ. j. Fogarty, John O'Alahoney,
Patrick Frederick, George llannon,
John j. Walsh, John j. O'Rourke. Two
carriages were with the staff at the
head or the line, in ono of which was
the president OF the convention. NiCho-
las Redmond, and in the other guests or
the society, Captain james Mitchell, of
New York, son OF the Irish patriot, and
Hon. M. A. Foran, of Cleveland
J Behind platoon Of mounted police
rodo Grand Marshal William Carroll,
with group of brillantly-slshc aides
Occupying the right Of the line in the
first division came the battalion Of
GJth pennsylvania Volunteers, Major G.
c. Gillespie in command, with turnout
or fino companies. The Clan-na- Gael,
$500 strong, followed in close ranks,
armed with the historic pkcs Then
! came st. Ninccnts Cadets in uniform:
tho Robert Emmett Literary association:
the American Pioneer corps With battle
axes; the Sarsiicld Irish Catholic Benc.
fetal association; the Thomas Francis
Mcaghcr club of the Clan-nu- Gael, Cron-
in club, Clan-na-G Gael. the Wolfe Tone
club, Clan-naG Gael, Of Jcnkintown: the
Patrick Sarslield club, of Clan Gael,
of Kcnsington; the John Mahoncy and
Nappcr Tandy, Clan-na-Gael, and the
Sarsficld, Clan-naGacl, brought up the
end Of the first division.
| 'Ehp wi icip
| Herman, chief marshal, was composed OF
tho Ancient Order of iiberniaEs, fifty
! divisions participating and $500 men In
| line. Chester sent a large delegation,
perhaps 600 coming from that town and
nearby districts.
The third division, James f. Lennon,
chief marshal, was composed of Il num-
Der of Independent organizations and
societies. Several divisions of the
| Ancient Order of IIiDcrnlans led tie line
over 1000 strong. Next came lie /. G.
Bcalc Beneficial society, of West phila.
delphia; Company G., of the Hibcrnian
Rifles; scvcntylivc Of St Annc's school
boys, dressed in sailor costume and car
rylng an immen:a American flag, and
another strong delegation of Hibernans
closed the parade
The principal fcaturc,; of the parade
were the translarrucies bearing ln-
scriptlons, denOuncing in strong terms
the tendency toward al English al
lance, and quoting authorities to the
contrary from Washington to Grant.
Some of the warnings were:
England sent smallpox infected rags
to New York in 1862"
"Who burned the capitol at Washing
ton in 1912"
AN alliance with England means the
down fall of American liberty"
who has harassed American fisher
men for 100 ycars?"
"Who caused the Wyoming massa-
cre"'
"'In spite Of all treaties England is
still our encmy.-Thomas Jefferson"
"'Bewarc of entanging alliances
Washington"
George Washington would never
trust England
| AnurCW JACKSON natcu ana fOuglt
| England"
Twenty million OF Irishmen warn
| Mckinley against all cntangling English
| alliance"
England was the first nation to
recognize the Southern confederacy."
"Who fitted out the Alabama? Eng
land
who 5utchered the patriots at Paoli?
England"
"Who led the Seminole Indians against