Evening star., 1898-09-13
IRIsH-AMERICANS PROTEST.,
Ten Thousand Adopt Resolutions
AEainat AmGIO-Americnm AIIiance.


Nearly 10000 Irish Americans athereI
at River View, Md, yesterday to celebrat te
the defeat of the British at the battle Of
North Point and to protest against the
proposed alliance between England and the
United States.
The demonstration. " hich was gotten up
under :he auspices of the United Irish So
cieties of Baltimore. embracing tha Com
modore Jack Barry Club. the John Bowie
ORelly Club and TIE Treobald Wolfe Tone
Club, was one of the largest and most en-
thusiastic Irish-Ameriran celebrations held
in Maryland in recent years.
Every reference to the proposed alliance
between Great Britain and the United
States was met with vehement denuncia-
ton. The most important incident in con
nection with the demonstration was the
adoption of resolutions urging Irishmen
and 1rishAme ericans to oppose at the polls
any party ard any candidate for public cf-
flee advocating or sympathiZing with the
proposed Anglo American alliance.
The orator of the day was Gen. James r.
o. Beirne of New York Capt. d. F. Nc
Closkey of the Commodore Jack Barry
Club, who was chairman of the committee
Of arrangements, opened the proceedings in
a happy speech on the significance of the
celebration. He introduced as Chairman n
Mr.. J. j. F. Mcnamara. who also made an
effective speech. closing by introducing Mr.
Thomas F. McNulty, who sang THE Star
Spangled Banner"
Gen. OBeirne was next introduced. and
received an enthusiastic welcome.
1--WE are here today" said he "to discuss
this subject of an American English al
lance. race of people who have been
among the first in defending American lib
erty have an undeniahle right to discuss
this subject. And / want to say at this
point that it would be well for England and
every other power to know that we are n
part, and an important and influential part
Of this republic. welded to II bv ties of
oh OF tt,a aa
After enumerating> number of the
wrongs of Ireland. General OBeirre said !.
Il arraign England in the name of the
Irish race al home and abroad and 7 cav
to her that her hands. like those OF Mac
beth, are covered with the blood of the In.
nccent. While the stain is upon them she
cannot sit in the presence of the great
white goddess of American liberty. n Eng
land is ever to effect an alliance with this
country. 1t will be only after she has gone
into sackclOth and ashes and done PEN
naEce for the sins she has committed
against civilization in her treatment of Ire
land
Gen. O'Beirne concluded by urging his
hearers to oppcse at the polls any congress
sonal candidate favorable to an Anglo
American alliance. ia
Resolutions ato this effect were proposed
by Mr.. NJ. J. Reddng and unanimously
adopted They recite that as American
citizens of Irish birth or descent were
the advance Of the British invader irish,
Americans pretest .iagainst the proposal 70
ally the starSI and stripes of this free re-
public with the bloodstained nag of oppres
sion and tyraQpy which represents the cor
rupt and rapacious1 British empire"
I'VE emphaticailSe 6eny," the resolutions
continue that England has in any way
aided the United States in the war lust
ended. while we point with pride to the
glorious record made by the men OF the
Irish race in gdefenSc of the American fac
from Manila TO SAP Juan. We warn our
fellow citiz eas that the professed sym2a-
thy of England is being assumed for the
purpose of dominating this republic Inv
crafty tactics. and that she thus hopes to
extend here by deception and diplnmacS
the dominion she was unable to retain
against the fire and sword of 1776.''