The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-27
An Invasion Of Canada BY Irish
men Has the Moral Backing
Of Physical Force Society
PRESIDENT J. J. ROGERS
TALKS OF THE MOVEMENT
There Are Thousands of Men in
the Country Who Are Ready
to Help Beers in any Way

An invasion of Canada by Irishmen in
America Is by no means a dead issue.
All over the country there are at pres
emit according to several local men, or
CARNATIONS known as the Physical
Force society, which, backed by money,
and with men of brains at it's head,
would undertake the task as soon as a
favorable opportunity presents itself,
and in Worcester there are about $50
members of this society.
County President John j. Rogers of
the A o. H. does not discredit the ru-
NOR that there may be an invasion of
Canada, but he does not care to discuss
the talk about the proposed invasion.
In an interview with The Spy man last
night, County President Rogers said:
This talk about the Hibernians in
vading Canada or an army of invasion
starting in Worcester, of course is not
right The Hibernians stand in the
same position in the matter as does an
army of volunteer soldiers to the regu-
lar standing army of a country, and if
the men who are working in the main
in this matter should decide to act and
want help, l do not doubt but that
the Hibernians would
STAND READY TO AID THEM.
The movement as reported in The Spy
is on foot apparently but it does not
originate in Worcester but has branches
all over the country. l, myself, do not
know much of the facts, but feel that
If there was any trouble, the Hiber-
mans would stand by it."
Other local members of the organiza-
ton are of the same opinion and are
ready to do what they can to aid the
Beers in their war with England If
there is an invasion, it will not be on
the same lines as the Fenian invasion.
but will be planned to succeed, and the
organization which is at the bottom of
the affair, local men say will not start
out until it is ready to keep at it,
The matter is getting much attention
at present from. every man in the city
who is member of the societies, and
they all stand ready to do what they
can to aid the Beers in the war against
England. The organization which
moves at the head of the proposed in
vasion, members say, is well fixed as
regards money and other things neces-
Sary to conduct a successful movement
against Canada. Should they start,
members of the society told The Spy
man last night, it will be with de-
leIIIllfleQ intention OF succeeding. IN
the United States there are thousands
of Irishmen who are willing to sacri-
fee everything, even life itself, to get
a crack at England.
One member in discussing the situa-
ton with The Spy man last night
thought that the action of England in
refusing to allow certain things to be
landed at Delagoa Bay, which is in
Portuguese territory, is not right. From
the United States, at the present time
he said, there are being shipped
ALMOST DAILY, MULES, HAY
and other things which are munitions
of war. The United States has a
duty to perform in this matter, and
should stop the English government
from holding up shipments at the Por-
tuguese port when it allows the same
things to be bought and shipped from
this country.
Money has also been raised in Wor-
cester to aid the Beers, The Spy man
was told, and already not only a good
ly sum of money has been sent out OF
this city, but4also few men have qui-
city departed with the intention OF
shoulderng a gun under Gen Joubert
The Hibernians do not know what
to think of Col. James M Drennan's
telegram to the New York Journal
While the movement is not being or
ganized in this city, they are ready to
help it out to the end, and propose to
do what they can for the Beers.