The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-03-04
IN HONOR OF ROBERT EMMET.
A Large Gathering at the Hyperion
 Last Night.


 The 123d anniversary of the birth of Ireland's martyred patriot, Robert Elm met, was celebrated by programme of oratory and music given by the Wolfe Tone club at the Hyperion last evening. The theater was completely filled. Mem- bers of the New Haven Symphony or chestra under the direction of Frank Fichtl, played a number of Irish compo- sitions and William Hegel, the talented young flutist, gave Poper's variations of Come Back to Erin"
 A new singer to New Haven was John T. Brennan of New York. He is a fine interpreter Of Irish ballads and while his voice, tenor, is not large, it possesses much sympathy and smooth ness.
 Miss Elizabeth Gaffney, who is al- ways favorite here, song several Irish songs with exquisite taste, in fact there are few who control the voice so well as her renditions last evening demand ed. Her gown of white was becomingly hung with green. and as she held the huge bouquet of pink roses presented after her delightful singing of ''The Last Rose of Summer" the pie ture was most attractive. Professor Schwickardi accompanied the singers.
 His Honor Mayor Driscoll in few words introduced the speaker of the evening, Hon. Michael J. Ryan of Phil adelphia, who delivered the address of the evening, speaking on Robert Elm met" He referred to the condition of Ireland under English rule, and said that the condition of Ireland to-day was unparalleled among the civilized countries, and that although England, Scotland and Wales had largely in- creased their population, the population of Ireland had been during the past half century reduced one half. He said that the union coercion act passed dur ing the past hundred years had swept away the ordinary forms of law and clothed the representatives of hostile and alien government with Irresponsible power such as Is only supposed to exist and be exercised within the despotisms of Turkey or of Russia. He called at. tention to the fact that of all the do- minions of the British empire only Ire land and India are deprived of even the forms of self-government and that it is sad commentary on England's rule that in each of them misery and want and shame have been the badges of her sway.
 MT. Ryan enumerated some of the in- justices under which Ireland has strug- gled. and said that Englands policy to- ward the Irish. as to-day with the Boers has been deliberate theft of their good name. He said, "No longer pen ned up in the little island which Eng land has so often made charnel- house our race that she has scattered over all l the globe has prospered and is mounting | to wealth and power, and their hearts | go out in loving sympathy to their kin | across the sea battling for land and lib- | erty."
 He traced the rise of Emmet and de- scribed the times in which he lived. He | referred to Emmet's work for Irish free dom, and in conclusion said of those l who headed the movements for Irish liberty during the nineteenth century. "Thev educated the naon1e Thev on ened the ways to prefernent and hon. ors They broke down the creed dis functions as expressed by law. They dis established the Irish church. They aroused in support of the Irish cause the conscience of the world. They won Tor the people the limited form of self government expressed in the recent leg lslation establishing county councils They are roofing the Irish people in Ire lands soil. They have made Ireland national, and above all they have taught the Irish race, at home and abroad, the absolute necessity Of union. With eyes of love and faith we see the coming glory. The gloom of the night is fading into the gray and through all their ocean sundered flores