The Jersey City news., 1906-03-05
Celebration Of the Anniger-
sary At the Academy Of
Music By the Wolf Tone
and Clan ma Gael Clubs
MANY PATRIOTIC SPEECHES
JAMES A. HAMILL PRESIDED
AND MADE AN ADDRESS HON.
j. r. KEArING EULoGIzED THE
MARTYR, AND HoLDENs Or
CHEsTRA PLAYED APPRoPRI-
ATELY. rs

The one hundred and twenty -eigRtl
anniversary of the birth of Ireland's mar
| tyred hero, Robert Emmett, was celebra'
ted at the Academy of Music last night
under the auspices of the Wolfe-Tone
Club, Clan-na- Gael. The theatre was
crowded with patriotic Irish-Americans
and the exercises were more than inter
esting. James A. Hamil, the brilliant
ex-Assemblyqnan, presided, and made one
Of his characteristic addresses, but the
principal orator of the evening was the
Hon. John T. Keating, who graphically
described the life of the martyred Irish
hero Counsellor Thomas f. A. Griffin
reeited Enlmet's speech from the dock
in a manner that won for him a great
amount of applause. Prof. ]. X. Hol-
den's full orchestra rendered a number
of Irish airs and melodies, and Miss
Nellie Carey, soprano; Peter ]. Kennedy,
baritone; Madame. Flaveil (the Irish
nightingale, and Mr.. John A. Fields, in
terspersed the addresses with Irish songs.
Cornet solos, including .tBelieve Ne, of
All These ERdearing Young Charms, y
and Killarney were among the fea-
lures of the splendid programme.
Greetings by telegram were received
from kindred organizations from cities as
far west as Chicago.
The following resolutions were adopted:
ssWe, the Cian-na-Gael of Jersey City,
assembled in aaass meeting on the anIai-
versary of the birth of Robert Emmett,
deem it proper to eaH the attention of the
Irish race throughout the world to the
present status of Ireland's National In
dependence, and 10 express our convic-
tions as TO the policy which will ensure
to that cause an early and complete
triumph.
"First-We affirm that nothing has oc-
Cured during the hundred and three
years that have elapsed since Robert
Emmett died on the scaffold in Dublin to
impair Ireland's inahenable right to COM
plete National Independence, or to make
is possible that it can be won by any
other means than physical force. Eng
land has continued to misgoyern and rob
ireland without any regard to the com
sent or wishes of the governed and has
acquired no new right or title through
the lapse of time No concession has
ever been made to Ireland except through
force or fear, and none of the concessions
granted have finally or satisfactorily set
tied anv question affecting the interests
or well-being of the Irish people. Ire
lands grievance is not that she is mis-
governed, but that England claims the
right to govern her at ALL
"Second-The relative strength Of the
two countries, which involves the ques-
ton of the expediency of resort to
physical force, has changed since EN-:
NETS time. and notably since the last
attempt at insurreetion. entirely in Ire
lands favor. England in Emmet's day
was a great nation and had all the great
powers Of Europe. except France, as her
allies. To-day she is reduced to a third
class power and has all Europe against
her; her army is unfit to face the army
of any Of the great nations. her feet is
untried and will probably be found to be
as rotten and inefficient as her army
proved to be in South Africa, while her
teeming population is absolutely depen-
dent on tie feet for its food supply. On
the other hand, while Ireland's popula-
tion has decreased, the race throughout
the world numbers twenty millions and
commands resources. moral. intellectual
and financial. which, properly organized,
would be strong enough TO deal England
|sa deadly blow in the great struggle for
existence with which she is now menaced
and lift Ireland to her proper place
among the nations.