New-York tribune., 1907-06-03
TWIST THE LIONS TAIL.
DENOUNCE BIRRELL BILL.
"Fnends Of Irish Freedom" Attack
Measure at Da5itt Meeting.

The British lions tail twisted into every
form except CPowers forbid") a true lovers knot
the Grand Demonstration of Friends OF lrlSIi
Freedom held at Carnegie Hall last night to com
memorate the first anniversary OF the death OF
Michael Davitt and TO ndorse the action Of the
Dublin convention that renounced and denouhce"
the Irish council bill. The meeting was called oy
the municipal council of the United Irish League
OF America. and fully fifteen hundred DraVed lne
weather in the cause OF patriotism.
II surely a hard night for England, for Will
lam McAdoo, once Police Commissioner Of this
town, abolished the House OF Lords. Tho green
put above the red in song, and Michael DaVlt'
was pictured in speech as giving political au-
vice from the walls of heaven The calmest speech
and therefore the least picturesque, was that Of
MonsignOr Mooney. vicar general Of the diocese
who kept until the last IN the oratorical pro-
glamre. He declared that Ireland should accept
no binding compromise, bu: should stand OUT lo'
Home Rule.
In the Of the meeting two resolutions were
unanimously passed one was to express appre-
cat3on Of the services Of Michael Davitt and the
other was 10 pledge those present TO oppose 'ne
BirrelI BILL which provides for a council N'icH
insures partial Home Rule The latter resoiuti'"
also called upon Representatives in Parliament
to press upon the government with all thelr
strength and power TO introduce measure estao-
fishing a native parliament. with responsible
executive When the aye vote was taken Win
a rush the question put for the noes Ihere
was a deathlike stiffness broken only by the stage
whisper of a cub reporter, who SAID, Noulun i
be a great story if somebody did say 'No?
Michael f Corbey president Of the municipal
council Of the league acted as chairman. and also
spoke in euogy of Davitts life, calling him
martyr because he imprisoned after the Fehiah
attack on Chester Castle. But the real rip-roal1ng
orator was Michael J. Ryan Of Philadelphia, presl-
dent Of the league. Mr. Ryan wasted no time III
Introductory remarks but. with hands outstretched
shouted in a high voice: ''Our hearts vail TO God
Almighty for vengeance against England. Could
the veil he torn from our eyes, could we nut see
into the beyond, could the batuements OF
heaven, I doubt not would see the hand 't
Michael Davltt waving to us and bidding US sup
port John Redmond"
The cheers and shouts that greeted this Outburst
made the building shake. As the tunlult rose and
fell a belated socialist who must have wandered
in under the impression that It was Cooper Union,
roared braveIy. Don't forget all the masses.
He said that Englands blood red flag was
flying the fruit of rapine and murder and
cruelty unspeakable." Then he asked what. under
the circumstances. was a purely rhetorical ques-
ton: "Nil you let 1t he known that England
VIII never gain foothold in America or form an
oXysm of yelling such that the socialist in the
third gallery was led out gibbering by three men;
Mr.. McAdoo had smiled knowingly when Mr..
Ryan had said in the course Of his long speech.
Mr.. AIcAdoo finally called upon. he said he
could not reach Mr.. Ryan's heights. and referred
that is becoming much less black" He said that
ii would sound better coming from him when he
declared. The Achilles heel of the NOnconformist
conscience of England is in the pocket Of the Non
conformist conscience" When the cheers at this
rhetorical figure had soughed away, Mr. McAdoo
said that the House of Lords made up of a
Iot or Dull headed men and II must go before re
land could be free And Ireland will be free, he
added
DR.. John G. Coyle a tall, bearded man. proved
silVer-tongued orator He was not very, very
chords of harp by mentioning the names OF
this there We're songs by Mrs. Helen ODonnell and
Leon L. Bailey to inspire the crowd.