Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-21
Irish NATIONAL CULT
Hope to Counterfeit False
English Press Reports.
MANCHESTER MARTYRS
Roscommon Council Unveil Por-
trait of Michael Davitt.
GAELIC SPEAKING NEGROES
Ancient Irish Language Also Found
Among One Tribe in Morocco.
Tall Rat Story.
| MANCHESTER MARTYRS
GAELIC SPEAKING NEG]

| special CabieRram to Ihe htar.
DUBLIN, October 21.-A meeting o
representative Irishmen in London wa:
held at the Adelphi Hotel last Wednes
day evening, at which It was decided, OF
the proposition of Mr.. Matthew Heating
| to establish O. committee for the purpose
| of countera citing the pernicious practice
of spreading false statements In the Eng
| lish press to the detriment of the Irisl
cause Mr.. Thomas Sexton was elected
president; Mr.. s. H. swinney, NJ. A.
chairman: Mr.. Samuel Boyle and Mr.
! Felix McGlennon, vice chairmen; Mr.. J.
| Ullc Burke, secretary, and Mr.. Matthew
Heating. treasurer. The following gen.
tlemen were elected to act on the COM
| mittee: Messrs.' Joseph Devlin, M. P;
Stephen Gwynn, NJ P; ]. G. Swift Mac
Neill, NJ. p. jeremiah MacVeagh, NJ. =.
T. NJ. Kettle, NJ P; r. Hazleton. NJ. P.
]. NJ. Tuohy. William j. Flynn. T. Bro
gan, p j. Hooper, NJ. Mcmahon, Herbert
Denne, r. Barry O'Brten and many
others. A lecture will shortly be deliv-
cred by well-known Irish journalist
outlining the methods it is proposed to
adopt. A fund was also opened to pro-
vide the sinews of war, and a substan-
tial amount was subscribed at the meet
Ing.
| The evident activity of the workers in
| the Irish national movement In many OF
the metropolitan districts Is decidedly en-
| couraging, and many big events are prom
| sed for the coming months. Naturally
| the greatest interest is centered in the
program for the great home rule cam
| paign in Britain, in which Mr.. John
| Redmond is going to take an active per-
sonal part. A series of meetings is being
| arranged for many of the great industrial
centers. and 1t Is expected that one OF
the most important and effective meet
| ings of the series will be that which Mr.
| Redmond will address In Glasgow in NO
| yember. The demonstration is being Or
ganized not directly by the United irish
League, but by the Young Scots So
ciety, which represents the best ele-
ments In Scottish liberalism. The Young
Scots are as emphatic home rulers as
Irish nationalists are, and they as vigor-
ously assert Scotland's right to a recog-
milton of her distinct natlonhood as do
Irish nationalists the right OF Ireland
| An added interest to the work of the
| winter months will be provided by the
efforts to deal with the growing interest
| in Irish industries and in the language
| movement, and quite a number Of the
| United Irish League branches are now
considering how best they can aid these
kindred movements. Not jealousy of but
| cooperation with the Gaelic League Is
| the keynote of the discussions that have
| taken place on the subject SO far.
Manchester Martyrs.
| This year London will celebrate the
Manchester martyrdom on a grand scale.
Sunday, November "a, the usual process
sion in the east end viii take place at
st. Anne's, Spitalfelds where mass will
be offered up for the three heroes and
| a commemoration address delivered by
Father Murphy, who is descended from
ha fay IF of vnh n H,,rr ~
| '9s fame. On the following Monday even
ing a meeting will be held in one of
London's largest halls, which will, how
ever, in no way interfere with COM
memoration gatherings in the districts
where active branches of the United Irish
League are at work 1t Is the practice
among nationalists here to make co.lec-
tons in the beginning of November to
have masses offered up in as many as
possible of the London churches on or
| about November %. This year the prac-
tice will be observed perhaps more gen.
orally than formerly
| Members of the Roscommon county
council were specially summoned to Ros.
common Tuesday last to take part in the
| ceremony of unwilling a life-sized oil
painting of the late Michael Davitt There
was large attendance of the genera
public, including many members of the
| local trade and labor associations and q
number of Sim Feiners. M Hayden, M
P. for South Roscommon, referred to Mr.
Davitt as a fine type of Irishman. He SAID
Davitt retired from the Irish party be-
cause he thought he could do more usefu
work outside; but he did not. like some
cranks and critics, occupy his time ir
| abusing pariamentarianism. Mr.. John
McGreevy, a prominent member of the
labor party, declared that the Irish party
had degenerated into a sort of penny.
inthe-slot machine, of which the directory
in Dublin held the key. Mr.. Hayden In
CURED if Mr.. McGreevy was to be allowed
to traduce the organization of which Mr.
Davitt had been through life a faithful
member. The chairman said Mr. Nc
Greevy would not be heard. and must &c
out. In an instant the council chamber
was in an uproar. Councillors and mem
bers of the public engaged in hand-to
| hand fights. and IN the scrimmage furni
ture was smashed. The riot continued UNI
I'll large body of police appeared ant
elected some of the disturbers from the
hall. Several of the councillors were
slightly wounded.
Gaelic-Speaking Berbers.
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