The evening world., 1910-12-03
GAELIC LEAGUERS
TO TELL Of GREAT
WORK IRELAND
Delegates Will Give Account
to Generous Contributors
of Five Years Ago.
At the Grand Central Palace to-mo.-

At the Grand Central Palace to-mo.-
row night the Rev. NJ. O'Flsnagan and
Mr.. Fionan MacColum will deliver ad-
dres Sos on the newest OF Irish nationa.
movements, the Gaelic League. The
Rev. O'F1anagar and Mr.. MacColum are
special delegates who have come to
America for the purpose OF giving an
official account of the work and progress
OF the league.
Five years ago the league made Its
first appeal to the American public Tor
financial support. The response was
generous and the funds have been used
to advantage, as tho two delegates VIII
explain I'm their talk tomorrow night.
Among those who compose the conf
mittee representing the league N
America are:
George J. Gillespie, James Byrne, Will
lam J.. Carr, Joseph !. c. Clarke W.
Bourke Cochran, Daniel +. Cohalah'
John T.. Cohalan, Louis II. Conley' fat-
rick ]. Conway, John ID. Crimnin''
John 7. Delany Victor J. DowIing, Gle
ment Driscoil. Michael j. Druninohu'
William Temple Emmett. Rev. James
Fitz Martin J. Kcogh, John w.
Go0. Victor Herbert, j. A. Irwin NJ. -
Patrick Herman, Thomas Lenane, WIZ
lam McAdoo. Rt. Rev. Mgr' 'na.les
McCready, James A.. OGorman, rev
James w. Power, John Quinn Will'am
+. Sheehan, Denis a. Spellssy' iuke ~
Stanleton, Rev. Francis Rolt wheeler
John jerome Rooney.
Preserve Language and Nation.
The Gaelic League Is the outcome In
ireland of a new doctrine that mas
within the past century gained the al
herence of several European countries
namely, that a national laneuase ~
tho strongest OF all national barriers
and that the loss OF the native an
guage of a country means, as a RUE.
the gradual absorption ana uea'" VI
the nation itself.
AnnIied TO ireland Il means that "
the irish language dies. Ireland VIII
gradually become a part OF England
one nation differs from another be-
cause of different ideas and Ideals.
These IDEAS and ideals are embodied
mainly In the language n literature
Of the nation. Each separate language
has its W special characteristics
which make II the best strume OF
the special national culture OF the peo-
pie who speak 1t.
Hungary and Bohemia have had Ian
guage REVEALS to prevent Themselves
from being G~ermanized. Belgium IL re-
yiyinx Flemish to keep herself from be-
ing swallowed up by France. and Wales
and the Scotch Highlands and ireland
wish to keep from being Saxonized by
reviving zach its own Celtic language
This IL a purely educational move
ment. On questions OF Irish politics II
holds an absolutely neutral attitude. Its
adherents belong to the various schools
Of Irish politics. They all feel that I!
Ireland Is built up from within. in ma
tional character, in learning and in In
dustry, she will be in q better position
to decide her political future.
Before the advent OF the Gaelic League
very few people In Ireland had any idea
Of the value OF their national language.
1t was taught In only forty primary
schools In ireland. To-day 1t Is laugh,
In 5000 primary schools. in more than
half the high schools. and II Is a com
pulsory subject for all students OF the
National University.
The valuable trophies offered by the
proprietors OF the Irish-American for the
most popular Irish football and hurting
teams In New York. result to be deter
mined by the votes OF friends and ad-
mirers, have been won by tho Cork
Football Team and the Clare Hurlers re.
spectively.
These trophies will be presented TO the
winning team tomorrow evening by
Fionan MacColum. envoy Of the Gaelic