Evening journal., 1912-03-04
EMMETT IS
HONORED
Irish Martyr Lauded While
Proposed GreatBrltain-Amer-
iCaH Treaties are opposed
MUSIC AND SONG
HELP TO ENTERTAIN

Robert Emmett, the military leader
who died for the love of ireland was
honored last evening by sons of Ire
land at a meeting in the Garrick Thea
tire. March 4 is Emmetts birthday
and every year the exiles Of Erin
throughout the world honor the mar
tyr's memory.
The theatre stage last night was
gracefully arranged with Emmetts
and Washington's pictures being dis
played beneath the folds OF The Amer
ican flag.
John Il. Healy called the meeting
to order and welcomed the audience
to the 134th anniversary celebration.
John G. Gray was chairman Of the
meeting and expressed his pleasure
at the honor.
One of the treats Of the evening
was harp solos by Miss Emma Lore,
She received an ovation. Samuel Se-
yier John Flynn and William Blayer
sang during the evening.
The speakers were United States
Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, Of Ne
braska, and former Congressman
James OSullivan of New York.
Senator Hitchcock spoke regarding
the proposed treaties between the
United States and Great Britain. lie
did not believe any treaty is required
at this time as the 1908 treaty Is in
vogue. This he said does not involve
national honor.
The following resolutions were un-
animously adopted:
''Wc. citizens Of Wilmington, Del,
OF Irish birth or descent. assembled
10 honor the memory of Robert
Emmett and to renew our pledges of
fealty to the principles for which he
gave his life, deem it proper to de-
clare:
Il That ireland Is a nation de-
priyed of her natural and inalienable
rights by force and fraud; that her
people have all the attributes of
d; ti0nhood and the same right 10 as
sert their independence and establish
a separate government as the people
Of the United States, aud that the only
settlement Of the difficulty with Eng
land that can be, recognized as just
and final must BE on the basis of
national independence
lie. TO the winning of whose independ-
ence our race contributed a large
share. aud whose ,tegrity il has ever
defended. we pledge our unwavering
allegiance 10 the principles Of govern
ment embodied in the Declaration OF
Independence and the constitution OF
Ire United States and the policy of no
e0f'rgllng alliances bequeathed to
re American people by George
shington. whose wisdom has been
~ed by more than century OF
-,--islal.
IS, We urge the United States SEN
10 rejecf the pending arbitration
ties with Great Britain and
ce as wholly unnecessary for the
seryatiOn of peace, for which the
ties already existing are amply
fcicnt. and the exclusion from all
f"'u @ treaties with any country in
world of all questions involving
the Monroe Doctrine and questions OF
national honor and vital interests
Universal peace can only come when
universal Justice prevails and op.
pressed peoples must not be denied
the right to use force to win their
liberty whenever the opportunity
offers
"A. We protest against the move
ment now on foot to celebrate at tn
expense of the American people on
hundred years of peace with England
%. We resent the claim implied q
the use OF the term 'hyphenated Amerl
cans by certain newspapers controllo
by cosmopolitan interests and by som
public men that the rights of natural
lied citizens, or citizens of fOreig
parentage, are limited in any sense O
degree, and that the foreign policy q
the nation is to be controlled by
favored few
Resolved. That copies Of th
declaration be sent TO the two Unite
States Senators from this state and
the Congressman from the district"
A copy OF thes resolutions was SCI
10 Congressman Hoald and Senator
DUPONT and Richardson.
Former Congressman James O'Su
hvan spoke on the life and times
Robert Emmett Mr. O'Sullivan r
ferred 10 the Irish race and the sacr
ices made by II for the cause OF Il
ADne land.
senator Hitchcock and Mr.. O'Su
IVAN were entertained al the w
fningtOn Club while here