Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-12-14
One Hundred Thousand March-
ers Present Remarkable
Scene.
Rome Rule Speeches Delivered
From Three Different
Platforms.
MARSHAL ABOUT QUEEESSQUARE

Ihe Kentucky Irish American has
kept its readers we'll advised as TO
the progress of the home rule move
ment in Ireland and the fight being
made in the House of Commons
which will end in Ireland's Freedom
perhaps before the end of the coming
year. This week we present an ac-
curate account of the great home
rule demonstration held recently in
Liverpool, which will give cheer to
the followers of John Redmond and
the Irish cause:
Ihe most convincing answer TO
Sir Edward Carson and his Ulster
followers, who came to LiyerpooI re-
Gently and tried to deceive the people
that the Irish population in the city
was indffferently disposed towards
nome rule, was to be found in an
impressive demonstration, of the Ma
tionalist party on Sunday afternoon.
The Importance of a political demon
stration in Liverpool is gagged gem
orally by its size, and an official
estimate of the number Of home
rulers who marched through the
streets with the Irish colors was de-
clared to be 100000 men and
women. Liverpool perhaps is the
only English city outside London
that could produce such an enormous
of home rulers Irish-born
or OF Irish-descent All the Ma
tionalist organizations in Liverpool
and Birkenhead turned out with
their bands and banners, and the
whole aspect of the central part OF
the city changed with the marching
OF orderly battalions of home rulers
TO the meeting place, which was in
street, off Scotland road.
The soft pealing of Sabbath bells
was drowned in the military crash of
arum and cymbas.rnhe unruffled
"a fuf- ffrr " Afvn Inc poorer a1>rrNe-s
Liverpool pass their Sundays after
noon was broken by the sounH Of all
the old battle-cries and Irish songs
dear to their hearts, and many of
them jumped up from their dinner
tables and Joined in the march for
home rule. The processionists were
marshalled round about Queens
Square in the presence of many thou
sands of people. The famous
plateau outside st. Georges Hall was
filled for the most part by children,
who chose it as a safe place from
which to see the gathering Of the
forces. Little girls in white and
green and wearing crowns of sham
rocks sat on allegorical cars in the
procession and waved the Emerald
flag. Songs such as "The Boys of
Wexford and "A Nation Once
Again" were sung by thousands of
people in the streets. A banner
the Bolton triumph as a
victory for home rule was borne in
the procession.
There was remarkable crowd ef-
feet In Sylvester street when the
halted to listen to
home rule speeches delivered from
three different platforms. The peo-
pie entered the thoroughfare from
beth ends, and swept toward the
center like a huge wave meeting am
other. The result was very discom-
fitting to everyone except the priv
II jged persons on the platforms.
Many women and children were Inn
plisoned In a half-fainting condition
In the crush. The iron gates of st.
Northumberland burst open under
the pressure of swarms of people,
who were sent scampering through
the churchyard, from which they
made their escape by another gate.
Fhe police took possession OF the
churchyard, and after using It as a
means of relieving the tremendous
pressure Of the crowd they closed the
gates.
Thomas Scanlon, the Nationalist
member for Sligo, fresh from the
victorious scenes at Bolton, was one
of the speakers at the platform pre-
sided over by Austin Hartford, Chair
man Of the Liverpool Nationalist.
party, who was the principal or
ganizer of the demonstration. Scan
lon claimed the Bolton Victory as al
vote OF confidence in the Govern
ment. England, he said. was behind
the Prime Minister in the desire toN
give justice to Ireland, and AsQuith"
and his majority in the House OF
Commons were more determined
than ever to pass home rule In all
its stages during the lifetime Of the
present Parliament. r