The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-10

o0oo0 on q national CONSEQUENCES.
0llOo, magnfncentiy situated where
the mountains jut out into the sea ana
peessssing the finest harbor on the west
csast Of ireland. although one that 10
new unfortunately employed In the I'M
loading Of imports rather than the load
isg Of exports. has always been one OF
Ne most Intensely national cities OF Ire
IAaA. The monumsnt In the square TO
''ths heroes Of ~ stands to the Irish
U1sst that has kept shve throughout
~ county. despite the terrors OF the
famine from which sligo was fearful
0s9ersr and of the racx-rent days when
~ oiiso landlords were notorious Of
esolsrs. Even to-day In sligo one feels
IT, istensity Of national feeling more
earesgiy than In any other Irish city.
East night there was = Unionist
Ressins In one Of the halls near the
rv.us Of the old Sligo Abbey. The
meeting was not largely attended. al
theugh at least two hundred mon had
eems Gown on the evening train from
vogoous towns In Ulster TO the promised
Assassination. The gathering itself
grsv more heated - the evening pro-
grsessd, although there was not dis
eentins voice raised. A few mon In
IT, rear Of the hall were apparently
%: q sympathy with the speakers. ~
thsy took aetss and apparently, . count
Of Ne assemblage. but the perfervid
oratory OF the Un.onist speakers failed
% arouse them TO comment OF any sort.
DROWN OGoAN TO BAIT The
sPEAkeRs.
A the meeting dispersed, however.
he crowd In the street below began
% bait the speakers and the visitors
% sligo. The chafan was rood-na-
turel untli one Of the strangers grew
ugiy und..r Il ahd offered TO nght any
enc who would meet him. In an In
olone there were hundred Offers.
wiaGA he chose to ignore. The crowd
1T h1m 70. sneerlng aud cat-csilinS
after him. until the gathering outside
TUNED into q rsd.hot Nationalist gath
estn0. where the threat Of what would
hApDsn the Ulster men should Home
ovls Sail 10 pass grew into menace.
The climax of the impromptu meeting
eaAne when . big man lesped up 10 the
toaos Of the old Abbey grounds. There
% the gray twilight where the light OF
. bennre nsred ana nickered over thu
lsnssly packed crowd Of men and
women he stood. q heroic insure IN q
hsrole setting. Had he spoken IN Eng.
W.. bis words might nave sounded
commonplace enough. But he kavs
greeting In Irish God bless ali here
this evening" q woman translated Tor
me. ana In Irish the crowd gave back
his greeting. "wishs. God and Mary
bless you"
His words. rushing along like the
freshness Of . language not too LONG
Wer reported. They had vigor. and force
and a certain slashing swing OF thslI
avn, And those who did not understand
might catch much Of his meaning from
his infections and his gestures as well
n from the emotions that he aroused
Ia his hsArsrs
Afterward, while he stood on the
wan. talking 10 the men who pressed
81 campaign to cireumvent any possibl,
success for the next Unionist meeting
the woman who had translated tn,
phrase gave the context OF his speech
He says that the days some by wher
Ireland has TO walt for the dole" oh,
declared, her own face lighting viii
The glow Of enthusiasm caught from tn,
Irish speakers. ireland u q nation b,
The grace Of God. and Il 10 In ourselves
TO make her . nation to tho world
rhis Isn't the age Of battles. he says
~ twas back In Ninety-slsht-msy tn
Lord have mercy on them who die,
theu-but an ASs Of work and deter
nination and perseverance,.
ALL TO STAND TooeTHeR IN
irish sPGgch.
And we're AL 70 stand together 81
tts soeaking Of Irlsh. for Ills the for
settng Of the Irish that has made Ire
land more English than Scotland to
Gay. Ana It's true for himr'
"Who 10 hep
''Johnnis kerochsu- He lives In IN
house behind you" II was one Of IN
~ houses In the old row. . bit of tn
siums. But Johnnie Kerochan. up OF
The Abbey wall. had shown greater gift
than men who dwsii ~ castles. the gift
81 sloausnos ana Of leadership. For tn
crowd had taken his counsel and let hi
words sink into, their hearts ere the
lifted him down. from the wall.
SAftsrward. after visitipg the sehsoa
=. ~.