The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-19
EMMET CLUB HON0RS MEMORY
 IRISH MARTYRS
John Devoy, Discusses Conditions In IreIand-Many Out Of.
 Town Guests

A stirring address upon the free dom of Ireland was delivered last night at the celebration of the forty sixth anniversary of the Manchester martyrs, Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, held by the Ernmet Club of Bridge port, by John Devoy who took a prominent part in the Fenian insur rection and served five years in an English jail.
 John Devoy, editor of the well known Gaelic-American, although ad- vanced in years is hale and hearty, and displayed an intimate knowledge of affairs in Ireland and the English
 parliament which gave the large num-
 Der of Emmet Club members present l a deep insight into the question of Home Rule in Ireland.
 While the speaker of the evening was not in favor of celebrating with England. the 100 years of peace, or of l accepting Home Rule, as he believed Ireland should be wholly separated from England, at the present time he believes in accepting the most favor able cancellations that may be secured from Parliament
 Speaking on the subject of alliance with England the speaker said: FtIt would be a violation of the policy rec
 commended by Washington under WTI1Cll lnlS- CO0uIiy iIdS pEOSpOISA S1ACe the Revolution. It's all right to be friendly with England and at peace with the whole world; but an alliance with England would mean war. It is better for us to keep out of an allt- ance. It is a better guarantee of
 peace not to go into an alliance, be- cause it would encourage England to fight Germany and that fight would only be undertaken to satisfy the Eng fish ruling class
 On home rule he is quoted: t'I am not a home ruler. would take all the Home Rule they give and look for
 more. I am for=separation, because I Believe it is best for the two coun- tries. Part of our program, the ex- trene nationaIists we are called, is to conciliate the Protestantsf of Ire land. We are for establishing 8 gov ernment like the United States, fires pective of religion and race with equal duties and responsibilities The idea of cutting out Ulster from the rest of Ireland would be most ridiculous attempt. F They could not say where one administration would end, or the: other begin. Besides, in the four counties where the unionists are in the majority there are 95O,- 900 Catholics who are Nationalists, tionalists.''
 Over two hundred members and friends round1y appIauded the speech at it's conclusion.
 Under the toastmastership of Col. T. J.. Murphy a number of other speeches were made by the foll owing well known men:
 Phillip J. Sullivan, Thompsonvi1le; Mayor Thomas J. Maloney, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Hon. M. J. Duggan, Cor nell, New York State president A. Q. H.; John McNamara, Ansonia; Major M. E. O'Su1Ifvan, of the Irish .Volun- l teers, Danbury. SergL John O'Con- nell. president of the club called. tn C
 meeting to order and introduced the toatsmaster. Rudolph Link was ca
 terer. The committee in charge was
 T. J. Murphy, Thomas F. Rooney,
 J. Heavey, John J. Frederick. Among those who contributed to the entertainment at the affair were M. J. numbers and encores;a Thomas Bug l gin, Charles J. Byrne, Daniel J. Cliff ] ford, Patrick Mccarthy, John D. Gas 1 tine, Joseph P. Reilly, Patrick Ke5le- her, William B. Lu1dy and W. R. 1 Hogan.
 The guests included Aldermen Meaney,s Casey, Cough1in, Moran and l McHugh: M. B. Sullivan, James Hen nessey, J. M. Blake, Frank Griffin, J. l J. Mcintyre, Thomas Keating, P. J 1 Nash, P. J. Mccarthy, all from Dan
 bury; F. J. Haw1ey and w. J. Harring- ton, of Anson1a, and many others.
 Music was furnished by soloists and ] quartettes composer of sons of mem l bers of the Emmet's who are students l at the B. H.