The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-02
HOME RULE RALLY
OF IRISH PATRIOTS
IN CARNEGIE HALL

ElsEe<azSS JSAsc8 z1zfes some anD-
4sty sssfAt BY advocates Of the Home
Ruae Eor Ireland BIN In Great Britain
IS tire result OF the recruiting OF a
strong TH4sh <rs1lozIist furce N the prov
.fnce of EJHsteE, uish-Amertcans of New
AY-o<k lzaupe decided to unite In q great
srzzlys at Carnegie Ezail on next Sunday
szm1Ag. 6Ur the <purzose' OF adding fAaEs-
E1er impetus eoe&he bill from th1s=s 1de e
orskhns Atlantic
Irzsh patriots N this country have
-sroxassd INCREASINGLY Gor more than a
a1uzrneraoT n century. DO aid the adVo-
canes OF hornA rule m their fight for
Iras1 nrsedom or government Now
Fkszf<- Rzouas The possibility Of serious
<yf.stxzcae bezny thrust In their way in
the Tnwm Of armed opposition by the
zmfun4sts has fred the patriots with
1ssw azd0T, Tor the fight and has en-
listed to the cause many young men
oe irish parentzee who hitherto have
lregsrded The-whole- campaign passive
".
1n~an. interview last evening Michael
z Csuzbzsy president of the Municipal
t.ouzrc1 OF the United Irish League,
s1tf4r ora meeting held recently at the
heaacrzsrAers OF the league ga Medi-
son sVeuze at which arrangem ents
were .corrpfetsd for q united gather
ing OF tfre Irish societies in a great
final. EFFORT IN behalf of home rule.
fGIAICGS
contributed lavish7y it is expected that
further subscriptions viii be collected,
and the sssernblage is expected to be
the largest OF IT'S kind ever seen here
Among those Tz41o will address the
r,Aetfrz viii be John Purroy Mitchell,
Represer4atfve James NJ Graham, of
'TIIfuozs-.r Mayor Kline, s1Ir fSorbley and
others Acting Governor G1ynn also
iue announced his intention of being
present If his duties permit
This movement is by no means a
rerzsious one said MT Corb1ey. <Some
or me strongest and most sincere ad-
herezats of home rule for Ireland are
IN that section of the country from
which I'VE hear so much of the oppo-
sftion is to be offered The Province
of Ulster has elected more members OF
Parliament who are IN favor of hOn1e
rule than uaeTnbers opposed to the bill
we do not regard serious the armed
oUurssf<ion which has been threatened
by the I1ufOusSts and Sir Edward Car
son their leader. The passage of the
bin VIII not detract one whit from
their freedom what seems to be wor-
ryinz them isAtae fact that there viii
ne others who then will be as free as
they
ssIf 4one-ruIe.m separation from
the British Crown on something NOR
than that which is enjoyed today il
Canada, Australia and New Zealand
the Ulster uuf0nists might with SOM
reason be 1ncensed Separation is no
practicable today, and Eishmen in Ire
land. with whom an true Tr1sh-Aneri
cans are heartily in sympathy, desir
that which the British government il
about to grant The idea that a small
section OF men Will attempt to precipf
tate a revoauffon Is ridiculous"
Tn the event of an uprising on tn
mart of the Irish Inionists, would tn
United Irish societies here send aid t
In off
restore speace2r' NTr Corb1ey was asked
There would be no need Thf
threatened mobilization of a force Q
armed volunteers in Ulster is a mer
bfun Tt represents TO the British gov
eminent the gathering of a. few nal
ronteYrts who, in the events of trouble
p-iTl undoubtedly be- s1Hnnnarily deal
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