Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-03
IRELAND MAY Be
FREE AS RESULT
OF EUROPE'S WAR
Radical lrish-American Predicts
Germany May Force Erin's
Liberation.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3-Freedom
for Ireland as the result of the gen.
eral European war was hailed as
possibility yesterday by speakers at
the memorial service in the Forrest
Theatre for the Dublin riot victims.
Leaders of the more radical Irish
Americans, who assembled 1000
strong at the exercises, declared that
Ierland's opportunity lay in Englands
necessity of fighting Germany. 1t was
even limited that Germany might win
the war and free Ireland as a blow
at England.
The celebration at which these
startling statements were made was
preceded by one of the most extra
ordinary spectacles the city has ever
Witnessed triple funeral, with
horses, collins and mourners, but no
corpses. More than 1000 men, many
of them in the new uniform of the
Irish Volunteers, marched from
Washington Square behind these
hearses, which were symbolic of the
three victims of the gun-running in
Dublin last Sunday.
At the meeting after the funeral pa
rade, Sir Roger Easement, who is Wis
iting America In the interests Of home
TuIt, Hlduo Tic pIluClpdl dudICo oho
stirred the large audience to high
pitch of enthusiasm. Although he
was more conservative in his state
ments than some of the other orators,
nevertheless his speech was filled with
defiance for England for having shot
down Nationalist for importing arms,
after permitting Obstetrics to run guns
| at will.
1T have no desire to speak here on
| international affairs" he said. But
| must say that you have today an OPP
portunity to arm Ireland which none
| of YOU will ever see again. The gun
| running of last Sunday cast down for
| ever the rule of Dublin castle. There
should be sufficient loyalty and cour.
age among Irish Americans to repeal
the act on a larger scale. The inde-
pendence of Ireland can be won only
by an armed Ireland"
The probable embodiment Of Grea1
Britain in the European war was ad'
vanced by jeremiah O'Leary, Of New
| York, not as an opportunity, but as
necessity for the armament OF Ma
tionalist Ireland.
Following Sir Rogers address sew
eral cablegrams and letters from
foreign and American sympathizerl
with the Nationalists were read
Resolutions expressing indignation
over the action of the British troop
in firing on the Dublin crowds ant
commencing the success of the gun
running were then read and adoptet
by the meeting.
A noteworthy feature of the meet
ing was its spirit of accord between
Protestant and Catholic supporters o
the Home Rule measure. Sir Roge
and DR.. William Carroll, chairman o
the meeting are both Protestants
while most of the other participant
in the meeting were Catholics. Tn
many references made to this spiri
of unity between the two creed
brought many cheers.
It was announced at the meeting
that Philadelphia's contribution to tn
movement has been $4,000. Thi
amount does not include the fun
: subscribed at yesterdays meetin
, amounting to $5,34950. It was mad
, public at the meeting that a contribu
ton of $25 had been received fror
Harry Kendall Thaw, the slayer 9
Stanford White.