The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-14

within a year, and if supported in their work here by sympathetic friends their mission would Sundoubtedly De successful.
 In New York, MT Ashe visited all the patriotic. friendly and county SO cieties there and explained the ob- jects and ideals Of the Gaelic league. IA meeting of delegates from thirty such societies was held on Thursday last at the Gaelic league headquarters. 624 Madison avenue, under the presi- dency Of Justice Daniel F. Coha1an.
 who. above all men, has worked un- tiringly in the cause of the Gaelic
 league. At this meeting the various
 delegates explained what their respec- tive societies had agreed to do to help the enyoys in their work.
 The Gaelic league, the envoy ex- Eplained had made great progress and had won some great victories for the
 language within the past few years
 fn the National University, Dublin.
 Every student entering this Univers-
 ity must pass an entrance examination
 in the Irish language. The Interme-
 diate schools, from which stud dents
 from the National University were
 drawn, are all becoming centers of Irish thought and study. And Irish
 was now a compulsory subject in up
 wards of 5000 primary schools in Ire land.
 @What is the attitude of the Gaelic league regarding Home Ru1e?' he was asked The 6laelfc league takes no part in politics. he said Language is a. question entirely above party pofi- tics, and in Ireland politicians under= stand and accept this view for men or all political beliefs are to be found in the Gaelic league. But the Gaelic league is delighted that the. Home Rule Bill gives Ireland complete con troI of her own education. This, like many another thing, has been refused the Irishman fer centuries. With a popular system of education in Ire land, and free scope given the Irish
 mind to develop after it's own pecu- liar traits, andzunder teachers imbued
 with Irish ideals. a national self-con- scio1sness will arise, and once we
 have the minds of Irishmen centered on Ireland, and on Ireland alone, we expect to see the day of Ireland, s prosperity close at hand.
 Has the Gaelic league any footing in Ulster?'' the envoy. was asked. Certainly" he answered. Donegal
 one of the Ulster counties, is one of the most Irish speaking counties in
 Ireland Irish is also spoken tin two fast itself. Orange Belfast. that the Gaelic league organization is strong est. Here there are two Gaelic col leges, attended by over 1,50O students. There are over dozen Gaelic league branches, and there are Irish pipers' clubs, Irish literary stheaters and in flor the Orange business men in Bell fast hold annually what they call Irish Week During. this week noth- 1 ing is displayed for sale in the varf- l ous stores of the city but articles of Irish manufacture. Belfast is not as
 yellow as it is painted. The Cache league yet hopes to see the green predominate and to anyone knowing conditions in the north, such hope is not far-fetehe ed. $
 .eWiI the money you raise in Ameri- Eca be expended in perfecting your or ganizatiom?' s..sNo,'' Mr. Ashe an- swered. Not a cent of it will go to organization work The Gaelic league !! in forwarding it's objects in practical
 way, has a. field staff of a. hundred teachers and organizers, who are teaching the language, dances, etc, in
 various centers. To do it's work ef- fectiveiy two hundred nore would be required. The money we raise in America will all be- spent in paying those teachers, who are the real work CTS in the language cause. Ande for every dollar we get from our friends here for this purpose the Gaelic league
 has pledged Nitself to raise three in Ireland. | .I am quite certain we will meet with success in ta1e states. There are no people in the world as patriotic as the Irisf, unless alone the Ameri- | can people. They have always as- sisted national movements in Ireland, and the Gaelic league is indeed great | ly indebted to them for financial as-
 sistance in the past. for on many occasions they have answered the ap- l peal of the Gaelic league, and show
 cred money into it's treasury