Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-24
PLEAD FOR ARMS
TO FREE IRELAND
Speakers at Keeney's Theatre
Meeting Seek Aid in Fitting
Out Volunteer Army.

A mass meeting held last night in
keeney's Theatre by sympathizers of
the irish Volunteers was attended by
ABOUT LOCO persons. It was explained
that arms and ammunition were
needed to enable Ireland once more
TO take its place among the free
nations of the world. James O'Leary,
of New York, one of the speakers, as
serted that Ireland's opportunity
rested in victory of the German
arms.
Other speakers were Board of
Works Commissioner Charles p.
ELLEN and Michael ]. Tansey. George
Francis O'Neill, chairman of the gen.
eral committee. presided at the meet
ing. 1t was announced by Mr.. Gillen
that the subscriptions taken I'D at the
meeting made the total fund SUBJ
scribed about $1,000.
A musical program was given dur
ing the meeting by an orchestra, and
vocal selections were rendered by
Thomas Fifteen, of Orange; Miss Cath
crime Mack and William Redmond,
who sang Irish songs. German selec-
tons were rendered by the Badische
Liedertafel, under the direction of
Leader Carl Schulz.
Mr.. O'Leary called attention to the
protest of the German Americans
against what they claimed to be I'M
lust and one-sided criticism of their
fatherland. The speaker declared
that the time had come when the
i, Irish should express their sympathy
with a nation thatwas fighting against
the barbarlc hordes Of Russia and
the atheism of France, which are try
ing to crush the most progressive
nation in the world" He pointed out
that Ireland not only needed arms
for its 100000 volunteers, but needed
them quickly.
''Let us not speculate here" Mr..
O'Leary went on, "as to the use they
intend to make of the arms. A gun
Is not q bunch of roses or a box Of
candy. 1t is an impressive thing
which speaks loudly for human
rights, which, when refused, shoots
straight and deadly
''Mr Redmond says that volunteers
will protect Ireland from einvaders.
We hope England will take Redmond
at his word. We hope they will with
draw every redcoat from Ireland
aand set them up before German
Krupps on the continent. We hope
that Germany. with the help of God,
her wonderful Zeppelins and with her
Incompatible submarines, will sink
the most powerful or England
dreadnoughts and then we hope that
the sons of ireland on Irish soil will
face the trembling tyrant and speak
to him through the mouths of can
mons in language which England so
thoroughly understands"
Touching on the shooting Of four
Irishmen by British at Dublin, Mr.
O'Leary continued:
do you think the people of Ireland,
who about month ago stormed the
barracks of Scotch Borderers in re-
taliation for killing their people,
would now cheer the British redcoats?
Do you think ireland will be found
destroying the nations which have
protected European civilization for
centuries from cruel Asiatic bar
barity? Who will beat back the Ash
Rtics If Germany and Austria are de-
stroyed? On this continent of peace
and justice, in this day of rest and
prayer, let us proclaim that we con-
denim our metropolitan subsidized
press; that our sympathies are with
the white man and against the Ash
atics: that we condemn England for
entering upon an unjust and unholy
war, and that we hope the paear of
victory will be German song"