Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-09
LOCAL SOCIETIES
PROTEST REPEAL
OF PANAMA ACT
Emmett Celebration, Attended
by Thousands, Records OBJ
lection to Proposed Move.

Resolutions condemning the attempt
to repeal the free toll provision OF
the Panama canal act were faVorably
acted upon by ,, 500 members and
friends of the United Irish Societies
OF Essex county at the celebration Of
the 136th anniversary of the birth of
Robert Emmett, held in the Keeney
Theatre last night The united body
embra ces the Ancient Order of Hiber-
.tiatss, ST Patriclz's Alliance of Amer
lea, The Clan-na Gaef and the Sim
E'eih Club.
cit wenld be Il national calamity
the resolution reads and would
mean further encroachment by for
eign powers upon American and do
mestic policy and would mean sur
render TO unjust English demands
Continuing, the resolution sets forth
that the time has not come for this
nation to strike her colors or to sur
render her rights to any foreign
power
Mayor Jacob Haussling was among
the guests of the meeting. He ap-
plauded the expressions of opinion
bearing on the tolls repeal act There
was also large delegation of Ger
man-Americans present, representing
the local societies. Gerpan and irish
flags adorned the stage and the boxes.
Board of Works Commissioner
Charles p Gillen presided
The German American Alliance of
Essex county, which embraces every
German organization in the county,
was represented by President George
Grimme.
Address by Brensinger.
The chief speaker was Commits
sioner George f. Brensinger, OF Jer-
sey City. Mr.. Brensinger is one Of
the leading. american citi-
zens of Hudson county He spoke on
the character of Emmett and paid
beautiful tribue to his qualities as a
patriot. The address was enthusiast
tically received.
The meeting itself was one of the
largest of its kind ever held in New
ark The police estimated that more
than 1900 persons tried to obtain adj
mission. The seating capacity of the
theatre, which is the largest in the
city was filed completely long before
the hour set for the program to start.
A squad of twenty men was found
necessary to take care Of the big
crowd that gathered at the theatre
GnlTdIlCt. F" litll tic SthlS NIit iiiith
the firemen on duty inside ordered
that the selling of tickets be stopped.
AS a result many persons went away
disappointed
One of the features of the enter
tainment was the reproduction of the
court scene at the trial of Emmett.
The role of the Irish patriot was en-
acted by Frank A. O'Connor, of West
Orange He repeated Emmett's fa-
nous speech delivered when facing
execution. Bart J. Freeman repre-
sented Lord Norbury and William j.
Burke, the judge.
Songs by German Society.
Patriotic songs We're sung. NJ. G.
V. Badische Liedertafel rendered the
opening vocal number. which was
roundly applauded. Several seIec-
tions were rendered by the Sim Fein
Quartet. composed of George f. Kir-
win. Joseph l.. Mullin. Nicholas ].
lyman and Albert w. Boyce. There
were violin solos by Miss Mary Mac
Ardle of East Orange, and pleasing
vocal numbers by Miss Anna Toohey.
The Mendelssohn Quartet rounded
out the program.
The resolutions condemning the at
tempt to repeal the free toll provi-
sion of the canal act. follows
"Whereas, The United States bought
a strip of territory across the Isthmus
of Panama through which it has dug
q canal costing over 400, 600, 900 Ameri-
can dollars, and
"Whereas, The United States gov
ernment enacted a law for the gov
ernment of the Panama Canal which
provides that all foreign ships and all
American ships engaged in foreign
trade swill have to pay an equal rate
of tolls passing through the canal
and that all American coastwise ships
engaged in purely domestic commerce
will not be obliged to pay tolls at the
Panama Canal, and
Whereas, Efforts are now being
made to have the free tolls provision
of the Panama Canal not repealed on
the ground that free tolls to Ameri-,
can domestic commerce at the Pan
anna Canal would be violation OF the
-Pauncefote treaty (at least ac-
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