Evening star., 1915-03-18
|R|SHMEN IN AMERICA
URGED TO Be NEUTRAL
Representative Keating Speaks at
Annual Banquet of Sham
rock Club.

irishmen in this country were urged
to be neutral by Representative Ed
ward keatfnE of Colorado in the
course of an address delivered at the
annual st. Patrick's day banquet of
the Shamrock Club. last night at the
metropolitan Hotel. The dinner was
presided over by p T Moran, and ad-
dresses were also delivered by Rep-
resentative Joseph Taggart of Kansas,
Representative NJ. A. Reilly of Wiscon-
sin and Alexander Bell of Washing
ton.
IF You are not willing to go to
war said Representative Keating,
then you have no right to disturb
the peace of the nation which is Civ
Ing you protection. 7 hope the Presi-
dent will not lean to the right or to
the left in this conflict I want him 10
hold the balances as he has held them.
SO that we Will be the friend of all the
nations and the enemy of none So
long he does that, he should have
the support of every man and woman
IN the country
Has Helped Home Rule.
While depIoring the European war,
he declared 1t has helped home rule
for Ireland.
For more than 1000 years." he said,
ireland has passed through trials
and tribulations. 1t has seemed
at times as though the Irish people
would be entirely wiped out Now
some of them apparently are fighting
with the allies and some with the
Germans. We do not know what the
outcome will be, but when the war is
over believe we will find Erin
stronger than ever. The power of
knowledge, which the Irish people are
acquiring, Will help them to work out
their own destiny. If we give Ireland
knowledge and the control of the soil
we need not worry about the green
flag
Those in Attendance.
Among those present were P. ]. Nee,
= T Moran. Joseph Taggart, Edward
Heating. Alexander II. Bell, Charles F.
Hermann, Michael Dowd. Sheriff
Thomas F. McNulty. John II. Miller.
NJ Il Sullivan. p. H Gallagher, J. p.
Foley, Thomas J. McDonough, c. r.
ley Luke Kearney, John T. Crowley,
Capt. Daniel Sullivan, T. c. Pitcher,
W. J. Staub. J. William Lee. G. L. C1ax-
ron. Charles Newman, Henry Schiff.
Woottan e Young, Mark H. Toian.
r ". Kramer V. Catelli. Rev. Howard
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Joseph A. Deuelof, NJ. B. FLYNN. John
J. Graft. Theodore Walter, ]. J. Nc
CstrtIIy, W. Y Hobbs. w. L. Stewart.
W r. Richter. &. +. King. Thomas
~ Howard, William Mciuire. ]. p.
Judge, Edward Roosevelt Holoran,
jeremiah OConnor. Timothy l.. Costsl.
10. Dennis ]. Mccarthy. Michael H. Raj
terry, Timothy ]. Casey, Col Arthur
Small William D. Barry, Ward Savage,
j.. J. sullivan. william M Phelan. A b.
Casey, Sol. Richards. P. #. Carr. p. J.
Ryan, Michael Morris. Martin Meene-
han, J. j. Sullivan, c. W. Ashley. Frank
y. Dougherty. James A Nolan, Joseph
B Leary, DR.. S. Wrenn Howard, W. G.
Hauptmann. B. X. Harvey. w. Norris.
+. ]. Nilligan. p. II. McQuade. Daniel F..
Driscoll, j. W. Roland, Conrad Peters.
Charles Peters, r. A Sullivan. w. G.
scott, Edward Mannix. Peter White.
.Tohn ]. Allen. John z. Fuegel. Samuel
\. Kimberly, Adolph Loehl. Frank B.
CIarkson. Frank A. Franey, Fred n.
whitehead. Francis A. Simmons. Harry
" Goodrell. B. Frank Bodine. John NJ
Becker, Cornack Kenny, Thomas P.
Brown, James p. O'Brien and John NJ
Connor.
Washington Council. knights of Co
fuubus. gave dance at the Arcade
while the Washington Saengerbund
also gave a St. Patrick's day dance.