Weekly journal-miner., 1916-06-28
HUNDREDS PAY TRIBUTE ID
 IRELAND
SPEAKERS ASSAIL ENG LISH FOR EXECUTING REBELS AND REFUSING HOME RULE.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

the mass mectlng nelQ m Ouu TCi lows hall last night to raise funds for the sufferers in Ireland. The pro- gram was filled with denunciations ot England and at times the speakers as sumei warlike attitudes and appeared on the verge of leaving the hall, crossing the Atlantic and starting an other Irish revolt But at all times the Stars and Stripes hung before tho audience and the cheering and ap- plause that followed a plea for liberty in Ireland was more than equallod every time any of the speakers refer red to any of the stirring incidents in the history oi the United States.
 Dr. I. B. McNally was the first speaker. He described the suffering in Ireland and its causes, attributing the latter 10 the English and declar- ing that England ''is at present using Ireland as a target range and its peo- pie for targets"
 Robert E. Morrison delivered an address in which he told of the scores of famous American naval and milf tary leaders who were of Irish birth or parentage. The lrishman." said Morrison. lis first in war and first to fight for liberty the world over." To the Irish race the speaker gave the credit for contributing the most brains and muscle to the upbuilding of the United States of any nation in the world.
 In closing Morrison paid sincere tribute to ."Rucky" O'Neill. whose bronze monument stands in the plaza, and declared the gallant Prescott fighters memory should he long cherished as that of an Irishman who fought and died for America.
 The most fiery and spirited address was delivered by P w. O'Sullivan, wno spoke on English Mis-rule In Ireland" O'Sullivan told of the long struggle by the Irish for home rule and of the many methods the English have employed to keep the people of Ireland in their power. The speaker was cheered when he said: For years John Bull has exploited Ire land, but John Bulls days of exploita- ton are almost over" He predicted that the close of the European war would see the birth of the Irish re public.
 Irish songs. recitations and orches- tral numbers were included in the program One of the prettiest num- bers was the unveiling Of the Celtic cross. a huge white cross. decorated with shamrocks and bearing the names of Is Irishmen executed in London for complicity in the recen, Dublin revolt.
 The following set of resolutions Was adopted at inc close of the meeting "Thus her chains as they rankle
 her blood as it runs.
 But make he: more painfully
 dear to her sons
 Whose heart like the young
 of the desert birds nest
 Drinks love in each life
 drop that flows from her breast We are assembled here as Ameri- can citizens Of Irish birth or extrac- ton. to render financial aid to the op- pressed people of Ireland; and to make known and voice our solemn protest against the recent atrocious and barbarous murder of l6 Irish pa triots by epcrfdious and tyrannical England.-who for more than seven centuries has been the constant de spoiler of helpless Ireland.
 We are proud to announce that we are in full and complete accord with the aims of the Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood. which has for its object and purpose the final emancipation O. Ireland from the intolerable thralldom and tyranny Of England, and the es- tablishment of an Irish republic mod eled after that of the United States. To the brave and ever honored Irish revolutionists who captured four ifths of the City of Dublin in the face of tremendous odds, we extend our sincerest admiration. Though temporarily defeated by overwhelm-  ing numbers of English soldiers, they maintained to the last hour the most heroic traditions of our race and kept the flag of the Irish republic wavin 3 in defiance. unstained by an act or dishonor. The cause for which they fought and bled is as sacred as any ever waged by a down-trodden people for liberty and independence; and that cause must be nurtured and sus- tained until despotic England is hum blcd in the dust of defeat and the green flag of Erin waves over Innis- fail.
 The diabolical murder of Is Irish revolutionary soldiers, after their sur render as prisoners Of war, has no parallel for baseness and perhdy in the annals of modern warfare. As prisoners Of war, they were entitled to the same consideration given to other soldiers under like circum- stances; but notwithstanding this,