New-York tribune., 1916-05-15
Women and Men Sob
Tribute to Those Who
Died in Tower.
HURRAHS GREET
REPUBLICS FLAG
Link Pearse and Plunkett
with Emmet and Meagher
10000 Turned Away.

Thirty.fye hundred men snd women
who cheered, sobbed and gesticulated
as the names OF Pearse, Plunkott, Kent
and Skeaington were linked with those
Of Emmct. O'Brien and Mesgher.
crowded last night into Carnegie Hall
10 pay tribute TO the fifteen men exc
euted by England for their psrtieipa-
ton in tho Irish revolution.
It was throng Overwhelmingly
charged with enthusiasm, with uncon-
cesled hatred for English rule in Ire
land and with the deepest reverence
for the men who paid with their lives
for Erin's few short days as a rcpub-
lc
Mention Of some English leader an
hronistic TO Home Rule was enough
10 bring forth a volley Of Kisses. and
tho sight Of AaG Of the Irish re-
public, which had lain on ODonovan
Rossss coffin. and which Patrick II.
Posrse had touched, called thunder
Of applause that the chairman OF the
meeting had difficulty in checking
10000 Denied Admission.
Practically all Of the men ard women
who attended the memorial meeting
we're American citizens. cambridge
Colby. one of the speakers who most
bitterly denounced the execution, did
nor even claim Irish ancestry.
TI- o r0U erhp found seats and stand
ing room IN the great auditorium were
but a small per cent Of those who want
ed % take part in the meeting. The
line before the door commenced form
ing st o'clock l.. the afternoon. At
7:40 fully a half hour before the first
speaker rose on the platform all doors
10 Carnegie Hall were closed. Justice
Gsvegan. Of the Supreme Court, chair
nan Of the evening, announced at >
o'clock that 10000 men and women
were waiting outside in hopes Of gain
ing admittsnce.
Ten minutes before the meeting was
formally opened a great green, white
and gold flag was spread over table
or the platform. The throng recog-
nized the flag Of the Irish republic,
which had hoatod over the Dublin post
Office the first few days of the revolu-
iIoNf di.l ailE W iAo itNN a. NiiN 'A4"ii
20 hurl forth its approving applause.
The tumult grew even wilder when
II was announced that the flag had lain
upon the coffin Of ODonovan Rosa.
the stalwart Irish patriot, and that ~
mad been sent TO Mrs. Rossa bv Patrick
II. Pearse, msrtyred first president of
the Irish Republic.
The applause for the flag was
eouslled In volume when the orchestra
struck up a Nation Once Again and
later when 1t played "The Star
Spsngled Banner"
Throng Denounces Execution.
Victor Herbert, the composer. intro
duced Justice Gavegan as the chairman
of the meeting Before ushering the
justice 10 the dais. Mr.. Herbert asked
the vast throng 70 rise 10 its feet
IN "honor and memory of the Irish
martyrs Of 1916" A moment Of tense
silence followed as the orchestra soft
ly droned "In Memory of the Dead.
Revolutions. the preamble Of which
was bitter indictment of England's
policy in executing the revolution lead
ers who had "surrendered themselves
honorsbly." were read by John j.
Rooney and were unanimously passed
by 8 rising vote. The text was:
"Resolvod. That We denounce 10 the
conscience Of the world further con
tnuance Of the present relations be-
tween Great Britain and Ireland,
which according 10 the admission OF
English authorities themselves. can be
maintained only by slaughtering or
ssyagely prosecuting In each genera
ton the noblest. and elevating TO the
highest places the least worthy of the
race, and we demand. in the
name not alone of Ireland, but
Of all civilization, that in sny
plan OF pacifcstion which may
be adopted to end the present war
every small nation, including Ireland,
shall be accorded and secured the
night 70 decide for itself, the politl-
cal conditions under which 1t shall
I've and work out It's destiny.
Resolved That the resolutions
adopted by this meeting shall be sub,
mitted 70 The whole citizenship OF
New York. which for the purpose OF
considering them will be invited to
assemble al a time and place TO be
hereafter determined"
Cayegan Praises Ireland.
Justice Gavegan. in opening the
meeting said in part:
This is a meeting Of American citi-
ssns. We have gathered here TO tes-
tify by our presence and our words TO
The admiration we feel for race that
can hold so long, so resolutely and
sgainst such tremendous odds TO those
Ideals which are the highest a people
can have-thc ideals of liberty and
Justice.
we arc gathered TO sympathize
With those of that race who IN their
native and are struggling for the op-
lor'uni,ies and privileges which we
americans enjoy, and TO express our
sonorrtnce al the acts Of government
,w,nich not only deprives them of those
blessings, but shoots them TO death
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