New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
Convention Opposes Any
Freak with Germany,
and Pities Erin.
urrTING GUARDED;
FORM FREEDOM BODY
star. spauglcd Banner Used in
Argument to Show Hatred
for British.

HAIRED Of England. love Of ireland
imposition 20 war on Germany
.d,, any circumstances we're the hisn
- ~. - tho meeting Of 1900 lrishmen
- ,oncn IN the Hotel Astor yester-
KILLED as the Irish race con-
r,;orr admission was restricted 70
,bo arc opposed to the conduct
-. Irish Members Of Parliament IN
'a,nor,inr Eneland's course in the wa.
~,.,forc. those vho went 70 the Astor
a.,,oc friction were disappointed
~. resscs. approach TO trouble came
80 ,b. arrival Of Mathew j. Cummings
,yo..or A former national president
-. anc.cn. order Of Hibernians,
under investigation by the United
60 Grand jury in connection with
C..,,eo plots. % was planned 70 keep
80. of che meeting lest his sup
my, Co--nar connections tend 70 dls-
pVs,. ,bc oathcring. Cummings. now
h.d collected 500 credentials, as
e'''. .r,rbcrcd slips Of admission were
M and when j. vas clear that ms
'e.I,s;or might result IN two conVen-
80 of the Irish race ne was ad-
n,ted. nd
rs,er he was appointed TO the plat
~, committee, which this afternoon
iii nrescut resolutions dcnouncing
T,glsnd. declaring against any rupture
bib's -,.L Iorptsrv and calling
Cor the freeing Of Ireland. -,
A. tho evening session all ironclad
,,ysnilation was worked out under the
80 Of the Friends of Irish Tree
dom Tho organization plan. as out
T,sd nv committee headed by John
r rvan. Of Philadelphia. provides for
national committee OF sixty mem
bers nm executive committee Of twelve
,,.r,bors and biennial meetings.
AM pcrson Of Irish extraction VINO
.vnnatbizes with ireland IN her sspira-
.ior. for 'udcucndcnce is eligible 20
rtmbcreir. Tho objects. as set iortn
a, MIR RYAN. are 20 encourage and as
81. any movement for the national m
f.ro,derce of ireland. 70 aid IN the IN
As.r,ai fotolopmcut OF tho country
md no. revival Of the language. htera-
.,ro MUSIC ard culture OF the Gaeis.
ius.icc John ". COT was selected as
sr.r president Of the organization. Fhe
to'i.,,irc yice-Drcs idents were named:
pr Thomas Adds Emmett. Victor Her
b.,. uNeil ryan. 81. Louis; Mon
.,gnor Henry s. Rraln. New York. and
Nov. cnor Joseph H. Coughlin, Phlis-
lolnsia. Thomas H. Kelly. Of New
yort. was elected treasurer and John
d Moore o. New York, secretary.
Cumming was not the only one pres
,r+ Mo has been suspected of German
l.sr.0cs Dr., fnc afternoon George Syi-
,r.ior Viercck. edi,or Of Tine Father
land" was very much IN evidence.
others VINO have been associated with
Viereck I'M propaganda work were Jere-
MAI 4. OIcary and Denis A. Spellssy.
The pr,.cuco OF others OF German
names wa explained on the ground
hat their mother were lrish. John H..
n Moore. secretary. saying that such
mon a.rc clearly eligible TO member
ship.
r. keep OIL. those opposed 20 the pol
icv ~ .le committee in charge elabo-
rate precautions were taken. Creden-
ual. identifying the Individual were
necessary qualification, and with these
onc had 20 pass four set Of guards be
fore entrance was 20 be had 70 the
grand ballroom. These guards were
still on dutv when the meeting was
adjourned until . o'clock this afternoon
in the Cohan Theatre.
Scheduled % start az 10 o'clock, these
precautions against the admission Of
Redmondtes delayed the opening OF
the meeting until noon. Thomas +.
Tut who introduced himself as tho
pre- ident Of the Star-Ppangled Banner
Society. took the platform while few
hundred 'sere waiting 20 announce that
tic unexpurgated edition OF the anthem
would be ing az the meeting.
Star-Spangled Banner Unfolded.
Il ar going" said he, "to give you
the true version OF The Star-Spangled
Banner. not Tho emasculated version,
rot the pro-British version, which i,as
been used az propaganda IN the public
schools That ~ best is lie"
cut that QUIT" cried man named
0'Conuor. you have talked long
enough
I've have heard enough Of you'll"
cried another.
You'll hear more" said Tut, who
had distributed copies Of the anthem
bearing the imprint of The Irish
World on the leaAet was this little
used s,anzs:
A,d rt.rs k rat rand Who ~ vsuu,tnsiy sSoro.
g1 - havoc o var and Tho bHte's co .
'4rs
A h,-s al county, hid .srs u no rpo:e'
llt'r tloof "a vssh.i OF; A.r foul fcf-
n, .-.gss ,g'i save he hirelins and tar
i'cr rs terror o fisht. or TIE foorn ID TIA
sr1re -
A. - s.ar-spSsl-d s.nrsr 81 triumph ,hs1
sfre
Or o.. iu1 o. n. :r,s ard ,ss horns Of ,hs
efsFe
Soon after Victor Herbert called tho
Meeting 20 order and presented Justice
Cor a. temporary chairman. There were
hen sbou. 400 persons in the hall.
Ssny Of the faces were those seen
about the County Courthouse and at