New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-05
Cooper Union Crowds See
Emblem of Erin's Revolt,
Then Battle Police
Kisses Punctuate
Mitchel's Address
Two Men Arrested, Scores
dubbed in Fracas Laid
to Ear Down"

Fifteen minutes after Mayor Mliene'
told an Irish loyalty meeting at COOPER
Union last night that America needed
lighting Irishmon policemen were eIuo-
hing and dragging out OF the hall men
whose readiness to fight should nave
bcen sufficient to satisfy the demands
Of the most cXacting.
The Mayor failed 20 witness the
epccdv response TO his plea, however
for he had departed just ahead OF RIOT
call over steps that later were span.
,crcd with blood Just how much olooo
WIS smiled. or TO whom II originally
belonged. is not known. because IN the
confusion the police could do no more
than dispcrsc the ringlcadcrs Of the
b,lliccrcnt element after reducing them
10 a state IN which they appeared redH!
"a obey orders. Two arrests were maui
Evidences Of the presence o. organ
.-od distvrbcrs were found at INC yer!
opouing Of the meeting. when haa OeO"
called by representative lrlsh ~.
cans OF New York to rcaihrm 'ht loE
sItv Of their race to the country III '"o
present war
Kisses Greet Mitchell
,,ovor Mitchell had scarcely been m
.-odvccd lv Chief Magistrate Nli'a"
& VcAdoo when he was greeted u!
cheers that were generously punc'ua.
"a hy hoos and Kisses. Inc Mayor Pr
cccdcd without paying attention ~ ''''
repeated Kisses. however. ca l,,,o,,s
we arc az war, although God hnoMs s
TO- hna
hoc, in the face Of repeated proNoca-
-. " he said. we are gong INTO
.ts ,ar I'm "a serious way. in my
on,r;or the United States intends as
.bc ought. TO send nor troops 10 rance
and take a place on the "'''0'
with her Allies 49,.
Aro,bcr series Of Kisses and ooos
,.rootcd this sentiment. but the cnalI,
man succeeded I'm restoring ordeI' any
.ba MAYOR proceeded. When he haG
.,.clrdcd his remarks he bowed ana
rot,rod smiling amid a growing storm
~ eounds that could not be interpreted
L,. Tho most optimistic as applause tA-
So,otor lanes A. O'Gorman took the
MAYORS place on the platform just aS a
e-roup Of the disturbers arose Ah1
Shouted. Three cheers for the lrlSh
Rcpubhc!'
Woman Lifts Flag
Mr. O'Gorman was speaking when q
vbite-haired woman suddenly arVs'
and lifted the flag of the lrish reVotu.
ION over her head. For moment |"
C.roon. white and orange that n0a'eu
For a short time in the streets OF DuO-
In Was not seen by many. Attention
,.as attracted 10 IL when two girls WIN
fcrv rcd hair and clad in white shlI'
waists stood upon their seats IN ."
front row. pointing at the nag. clio
moment later everybody IN lHe
hall holding nearly 5000 persons. was
standing. either to participate IN tn'
demonstration or TO see what was 60
mo on. A sudden movement on tHt
mart of the fifty uniformed pohceml'en
IN the hall restored order temporarily
however and il looked as Il the NEE.
ing would proceed. Mr.. OOormah Wa
,bou+ 10 continue, when a man VINO
bed becn sitting on the platform SUI
Jerlv arose and addressed the chalr-
Wbor he made il known that he was
.bon+ 10 present resolutions ealing
,,nor tho President and Congress 70
,'rCe "a settlement Of Irish Home Rule
nroblems upon England before enter
,bo war. two policemen hustled MN
rom the platform.
Men Rush for Platform
Then things began to happen. The
two red-haired girls shrGked; me
v.bite-haired woman waved the nag OF
The revolution and half dozen men
rushed for the platform. p-;..L
,iarcs," Were Irish colleens!" were
shouts that could be heard IN the bed
a riot call was sent to the Fifth
Street station and two patrol wagons
ioedod with policemen were rushed 10
H. hall The reinforced policemen
,,,sbed from place TO place, but found II
;,,,ossible TO keep any semblance OF or
49, Tho white-haired woman was
dragged outside screaming and sun
cintcbing her flag. Several men were
s.verelv dubbed before they reacheu
the street.
Shout for Half an Hour
For more than half an, hour the
.bouting and seemingly endless SIruR-
ling about the hall continued. Chrls,
topber Cummings, a fireman, ana
Thomas Lyagyth, an automoDlIe StS'.vi >
found their way into the arms OF Pc
iicemen and. upon their arrival at the
1.a.;n, we're discovered to have been
so,erelv beaten that an ambulance
was needed. lI.f
iieemsn finally resulted in something
aporoaching quiet. during when lhe
eneeches proceeded. DURING the re-
msinder of the evening. however the
natriotic utterances of those who or
ranized the meeting were punctuated
~ Kisses. ieers and the smack OF police
ci,bs in action. Men and women con-
t;nned 10 be elected from the hall un-
iii the meeting finally broke up short
In before IL o'clock. $780,,
Irish policemen said that the disturb
o~s we're Ear Downs" from Ireland
otbers attributed the difficulties to the
activities Of Clan-na-Gaels, while the
Generally accepted belief was that II
was organized by violent advocates OF
Irish Home Rule.
Resolutions Read
During the scmi-quiet that followed
tho rioting, Magistrate McAdoo read
rcsol,,tions in which the President and
CongreSs were praised for declaring
war upon Germany. and those who par
ticipated in the meeting pledged them
selves 10 support this attitude with
their lives, II necessary. There was
cali for its adoption and an announce
nent that il had been carried, although
many i'm the hall failed 20 hear this
part OF the proceeding because Of other
noises.