The Irish standard., 1917-07-14
PRESIDENT WILSON
HEARS ROBERT
EmMET EuL0GI IzED
Judge Bowling in Presenting Statue
Asks, "Shall Ireland Alone Be Per-
mitted to Remain Under De-
spotic Government?"-Ma
Attend Event.

Connor's fine bronze statue of Robert
Emmett was unveiled Thursday after
noon in the rotunda of the new Ma
tional Museum, and formally present
ed to the United States government.
1t was draped in the ancient Gaelic
flag and the Stars and Stripes and un-
yelled by Miss Alice O'Gorman, daugh-
ter of the former senator from New
York United States blue Jackets
drew the strings that revealed the
beautiful work of the sculptor. Rt.
Bishop of Washington, said the open
ing invocation and Rt Rev. Monsignor
Thomas of st. Patrick's gave the bene-
diction.
Hon. Michael Francis Doyle of
Philadelphia was chairman of the
committee in charge and he presented
Senator Phelan of California as pre-
siding officer.
A stirring speech was delivered by
Justice Victor J. Bowling of New
York, who made the presentation
speech. After tracing the life and
struggles of Emmet and picturing his
heroic death on the scaffold for an
Irish Republic, Judge Bowling said:
ERIN mourns for her past glories, and
remembers her heroic dead, but she
is full of hope for the future. Emmett
was worthy to have been the Wash
ington of Ireland, and he will always
occupy a most honored place among
the patriotic dead of Erin. Emmett
took his inspiration for an Irish Re-
public from France and America.
Were he alive today, with what a
thrill would his generous heart have
welcomed the coming of this hour
when it has been proclaimed that
democracy must triumph throughout
the earth. Having made that procla-
nation of American purpose in enter
ing this great struggle now going on
in the world-shall Ireland, the land
of Emmet, be left the last surviving
victim of archaic despotism? Not if
children can make their voice heard
at this time. While yearning for and
waiting for the hour of peace and JUS
tice to come, it is the plain duty of all
who revere the memory of Emmett and
who cherish the principles for which
he died to insist that Ireland shall
have her place among the nations"
Judge Bowling paid graceful 'trib-
ute to President Wilson as "genu-
inc lover of human freedom, who has
sincerely proclaimed for the rights Of
small nations, and that the world be
made safe for democracy"
John Mccormack sang "She Is Far
From the Land, 20, Breathe Not His
Name" and "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner." E. H. Droop played the accom-
paniment for the first two numbers
and Miss Alice Burbage the last.
Senator Phelan gave dinner last
night for the committee responsible
for the placing of the statue. Those
in attendance were Senators Key Pitt
man, ]. Hamilton Lewis and Thomas
]. Walsh, Representatives ]. J. Fitz-
gerald and Medil Mccormick, Joseph
p. Tumulty, John Mccormack, Je-
rome Connor, Cotter Bride, Judge Vic
tor Bowling, Michael Francis Doyle,
DR.. S. M. McSweeney and DR.. Lennox
of Catholic University.
The rotunda in which the statue
was unveiled has only seating ca
pacity of eight hundred Admission
was by ticket and the demand was
great. A throng of people unable to
gain admission stood on the outside.
Secretary of State Lansing was among
the officials present.
The National Committee.
The national committee in charge
of the arrangements consisted of the
following: Hon. Victor ]. Bowling,
New York, chairman; Cotter T. Bride,
Washington, treasurer; Jerome Con-
nor, sculptor; James Byrne, New
York; John w. Golf, New York; Hon.
E. F. Dunno, Illinois; William J. Cary,
Wisconsin; Rev. John Cavanaugh, G..
S. c., Indiana; John P. Cunningham,
Maryland; A. B. Cummings, Iowa;
James P. Glynn, Connecticut; Joseph
Mccarthy, Pennsylvania; D. J. McGil-
licuddy, Maine; John E. Milholland,
New York; James X. Mcclure, New
York; Victor Herbert, New York;
John Healy, Delaware; James A. Ham
mil, New Jersey; John Callan O'Lough;
lin, Illinois; O'Neil Ryan, Missouri;
Patrick O'Mara, New Jersey; George
F. O'Shaughnessy, Rhode Island, and
James Al F1aherty, Pennsylvania.