The Irish standard., 1917-01-06
reedom for
ireland De-
manded by
bostoniians
MASSACHUSETTS IRISH WANT
IRELAND INCLUDED WITH
POLAND AND BELGIUM AS
FREE NATIONS.
DR.. C.. T,

Resolutions adopted unanimously by
the executive council of all affiliated
branches of The Friends of Irish
Freedom of Greater Boston at meet
ing held at the Quincy House, Boston,
on Wednesday, December Goth.
Whereas, England, the self-styled
defender of small nations, has stated
that she will insist on the freedom of
Belgium, Serbia and other small ma
tions that are allied to her, and
Whereas, The Irish patriots, who
died by the bullets of an Irish firing
squad in Dublin last Easter week, un-
derstood, that if they held the capitol
of Ireland for five days, Ireland would
be recognized as belligerent nation,
and, further Germany, at that time,
did in fact recognize the Irish people
as belligerents by sending them a
shipload Of arms and ammunition, and
also by sending Sir Roger Easement to
ireland in a German submarine, and,
further the Irish patriots held Dub
lin for seven days, and
Whereas, The German Government
in it's peace proposals has made no
mention nor demand for the freedom
of Ireland we claim that Ireland has
fully established her right to be re-
garded as an ally of Germany, and we
ask that Germany shall recognize
this claim and shall protect Ireland
and guarantee her freedom, as she is
determined to protect her other allies,
and
Whereas. The Irish in America, al
thought legally neutral, have done
everything by voice, pen and wealth
to oppose the tremendous British
propaganda carried on in this coun-
try in the press, pulpit and platform
and have thrown all their moral in
in this war, and
Whereas, The suffering people in
Ireland, with some of their patriotic
leaders shot, and others rotting in
English prisons, look to us in America
to help them in their gallant struggle
for freedom,
Be 1t Resolved, That we, American
citizens, sons and daughters of the
Irish race in Convention assembled,
emphatically call for an official state
ment from the German government
of it's intentions in regard to Ireland,
and we further ask that no peace
agreement be signed with England un-
til the freedom of Ireland is guaran-
teed. We ask for Ireland the same
treatment which Germany has accord
ed to Poland, and respectfully request
that the Central Powers issue an Of
fetal statement to that effect.
Be Is Further Resolved, That a
copy Of these resolutions be sent to
the Secretary of State for the United
States with the request that he trans.
nit them to the German Ambassador
at Washington.
President Matthew Cummings presi
ded at the meeting, and Secretary
jeremiah Carroll forwarded the res
olutions as directed.
There were forty delegates. repre-
senting 10000 members, present at
the meeting
At a conference of representatives
of the branches of the Friends of
Irish Freedom of Springfield, Holyoke,
Chicopee and Westfield, held at Hi
bernian Hall, Springfield, Massachu'
setts, on Thursday, December 14th
the resolutions of the Cumann ma
m'Ban, calling on Germany to de-
clare her attitude in relation to Ire
land, were unanimously adopted. 1t
was also voted that monster peti
tion for Irish Freedom to be present
ed to the Government of the United
States, and those of the Central and
Neutral powers should be started and
that a mass meeting to further the
on N, n oh;oct ho hold in tho noar future