The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
Roger Easement
Anniversary ce|e brated
Many Towns In ireland Hold Demon.
STATIONS to Honor the Martyr to
Irish Freedom-Sinn Feiners
Lead in Many Gatherings.

The anniversary of the execution of
Roger Easement was marked by a
remarkable demonstration, headed by
bands. in Tralee. Contingents were
stationed at various points from the
Sportstleld to the fort at Carahan,
where Easement was arrested in 1915.
This fort is now known as Easements
Fort. About 5000 Volunteers, of whom
about 200 were cyclists and 300 horse.
men, were features of the display, and
cars carried hundreds of persons wear
ing Sim Fein colors. The road from
Tralee to Ardfert, which is five miles
in length. was thronged all day. The
Causeway and Kilmogley Volunteers,
headed by brass bands, also attend
ed, and it is estimated that about
$4,000 persons were present at the
demonstration at Easements Fort.
The roads at many points were dec.
Grated with flags and notices. After
the Rosary was recited in Irish, Mr..
L. Ashe addressed the meeting. A
public Observation-Disclosures also held
in Gin.
When Sim Fein Club was estab.
lished at .Mallow, Mr.. E. FITZGERALD.
chairman U. D. c., presiding, Canon
Wigmore, who wrote wishing the
club every success was appointed
president of the Provisional Commit
tee.
Co. Meath Demonstration.
Rev. P. O'Farrell, P. p, presided at
public meeting at Kieran Well, Car
nacross, Kells, at which about 5000
persons were present, after the re-
ligious functions in connection with
the Feast of st. Kieran. A large num-
Der of priests were on the platform.
Countess Markievicz urged the forma-
ton Of the Fianna Boy Scouts and es-
tablishing of branches of Cumann Nan
Ban, and the discontinuance Of the use
of tax-bearing articles.
j. j. Molloy, solr., presided at a
great Sim Fein meeting in Birr. Rev.
M. j. Grove, c. c., Roslevin Co. Glare,
and late of Birr, writes that the hon
or OF the nation had been furnished
by the deeds of political acrobats, but
there had not been wanting men who
had no country to sell, who had no
countenance for the art of political
trickery, and who did not look for
jobs. 1T needs no great mind" he
added, Ito see the obvious insincerity
and deceit of putting. Home Rule
Bill on the Statute Book, and beside
it, not an Amending Bill, but a de-
stroying Bill, an embodiment of the
historic phrase, Ulster must not be
coerced.'" Mr.. T. M. Russell, Co. c.,
Tullamore, said that England could
not go into the Peace Conference un-
til Ireland got her constitutional
rights.
Party as Dreamers.
J. MacDonagh said that if there had
been any dreaming done it had been
done by the Irish Party, because they
had been asleep since 1882. In 1929,
when O'Connell won Disestablishment
he was outside Parliament, and relied
on the determination of the people. A
resolution was passed calling on Mr..
Reddy, M. p, to resign.
The Sooey Sim Fein Club, Co. Sligo,
has called on j. O'Dowd, M. P, to
withdraw from Parliament or resign.
Rev. F. M'Caffrey, G. c., presided at
a public meeting at Latton, Co. Mon
Afghan, in support of Sim Fem, and
was interrupted by members of the
A. o. H. The speakers included Faith
er Dempsey, G. c.; DR.. DAILY, Mr.. DE
Burca and Mr.. Lougheran. Several
questions were replied to and Sim
Fein Club was established, with Father
M'Caffrey as President.