New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
Fight for Right
To Run Parade
For St. Patrick
Kennedy Faction Beats
Healyites in Getting
Police Permission
Cry of Pro-Gernaaism
One Side Says Bolshevik-Hiil-
quit Crowd VIII Out
number Irish
Cry of Pro-Gernanisnn

with thirty thousand green sashes
cleaned up and ready, and with as
suranees OF an abundance of real sham
rocks from the "Old Sod" the St
patrick's Day parade in the city should
be a great success. To add real Celtic
color to the proceedings two factions
are lighting for the right to direct the
festivities.
For the present the faction under
the leaders of Roderick Kennedy has
the upper hand, inasmuch as it has
the permit fer the parade and the Tim
healy faction has none However.
when the Mayor returns to the city
the New York County Board Of the
Ancient Order OF Hibernians will ask
him to rescnd the permit granted by
the Police Commissioner on the ground
that the Kennedy men are not real
members OF the order and have not
the recognition of the national and
state leaders of the organization. In
adition to this, John j. O'Connell, at
torney for the Healy faction. contends
that the permit was not granted in the
regular way. and that if the Mayor
ordered The permit to be granted to the
opposition he did so because be was
not familiar with the status OF the
organ izations represented.
Pro-Germanism Charged
Mr.. O'Connell says that if the parade
is held under the auspices CT the Ken
nedy faction 1t Will be pro-Gernan
affair, ana that his faction, not wish
ing TO put the Irish race in a wrong
light before the American public. would
not take part Why" added the at
-orney, ii some OF that element had
republic. with Morris Hiliquit as Secre-
tary OF State and men of that type in
ali the important Offices"
The ilgtt this year, continued Mr..
O'Conren. is between the Americans
and the pro-Germans. We will have
nothing to do with the pro-German
crowd. We are American. and now
when the great country which has been
the refuge o. the Irish people is at
var it is the duty Of all Iristmen to
give their undivided support TO the
government.
THE movement for the parade has
been fostered by the pro- Germans, and
about SO per cent OF those VINO will
march with Kennedy are of the ,Bol-
shevik-Hillquit clan
Mr.. Kennedy in turn says that there
L no truth IN the report that ne Is
no. the real leader OF the Hibernians
N New York County. He says that the
divisions under him have never been
brought up before the national body
on charges, and therefore National
President Mclaughlin had no right,
according 10 the constitution and by
laws OF the order, to come 20 New York
and reorganlze another county organi-
cation.
Kennedy Ridicules Rivals
Bosh with all this talk from that
crowd says Kennedy They don't
represent anybody but themselves, and
last year when they held the parade
only LOO were in line. This year we
will have about 10000 men and 5000
women. and. indeed, every one of them
Will carry the American flag with the
lfish flag. guess if the Irish flag
vas good enough to be carried with
5looGest battlenelds it is proper to
carry It n the Parade
The permit for the parade IS held by
the New York County Ancient Order
ot HIberniansD and "The Friends Of
Irish Freedom and Kindred Irish So
ceties.' The Friends of Irish Freedom
Has formed after the outbreak Of the
gar and IS an anti-British society. The
aoings of the society have often since
{aat time come 10 the notice Of the
public. Recently some OF the leading
lights o. the organization were pulled
CT soap boxes at East Thirty-iifth
Street and Broadway and arrested.
lhe rival factions are now resting,
waiting the action of the Mayor. but
inat there VIII be a parade is positive.
already permission has been given for
he erection Of reviewing stand in
front OF s.. Patrick s, and on March
lf' the Irishraen will march up Fifth
Avenue.