The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-08
Sim Feiners Claim to Have
Severed Relations With
British Empire.
THEY EXPECT RECOG-
NITION BY AMERICA
DR.. McCartin in Speech in New
York Says That If There is
Trouble and Blooshed All
Blame will Rest Uuon Eng
land.

: - New ork, Jan. "a reOuOnc now
exists in Ireland and every force OF
the. Irish people will be used to up
hold it, DR.. Patrick McCartan, known
as the envoy of the provisional gov
ernment of Ireland declared in an
address at a meeting here tonight to
congratulate him, Diadmuid Lynch
and General" Liam Mellows, all
prominent Sinn Feiners, upon their
election to the British parliament.
You have seen the statement Of
the new English secretary for Ireland
that the Irish question will be settled
within the next six months either
peaceably or bloodily," said DR.. Nc
Cartan. eve in Ireland are not afraid
ef. shedding blood in our righteous
cause and If England attempts to in
terfere with the establishment Of our
republic, it will be declaration Of
war on her part and the blood that
win be spilled will be on her hands. ;"
DR.. McCartan declared that before
the recent election the people of Ire
fand had been asked to vote toe sepa-
ration from England This. he said.
accounts for the sweeping Victory OF
the Sim Fein.
ireland" he continued, tonight is
q free nation" and likened that coun-
try's condition to that of Poland. but
said the Irish republic as yet had not
been recognized by any other nation.
He asserted that the Irish here had
raised a fund of sS,000,000 to carry
out their program.
.Self- lf-determination should be ap-
piled to the Irish people as coming
within President Wilson's meaning"
declared Mr.. McCartan. 81 believe
that President Wilson has the power
To- insist upon a republic in Ireland
and that he can get the peoples of
Jltlfe world. to recognize the republic
with out further bloodshed.
IS General Mellows, who gained his
title as one OF the leaders of the
Easter rebellion in 1916, declared that
78 Sim Feiners elected to the British
parliament would not take their seats
ia the house Of commons, "but will
remain in Ireland and try to shape
the destinies of Ireland in ireland"
He asserted that the Sim Feiners
would convene a national assembly in
ireland from which the Irish question
would be presented to the peace con-
ference.
There is no more recognition Of
British law in Ireland and no more
recognition OF British courts Of injus-
tice." he declared. 1--WE are with
holding as far as possible every cent
from the British imperial treasury.
English law is a,reaJy.a farce in Ire
lend. England may hold the coun-
try. hut she does not rule it,
I'VE in Ireland are prepared to
make every sacrifice that comes now
In upholding what we have won.
There can be no turning back. Ire
land stands for this in the fece Of
England. if necessary in the face of
the world The invincible Irish ma
ticn has once more demonstrated to
the world that it can not be crush
ed
"a resolution was adopted urging
the passing by congress Of a joint res
olution now before the foreign re!a-
tons committee. which provides that
Americas delegates to the peace con-
ference be requested to work for Ire
lands plea for self-determination.
Another resolution urged the presi-
dent to cary out in the case Of Ire
land his assertion that "aE peoples
are entitled to self government and
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