New-York tribune., 1919-07-11
League Kissed
As $4,000 Cheer
" For De Valera
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it that introduced this question into
American political life? 1t was Presi-
There the crowd began to vent ex-
pressions of disapproval. Father Duffy
waited until they were finished. Then
he continued:
~ felt when l read his first speech
in New York City, in which he repeat
ed that small countries the world over
were thankful to America for the
blessings Of liberty that were extend
ed to them, that no man could read
that speech, whether he had Irish SYM
pathies or not-no man could read
sentence after sentence in that speech
without having the question rise un-
bidden to his lips: What about Ire
land?' And | could even believe that
it may be the intention of our Chief
Executive in prepounding over and over
again that principle on which this agi-
tation rests, and l can easily believe
to the lips of the American people
the question: What about Ireland .
And 1 am in hopes that even yet he
may be induced to take some open
stand in accordance with his own
principles and the principles Of so
many Of his political followers, and
declare in manly fashion his adher-
ence to the principle of self-determn-
alton for the nation Of Ireland"
Kisses at Bad Moment
One reckless individual in that gath
ering heard Father Duffy refer to
Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes and
hissed.
That hiss was meant to be heard.
Father Duffy stopped in amazement,
The mutterings from his audience
frrov, 70 diam y,,p,bla and fhoy, of
the back of the hall the "hisser" was
located. A knot of men had him in
their centre, his back to one of the
gallery pillars.
"Who's making this Speech" de-
manded Father Duffy. "If you're not
careful I'll turn loose about 500 boys
of the Goth that I've got here"
The crowd resumed it's seats then,
and so, too did the object of it's
wrath.
That was the only time any one
Kissed the Archbishop. but the gather
ing never overlooked an opportunity
to hiss and boo the President Of the
United States, England, the league Of
nations or Sir Douglas Haig.
Outside the crowd echoed every
cheer. Under Inspector James Bolan
$50 police held line that kept them
surrounding the building.
Garden Filled at
At the entire Garden was filled
and Inspector Bolan ordered the doors
closed. There were at least $4,000
persons within the building then and
10000 more milled about on the out
skirts of the line that the policemen
had drawn about the structure, shout
ing and cheering for Ireland and jest
ing with the bluecoats.
There was no rowdyisYn and little
effort to break through the Gordon
Through the crowd marched a fife and
drum corps headed by three men walk
ing abreast. The centre one of the
three carried the Stars and Stripes
and those on either hand standards
Of the "Irish republic"
Laurence ]. Rice introduced the
chairman, Justice Cohalan, who then
asked everybody to stand while John
Finnegan sang "The Star -Spanglcd
Banner" The crowd joined in the
chorus.
Cohalan Opens Meeting
Justice Cohalan then said:
1--WE have met here tonight with
three-fold purpose Primarily
to welcome most heartily to the
metropolis of the world the president
of the republic of Ireland; secondly
to welcome home the members of the
American commission on Irish indie
pendence, who have done such splendid
work in France and Ireland, and
thirdly, to protest against the pro-
posed league of nations (hisses J.
which IS only an attempt to foist upon
the people of the world an Anglo
American alliance that will injure
America and tremendously beneti,
England"
At this point the booing was general
AS IT died away voice from the gal
/ lery shouted English propaganda"
Tins great war, which has just come
to close, was won by American
strength, by American vigor and by
American courage, Sir Douglas Haig, OF
the English army, to the contrary. >
There again the Kisses and boos were
uproarious
/ After that he introduced Father
Du'ty, who said Of the Goth:
/ Almost every man that we BROUGHT
out from US has come back bearing n
wound stripe 10 mark the blood that
ne shed Tor this country, and we have
come back here to raise our voice in
the name Of those whom we left behind
in France to ask the question why one
land OF all the world should be de-
privcd Of the blessings Of liberty,
"WilI Wait No Longer"
"The people who accept our suf.
frages, the people who have nattcred