Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
IRISH PROPAGANDA-By Frederic J. Haskn

NEW YORK, Nov 11.-Now that Ireland
M is prevented by martial law from being
habitually vocal New York has be-
come it's eloquent mouth piece. Much of the
revolutionary literature, suppressed by the
British government, has been reprinted and
is being distributed over here. Many of the
secret meetings, barred by the British army
of occupation, have been transferred to the
East Side Broadway and the Bronx Those
speeches of Indignation prohibited in Cork
and Dublin, are being made about the streets
of New York.
There is no escaping the Irish question
here. 1t follows you everywhere. Pause ever
SO briefly on street corner, and some one
is certain to come along, climb upon soap
box and begin pouring violent denunciations
of Lloyd George and Sir Edward Carson in
your ear. Go to the theater, and you are
almost always seated in the vicinity Of some
Irish Nationalist who does not let the play
interfere with his explanation to a neighbor
of why Ireland now refuses Home Rule, Go
to reception or tea and you find ladies
wearing green smocks, exchanging signals in
Gaelic, and able to talk about nothing more
| or less important than Irish freedom
But Irish propaganda is not confined to
New York. 1t is strewn, in the form of cir
culars and other literature, throughout the
entire country, with an Irish National Blu
reau in Washington to get the IRISH question
before congress, and Irish promoters of an
IflSu republic III all OIL our Dig Ir1Sn-Amer1
can constituencies. The slogan, 'No more
American money to kill liberty in Ireland"
is being played up in large type throughout
the United States. America is tolerant and
takes offense because it is understood
that this means, specifically, no more money
for any political party which opposes Irish
freedom.
According to the leaders of the Irish move
ment here every effort is being made to
throw the Irish-American vote to the Repub-
dean party Whether or not the Republicans
will do anything more for the Irish than the
Democrats have done remains to be seen. Of
course. They have made no promises But,
by defeating the Democrats, the Irish hope
to establish grim precedent which should
instill in the Republican party a wholesome
respect for the Irish question.
The hub from which all these spokes of
propa ganda are shot forth is the Irish Pro-
gressve League, which has it's small but pic
turesque headquarters here over laundry
just below Thirty fourth Street, on Lexington
avenue. The Irish evidently do not believe
in wasting much money on luxurious appoint
ments. They have only one long room, con-
tanning rows of kitchen chairs for the benefit
of frequent lecture audiences; several small
tables bearing heavy quantities of Irish prop
Uganda literature, and the rest Of the fur
lishings consist of vivid mural decorations.
stretched across the entire length of one wall
are two flags-first, the Stars and Stripes,
and next to it the Irish flag of green, white
and orange stripes. Close to these are sew
eral wooden pickets with large cardboard
signs bearing complimentary references to
Ireland and caustice remarks concerning it's
enemies. There is also an easel portrait Of
our great Democrat Thomas Jefferson, and
beneathit what the said in regard to Ireland
May she soon burst her letters and take
CT rank among the free republics of the
2rth''
In charge of the reau is Mr.. Golden, an
5hAmerican from Cork, slight, well-built
n, with a strong but sensitive face and
gish hair that supports with dignity a
Il coat and an artists tie.
our league" says Mr.. Golden, sis an edu-
ol organization. At present it. is car
~ It's campaign on the Streets meetings