The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-07-26

Show in New York's Maids,
= moneys worth; but when, on
put on at the same place by
my moneys worth, for it didn't CT
To get a place in line l had
mouthed, ignorant Irish papist wi
the wonder Of the Irish. Of courS
Catholic variety; and, since I was
advance Of my time, I kept my ide
The flag of the so-called Iris
for twenty cents. 1t is tri-colored
green next to the pole, white in tn
A humorous Irishman in the ranks
flag showed good sense in putting
orange; for, as he forcefully put i
together there would be "a hell Of
Irish Priest for Companion
When / got into the hall, a big
Irish policeman was there shout
ing, "If you haven't got a ticket
you must go upstairs. Not being
an invited guest, l had to go up;
and l went to the fourth balcony
to get place opposite the speak
ers. 1t SO happened that my seat
was next to that of a well-fed Irish
priest who was a good d-humored
fellow, and we soon became neigh
borly.
He soon discovered my Scotch
brogue; and, in the course Of con-
versation he also found that l was
not much Of an enthusiast over the
! imaginary Irish republic. ! called
his attention to the arrangement
of flags on the speakers stand
where the Irish rag was placed at
the right in the place that should
have been occupied by Old Glory.
"Oh, that's just a mistake made
by the decorators" said he,
eyes" / replied, "that's a mis-
take they make quite frequently Of
late."
From my position, only one Of
numerous signs could be read; and
that was worded as follows
"FRIENDS OF IRISH FREE.
DOM READ THE NEW YORK
JOURNAL EVERY DAY" Ev.
cry row of seats throughout the
hall was punctuated with dog-col,
Jared priests. There were many
Irish colleens in white gowns and
green capes lined with orange.
"Father" McGuiness' Carmelite
Boys Band was the first band tc
enter, led by the honorable daddy
himself. Two other bands soon ap.
peared; and, when all were going
at once, gave the effect of a "mid
way" or street carnival. While
one Of them was playing "Comt
Back to Erin" it occurred to me
what blessing it would be if all
the dissatisfied, disgruntled, un
tanned, and untamable Irish would
take the cue.
One of the bands lead a society
parade which displayed numerous
banners among which was one dis
playing the following reminder
Think What the Democratic
Party Owes Ireland. (" Senator
Borah should take notice, and in
corporate the sentiment in his mex
set Of Irish Rule resolutions.
! The Irish sixty-ninth regimen
was conspicuously represented
and, just at the last minute, eighr
Scotch traitors in kits entered thu
hall playing bagpipes. l wrotC
I"Scotch traitors" in my note bool
and showed it to the priest. Hi
laughed till his fat sides shook
and declared, "Well, by God, yor
are just about right. /"
The first speaker Of the evening
was Father" Duffy, chaplain O
the sixty-ninth regiment which
consists mostly Of papist- Irish
Duffy wore the uniform of thu
United States army; and, in thu
face Of an audience which had JUS
read the banner which called atten
ton to the Irish and the Demo
cratic party's debt, he made thu
most of sneering remarks about
1.-THE president who has favored tht
Roman Catholic Irish in every pos
sible way imaginable. The presi
dent Of the United States wa,
hissed and booed for fair; anc
the would-be president Of the
would-be Irish republic is nov
trying to explain to the friends Of
Mr.. Wilson how he disapproved Of
such a demonstration.
In the course Of his remark
Priest Duffy explained that he wa,