The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
IRISH HOSTS CHEER
De VALERA TO ECHO
Mammoth Demonstration in
Madison Square Garden in
Honor of president"
HISS LEAGUE AND WILSON
5000 Sim Fein Flags Add to
Enthusiasm of Advocates
of Erin's Freedom.

NeW 1ofk y Sinn rem strtlneu tne
walls of Madison Square Garden last
night to shrek the praise of canon de
Valera. No meeting OF such perfervld
emotionalism has been held In that his
toric auditorium for years, surely. What
with the rib crushing, breath taking
jam of human bodies and the boiling.
screaming enthusiasm for the "Repub-
Ito OF Ireland" there were times in
tbe three hours of the meeting that no
one would have been actually amazed IL
the great roof had blown upward and
the stout steel and brick walls had top
pied outward.
They say that the Garden will hold
1900 persons, vast floor included. II
the alsles are not overrun. But last
night the aisles wer overrun by such
impetuous masses as could not be con-
trolled by firemen or police, and there
Is no doubt that $1,000 Joined voices In
the tremendous siren salute of minutes
and 40 seconds when the tall, dark.
de Valera appeared in sight over the
edge of the lofty speakers Platform
In that period OF acclaim and at nu-
merous other times there were thou
sands who acted quite as II they had
were utterly beside themselves. The
crash OF breaking benches unable to sup
port the weight of bulky Sim Feiners
could be heard under the din Of yelling.
and the wonder was that many persons
were not knocked down, trampled upon
and injured.
The meeting. however. was perfectly
orderly from police standpoint, and
its temper was decidedly more restrained
r.
ing upon the cause of Irish independence
The great crowd entered and left the
Garden without causing Enright gen.
darmes any special annoyance Inside
the Garden they stayed put because
there was not room for anybody to shift
position Except for ond disturbing
episode when an unidentified male far
back in the southern tiers Kissed the
name OF distinguished prelate, there
was no irritant to rasp the sensitive
feelings Of the Irish gathering.
Boos and Kisses for Wilson.
There was a succession of kissing and
booing at the name of President Wilson.
but this did not seem particularly to
disturb the persons in charge of the
meeting. Al least no one in authority
rebuked the hissers and booers. And
there was a clamor of Jeer.ng whenever
Nations. Lloyd George and the Peace
Treaty were referred to. The speakers
contented themselves, on the whole. and
especially Prof. de Valera, entitled pres
ident of the Irish Republic with burn
ing tales of Ireland's wrongs at Eng
lands hands and OF the demands that
the people of the United States go to the
help of the Emerald Isle
The doors were opened at Z 80 r. NJ.
n 49, T.
columns in every street approaching the
Garden entrance. The inflow began
swiftly and easily, but the people kept
coming endessly and were still moving
when the firemen ordered the doors
closed at +. NJ. At that hour the
crowd inside and out could be compared
to n huge scorpion, body inside, legs
stretching outside in ralf a dozen d.
rections. Doubtlessy $4,000 persons
would have liked 20 raise their voice for
Prof de Valera and the Irish Republic"
last night IL room could have been found
for all of them. AS It was 10000 were
turned away, and half that number re-
manned on street corners near by alb
sorbng Sim Fein aspirations from speak
ers who shouted and gesticulated from
boxes and wagons,
In the Garden 1t was as hot as a
Democratic National Convention in st
hotter. Fifteen thousand small Sim
Fein flags fiuttered the superheated air,
but produced no breath OF GOODNESS. Men,
women and some children were squeezed
tightly together, as II by a giant COM
pressor, only two foot lanes being left
in the north to south centre aisle for
the approach OF De Valera and his
escort These arrived at 80 Z. NJ.
escorted by a detachment of men for
nf he Halt
fantry. They fairly carried De Valera
through the crowd and up the stairs to
his seat upon the high platform.
Vast Roar welcomes De Valera.
There awaiting him were the leaders
OF the Irish republic movement in New
fork-former Justice John W. Golf
Bourke Cochran. Justice Daniel II. Co
halan. John Dewey and numerous Others
not famous for their admiration of Johr
Bull-and when De Valera showed
among them a vast roar swept up Ia
the Garden roof. The women present
we're especially excited. It seemed. for In
every such demonstration their voices
rose shrilly and warranty above the
widest yelling OF the men folk
Laurence j. Rice opened the meeting
and turned 1t over to Justice Cohalan
who brought forward John Ffnnegan tc
sing The star Spangled Banner
Thereupon Justice Cohalan explained
that the purpose of the meeting wa:
three fold-to welcome Prof. de Valera
to welcome the members OF the Ameri
can Commission on Irish Independence
and to protest against the proposed
League OF Nations as an effort to fois
upon the world an Anglo American ALT.
ance which would injure America anc
tremendously beueft England.
when the President of the United
States (boos and hisses) laid down hL
celebrated fourteen points," said Justic,
Cohalan, the people OF America believed
they were going to be applied to all op
pressed peoples, particularly to that rae'
which has done so much for the creation
upbuIlding and defence of America
They went into the war with that be
lief. They now insist that there can b,
no just or permanent peace unless thi
eelf-determination is applied to IrelanS
as well as the rest of the world"
The Rev. Francis p. Duffy, formerl,
chaplain OF the 165th United States In
fantry, spoke in uniform, wearing tn,
ribbons of his decorations. He said h,
spoke for Archbishop Patrick J. Haye
So we'll as for the men of the old Sixty
ninth Regiment
''It Is not we who have injected int
political life this question Of American
protection to foreign Powers" he said
''I7 was President Wilson misses anC
boost. When ! read his first speech
thought, How about Irelandr And
am In hopes yet that he may be induced
30 take some open stand in accordanc,
with his own principles and the prin
-riDies of many Of his noIIficaI Col