The sun., 1919-06-24
1900 PACK HALL TO
HEAR De VALERA
Routine Meeting Of Local
Committee Turned Into
Small Riot.
CHEERS SILENCE ORATORS
Presence of Noted Leaders
Made Occasion for Dem
onStration.
CHEERS SILENCE ORATORS

TweIvs hundred nnen and women Of
rrish extraction packed Into an assem-
bly, room thzt would have bean crowded
by 600 peopEs. made the prssencs Of
Eamonn De valsra and Harry J. Bo-
land at a nesting Of the Friends Of
Irish Freedom the occasion for an en-
thustastic demonstration IN favor OF the
Irish republic az wei a. for a sincere
and emphatic expression Of the hatred
that lies IN thu Irish heart for England
Tie event, which was scheduled 20 be
= routine nssting Of the local commit
tee Of the general eonzmittss that u col
lsctins $4,000 geo for propaganda pur-
poses in the Cnftsd States. would have
been attended by only two or three
hundred persons had n not been adver-
tised by word Of mouth that the De
Valera and BoIand vers % be thsrs-
It was 4 crowd. not an audisnce a.
the words are used De Valera and
Boland spoke. but what they safd was
merely a background for dsmonstra-
ton A patriotic Anerfcan audience
erupttns over American things as thts
gathering Of men and woman Of 1rish
birth Or descent srupted would cause
The crowd ehesred. laughed or Kissed
at the end OF nearly every short passase
spoken by De Valera or Boland- An
occasional voice was ratsed in excfarla-
ton while the speakers we're In full
dtghf, only 10 b peremptoriiy called 20
ordsr from the platform or ~ volunteer
nonItors
There was a Substantial majority OF
women and In all the outbursss the
shrtn feminine note dominated Among
the men there were 4 number Of priestA
Justice DanIsi p Cohalan. chairman OF
the fund committee. presided
II appeared To be the arrangement
that De Valera, who as president Of the
irish republic on a mission IN 4 foreign
country that Individually has sIements
Of delScacy. should say little and talk
tn a most general fashion.
Bolaaa Causes Hisses-
Boiand. . non-of1cta1 person. had
morn latitude. In addition. he r. an
orator which De Valera 10 not Both
were cheersd Wildly and without dis
elimination, but IL was Bolznd who
caused the Kisses and the shouts of
Damn England" by his tales of alleged
Interference with the recent Trisb elec-
ton BoIand caused what laughter there
was, too. in explaining how the British
ers we're fooled by the escape of De
Valern from prison, his Imprisonment
and his voyage TO America.
De Valera and Boiand kept the meet
ing waiting for them long after the
hall had become packed TO it's capacity
When they walked in there was a dem
onstration that continued with undated
visor for minutes Justice Cohaian had
time squelchins u Again and again
the riot died way to q mere nlurrnur.
but there was always some enthusiastic
lrishnan or group Of ITishmen to call
for three cheers for De Valera or BeIAnd
OF The Irish republic.
Justice CohaIan squeezed IN an tn
PRODUCTION amid TIE recurring tuuuIr
IT. marks a new era In lrtsh afyatrs.-
he said. "A man has come here not 10
represent any group in Ireland hut 20
represent the entire nation Of Ireland.
the government OF Ireland
First Words In Gaelic.
The hu6bub ended when De Valera
arose to speak His first words were in
Gaelic He spoke them haltInsly as IL
rsetting something learned By <ote. Born
in View York, the ancient tongue In with
De Valera an accomplishment 1t was
evident that few Understood him. An
over the hall eyss were fastened for
the moment not on the speaker but on
the newspaper men who sat on the plat
form behind him and were presumably
wrestling with the difficulties Of n speech
that had nearly passed from the lips
OF men until a recent revival cotncidsnt
with the republican propaganda caused
It's study to be made part Of the move
ment
Sons and daughters Of the Gael"
said De Valera, turning to English. IT
can well understand the Eladness in
your hearts. You cheer me because I
represent to you tho resurrection Of your
country. the country that Is taking its
place among thu nations of tho earth.
You have been looked down upo.l,
but to-day you hold Up your heads be-
cause you know you are . great nAtiJn
extending throughout the earth. The
nucleus Of your race At homS Is fight
ing the night that IL believes behooves
a nation of your kind TO fight
We started our work In Ireland not
as takers but az WorksrA am adj
dressing workers. here. believe that
you DO not want me to talk. Your love of
Ireland Is your inspiration. There Is no
nation on earth whose scattered peoples
have loved the old country a. you have,
but the fact that you love the old country
does not debar you from being good citi-
Gems Of this country.
Over there We know the attacks that
have been made upon you because you
said that Irela nd had a right 20 be free.
You need not give excuses for our
actions in Ireland becauss our actions
have been excused by the hypocrisy
which has now been made plain"
Guarding of ireland.
Boland began to speak IN Gaelic, but
quickly switched TO English. which he
spoke with a bit OF a brozue. He
described how Ireland Il guarded by
squads Of military police and by battle
ships. In spite OF that We can bring
our president to the United States" he
said. Some say he came here on a
steamship. Some say he came hare on a
freighter. One thing I will say. He
Isn't going 20 claim that $50 900 offered
by Lord Northclirs for voyage in the |
This Jest hit the crowd hard. Before
the lsughter had stopped Boland turned |
II to misses by describing alleged inter |
ference BY the English authorities with |
the Irish election. In telling OF the mis- |
sion that brought him and De Valera, he |
said:
I'VE are come, not to take any part |
In American politics. nor TO interfere IN |
any domestic concerns. We come here !
to claim the debt Of America TO ireland" |
Boland itemized this debt by referring |
TO the Irishmen who signed the Declare |
tlon Of Independence. those who fought |
with Washington. In 1912 and In the |
civil war He declared that the great |
numbers OF Irish who were forced TO |
to America by English oppres-
sion have been OF !nestimAble value In |
the upbullding OF this country.