The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-16
WALSH GHEEaE0 AS HE PLEADS
 FOX IRELAND

New York. Sep, l5.-A denaH d that Congress recognize the Irish Re public was cent Co Washington yes- t.rday by the leaders of an up roarlous mass meeting held Sunday night at the Lo>iu-luu Theatre, Reso- lluOus adop,aE ul .ue meeting also demanded Jna, JI-s NaJ4ou refuse to lend any more money to Great Brit ain until ta. Army of Occupation is Withdrawn from Ireland
 The crowd tuaL sought lo attend the meeting was so great that four overflow gatherings were held after t1g doors were closed when 5000 cot In the theatre.
 When Frank F. Walsh asserted 'TralauG is free, and she wall stay 1.2-e" the cheering knew no bounds, end Irish Republic and American fags waved sioe ly side,
 References Go tho League of Ma tons and tho peace treaty were hisscd and jcagcG gust as heartily. Any mention uf th. BriIsu Empire or Lloyd Geaese also brouSht rcprOa ch- cs, When Tros.deut Wilson was c-lt;- c'sed there wHa laughter, but only iu one instance was there even sis hj II.slns of his name,
 MT, walsh aroused tho greatest CIT husasua perhaps He was intro Guoe3 by Allen McCurdy ot ho Com l"ttee Of Eorg- -elEh., ono of tho "sroup of liberals under whose a"epiccs the meeting was held Tn. r.s the sigual fo~ g. .' -hlv uufAura. .. applause. au rlsl.r When several shouted "rhree rh...e Inr our rsz. grDsl5gut" .hs cheering iu.rar-od.
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 Further sra.e.aanrs on fh's point wore drowned i0 applause, which continued when Mir Walsh. declared,
 eve a-n he~c toat-rJ to express .rn -oftf-et 1sc u1rral stato=wausHfp interpreted sE che u.shrs. form o' .marlcar.sra. Tvo meet here touiEh' -r register OFT solemn protest as .r.rrlcars, as f~irn5e of liberty, a. -rfnrzs CT Ireland. 0ra.nst ths bar,
  g...r-uonr cvnical1v proposes ts t.s so t5a+ the fires of liberty 1T r-.rrnb may be ey-iuvuished.
 We're here tonight Co send a mes. z.ar tGrouEn t''e world that a cam, r.f-u os fri-htfulnoes cannot stifl. Hands cry for liberty.
 .Wnv Is this au American ques- f.or- First, because tNs British ar violating tr Ireland -hc pr5oclpIe@ ro VI hIch Au-arlca entered the war aus lost her precious sons Second, thel gro using American money, and third tmr- are azks1- bf-fane more, and r.r'ro -auGIDE rhem a ucssa SC Ina saov'u never get ono her dolla-.''
 As the chcc-lnr substacd MT Walsh added, Unless over the pro Rest Of lIl,srly-1ov5ur Americans"
 s-her are azSlu- us now 90 ontr, f.t1 a pac- that VIII forever. iuspr.sC1 -.--1anG.~ MT Wash continued re .arrirc to the Teague of Nations r-I5s of "~-llev'- never do it, Never reve-.' came from all over tn theatre
 "Tn only ono way can F.rEIaaa n e17ccaz=f17- 1p v-5-t0- out rnn Tcpuni can movement sn Ireland" he wen on. ~arE t-1at fa r- ;he murder O every man. woman and cAEd wh, ov- avi=ts t2 that country,
 "rFer wa1-oqu. .upra r7Tliou1, aide, r- he modern inventions Of war -..Ir he more than a match for fh .... poo u-f-5tIe~1sn whom tho ~orunN ..r muster Dut 3f thoeN 2oN.oo0 fal ..r 00o more VIII taSe their places ...r the women win combat inc in .rrrr until -lae protests of h0-rifie .0-rT car Nr5n- even imper'ous Fng and 10 her sovs07.'