Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-15
IRISH THREATEN TERRORISM IF
APPEAL FOR FREEDOM IS IGNORED

Ireland is steadily arming, accord
ing to Sean T. O'Ceallaigh (John T.
O'Kelly), Sem Fem representative in
Paris, land Ireland will see to it
that it cannot be said there is peace
in Europe until the Irish question is
satisfactorily settled"
'The war;" he adds, will be car
ried into the enemy's camp and Eng
land will have brought home to her
own doors in most unwelcome form,
vivid evidence of Irish antipathy to
English rule"
The Irish vote in America, he says,
will make it's influence felt in no
uncertain terms if President Wilson
seeks final ratification of a League
of Nations and a peace treaty that
ignores the Irish question.
The Sim Fem delegate holds forth
in modest, red-carpeted room in the
Grand hotel l called on him there
and told him that almost everybody
in America, agreeing with him or
not, would be interested to hear what
he expected to accomplish and what
he had to say.
He produced a card which read:
"Sean T. OCeallaigh, Deputy, College
Green Dublin, Representing the Pro
visional Government of the Irish Re-
public"
"That is my name, and my bust
ness" he said. lover here I'm gem
orally addressed as John T. O'Kel-
ly,' and L don't mind telling you that
if I gave my name to the English
authorities in Ireland, in the Irish
form 'O'Ceallaigh,' l would be locked
up
Make England Feel Warfare
asked him what would happen
if the peace conference did not take
up the Irish question or refuse to
recognize Ireland's claim to indie
npO6aOpp
I'm that case" he said, ireland
will use every means that human
ingenuity can devise to make British
government impossible in Ireland.
eff the peace conference fails to
recognize Ireland's just claims for
independence, L anticipate that a reg
ular reign Of terror will ensue in Ire
land.
81 am also satisfied that the war
will be carried into the enemy camp
and that England will have brought
home to her own doors in most I'M
welcome form, vivid evidence of the
Irish antipathy to English rule.
"Arms shave been stored in every
town and village in Ireland.
Raids by Irishmen for arms, on
police and military barracks, are
daily occurrence. In one raid alone
few months ago two wagonloads
of explosives were stolen by Irish
volunteers from the military at the
Great Northern railway station in
Dublin.
where League Plan Disp1eases
1--WE believe heartily in the League
of Nations, but
I'VE are hostile to the present
League of Nations covenant because
of Article 7, which says that admis-
sion to the league shall be limited to
fully self-governing countries includ-
ing the dominions and colonies
"That provides that Ireland can
not enter the league until Great Brit
ain grants her f-government. Mel
Their could Egypt. Yet Ireland is a
nation, judged by any standard you
| choose to select-a nation held by
force of arms, in bondage.
eff the British were to put home
rule into effect right now, not prom
| Use it, understand, but start operat-
| ing, it might create a bit of row. If
given practically complete self-goV-
eminent such as Australia has, L
could personally conceive of it being
accepted
But the issue in the last elections
| in Ireland in December was that very
question: Home rule or complete sep
aration--independ And Sim
Fein swept Ireland, on the platform
| of a republic.
Expect Irish in America to Aid
| 1--WE 1riShmen outside America