The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
REPUBLIC
EXISTS NOW. IN
EMERALD ISLAND
Meeting in New York, De-
CIareS Irish Are Prepared
to Fight if Necessary.

NEW YORK, Jan. ga republic
now exists In Ireland n every force
OF the Irish people will be used to up
hold It." DIR. Patrick McCartah, known
as tho 'envoy OF the provisional gov
eminent Of Ireland" declared in an 6d-
dress at a meeting held here last night
to congratulate him. piarmuid Lynch
and General Liam Mellows, all prom
inent Sim Feiners, upon their election
to the British parliament,
You have seen the statement OF the
new English secretary for ireland that
the Irish question will he settled with
IN the next six months, either peace
ably or bloodlly," said nr. McCartan.
we in Ireland are not afraid OF shed.
ding blood In our righteous cause, aid
II England attempts TO interiors WIN
the establishment of our republC u
will be a declaration Of war on her
part and the blood that will be spilled
will be IN her hands,
DR.. McCartan declared that before the
recent election the people of Ireland hau
been asked to vote for separation rom
England. This, he said, accounted Tor
the sweeping victory Of the sim rem.
ireland" he continued, lis a Tree
nation" and likened that country $
condition to that Of Poland, but SAID
the Irish republic as yet had not been
recognized by any other nation, tie as,
serted that the Irish here had raised
a fund OF $4,000, 900 to carry out their
Sell. Differentiation should be a..
plied to the Irish peOple as coming
within President Wilson'S meaning .
declared Or. McCartan, Il believe that
President Wilson has the power to IN
sist unon a republic in Ireland, and that
he can get the peoples Of the world to
recognize the republic without iurther
bloodshed,
general" Mellows, who gained his u
tie as one Of the leaders OF the Easter
rebellion In 1915, declared that '3 SIM
Feiners elected to the British parlla'
ment would not take their seats IN ulc
house OF commons, but viii remain III
Ireland and try 10 shape the destlnles
OF Ireland in Ireland
He asserted that the Finn Seincis
would convene a national asSonhlE IN
Ireland from which the IRISH queSlln'
would he presented to the peace con-
ference, ,
''There Is no more recognition oil
British law in Ireland and no more rec,
ignition Of British courts Of Injustice,
declared. we are withholding as
far as possible every cent tr4l[t lhe
British imperial treasury, lnGAfh law
is already a farce in Ireland. England
may hold the country, but she does not
1--WE in ireland are prepared to make
every sacrifice that comes now N up
holding what we have won lhti, '"u
he no turning back. Ireland stands lot
this in the face Of England. II ncScs'
sary in the face of the whole world Inc
inyincihle Irish nation has once more
demonstrated to the world that it ear
not he crushed"
~ resolution was adopted urging the
passing by congress Of a Joint reSnlu'
lion now before the foreign RELATIONS
committee, which provides that Amer
Ira's delegates to the peace conference
he requested to work for IrelandB pies
for eif-determination, Another resolu,.
ton urged the president to carry out II
the case Of Ireland his assertion ina
all peoples are entitled to selt-goNcrV
ment and self-determination