The Washington times., 1920-04-08
Three more IRISH
P|cKETS Arrested D
Police Take Women Into Gus
tody When Demonstration At
Embassy Is Resumed.
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tCOntlnueu lTOHi TiIss deS''
an assault within the meaning Of the
law.
War was declared on the Demo
cratic party today by Mrs. THOMAS n.
Corliss, of New York, leader OF the
women who have been picketing the
British embassy and the state De-
partment during the past week.
The Administration cant fool the
Irish" said Mrs. Cor!lss today,
charging that democratic poiitic-
ians' were spreading rumors that
the demonstrations here have been
backed by British who hoped they
would create disfavor for The irish
ca"se.
r.'he Democratic politicians have
used the Irish long enough, Mrs.
Corliss said "They have taken them
from the boat and kept them unedu-
Gated Just as the British have ana
boasted that they control the SOLID
Irish vote. They won't get the SOLD
Irish vote this year"
picket State Building.
Heartened by the arrival Of re-
cruits to their ranks and large con-
tributions to their campaign FUNDS,
the pickets yesterday transferred
their activity from the British en-
bAssy to the State, War and Navy
Building.
Beeinning at o'clock three young
girls carrying banners with legends
purporting TO be extracts from II
speech made by Secretary OF state
cambridge Colby iIl 1915. patroHedN
the Pennsylvania avenue side OF the
building until o'clock. They were
not disturbed. =
The quotations were: f."
81 cannot stand by mute and pas
sionless as these yotive offerings ars
laid upon the altar of patriotism.
The death of your martyrs has
called into existence, millions OF
Irishmen by principle.
"Thero is rot a scintilla of legality
in England's. CLAIM to rule ireland.
Tie speech referred to was made
bv Colby at Carnegie Hall, May H.
1916 as a mass meeting TO protest
the execution of Irish patriots cap
tured by the British after the Dublin
uprising on Easter Monday OF thas
year. '.rr. -
Police watch Demopstratiop.
The banners were carried by Miss
Kathryn Kennedy, of New York city.
and Misses katherine McCune anu
Mary Calvin, of Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania avenue was crowdea
with Government officials and EN-
p,oyes during the hour the pickets
pppeared and their presence attracted
much attention. Inspector sullivan,
cant. Robert l.. Doyle, and dozen
pstrolmen from the Third district
station. were on hand but merely 10
preycnt disorder. Two patrolmen
marched ahead of the three piekets,
who walked single f1le at the speci-
fed Ave feet apart. and two brought
up the rear The other patrolmen
~
Colby passed the pickets, but ap-
pesred oblivious of their presence and
apparently was unrecognized by them
or their audience.
The receipt of three checks for
81 900 each to add to the womers
campaign fund was announced last
night by Mrs. James Walsh, of New
York. who has been designated as
treasurer to receive such contribu-
lions. II is requested that cont thu.
tors make checks payable to her AMI
send them to room tO6 Lstayetti )
| Hotel
walsh Gives $1,000.
one OF the 81 900 contributors yes
| tcrday was Frank L. Walsh, chair
man Of the Commission on Irish Free.
dom. who is expected here Monday to
defend the four pickets arrested in
! front OF the British embassy, who VIII
BE- given a preliminary hearing then
before United States Commlsisoner T
| Mason Richardson. The other $1,000
| contributors announced were from Dr.
William NJ. J. A. Maloncy, of Phila-
| delphia. and "A MIR. Scott" OF Now
vutk city. who desires TO keep hts
identity secret.
| In addition. Mrs. Walsh announced.
shr had received word from New York
| city that scO.OOa furd had been
raised there Tor the bal ard dcfcnrs
' ~ ,ickets Who might be ARRESTED