Evening star., 1920-06-02
BURN BRITISH FLAG
BEFORE TREASURY
AS IRISH PROTEST
Mary Keana and Party Es.
cape Arrest and Seem
Disappointed.

Surrounded by six Of her associates,
Mary Keana of New York city. woman
sympathizer in the cause of Irish free
Great Britain in front of the United
was not arrested
As the "union jack vanished in
flames Miss Keana kicked the smolder-
ing ashes and cried. rJust another little
Boston tea party to remind the aSSaS-
sins not to go too far!
Shortly before IL O'Clock the seven
women appeared in front of the Penn
sylvania avenue entrance to the Treas
ury. All carried standards bearing in
scriptions directed against the British
government, and at signal from their
leader, Mrs. Thomas Corliss of New
York city, Miss Keana lighted match
and set fire to the flag.
Crowd Quickly Gathers.
A crowd quickly gathered. and for
fully three-quarters of an hour the
pickets stood around the fire, but no
policeman appeared on the scene.
One Englishman, who refused to give
his name, had some words with the
women, but when he saw trouble was
likely to start he left hurriedly-
Evidently disappointed at not being
standards and walked slowly across
Lafayette Park to their headquarters
at the Lafayette Hotel
A squad of detectives arrived on the
scene fifteen minutes after the pickets
had departed. They secured their
names and said that action probably
would be taken later in the day.
Those carrying standards, together
with inscriptions displayed. were as
follows: Miss Helen o'Brien. Boston.
Friendship. Keep Your Eye on Oilw;
Miss Kathleen Savage, Everett, Mass.
Money Loaned by the United States
Keeps Ireland in Subjection": Miss
Mary Ferriek. Maiden. Mass. Call the
Loans on England Now; Miss Mary
Duffy. Newark. N. J., England, Hands
OF Our Oil Fields.'; Miss Mary Keana
New York city, Congress. You Need
Not Enact Tax Laws to Pay Soldiers
Bonuses Call the Loans on England";
Secretary Houston, England Pays a
Bonus to Her Soldiers! Call the Loan
on ENGLAND Now and Pay Our Boys!"
MIS- Thomas Corliss carried no stand
ard
It was announced later that the
White House and Treasury would be
picketed this afternoon.
Acts at Capitol Dixavowed.
Daniel T. O'Connell, director. Friends
or Irish Freedom, national bureau
last night issued the following state
ment in relation to the disturbances
ny the women yesterday at the Capt.
toi:
The acts of the small group- of
women who interrupted the proceed
lngs of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives are disavowed by those
intrusted with the responsibility of
guiding the activities of the Ameri-
cans of Irish blood in striving to aid
Ireland in establishing her independ-
ence. The Interruptions were wholly
without authority and without knowl-
edge of any responsible officer or rep
resentative of the National Council of
Irish Freedom or associated organi-
cations.
"Fair-minded people in America will,
I am sure. realize that these women
acted as individuals and not in any
representative capacity. In view of
these circumstances it would seem
but proper that the Friends of Irish
Freedom as an organized body repre-
senting 20,000,000 of Americans of
Irish blood should not be misjudged
by the acts referred te,=and that in
the spirit of fairness pending legisla-
tion, namely the Mason resolution,
should in no way be affected there
by"
I'VE have nothing to do with the
Friends of Irish Freedom" said Mrs.
Thomas Corliss, leader of the pickets,
when shown Mr.. O'Connelrs state
ment I'VE represent the rank and
file of the Irish people in this country
and carry out our work the way we