New-York tribune., 1920-07-18
archbishop q: Of
Melbourne } Gets
Warm Greeting
Crowd of Several Hundred
Wave Irish Flags as He
Is Welcomed at the Pier
BY Archbishop Hayes
Believes u. S. Favors Irish
Bases Opinion on Attitude
of People He Has Met;
Is on His Way to Rome

archbishop Daniel J. Mannix, Of Mel
boarns, arrived here hast evening, to
ne plaudits of several hundred men,
ve.nen and children who crowded the
volice line on the Forty-second Street
aier Of the Hudson Day Line and waved
ases Of the Irish republic and the
tinted States He WAS met by partv
a Catholic dignitaries headed by Arch
.assop Patrick Hayes, of the New York
Tioeese. and committee of oficers
,of the sold 6sth Infantry, famous for
is Irish aghting blood.
Long before the Albany boat had
arrived the people began to line the
pier roadway. eager for the sight of
shs Irish prelate, who is known in Aus
:ralia as the apostle of freedom. When
he was caught sight of on an upper
deck Of the boat the cheering and flag
sssing began. The Archbishop doffed
his tall silk hat, and there was i'm
mediate recognition by the crowd, some
Sf whom sought to pass the police
guarding the gangway.
After the official exchange Of cour-
sssiss between the receiving delegations
and the visitors, during which the cheer
IiS odoSf0S0t tAS fASlNOIS ana reception
committees posed on the end of the pier
for photographers. Then followed a
short interview with newspaper men
and the party entered q closed automo-
bile with Archbishop Hayes and were
driven TO the latter's home in Madison
Avenue, where Archbishop Manniy will
be guest while ne is in the city.
The visiting prelate was asked if he
cared to make q statement regarding the
report that while en- route to San Fran
cisco from Australia he refused to stand
when q band struck up "The Star
Spangled banner" and replied:
That IS too silly to discuss. The
story OF that incident has been fully
lssused."
Discusses Americas Attitude
The Archbishop said he had ad-
'elsssea many large audiences while on
ms way here from San Francisco and
nat ii the Irish question were left
10 the american people alone they
would without hesitation demand
recognition of the Irish republic bv
The American government"
Always remembering. he added.
that my conclusion in this regard is
based upon the attitude of large gath
erlngs Of Americans who, T have rea-
son to believe, were sympathetic
toward the Irish cause"
In build and erectness the Arch
bishop reminds one of Eamon de Va
lera, president of the Irish Repub
n" There is the same swarthiness
and Celtic features. with a coat of tan
that suggests The athlete
Asked if the British government
should say to the Irish, "We will give
you colonial form of government if
you VIII be content" the prelate said:
:, England, SO far as / have read, has
Ws herself on record as against a
colonial government for Ireland, be-
cause that seems to her to be little
sss than a republic. -,
stand without equivocation for the
llrish republic, because if anv country
N the world has right to .self-govern-
meat, that country IS Ireland.
And you may say this: that any Brit
,sh politician who rests his hopes on
me esp.it Of the Irishmen of America
Will Ind himself sadly disappointed.
VIII Attend Mass To-day
: The prelate' will attend mass at st.
fatriek's Cathedral this. morning at II
eeiock. ard tonight will speak at Madi-
son Square Garden. Mr.. De Valera
- @hASs'D4Sflop tlayeS WIFI also make
addresses. Tomorrow at noon the
'asyor viii confer the freedom Of the
cs'y' on the visitor at the City Hall.
me party vii sail on July 81 for Eng
iand and Ireland, and later will go to
rome to visit the Pope.
r me visit to this country was partly
accidental, Archbishop Mannix said, as
was the easiest route by which to
set to Rome. He refused to discuss
she enlargement of De Valera and
supreme Court Justice Cohalan which
iesuited from the attempt of the Irish
rfesIdent to have 100 per cent Irish
Nank adopted ct the Republican Ma
uona Convention.
IN the welcoming party were the fol-
i0WlRg: Archbishop Hayes, Vicar Gen
ssat Joseph F. Mooney, the Rev. Will
,am nI livingston. the Rev. Timothy J.
SShanley, Monsignor James J. Flood,
seonslgnor j. J. Dunn, Lieutenant
yOionel ymel 7 ]. Moynahan, Major M. A.
Aaeiley, Major Martin II. Meaney and
1'eaeenant John H. Burke.
IN the Arehbishop's party were the
asy, Albert Vaughan, secretary to the
sfsiase' and Bishop Daniel Foley.