The Irish standard., 1920-04-24
by the diners.

siastically by the diners.
| Te1egrams were read by Toastmaster
M1holland from Alexander Moore,
Pittsburghs Justice Daniel F. Cohalan.
Of the Supreme Court of New York;
Mayor Thompson, Chicago: Tammany
Hall. New York; Bishop James Graf
tar Myther, OF New York; DIR. VIM. ].
Maioney. of New York, and L. c. Boyle,
formerly attorney-general of Missouri.
| Judge Cohalan said: 'T regret
greatly that court engagement will not
permit me TO be with you to greet
President De Valera at banquet this
evening. Will you extend to him and
other distinguished guests my best
wishes and express my earnest hope
that our country will in near future
formally recognize independence of
Irish Republic
| Alexander p, Moore, who edits the
Pittsburgh Leader. wired: "Only q
domestic matter of grave Importance
keeps me away from your banquet,
but I want to say that no true Amer
ican can deny the right of any nation
to be free-and that any American
who would deny freedom to another
nation is traitor to his country and
an enemy of humanity. As the son of
an Ulster Protestant whose father was
driven from Ireland because he be-
lieved in Ireland's freedom, l am a
living denial of the charge that the
Irish issue is religious one. When
Washington fought to free this coun.
try, it was not a religious issue. When
fLincoln fought to free the slaves it
was not a religious issue, and when
De Valera fights to free the most won.
derful small nation in the world, it is
not religious but a human issue
bathed in the tears of those who have
suffered in God Almighty and the
Golden Rule"
Mr.. Boyle wired from Kansas City:
with profound regret compelled to
advise important court matter makes
it impossible for me to have the very
great privilege and honor of meeting
President De Valera and attending
! function given in his honor. AS a citi
zen Of the United States, I send greet
ings to the great leader who will with
surety ultimately secure for the peo
pie of Ireland the God-given right OF
selfdetermination."
Bishop Mythen's telegram was as
follows: Last moment rush of bust
ness makes impossible my presence
tonight. I stand with you, as do all
ir-mfnded American Protestants, fol
the unqualified freedom of all races
and naturally, being of the Irish race
myself, I am determined to use what
strength have to help bring about
the final recognition Of the sovereign
independence of my race In the mother
country under the rule Of the Republic
of Ireland. My earnest regards and
greatest respect to Eamon Do Valera
first elected President Of that Repub
lic."
DR.. William j. Maloney. whose re
cent brief of the Irish claim for recog
milton in "The Freeman" attracted
such great attention in ofacial circle.
in the Capital, wired: Regret can
not be with you in person, but desire
to join with you in spirit In the honol
you pay to the head of the Irish Repub
lie which has been constitutional,
recognized by the Congress Of thu
United States
The committee in charge Of the din
ner was a. follows:
John e. Milholland, honorary chair
man; Rosa f. Downing, honorary sec
retary; T. H. Pickford, honorary treas
urer; Michael Francis Doyle, chairman
reception committee: Eugene Bonni
we'll, Gutzen Borglum, Harry Boland
Justice Daniel F. Cohalan, Lincoln Col
cord. Lindsey Crawford, Joseph A
Daily, John Dewey. Peter A. Drury
Governor Dunno, ]. J. Flannery. Roya
w. France, William Hard, VIII
liam Hartneady, Dr.. Irwin, DR.
Healy, Miss Hughes, Emurson P
Jennings. Major Kelly, Dr.. McCarten
Dr.. w. J. Maloney, Miss Ann Martin
Joseph Mccarthy, James p. Mcclure
Mrs. McWhorter. John d. Moore, Alex
ander P. Moore, J. Linus Moran, Jane.
p. Mulvihill, DR.. Mython, John J
Noonan, jeremiah O'Conner, John ]
O'Leary, Hugh O'Neill, Anita Politzer
Louis X. Porter, VIM. M. Phelan, u.
Ryan, John NJ. Trant, Emma Void
Frank p. Walsh.
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