The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-20
DE VALERA FORCES FORM TEMPORARY
 ORGANIZATION

Irish republic to be held early in Feourary at New Haven were per fected at a harmonious and repre- sentative meeting of delegates from all over the state at 1S9 State street. this city, Sunday afternoon In keep ing with President De VareIa's plea for truly democratic organization SaD business was trancasted by mo- ton from the floor, and De Valera s Faith in the rank and file was Imply Justified by the results, which in cluded the transaction of an amount of business thai would have been cred 1table to an organization of long standing, in a remarkably short space of time without the slighte trace of friction. Nearly all the important towns of Connecticut were represent ed. but in order to permit of more widely distributed representation from some counties. only two of the coun- ties represented at the meeting, Fair field and New Haven elected com mittees to draft plans for county and town organizations. The Fairfield committee is composed of Jeremiah ( 2. Sullivan, Bridgeport; Andrew Gun mfr, Danbury; and Rev. J. J. Ken 7nedy. Bethel. New Haven county chose as it's organizers Martin Scully F9of Waterury; Timothy Sullivan, New gE Haven, and James R. Kilcy, Ansonia. Hartford and Windham counties vot- ed not to form an organization com frnittee until later, and the other coun- ties took no definite action. " Simon Crehan was temporary chair man and escorted Rev. Paul Keating sSof Stamford to the chair when the <fatter was elected permanent chair fl man. Secretary Dalton of MacSwiney council of Bridgeport acted as sec retary.
 ( In opening the meeting Mir Crehan pointed out that the American Asso- citation for the Recognition of the Irish Republic had been formed at "a conference called in Washington by President De Valera in order to EnrOVldR Q0ciafU Wnn16 every friend of Ireland in the United States, stating that President De Va lera felt the need of a co-ordinated T and unified movement in this coun- try in favor of justice to Ireland ex- Dressed in an organization in which all having the common aim of serv- ing Ireland and aiding it's suffering people might enlist; an orga nization in which the voice of rank and file would be supreme, the leaders hav- ling short terms of office and remova- sble by recall. It was pointed out that in the new organization the state will be the main unit, as independent as the necessity fore oncerted action throughout the entire nation would permit. Tn conclusion, MT. Crehan said: Lloyd George has planned a war of extermination To meet this, i've must act effectively and act now" ' Rev. Paul Heating said in part:
 The main object of this meeting is to form the nucleus of an organiZa-
 
 organize councils of the new society before the state convention. This organization is broad enough to hold any friend of the Irish Republic, @man or woman Knight of Columbus, or Orangeman. It will have within it's ranks not only representatives of the Irish race, but loyal Americans of all shades of belief on other ques- recognition of the Irish republic. All such are welcome. The only peo- Dle we don't want are those who work simply to get an office or to use the organization for their own po- litical or business ends.
 x I've are going to present the cause AOf Ireland to the entire American people from the American standpoint. America loves justice. We must I2ake the American people see that the independence of Ireland is a bene- fit to the world just as the freedom rf the colonies was in 1776."
 A resolution was adopted com mending the work of the conference called at Washington by President De Valera which resulted in the lorna tion of the Americafn Association fol the Recognition of the Irish Repub- lie.
 2r Temporary state officers to serve ( until the state convention in Febru. E ary were elected as follows: Presi- dent, Simon Crehan, Bridgeport; vice z president, Thomas Larkin, New Ha' s ven; secretary, John P. Barry, Water qs bury; treasurer, Timothy Sullivan New Haven; directors, Miss Nelligan willimantic; Henry Smithwick, Wat erbury; John Griffin, allingford; Ed ward J. Donnelley, New Haven: Johr r. Leeney, New Britain; John J sonia; Andrew Cunniff, Danbury Tirn othv Dowd, Windsor Locks
 The New Haven delegation was au thorized to secure temporary stat f1oa n that city and a hall there for the stat convention, which will be in Febru ary
 resolutions for publication was elect ed, consisting 'of Rev. Paul keatina Stamford: Simon Crehan, Bridgeport and Timothy Sullivan. New Haven. publicity committee was elected com posed of Timothy Crowley of Hart ford, Michael Hughes of Waterbur and S Conway. The committees, a well as the officers will serve onl until permanent organization is form ed at the February convention.
 A resolution pledging the member ship of the conference to give prei erance to goods of Amedican man ufacture when making purchases wa unanimo ously adopted. ,e In addition to the regular bushes gof the meeting, report was receive from Edna O'Connor Purcell of 1art ford telling of the organization i that city of the Muriel MacSwine Irish Relief Association for the pul post Of sending relief to Irish suffer CTS along the lines of the work dor by the Red Cross in Belgium. It
 entirely a woman's organization, an while not antagonistic to the Re Cross its promoters feel that the si uation in Ireland is so critical wit so many in danger of starvation tn; relief must be had immediately witt out waiting for Red Cross machinel to get into action. Three hundre women have already joined the O.
 ganization in Hartford, and its pr
 motors expect that the movemel
 will spread to other cities in an effo to arouse the American people tn
 Ireland is suffering just as Belgiu
 did.
 The fact that the secretary's rc
 showed that nearly every one invite
 to the meeting had either attendt
 or sent regrets announcing sympatl
 with the aims of the organization w
 Interpreted by the officers of the m ee ing as indicating that before lo1
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