Evening star., 1920-11-17
|2,0|0BRAVE RAIN
|. FOR |Rl|SAPA'R|A!DE ! |
Sympathizers March Past
White House-Addressed
Later by De Valera.

Through a driving cold rain. which
| worked havoc with the hundreds OF
lighted torches. more than 1000 sym
pathizers in the cause OF Irish fnde-
pendence marched up Pennsylvania
! avenue, past the White House and
back over the same route to the Coli
| scum at 9Th street, where they joined
i the waiting thousands at the audi
torium in a monster protest meeting
| against Americas silence on condi-
! tions in Ireland
| Headed by band of twenty-five
pieces and $50 former service men in
uniform. the procession, which in
| cluded representatives from all local
Irish societies and delegations from
| colleges and universities in the city,
was cheered by interested groups of
through the wind and rain. Large
| flags of the United States and the
Irish republic were carried in line.
| and old Irish airs were played by
three bagpipers in costume. who had
come from New York and Philadel-;
phia to participate in the parade.
! Joined by De Valera.
President De Valera joined the
marchers at 18th street on the return
march, and, accompanied by Peter A.
| Drury. chairman Of the reception
! committee, in an automobile led the
procession from there to the Coli
| scum.
Undaunted by the refusal Of the
fire marshal to permit more than
| $500 persons in the hall. fully 1000
persons awaited outside in the rain,
where they were addressed during the
Lawrence of London. Miss Katherine
Hughes of Canada, Rev. Michael
Hogan of Maryland and Daniel A.
Doran of this city.
Rosa F: Downing. president Of the
Padriac H. Pearse branch of the
S-;1 @F T.: :ct, Cd of
the mass meeting. and brought pro-
longed cheers from the large audi
ence when he said the Americans OF
Irish blood in this country who had
the interest of Ireland at heart were.
back of De Valera to man.
Mrs. Pethick-Lnwrence Speaks.
After the singing of "The Star
Spangled Banner" and the Soldiers of
Erin" by Miss Agnes Whalen. Mr..
Downing introduced Mrs. Pethick-
Lawrence.
"AS an EngliShwOman. l protest.
with all my heart and soul against
the deeds being perpetuated in Ire
! land today" said the speaker. And
might quote from the English news
paper, the Nation. which only last
week said editorially that four-fifths
of the English people are in sym
pathy with the cause of Irish free
DOM"
Mrs Pethick Lawrence ridiculed the
contention held. by many that free
Ireland would be a menace to Eng
! land, giving as an example the friend
| ly relations now existing between the
United States and Canada.
; Rev. Father Forrest of Sidney.
| Australia, who is here to testify be-
fore the committee Of 100 on Ireland
| spoke briefly on the atrocities he had
witnessed on a recent visit to that
country.
Followed by Senator France.
He was followed by Senator Joseph
| 1. France of Maryland. who prefaced
his remarks by declaring he would not
discuss the problem OF. Ireland. but
instead would touch on the principles
of liberty illustrated by the Irish
cause.
"The last election was not only
referendum but rea affirmation of the
belief of the people of the United
| States in the principles of liberty in
this nation as enunciated by Wash
ington, and embodied in the Com
stitution," said Senator France. who
closed with expressing the desire that
a substitute measure would pa ss Con-
eress setting up an association of ma
tfons, in which Ireland would re-
ceive her. just deserts.
| In a stirring appeal for the moral
4 support Of the people of the United
States Mr.. De Valera said: j.. 4. !
1--WE are not asking America to
crusade for US. Our only appeal is
that nations like yours do not sub
scribe TO the principle that might is
right. Every nation who recognizes