South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-18
IRISH CELEBRATE
FEAST OF PATRON
SAINT AT OLIVER
Several Addresses by Notable
Speakers Special Feat
ures are Given.

The celebration Of st. Patrick s
lay. A92O, the 1428th anniversary
OF the birth OF Ireland's patron
saint. and. as Rev. James Burns,
president Of the University O. Notre
Dame declared the anniversary
which marks the greatest crisis IL
| The history OF the relations Of Ire
land and England" was observed
Wednesday night at the Oliver by
more than 500 representative Irish
men and friends OF the Irish cause
in South Bend
Addresses BY Rev. J. Burns J. j.
O'Hegarty, professor OF Irish history
az the university: Jonn Buckley,
vice-president OF the Notre Dame
branch. Friends Of irish Freedom
and Rev Cornelius Hagerty. OF No
tire Dame featured the program.
Rev. Thomas Burke, OF Notre Dame,
acted as POSTMASTER. The address
es. all OF which condemned the op-
preston TO which Ireland has been
subjected and contained pleas for
her freedom, were intersperSed with
entertainments features including vo-
cal selections by Miss Florence
Guthrie. OF St SIary's college and
Mrs. Robert +. Lucas and humorous
selections by Harry Mccormick and
Frank j. Murphy.
ODpOrtunc Moment.
Rev. Burns declared that Ireland
In taking her stand for complete
independence at this time after cen
turies OF oppression had struck at
the most oppOrtune moment IN his
tory for the accomplishment of her
purpose. He pointed 20 the growth
OF democracy throughout the world.
% the overthrow Of autOcracy In
Germany. Russia and Austria and
declared that the advance OF de-
mOcratic principals in Great Britain
itself gives ireland much to look
forward 10.
He pointed 10 the power OF pub
lie opinion and TO the existing
world sympathy for Ireland" de-
claring that the day IS not far dis
tant when no power however.
strong will dare defy that power Of
the human conscience"
ireland looks TO the United
States for sympathy" he concluded,
"and she may trust the United States
for the United States need only
know the truth about ireland. she
is not going 70 be false TO her own
principles"
Cites Facts.
Prof. O'Hegarty. a native Of Cl-
ster. declared that conditions there
were far from what England would
have the public believe and that the
biz for better government of Ire
land proposed by the English as the
solution of the CathOlic-Protestant
uroblen was little more than an
insult added 10 the injuries inhict-
ed on the Irish. He described at
rocities committed by military au-
| thOrities. the abduction Of Irish lead
ers and oppression by taxes. en-
forced with an army which ne stat
ed no one without experiencing the
actual conditions could believe exist
ed in a civilized land and under the
government of the greatest empire
on the earth.
Pointing TO the supposed majority
OF Unionists and opponents Of free
dom in Ulster he declared that In
the last election in Belfast the
stronghold Of the Orangemea. out
of 81 members placed IN the city
council O. were placed there by the
Republicans.
The Women OF ireland" the ad-
dress Of John Buckley. was eulosy
OF the LOYALTY 90 cause and the
steadfastness 10 faith OF irish wom-
IN from the day OF -. Bridget. the
-ounder of the first convent In Ire
and 10 the supreme sacrifices made
" the small body OF nurses which
0Ilowed Sister Angela from -.
Iarv's AZ the outbreak Of the Civil
ar. serving without thought OF re-
| -ompense throughout the struggle
"a returning 20 again take up their
iii tasks uusung.
lie pointed 20 the noble achieve
ents Of scores OF the women OF
.eland i'm history and 90 the ur-
nchine faith of those who met
cath az the hands OF British su-
-orities rather than disclose evil
ence which might send their IA
lcrs and brothers 20 a similar fate.
Rev. Cornelius Hagerty In his pre-
,-tnarv remarks stressed the point
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