The Washington herald., 1920-11-01
10000 HONOR
MACSWINEY AT
LEAGUE PARK
Eulogies Bring Tears and
Mention of Name Is
| Cheered to Echo
CALLED GREAT MARTYR
Parade of Many Races and
Creeds Precedes Memo
rial Ceremonies.

With barred heads, while the Stars
and Stripes intesmingled with the
white, green and orange coloIs of
the Sim Fein standard foated over
the field. 10000 Washington people
at American League Park yesterday
enfe MacSwiney, lord mayor of
Cork.
With exhortations to take up the
cross from the cold hands and to
fight the fight he fought until the
last vestige of despotism is banish-
ed from the world, speakers stirred
the audience to depths of feeling.
Thousands were weeping when
Rev. J. ]. Callaghan, of St Mathews
Church, while bells tolled softly in
the distance, spoke the age-oId Ro,
man Catholic prayer for the dead:
Give unto them eternal rest, oh
Lord"
Greatest Human Sacrifice.
Terence MacSwiney," declared
Rosa F. Downing, president Of
Washington branch, Friends of
Irish Freedom, who presided, has
made the greatest sacrifice for man.
kind since Jesus died on Calvary.
AT this moment the late lord mayor
of Cork is looking down upon US
from his throne in Heaven. All the
oppressed peoples of the world will
look to him, for whom the struggle
with despots is over-whO sits at
the right hand of God in Heaven"
We are not here today to weep;
We are here to rejoice" said Rev.
James Grafton Mythen. a Protestant
bishop. grandson Of Henry Grattan.
who was the chief speaker.
What a victory there has been.
One frail man stood up and laughed
at the British Empire-at all their
captains and their kings, their
thrones and their armies-and he
laughed and laughed as he stepped
from before trembling tyrants into
the eternal country where there is
only one king. the King of Glory"
Parade Of All Crceds.
Exercises at the park followed a
parade in W-Iich Washington people
of all creeds and all races took part.
Probably never has the heart of the
city so gone forth for an individual.
crowds were gathered at the start
ing point, Sixth and L streets north
west. hours before the march started
Leading the parade was a hearse
carrying an empty coffin, draped in
flags. Behind marched a guard Of
honor. twelve men in the dress Of
moaners.
Twenty automobiles carving
wounded soldiers from Wal
ter Reed Hospital followed. Nearly
100 Catholic tlergymen formed the
next section OF the parade
"MaCSwiney died because we told
him. He heard America say thar
every nation had the right to deter
mine what form of government it
should have. Believing US. he de-
manded of the world that right and
became the victim of his belief" de-
clared the Rt. Rev. Father Mythen.
in the chief address.
Occasion for Rejoicing.
The call that brings US here to-
day is one that those not OF our
blood would think required mourn
ing" said he.
We are here to rejoice and he
glad. 1t is only MacSwiney's body
that is dead. His name will be
cherished and live to the end Of all
time Beginning with today this
will be an annual celebration.
The day of MacSwiney's resurrer-
tion will come when you have
proven that he did not die in vain
My message to YOU is go forth from
this meeting today a thousand times
more determined to see the wrongs
of ireland righted.
Redeem America. Make it again
the land of the free and the home
of the brave. Bring back to il the
soul of the great men who founded
it. Roll back the stone before his
grave in order that MacSwiney may
be resurreCted and rise to see a free
Gaelic race"
The speakers. sitting on a flag
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