New-York tribune., 1920-11-30

the unfortunate occurrence itself on
Thanksgiving Day.
Il absolutely decline to admit that
the Catholic Church, or it's present
head in New Y York, or any one connected
with the Cathedral, is, in any shape,
manner or form, responsible for the
lawlcss conduct that took place before
the Union Club on Thanksgiving Day.
Therefore no apology will be made BY
me, officially or personally, to any one
or any group. | cannot conceive of any
fair minded citizen who imagincs for a
moment that the Catholic Church would
approve, or connive at, lawlessness Of
any kind, and especially the deplorable
incident Of last Thursday.
Both Sides Within Rights
Just as the right of the Union Club
70 display any flag ON i IS own premises
is begond question and guaranteed by
civil law, so also the right of the Cork
Mems Association to come to the Cathe-
dral and pray for the repose OF the
soul OF the late Lord Mayor of Cork is
equally beyond question and guaranteed
by cccies iastical law
"Tho British flag has adorned, on
other occasions recently, the Union
Club and other buildings in the neigh
horhood of the Cathedral, without any
Interference from large Cathedral con
gregations, mostly of,Irish blood What
happened on Thanksgiving Day is
locked. IS to inspection, swaying power
and responsibility, in the mysterious
realm Of the psychology Of the crowd.
Speaking Of flags, can recall that
not long ago there would have been a
very strong purely American scnt-
ment in this city against the British
flag flying in New York Oh tue ami
yersary Of the evacuation of the
irtlah troops, winch Thanksgiving
Day happened to be
All but L. S. Flag Excluded
at might be interesting to add that
tor many years a strict regulation has
been in force excluding all flags except
the Amel ican standard from the con
secrated walls, within and without, of
st. Patrick's Cathedral The Cork
Mems Association carried to the
portals OF the Cathedral the American
flag and that of the Irish rei9ubl C.
The latter was not borne within the
ediiice, IN Difference to this regulation.
which was most readily obcycd by the
association, whose members during tho
service in the Cathedral carried them
selves with every evidence of dignity
and reverence.
'Nt ANiHlU tltc gay luuN ever GAVIN
that the Irish people should fail to
come to their bishops and priests. who
know the nobility of the race, with its
spiritual ideals and lofty aspirations
tor the pUrest and the best
"Thc Catholic Church the world over
loves al her children of every race.
The hbishop of New York rules a
flock OF many bloods and las cndoay-
cred to be d father to all, and has
loyalty and affection Of over a million
souls
Some OF the most prominent
Catholics in the city We're among the
signcrs Of the letter
The sjgncrs of the letter whom he
thus arrail,ns are Schuyler n Warren,
MIR. and Mrs. Andrew Doughertv. Mr..
and Mrs J. P HoGuet, Nh and Mrs.
W. s. O'Connor. Mr.. and Mrs. p F.
Murphy, Mr. ard Mrs. c. a. Bristed,
Mrs. J. II. Johnston, Mrs. John b.
Ducr. Ms W. c. Stanley, Mr. W. II.
Dougherty. Mrs. f. R. Childs, Mrs. j. A.
O'Connor, Mrs. J. d. Ewing. Mrs. O.
Horsey. Mrs. J. B. Taylor jr., Mrs. II.
Henderson, Mrs. c. Wyatt. Miss l..
Iselin, Miss L. Murphy, Miss e. S.
hamilton, Miss +. A. Clarke, j. NJ
Macdonough. r. st. G. Walker. Eugene
Reynal, r. F. Redmond J /. Redmond.
Mrs. J. Rich Steers, Mrs. Harry sedc-
wick, Mrs John G. Agar, Mrs Paul G
Thibaud. Mrs. n. c. Reynal, Mrs c.
Jennings Mrs +. G. Potter. Mrs Ernest
lselin, Mrs. John B. Ryan. Mrs. c. F.
{ ark, Mrs. j. NJ. MacGonough. Geral-
dyn l.. Redmond, j. X. Steers jr., Mel
son Dou&herty, S. - Warren jr,
Adrian Iseln. C N. Borden. /. f.
Binsse. G. K. Hunton, II. B. Einsse,
Ramsey Hocuct. J. A. McCreery, Mrs
Leo Everett, Mrs. 4. Patterson Mrs H.
Mi.s, Louis Keller. Miss NJ VI. Kcar-
ney Ms Alfred Chaplin and Miss Har-
riett Phillips.