The Washington herald., 1920-11-08
HOSTS SOF IRISH
PARADEAR0UND
WILSON'S HOME
Stormy Meeting Here Ends
In Great Death March
To White House.
ENGLAND DENOUNCED
Marchers to Repeat Visit
IL Times in Memory
Of MacSwiney.

Answering an appeal to take up
actively the cause of Ireland. more
than 1000 Washington men and
women. members Of the Padraic H.
Pearse Branch of the Friends of
Irish Freedom, last night abruptly
ended a stormy meeting in their
hall at SOL E street northwest and
marched to the White House in pro-
test against Americas silence"
The half-mile-Iong human string
circled the White House three times,
in memory of Terence MacSwiney
and other Irish hunger strikers.
According to the plans of the lead
ers. similar demonstrations will be
held at the White House for sew
enty-two consecutive nights - the
length of MacSwiney's strike.
Tells of Conditions.
Last nights meeting broke up
suddenly in the middle of an i'm
passioned address by Katherine
Hughes. of Calgary. Canada. author
Of several books on Irish problems.
England now has Ireland in such
a position that hopes of a free Ire
land can be crushed out for all time
within the next three months, de-
clared Miss Hughes. She cited the
dispatches telling of the shuttins
down Of Irish Industries and rail-
roads.
And America. with the other
spectator nations of the world, is
sitting by with thumbs down as
did the galleries in the days of the
gladiators when they wanted 10
signal for the death of the de-
feated." declared Miss Hughes. 'Is
America going to sit by and see
helpless Ireland crushed out by the
bullying gladiator-Great Britain?
Urges Memorial.
Let US march to the White
House, where sits the chief of our
great nation, and let US continue
marching for seyenty-two days
Let the echo Of our marching carry
across the sea to the tyrants In
London. the message thatsswe are
soon to light the fires of their death
pyres."
Loud cheers broke into Miss
Hughes address at this point and
following a resolution offered by
jeremiah O'Copnor. the crowd
grabbed American and Sinn Fein
flags and poured out of the build
ing Leaders carried placards bear
ing such messages as THE English
Army out of Ireland" ireland
Shall Not Be Crushed" and I'VE
Carry on McSwiney's Work"
Some I'm Uniform
Being without a police permit for
parading, the marchers fell into
single-file, led by jeremiah O'Con-
nor. John Brickley, a United States
Marine. and Sergt. Charles Moran.
representing the army. The line
marched along F street to Fifteenth
and around the White House.
During the early part of las,
nights meeting the branch voted to
support. and possibly to affiliate
With, the Friends of Freedom for
India This action was taken ON
notion of Rev. James A. Geary.
chairman of the executive COM
mittee.
Plans were announced for a
requiem mass to be celebrated at St.
: Patrick's Cathedral on November %
in memory of the Manchester mar
yrs" OF 1s6S-Allan. Larkin and
0'Brien.
shows False Books.
In support of its allegation that
interests and individuals. claiming
20 be American" were aiding British
'ropagandtsts in the United States
% revise textbooks for school chill
1ren and aliens in order to present
he story of the American reyolu-
Ion In more favorable light for
treat Britain, the national head
quarters of the Friends of Irish
Freedom last night exhibited copies
II books which il held to be sam
'les of the type.
The charge Is based on extracts
rom several books. chiefly a volume
d'the Lake English Classics" edit
I'd by c. H. Ward, of the Taft
school, Watertown, Conn. publish
"a oy scott. Foresman and Company,
ot New York and Chicago. entitled
Burke-Speech of Cancellation with
America" and volume by the
american Book Company entitled
The Story of Liberty" written by
Statements Quoted.
In the latter were expressions by
Viscount Grey. former British Am
oassador to the United States, and
President Wilson in behalf of bet
.er understanding and greater
friendship between the Anglo-Saxon
peoples.
In the Ward publication special
exception appeared to have been
AIKEN to the preface. which began:
II every high school student
Knew that-the governmental oppres-
hon that caused the American Rev.
,lution was made in Germany our
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