Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-06-05
Friends OF Irish Freedom Hear Stir
ring Appeals For Bond
Drive.
Gel. p. II. Callahan Presided Over
Gathering at jefferson
Theater.
Protestant Speakers Declare Irish
Question Does Not Involve
Religion.
CITY LEADERS IN AUDIENCE.

Professionals and Catholics in large
numbers and all 100 per cent. Amer
lean, friends of self-determination
and the right of all peoples to form
their own government, composed the
splendid and enthusiastic audience
that gathered in the jefferson Thea
ter Monday night to hear lreland's
plea for the republic and govern
ment of that country now seeking
release from the misrule and OPP
preston to which she has been so
long subjected by England. The
stage was tastefully decorated in the
American and Irish colors and an
orchestra discoursed American and
Irish music before the speakers took
their places. To those having the
meeting in charge it was exceeding
ly gratifying to see so many of
LouisVille's representative men, bus
mess, professional and labor, pres
ent TO give expression to their
friendly feeling for Ireland and TO
give encouragement to the Irish Re
public bond drive now being sue
cessfully conducted throughout this
country. Preceding the meeting two
vocal solos we're rendered by Miss
Rose Henley that put the audience
In excellent humor and were warmly
applauded.
Upon the stage and in the boxes
were men well known in the relig-
ious, professional. business and so
cial life of the city, who gave hearty
approval to the pointed utterances
of the two speakers, both OF whom
we're native Americans and nom
Catholics, and who proved conclus-
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not involved and had no place in
the Irish question. as the constitu-
ton and laws of the new republic
were modelled after that of the
United States and accorded freedom
of conscience and worship as did
those of our own country. S. j.
McElliott, Chairman of the Bond
Drive Committee, called the gather
ing TO order, and after expressing
thanks to Col. James p. Whallen
and Judge Allen Kinney for their as
sistance and courtesies he presented
Col. p. II. Callahan, who presided
When Col. Callahan stepped for
ward he was greeted with rounds
of applause, which was repeated
when he expressed appreciation OF
the honor and declared this country
was always the refuge of those seek.
ing freedom and was the closest
and dearest to all of us. This coun'
try had responded TO many appeals
like that now being made by Presi.
dent De Valera and related by blood
and tradition, he felt that this ap-
peal was stronger than any with
which he had been identified. He
urged his hearers to make sacri-
flee to help along this cause, which
means so much to Ireland and also
means much to this country, al
there would be neither peace mol
happiness until Ireland attained jus
tice and her full share Of libert,
and freedom.
Walter Holloway was the frs
speaker and told his audience tina
the issue before them was an Ameri
can question. His ancestors, he said
left England 300 years ago to ge
out from under tyranny, and there
fore his eyes we're not blinded Z
British imperialism. After mention
ing those who aided Washington Il
winning our Independence the speak
or. who is not a Catholic, declares
the Irish question was not ques
ton of any race or religion but
tremendous emotion for justice an.
jiberty--a human question demand
ing settlement now. The reason
for our revolution were that unde
British law we could not do busl