New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-08
Parade i'm Front of State
Department With Ban
ners Bearing Extracts
of Secretary's Speeches.
New York Men Aid
Arrested Women
Contribute $4,000 for De-
fense and $4,000 for
Future Offenders Bail

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banners containing quotations from
proIrish speeches delivered by him in
New York following the Irish uprising
on Easter Monday. 1916, when nearly
score of Sim Feiners were shot down
or executed, the women who have been
picketing the British Embassy turned
their ire to-day on Secretary of State
Colby.
Appearing suddenly in front of the
State Department in the afternoon,
three of the pickets began a silent
march up and down the pavement on
three sides of the building, one woman
selecting beat" directly opposite
the executive Offices Of the White
House. Pending a final decision in the
Case Of the four pickets arrested yes
tcrday for a demonstration in front of
the British Embassy the women Nave
suspended their activities in that neigh
borhood.
Extracts From Colby's Speeches
The ensigns carried by the women
tations from Mr. Colby's speeches in
1915:
II cannot stand by mute and pas
sionless as these votive offerings are
laid upon the altars of patrotism'
"The death of your martyrs has
called into existence millions of
Irishmen by principle"
There is not scintila of legal
ty in England's claim to rule Ire
land"
They were carried by Miss c. Nc
Kewn and Miss NJ CALVIN, of Philadel-
phia, and by Miss Catherine Kennedy,
of Brooklyn. A large squad of police
men was on the spot, but no arrests
were made, as the authorities have
heretofore based their action against
the picketers on the ground that the
law forbids attacks on, or insults to a
parently the only reason for the pres
ence of the police was to preserve
order.
$4,000 Subscribed for Defense
Three thousand dollars was received
by the picketers to-day as a fund for
the defense of those who have been
arrested and for the benefit of those
who may still fall into the clutches Of
the law. The money was subscribed by
Frank P. Walsh, of New York, chair
man of the Commission on Irish
Freedom, who will come to Washing
ton tomorrow as chief counsel for the
women; DR.. William NJ. ]. Maloney, Of
New York, and by j. Scott, "a friend"
also of New York. Each gave $1,000.
Mrs. James Walsh, of New York, one
of thenpicketers, has been made treas
urer Of the fund. In addition there
has been raised in New York a fund
of $4,000 to be used as bail in the
case of other women who may be ar
rested.
Subscribers to this latter fund, with
the amounts donated by each, are:
Frank P. Walsh, $4,000; Robert Paul
Mayer, of New York, $4,000. and an
other man whose name the headquar-
ters here was unable to get over the
long distance telephone, $4,000.
Arrested Pickets Arraigned
Secretary Colby would not comment
on the quotations carried on the ban
ners, nor is he disposed, apparently,
to ask the police to interfere. The
department continues, however. to be
concerned over the prospect of further
of the fact that Sir Auckland Geddes.
the new British Ambassador. is due to
arrive in Washington within the next
two weeks. The women are advised
of this, and arc understood to be plan
ming a new kind of demonstration to
be staged upon his arrival.
The four pickets who were arrested
yesterday and held last night in the
house Of detention were arraigned this
morning before United States Commits
sioner Fendall and released under 81 900
bond each to appear for prelim-
mary hearing next Monday morning
Of Philadelphia; her niece, Miss Helen
O'Brien, Of St. Louis, and Miss Elaine
Barrie and Miss Kathleen O'Brien, of
Philadelphia, pleaded not guilty. They
were represented by Robert A. Berry,
of Washington. Bail was furnished
by John M. Trant and Jeremiah O'Con-
nor, who headed group Of half
dozen Irish men sympathiZers eager to
furnish the guarantees.
Warrants Are Identical
The warrants were identical and
charged that each of the prisoners
"had unlawfully and feloniously men
aced bodily harm and violence to the
person Of his excelIcncy the counsellor
OF the embassy and charge d'alfalres ad
interim of Great Britain in the United
States, the Hon. Roland G. Lindsay,
and did then and there, at the dwelling
house Of him. the said Hon. Roland C..
Lindsay, affront and insult him, in
violation of the law Of nations"
Upon their release from custody the
four women were escorted to their
hotel by the other pickets, who had
filled tho Commissioners office during
the proceedings All four were smil-
ing.
Mrs. Thomas X. Corless, who is the
leader Of the women, declared she had
received numerous letters and tclc-
grams urging that tho demonstration
be kept up and promising support. She
said that if no more was done, how
ever, the pickcts had accomplished
their purpose "in preventing the mas
sacre in Ireland they were certain had
been planned by the British"