Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-11
WILSON AND PERSH|NG
ATTACKED BY BISHOP
Criticism Feature OF Address at
Memorial Meeting for
Irish Dead.

Ritter criticism of England. Of ex-
President Wilson and General Perish
ms and demands that United States
recognize ireland We're features Of ad
dresses 10y two prominent bishops at a
memorial meeting for the victims Of
the Easter uprising in ireland in 1916.
held in the Garrick Theatre last night
The meeting was held under the au-
spices of the local branch of the
Friends of Irish Freedom The speak
ers were Rt Rev Michael J. Gal
laghel bishop uf the Roman Catholic
bio, esr ur Detroit. and Rt. Rev. J..
Gattap- Myihtn, bishop and vicar
general eft the Glvck orthodox Church
IN the United States
Bishop Grattau- NNtheu scored the
Implicated that the Irish were hy-
lihruatcd The real menace to this
country h. not tho so-.alcd hyphenatcd
american hut The double hyphcuate.
fhe Anglo saxon. hc declared Anglo
SAXON civilization is a dcluSion. the
real meaning of that term being
English civilization which is IN con-
~taut conflict with Tho American
utilization.
The bishop argued that il America
d. hc true 10 the principles for
which thr nation was born she must
htmpion The cause of liberty in Ire
Utud All Americans must meet the
.,-t at ihur Amcriclnism ON this is
.q, he declared. arguing that the 10
.#tIeu at thC ,outcudcrs for Irish free
dtul that America fought as much for
a~ far tho freedom nf Belgium. was
fb, uups>aILihlr American position +
rh. bishop .'ta,k,d eN-Prcsidcnt VIII
.. tsr what Do, termed the most
..b f.I5r, HISTORY
Sur4 T,n res,luucnt meant three
tnfn4e. Il.E.1t Gallagher declared
t4,rnm,ut - th, nation 10y the con
..pt ot IA. peopj. governed. majority
Ir4l, and tho rirht ~ small nations to
rfi, themselves referring ~ a recent
,dit,4s rs G,r 1"hu J. Pershing At
au a Nm,r meeting IN Philadcl-
thm ID which tho general scored hy-
ph,nism. tn hIshop said II ne referred
ta th, aeti, 8tice ot I'M friends of Ire
ani ht has ~iuIty become 4 dupc Of
th. English pruposa rda and shows that
n, has lost the conception ~ the things
fm which thc army he lad fought. The
Ilau duty of every American citizen
nuV ls io demand 81 Congress that il
Itk, immcdift, stems to fulnll Amcri-
.as wan ann d., said II the war
.tu~ ust fo4sht to determine whether
Germany al EnEand were 10 control
fh, syus then every American life was
thrown away. But America fought for
srcatrr thtnes The speaker urged
.hr Uuineatlun ~ alI efforts on part of
ID, irish IN American t. ring about a
ointment favorable 10 recognition Of
th, Irish Republic.
\ fcatur, of m, services was singing
~ John ttnurgan. tenor of 81. Patrick 5
athcdral ,huir New York and a ma Z
fINt ut Wilmington. Il was his iirst
lpptarauc, here tor several years. and
b, Was stN,n an ovation when he APP
pvarrd or the stage. 4 delegation of
glrls from the paruChLa. schools Of the
oi4 ruh,d IN the ColOrs of the Irish re-
puhlle, rendered several song selections.
The out-uf-town visitors who oc-
ruplrd seats on tn, stage were for
fucl Congressman Michael J. Donohue
4 Philadelphia and state senator Steph-
IN !. ~ Donough ~ Maryland. The
.o,ai ,onmttec which received the vis-
tors included I;tl. John j. Doughcrty.
E,N. Edward j. Mealea Rev Thomas
IL Waldron. E,N. Leonard Walter. Rev.
II Il ComiskX. Dover. Rev John Ker-
win. Ecv. Francis Tucker. John F. Nal
~. Francis r. Lynch Matthew ]. I.alIy
John r. Healy Frank NJ. Sewer. Thorn
- i. Gormley. Jerome J Herley. Ed
ward Bradley. John !. Mulvena. James
Hynes and Lawrence Mccarthy.