Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-18
MISS MACSW|NEY
FOR FULL LIBERTY
Sister Of Late Lord Mayor, at
Shibe Park, Opposes All
Compromise
TO SEND A LIBERTY BELL

"Only victory or determination can
dissuade the people Of Ireland from
fighting for independence from Great
Britain"
Miss Mary Macswiney. sister Of the
late Lord Mayor Of Cork. made that
declaration yesterday at great Irish
demonstration at Shibe Park.
She asserted that England should
clear out Of ireland, bag and baggage,
and never come back.
More than $4,000 persons attended
the meeting.
Following several addresses a reso-
luton was adopted to send to Ireland
a liberty bell. which will be repro
duction Of the famous bell of 1nde-
pendence Hall.
"Ireland." said Miss MacSwiney, is
the only nation in the whole wide world
today that Is not afraid Of England. v
That statement provoked the greatest
applause of the afternoon. The speaker
secuted the argument that Ireland
would become a menace TO England II
the Irish were granted full freedom.
Victory or DETERMINATION
"It is absurd" she said, ito say that
ireland will be menace to England
once she is granted her independence.
We Irish have been pretty bad menace
for long time, and I can promise you
that we will be greater menace until
we are set free from the rule of Eng
land. Our fight now leads to victory or
determination
Miss MacSwiney promised that IRE.
land would cheerfully forgive England
with her independence once assured.
Ireland's centuries Of hate for England.
she said. would vanish. And then she
gave a reason why.
"The Irish love ireland hundred
thousand times more than they hate
England. Therefore they will be willing
to forgive England II she clears out OF
Ireland bag and baggage and never
comes back.
Miss MacSwinev emnhasized repeated
ly that she was addressing the assem- ,
blange as 100 per cent Americans and
not as Irish Americans. She adjured
the assemblage to call to mind the prom :
ises this country made four years ago. ,.
Instead of helping to make the world
safe for democracy said Miss Mac
Swiney, "the United States helped win
the war and helped make II safe for
England a while longer. Until Ireland
Is free Americas war pledges Will not
be fulfilled. America today Is not be
having as a neutral nation in her atti .
tude toward Ireland. II fresideh'
Harding is an American like Lincoln he
will recognize Ireland and will repeat
with Lincoln the pledge that TINS ma :
tion's soldiers shall not have died In
vain. They did not fight to save their
skins, as Ambassador Harvey said they
did. There were many of them VINO
fought with the understanding that one
of the fruits Of victory would be the un
sha cklinp of Ireland.
II am interested to see that the
United States Government cannot pay
it's soldiers the bonus that Is due them
II the United States would get IRON
England the millions II has loaned that
country-money that is being used &c
pay English soldiers who murder irish
citizens and devastate Irish towns--tnf
world would be happier and the Amer
icsM soldiers could get their due
Cablegrsms Are Sent
Cablegrams apprising Lloyd George
and Famon de Valera of the demonstra
l tion for Ireland we're sent by the com