South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-06
CORK'S LORD MAYOR
ADDRESSES 5 LOCAL
AUDIENCES TUESDAY
Successor TO Terence Mac
Swiney Greeted by Large
Crowds on Visit Here.


"gt Is fact too often lost sight
% that the Irish question is FOR Am
erican question" such was the
opening statement Of Donal Mac
Swiney. youthful successor to Ter
ence MacSwiney as lord mayor OF
Cork. in an address before the stu
dent body and faculty in Washing
ton hall az Notre Dame University
Tuesday afternoon America
fought the same fight against the
enemy. and having won 80, retained
the traditions which gave Il the de-
served reputation Of a friend q
freedom the WORLD over" he con-
tinued will America shed these
traditions for the standards Of I'm
rerialism and self-interest2 VIII
she align herself with the big power
simply because 10 S. big? History
viii judge America by it's action to-
day"
Mr.. O'CaIaghan delivered a com
prehensive survey Of the situation
in Ireland He reviewed the foun-
dalton Of the Irish republican gov
eminent attacked propaganda dis
tributed throughout America by the
British government delivered the
arguments for Irish independence
and drew a graphic picture OF the
military. economic and spy warfare
which ne said England was conduct
ing in Ireland.
Speaks for Students.
Mr. O'Callaghan was introduced
by Rev. Or. Matthew Walsh. c. s.
Ia
Or. Walsh. himself an army chap
lain in the world war, said that Ire
lands cause was the cause OF free
dom which every man felt; and he
asked the question which he de-
ciared was the question which the
1900 Notre Dame men who had
fought in the war and the IS who
lay dead in France. were asking:
1--WE rejoice in the freedom OF
Poland. but why is the same priv
iIege denied 20 Ireland?"
Lord Mayor O'Callaghan spoke
disI assionateIy for an hour and a
half The beginning OF his speech
was devoted 10 an appeal for Am
erican recognition OF the Irish re-
public which was instituted he de-
clared. i'm 1918. when 50 percent OF
the Irish people voted for indepen-
dence az an election controlled by
the British authorities. he declared
that after a year OF British terror
ism designed TO crush the movement
another election was held under the
English control. at which 90 per-
cent voted for freedom.
II have yet to learn he said. "of
a vote on any public question In
any land where there was a 90 per-
cent majority. III there was ever
n clear case OF unanimity. I submit
this as the case. Despite this fact,
we find as the result OF English
propaganda. that the people OF Am
erica are told that the war in Ire
land is a religious war drawn on
religious alignments: that the Irish
POOLE don't know what they want,
and that England is merely waiting
to discover the wishes OF ireland.
Not Religious War.
The war is not a religious war
The outstanding leaders Of Irish re-
volts in the past. Wolf Tone. Robert
Enmet and Lord Fitzgerald. were
not Catholics; and many OF the
most sincere workers for republican
EpNtI nfutUA ApudN are ubit-Nclti
Ollie; and even N all the Catholic
vote was for freedom which 10 was
not. more than half the non-Cath-
ole vote OF ireland was included in
the 90iz precent vote for freedom
which figures are also taken from
British statistics
I'm only three of 50 counties in
Ireland is there a unionist majority;
brt on this grain ~ truth England
has constructed INC fabric OF sup
posed dissensiou which would justl-
f. the creation OF a separate parlIa-
ment Of nine and one-half percent
or the population group which Is
descended from a plantation OF Eng
Ilsh colonists sent 10 ireland years
ago as a wedge in Irish nationa
spirit
The speaker then declared tha'
when stripped or other arguments
EngiaNI cited the intense hatred
which Ireland bears for her and de.
clared that the presence OF an en-
envy so close 10 her doors could no
be tolerated In reply 30 these
statements the Lord Mayor said:
ireland has no quarrel with The
British empire as such, but Ireland
does hate the vile thing which exists
in Ireland as English rule. In he
700 year fight for freedom. IRELAND
has had but one idea In mind-th'
freedom OF the nation. and wher
that freedom is achieved, ireland
will have plenty Of other things {,
think about than more OF sickeninl
war. She must set 20 work 10 de
veIop her resources and increase he
population; for unlike any othe
subject nation Of Europe Ireland TO
DAY presents an unprecedented spec
tacle. IN so years Of peace, econ
onnic pressure perpe trated bv Eng
lish rJle has reduced the population
or Ireland by half and the stand
ard or prosperity has not advanced
for the remainder
Fight from Ambush.
III the proximity OF ireland q
Enrlard is an argument. then Ems
land must annex France. who's
coast line runs nearer 20 her thai
does that OF Ireland The bis nation
Of the world must absorb the small
and eventually there will be one BIZ
nation. or two. and liberty will hav
died"
Referring 10 conditions IN Irelsn,
to-day. the speaker stated that Eng
land had repeatedly admitted that
state OF war exists. and he declare
that she is waging the war by tn
three-f0ld method OF military op