Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-15

Final plans for the drive under the To-
cal branch of the American Commlttee
For Relief in Ireland were MADE at
meeting of the local committee anu team
captains and solicitors who met on Mon
day evening in Pythian hal. Local
Chairman John ]. Cookery presided at
the meeting and spoke of the great I'M
portance of the campaign for suffering
humanity, Mr. Cookery spoke as follows:
have heard from my earliest youth
stories of that beautiful island that lies
on the other side of the wide Atlantic. II
| is an island famous in story and in song
| it is an island that has furnished TO the
world more than it's share OF genius ana
| of greatness; it is an island that mas
been prolific in statesmen, warriors ana
poets. It's brave and generous sons nave
| fought successfully all battles but their
own In wit and humor it has no equal,
while its harp, like its history, moves to
tears by its sweet but melancholy pa
thos.
| NV father and mother were beth born
| in Ireland and 1 would be false to the
best teachings of my youth, and false
to my own conscience-that stern rebuker
Of wrong dong-if l failed on an &C.
casion like this to render all possible aid
to the land of the birth of my parents.
It has been said In times past that we
|
find them teeming with milk and fatness
we could look to fields covered with
bread we could look to f1ocks as numer-
Gus as the bees that encircle the hives J;
\ to the ports and find them safe and spa
cious; we could look to rivers in Ireland
and find them deep and navigable; we
could look to the inhabitants Of Ireland
. and find them as brave, and as lndust-
rious as any people on the globe. Those
u,be
Today Ireland is the most wretched
country in the world. Her factories are
closed. her creameries have been destroy
ed and innocent men. women and chill
dren are in need Of the bare necessities
: of life
When we go out on the highways and
' the byways and see the little children Of
America smiling in rosy health we should
| then give some thought to the suffering
| children of ireland. America today is the
only country on tie globe to which thu
r distressed people of ireland can look fol
3 material sympathy.
j The American people have never re
fused to answer the appeal Of the dis
J, tressed of any country. The appeal tina
e comes to us today Is one for hunanit,
r. and there is no platform where men o
h ali countries can meet on an equal foot
ing broader than the one that proclaim
= | the love OIL man Tor MS 1elloW man WIN
a out regard to birth or religion. Durin
the world war the soldier asked thes
B. questions:
Shall I ask the brave soldier, VIII
II fights by my side in the cause Of mar
Y. kind if our creeds do agree?'
h Shall I give up the friends I hay
found true and tried if they kneel not E
E. the same altar with meT'
lie A great president of our country hs
is said: There is nothing SO contrary I
the spirit of America and her institutions
tt there is nothing so degrading to man
character as the possession by him of r.
is ligious intolerance" There is nothir
is sectarian about this movement The
are in Ireland. as in every other civilizs
lie country, Protestants, Catholics and ms
at of no religious belief. In the name
I'd humanity we are appealing for all
ne them.
Ill Urge Earnest Work.
ey Ex-Mayor T. c. Murphy spoke in
ng earnest manner, thanking the solieito
rs. for the presence and their hearty coope