The New York herald., 1921-01-07
$4,000 is CONTRIBUTED
Fund Will Be Sent to Help
Families of Victims in
Ireland Reprisals.
DEFIANCE FOR PREMIER
Will Treat With London Only
as Separate Nation Is Bo-
lands Promise.

Harry Boland, private secretary ano
spokesman in this country for Eamonr
de Valera, President of the Irish Re-
public" toward the end Of an i'm
passioned speech last night in Madi-
son Square Garden at meeting for
Irish relief, called upon the 20,000,00C
persons Of Irish descent in this coun-
try to take up the fight against Eng
land.
"If England does not stop her cam
paign of murder in Ireland" shouted
Mr.. Boland, I'VE will preach race
vendetta all over the world, and when
an Irishman is killed we will demand
an eve for an eye and tooth for q
tooth. We will call on our people all
over the world to take up the struggle.
We will tell them: Anywhere you see
anything British, by God, strike II
down."
IF I had my way" he added
would tear down everything English IN
this country. And I have no apologies
10 make for the presence or actions OF
either De Valera or myself in the United
States"
Mr.. Boland said he was authorized 10
say that there were no moderates IN
the Irish Parliament" and that DE
Valera would not negotiate with Great
Britain upon q basis Of anything less
than complete separation and recogni-
ton of the Irish Republic"
VIII Send Fund at Once.
The meeting was called for the pur'
nose of collecting funds for the relieI o.
families who have been made destitute
bv Black and Tan reprisals total OF
$4,000 was collected and Will be SEN
Immediately to bank in Cork whicf
has charge of the distribution.
The collection of the relief fund II
this state IS in charge of Mgr~John II
Dooley.
Miss Mary MacSwiney, sister of tn
late Lord Mayor of Cork, was the frs
speaker. She received an ovation. Sh
based her ar .yument for American sup
port of Irish aspirations upon the as
eertion that when the United state
went into war with Germany we prom
Used freedom to all small nations Sh
called upon the United States 10 re
deem that pledge in the case OF ireland.
II am making my appeal to Ameri
cans whose allegiance to their country
undivided" she said. Il do not ask yo'
TO go to war again. l know. that Amer
1ca never will go to war except on Amer
lean issues. but you can force your GoV
ernment to recognize the Irish Repupnc
England would he bankrupt to-day
" were not for the loan of $1,000 0.0OO.O 90
which was given her by the Unite
States. Call this money home and Eng
land could no longer continue her cam
paigns in Ireland. Part OF your none,
is going for that purpose. England.
this loan were called in, would have I
withdraw her armies. not only from. Ire
land but also from Egypt, India an
Mesopotamia.
Write to your Congressman and te
them that ireland must be set free o
this money must be set free. 1 predic
that next Easter morning will see tn
Republic OF Ireland recognized by tn
United States"
Former Gov. smith Speaks.
John Il. Milholland was chairman. II
said that though he was black Pres
byterian" he felt that the Irish caus
transcended denominations in It's appes
to lovers OF liberty everywhere. In Intro
ducing Judge Alfred j. Talley Mr.. Mi
holland said that the irish cause wa
coming to have q classic appeal"
Before spring." he said. amy func
tion given by the grand DANES of Mur
ray Hill will be a monumental failur
unless there is at least one Sim Feine
present"
Former Gov. Alfred f. Smith spok
briefly. urging support of the movemer
20 aid the victims of reprisals In Irelan'
II appreciate that we have been Gale
upon to support many drives for funds.
he said. but we ought to be thankft
there is still something left when N
cry for help comes from the women an
children OF Ireland"
Other speakers were Frank p. Walls
and Mgr. j. j. Dunno. Mgr. Dunn
spoke on behalf of Archbishop Patric
J Hayes.