The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-09
HARDEST ELECTRICAL
STORM BOSTON EVER
HAD; GREAT RAINFALL
M'DoNoUGH COUNCIL FORMED.
Barre People Join American Associa-
tion for Recognition of Irish Republic.

| McD0nOugn council OF lne American
Association for Recognikion of the Irish
Republic was instituted last evening
by the associations national organizer
James P. Hayes of Chicago, who called
public meeting in the Knights of Co
| lumbus hall to organize a council in
| Barre. The weather was intensely hot.
and an indoor meeting was by no means
| inviting, yet % people assembled i'll
the hall and before the meetihg closed
everyone of them became members of
this association. Others interested ia
the movement either sent word or tel
ephoned their support of the cause and
expressed their desire to become mem
bers. To these requests information
was given out that membership could
be made at any time henceforth, sim
ply by conferring with any of the tenn
poraTy officers who were chose last
night as follows: Dennis j. Lenihan.
president; John j. Hartigan, vice-pres-
ident; p. j. Armstrong, jr, recording
secretary; Dan Keefe, financial secre-
tayy; Patrick Herman, treasurer.
Before the work of organization Mf
Hayes explained the purpose of the
association as being one to get the rec
oghition of an Irish. republic by the
united sentiment of all freedom loving
people in the United States The recog-
milton of the Irish republic does not
mean war with England; it simply
means that England will have to stop
her numbering atrocities in Ireland, he
said
Massachusetts has 10000 members,
Illinois fully as many, New York twice
as many; in fact, all states in the un.
ion except Vermont and Maia have
large organizations, and now it is Mr..
Hayes duty to organize these two
states. He has organized a council in
Barre and one in Montpelier, and from
the capital left this morning for Bur
hngton, going later to ST Johnbury.
Never before in the history OF Ire |
land has she been so near her indcpend- |
ence as she is to-day" declared Mr.. |
Hayes; never so near during the 100 |
years she has fought for It,"
The men and women in Ireland are |
putting up a great fight for it and have |
determined never to give up tife fight |
as long as man, woman or boy sur /
wives. The worAen have pledged their |
allegiance and have agreed to take the
piece of the men in case they are all |
wiped out. 1t is a fight for liberty or
death.
Black and Tan atrocities were cited |
by Mr.. Hayes, instances that occurred |
phlle he was visiting his mother in Ire
land two years ago. Two lads who had |
been constantly chased by these sci
hers, visited their home to spend the
night with their mother, but shortly
utter arrival were shot down outside
heir home before their mot hers evss.
The spirit of the Irish people was told
n the words of the mother. wha. after
n ng Knocked by the soldiass in her
mourning braced herself with folded
Irms and said: Isn't God grea to give
mother two sons to die for lreland?" {:
Another Mad found in a gar-et al
With pneumonia was finished with two {
,ullets, said the speaker, and his sis /.
or who had denied his pres nee to the |
3idiers was shot a. as she escaped !
rom them. The next day she was load :
ny rifles for is lads who successfully ,
fthheld the advanc nient of 800 Eng. r
sh soldiers. So much for Iris sy,rn
NJ. HAYES informed his listeners
hat Mary McSwiney. brother OF Lord
layor McSwiney, who is tr;,versing
merica, will be in Barre during her
adl of Vermont and Maine 1uring the
lIter part of August.
We have no reason 10 feel ashamrd
! what We are asking Amer,l, a. s.i5 =
wss Ireland a debt of ~ titude, ana .
&c only way she can ever pay il l.
, recognition From the time the first s
rot al Lexington was fired until the =
resent time Ireland has supplied >
merica with vast armies Of fighting q
en- in all her wars, and during IL u
'orld war the Irish outnumbered any 2,
her nationality in the United States y
rvice" p
Rev p NJ McKenna quite agreed III
uh Mr. Hayes in regard TO American
cognition Of Irish independence. BY
cognition Rev McKenna declared il
ould mean an end 10 the terrible B
rocities being performed by the Black
ID Tans, which language could not dc
ribe If, as England declares, Ireland
in state OF war. then with the rec- bs
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We to treat the unfortunate people to
ho fall into the hands of these sol VI
pr- a. prisoners OF war instead of bo
rturing them as they do Il is quas m
m that will never be settled unless
tiled right, believes Father McKenna.
Here in America We hear the Eng
h propaganda that the Irish are not NJ
tied. that they are fighting against
n other In the last political election
per cent Of the people voted for ab
ute independence; a. a matter Of Br
4 they are better united in their Ga
rs than any other nation in the o.,
rid. Look at this country for in H.
Incc, are the people here always Ia
animous in question OF politics gl,
me say the north Of Ireland, mean Re
in reality but one county, Ulster, Fl
= not want to be ruled by the south. IN,
ould the mnority or l3 per cent rule trs
per cent? Al
Still Others clsim that the Irish IN,
mot rule themselves They have new Tn
had an opportunity in Ireland. and for
tainlv they could not rule worse iuc
N England has done for 750 years. low
? Irish have proven very capable rol
erals in politics, war. statesman IN,
p. etc. in ali other countries. and the in
y wav Of determining whether they era
rule themselves j. to b. give these ia,
pie q loo wears trial. for England In.
failed during the entire go years. i.
iation that has fought 80 years for mo
freedom and j. willing 20 light 80 Csr
-e deserves lis freedom. concluded the
her Mckenua the
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