The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-29
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Great Crowd Welcomes
 Cork's Lord Mayor
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murder gangs are labelled repriSa1s."
 Continuing, Mayor O'Cal1aghan de- nounced the English policy of execut- ing members of the Irish republican manner of criminals while at the same time, he asserted, the highest court of law of the English crown still sitting in Ireland, the Kings Bench of Dublin, had officially de- clared state of war existed in Ire land, which decision entitled these prisoners to be treated as prisoners of war.
 Michael J. Flanagan presided at the meeting and the opening number on the program was the singing of the Star Spangied Banner by all present In his opening remarks MT. Flanagan contrasted the hostile criticisms lev elled at American institutions by visi tors from countries where mon archical form of government prevails with the invariable praise for Amer ican institutions which representatives iof the Irish republic visiting America give Continuing, he said: 'SThis gov ernment of ours here was esta bliShed upon principles which met the de- n1andS of the present enlightened age. and we look with satisfaction that a great many of our principles are em- bodied in the declaration set forth by Ireland and we hope they will produce the same happy effects in the repub- lie of Ireland as they have here. We should be grateful for the blessings we have received and sympathize with those struggling for the same blessings. In our prosperity we should not forget those who are fight ing today for the same ideals the boys of 1776 fought for. What is good for us is good for others and we cam not blame others if they follow the example we have left to the world.''
 Introduced as a Hnea1 descendant of Ethan Allen, Rev. Albert W. Allen, DID,, an Episcopal minister of Brook 1vr1 da1i rin n the course of which he bitterly ar raigned England's policy in Ireland from the time of the first invasion to present day, and argued for recogni- ton of the Irish republic by America as keeping faith with the forefathers of the republic. He decried the charge that the fight in Ireland was in any sense a religious fight and pointed out that for centuries the fight for liberty in Ireland had been led by Protestants, citing Robert Elm melt, Wolfe Tone, Charles Stewart Parne11 and Isaac Butt as conspicuous examples.
 He declared that the present Sim Fein movement represented all classes of the Irish people, pointing that that it had been endorsed by vote of over 90 per cent. of a people who are 24 per cent. Protestant ac- cording to British statistics, proving that a majority of the Protestants of Ireland were Sim Feiners. He cited
 
 of the cabinet of Ireland were Prot estants, three of them in prison, one of them veteran of the British army in the world war, seven times wound ed, who, said pr. Allan, had gone abroad to fight for liberty at home, and returned home to find his liberty taken from him, had been thrown into prison when he fought for liberty at home"
 Mayor O'Ca1laghan's visit to Bridgeport was continuous ova- ton from the time the guard of honor which greeted him at the station in the afternoon escorted him to the sta lion until he retired long after mid night Many leaders in the public life of Bridgeport paid their respects to him at his suite in the Stratfield, including Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, who also sent a message of sympathy with the cause of Irish independence to be read at the Casino meeting. Af- ter the meeting Mayor O'Cal1aghan with a party of friends returned Mayor Wilson's call at the 1atter's res idence, and from there was taken to the EIkS' ball.