New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Boland Publicly
Demands Irish
Vendetta Here
Declares if He Had His Way
He Would Call Upon Sons
of Erin to Crush Every
thing British i'm America
Threatens World Action
Tells Audience at Madison
Square eye for Eye and
Tooth for Tooth" Is Motto

Harry j. Boland, secretary to Eamon
de Valera, "President OF the Irish Re-
public" threatened to incite the Irish
IN the United States to violence against
all British in this country at a mass
meeting held last night at Madison
Square Garden. He would call upon
the Irish in this country to "rise I'D
and tear down everything British in
America" if he had his way, he as
serted
"lf England does not stop its cam
palgn of murder in Ireland" said 3D.
land, 1--WE will preach race vendetta
among the millions Of Irish through
out the world and exact an eye for an
eye and tooth for q tooth.
"My God, with the Irish race so
strong in America, how can they see
their kin murdered by the British If
had my way would tell them to rise
up and tear down everything British
in America
Tired Of Losing Fight
The time has nearly passed for
little race of 4,5GO 900 people to con-
tinue putting up losing fight against
56,000,0C0, and we will urge them. when
they see anything British, by God,
strike it!"
MIR. Boland's fiery cross exhortation
came 2t the end Of a speech in which
he declared that che only peace pos
slble between Irish revolutionaries and
Great Britain was one based upon
recognition of the republic" and the
withdrawal of British troops.
At the headquarters Of the Amerj
can Commission on Irish independence,
All Fifth Avenue, he made public a
protest sent by Patrick McCartan,
Irish Envoy to the United States" to
the diplomatic representatives Of vari-
GUS nations against the British policy
OF reprisal, calling it violation Of the
laws Of civilized warfare ard asking
them to inform their governments Of
the protest.
$4,000 Raised for Relief
About 5000 persons attended the
meeting at Madison Square Garden and
$4,000 was subscribed for Irish re-
lief. Mary MacSwiney, sister of the
late Terence MacSwinev, Lord Mayor
OF Cork, told the audience that America
rad failed to keep its promises to
Ireland.
The s5,ooo,ooo,ooo which you loaned
to Great Britain to help make the
word safe for democracy is now being
used to strange liberty in Ireland" :"
said Miss MacSwincy sAll that Eng
land has done has been to make the
world safe for herself If you want
to help Ireland, dcmard that your Con
gressmen and Senators recall, the loan.
AT present there is on his way to this
country an English nobleman whose
mission is to induce your country to
convert that loan, which is now pay-
able on demand, into thirty-ycar loan.
If the loan is ex+cnled for thirty wears
1t will mean aat England will be able
to carry on .s- tyranny in Ireland,
Egypt and India just tna. much longer
without any bother over money. Make
draw her invading armies.
"The atrocities committed in Bel
gium were not one tenth as great as
those now committed IN Irelnnd. where
men are dragged from their beds to be
murdered, women Inundated citizens
hogged IN the streets. children shot
down homes and whole towns put to
the torch farmers crops DESTROYED and
starvation and disease are rampant II
is with the money you paid for Lis
erty bonds that England is stranglng
liberty in Ireland"
When Miss MacSwiney asked whether
America had kept its promise to lib
crate small nations, the audience velled
"Not yeti" The speaker predicted that
America would recognize the indepen-
dcnce of ireland by next Easter
The meeting was held under the aus
pices of the Committee for the Relief
of Suffering in Ireland and By the
American Commission for Irish Inde-
pendence, Of which Frank P. Walsh is
chairman