The New York herald., 1922-04-06
III HERE RALLY
Hind FREE STATE
il J. c. Clarke Praises
Il for Upholding
Ney Government.
! LIBERTY ASSURED
IAN u. O'Brien, P. +. MUIR
l, Doheny and John D.
Ian support Movement.

IDHcHy anu JOHH ~.
an support Movement.
ph c. Clarke. a we'll known
lltlst ne New York for the last half
III 40 has never forgotten his
lrkarga and his Fenian experiences
be fSss was found yesterday after
~ lis office, 187 West Thirty
hil Street
soming the reporter, he at once
in.
editorial in to-day's HERALD
~ hg 10 Valera's Bubbles tells a
&retruta when it says "for here Tin
aneinited Statesl every man and
wcil who is interested In Ireland
hn9 that the treaty establishing the
1feitate Government was accepted by
i4rity al. tho Sim Fein Parliament:
tQaT has he support of the press and
tne lrgv O., Ireland that it holds Oat
70 land he only program OF peace
s1a bospt rity, and th&t it embodies
sre freedom for ireland than Graf
ksn,FCcnnell or Parnell ever dreamed
~ Rring for his country"
vcrtby Of Golden Letters.'
ancula be spread broadcast In let
sersif voii."
'~ the portion of the cdito-
Snlilued, "denouncmg those
20 would subscribe money to
sts Irish Free state IN the
Z. 20 Valera, or any foolish
ssA list who would destroy Irish free
N2in rerpetlate a vain mans fad. I
Nfplld Il heartily. II the subscrip-
t'on lge genuine, 1t is. however. seri-
ous luatton.
tnc other hand, the representa-
.ife bf tho provisional Government Of
shR len free State are making no col
~ nor soliciting money in any
eHal They are pleased to learn the
NaH3I and standing Of the Irish in
1aJtt ca who favor the Irish Free State,
,sna committee of which Morgan j.
9TH is d airman and of which / am
sacfelry Is addressing circulars aimed
az sfuring such names. AS you see,"
sA Clarke took a blank from
'fh 4 2. bright looking lady was
"0.Ea> ls 8 its FORM" and he read
IHIRTY-NINTH STREET,
gT' YORK CITY, ROOM EOS.
Events w Ireland have made it de-
,r bic thas Ill citizens of Irish birth or
regent IL, the United States. who believe
ht the rawly constituted Irish Free
tate is worthy of support should so de-
at therLse ives.
you IRE heartily invited to declare in
s favor
lf the Pact creating the Irish Free
sates does not wholly satisfy. you are
tsited 90 aay so, but the question spe-
bcally a Sed herein is
do Vol favor the irish Free State.
y paet reating which was signed by
ai1hsel ,llins and Arthur Griffith
fsia iestion put to Patrick Francis
iNig minent orator. wit. scholar and
letrhut. just returned from Europe,
listed lie following reply:
E6 Irish Free State treaty creates
ish Ireland and the only alter
alive IS anarchy. No lover Of Ireland
;ln afford to oppose it.
Iou are respectfully asked to align
ou-self with us using the blank here
'ith for your declaration, and the line
hereon entitled Remarks for any res
rvation you may wish to make.
Believe me. yours faithfully,
Jos. I. c. CLARKE, /. r. b.. 1867,
Secretary"
'Then I need hardly ask where you
tand on the Irish Free State?"
Guarantees n Free Ireland
IT favor ii in the heartiest manner
e answered with flash of energy
1t guarantees us an all-Irish Ireland,
rec to develop its soul, it's language,
Is art. its music. its trade. it's educa-
sfu mn "a NJ n G,fnnSV~ oil
hat makes for the uplift of people
t puts in their hands the power that
eed never fear setback, If Irishmen
an only live together in peace and en-
ghtened fraternity"
But can they?'
"Why not? You do not Think, I hope,
nat the men who held a meeting in
rooklyn on Sunday and proclaimed a
octrine of murder-why not here as
ell as in IrelaEd-will have their way?
lhen Mr.. Austin StaclS-good man as
Q may have been-proclaims that il
ne elections in Ireland go in favor OF
he Irish Free State the guns Of MUIR
CT will be blazing from behind hedges.
rishmers shooting Irishmen, he should,
think, be told that this Is not the
,untry in which such doctrines of as
assination can be proclaimed with inn
unity or permitted to go unquestioned.
vhat has THE NEW York HERALD to
nv about that?
ssCbaIlcngc to Priests.
And there Is a priest in the delega-
on, murder breathing priest, who at
former meeting could mix detestable
rim humor with his homily on as
sssination, describing those who diff
cred with him as under the bed
atriots. What have the priests OF
merica, the God fearing clergy, to say
, this? What has the law to say to
i'm.
'If the Police Commissioner could
,ok up the anarchists from Russia why
OF pay attention to anarchists from
reland?
And who make up the so per cent.
the attendants at the meetings that,
ccording to the papers, applaud these
10 murder2 rbey are the
caIS heads. the excitable boys who
atch fire at phrase. They have lived
trough the war time, heard much OF
illing and the taking of life and arc
le chaff of the wheat that a spark may
Il ablaze. Think OF the other so per
mt. OF the audiences wao sit still and
ondcr that such speech as has been
nging in their ears is not spoken In
Russia, but in civilized New
ork.
"Thcse are the men who favor the
'ish Free State. I solemuIy aver that
have not spoken to an Irish born or |