The New York herald., 1922-04-16
with Reservations and
only Alternative An
archy' Reiterated.
PROMINENT MEN IN LIST
j. /. c. Clarke Gets Irish Born
and Irish Descended Citi-
zens to Give Views.

Tne appearance or an editorial in the
columns of the NEW York HERALD OF
April 4. favoring the Irish free state
newly established, as the government
In Ireland, so stirred many here of the
same belief that it became the touch
stone of an appeal in circular form by
Joseph |. c. Clarke, 81 West Thirty
ninth street. New York. to a large
number of prominent Irish-born and
Irish descended citizens of New York
and New Jersey to declare them
selves if in favor of the Irish Free
State. The circulars were issued after
April s, and replies began coming in
as soon as the mails could return them.
Below are printed number of the
most prominent replying. The object
is to make roster and publish it from
time to time, so that their names may
be known to the world and to one
another.
There is no intention, as some
super-fearsome men assert, to start a
war of parties here over an election
to take place in ireland. The follow
ing list will outweigh in Ireland the
mere noise of the American foes of the
Irish Free State, and will help to bring
it's friends within the magic of the
elbow-touch. There is no. call for
funds.
M Responses arc Decisive.
Each response is headed in bold
type:
~ HEREBY ANNOUNCE MY
SUPPORT OF THE IRISH FREE
STATE"
Martin III. Glynn, editor. former Gov
elnor, Albany-Count on me to help in
any way l can in support Of the Irish
Free State.
James F. Minturn, Justice, New Jer-
sey Supreme Court, Hoboken, N. il
favor acceptance of what we have
achieved on the theory that "a bird in
the hand. &C." The bird in the bush can
lie caught later from our advanced
ground. In any event it is not what ]
want. but what the Irish people want
which should govern. To that end a ref
erendum cannot come too soon. Voa
popnh, Vor Del is still the theory, at
least the democratic-republican funda-
mental IDEAL
Justice of the Appellate Division of the
New York Supreme Court, 120 Broad
way. New York-No reservations
George Gordon Battle, attorney, 81
Wall street. New York--Patrick Francis
fiurphy has expressed the case for the
IRISH Free State unanswerably when he
says: THE Irish Free State creates an
sll-Irish Ireland, and the only alterna-
tive Is anarchy. No lover of Ireland
can afford to oppose it.
Dan Carroll Nolan. editor. publisher
and printer. 55 Main street, Yonkers-
Patrick Francis Murphy is right.
Thomas p. McGlynn. contractor, ele-
vators, 10 Reade street. New York
+, +. Murphy has expressed the opinion
with which / agree.
Henry l.. Joyce. shipbuilder, Pier IL,
n. r., New York-Please send me about
so more pledges and l will have them
signed and returned TO you.
Francis b. Delehanty, Justice of the
Supreme Court. 81 Chambers street, New
York; am mighty glad to see this
movement started l join it with the
greatest of pleasure.
Michael II. Kiely. Supreme Court Jus
tee. Cazenovia, NJ Y.-No reservations.
Lawrence Godkin, lawyer. SO West
Tenth street, New York--No reserva-
tions.
Mcclure Adds Four to List.
Edward J. MCGUIRE, lawyer. 81 Cham
fers street, New York; am heartily in
favor OF the Irish Free State. You may
add to the list my four children. Major
ftxy C.,txA