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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1919)
THE r.EE: OMAHA', MONDAY, JANUAIIT 13, 1519. CROWD OF 4,0 00 ENDORSES SELF DETEiIIIATIOIl Congressman-Elect Jefferis, Archbishop Harty, John Rush and L. D. Cava naugh,. Speakers. ' Four thousand persons arose en masse in a standing vote expressing themselves in favor of self-determination for Ireland at the Auditor ium Sunday afternoon. This action was taken at the con clusion of an address made by, Congressman-elect Jefferis, orator of the occasion, and brief speeches, by John Rush, president of the meeU ig; His Gracei Archbishop Harty, chairman of the meeting, and by L. D. Cavanaugh, who presented a resolution pleading, the right of the Popie, to govern tnemsetves. The great audience that packed the lower floor of the huge build ing and comfortably filled sections of the gallery began to arrive early in the afternoon and were enter tained by mr todies "of the Emerald Isle played' by. Pinn's" band. Old ballads and the lilting melodies of Thomas Moore so appealed to the sympathetic audience that it' joined spftntaneously in the choruses and u iiy j jmojvh yj lift uauut , i Community Singing. Later, when.Drof. Patrick O'Neal started the community singing he found the vast crowd in rapport with him and there ensued a veritable feast of -song. 'The Star Spangled Banner" was sung with real fervor, as were "Where the River Shannon Flows" and "There's a Long, Long Trail." The middle section of the hall seemed especially rifh in love ly feminine voices, which blended in harmonious volume, gave a real treat to the rest of the audience. John Rush, president of the meet ing, called attention to the fact that the pursuit of liberty is a primal in stinct and that the right of self-determination extends to all mankind without exception. He illustrated .the patriotism of persons of foreign rtraina -a a rlo Kir 4ha KunH birth and antecedents in this city, of Catholic faith, by the fact that the service flag 'of the diocese of Omaha alone contained 10,000 stars, representing that number of young men who have fought for universal liberty and democracy on land and sea, under -the stars and stripes, from the diocese of Omatia. ' Archbishop Speaks. Archbishop Harty said he was glad to preside at so representative a meeting and that he had an in tense, sincere love in his heart for rrMrlli. rf th Irish race and the home of his fathers. He said he was impelled to invoke the Divine blessing upon Ireland, her sons, her daughters and her friends. He point ed out that the specific purpose of the meeting was to set forth the vindication of Ireland's right to be governed only by the consent of the governed;- As an American he had m intense love for the value of our country, of its robust men and women, of the heroism of her sol diers on the battlefields of Europe while they we're fighting for an ideal in the world war. He was thrilled to think, of 'America as the home of human liberty and human dignity, two things which Ireland aspired to, struggled and prayed for during the past 700 years. He was proud there wore no Irish bolshevikis or anar chists and that the Irish stood, not for freedom for themselves alone, but for all the world. The Archbishop then introduced AUTOMOBILES. - -w-. Cadillac Ke-JNEW-ed , Car Sale OUR CADILLAC RE-NEW-ED CAR SALE WILL CLOSE MONDAY EVENING. 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We have just the car you want If you do not wish to take it out how, we will arrange to store it for you. ' . Jones-Hansen-Cadillae Co. Cadillac Bids:. . . . . . Faraam at 26th. ,.iif Charles Trebilcock, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. O. Trebilcock, 2807 Spaulding street, has returned from escorting President Wilson and the ship, . George Washington, to Brest, France, and will return soon to Omaha. . Young Trebilcock enlisted in the United States navy in Omaha and made his first trip to France Novem ber 9. He has been on the U. S. S. Stringham which docked this week at Boston, Mass. T-l.TnM Steri ha heen dis charged from the service and has returned to Umaha for a short visit with his father, Asel Steer deputy clerk of the district court, before he leaves for Blooneville, Mo., where he will finish a course at the Kem- nrr Mitilsrv srhnnl - Yniini? Steere J - K ' was in the aviation service and has been stationed at perkeiey, L.ai. Lieut. F. I. Stuart, practicing phy sician in Independence, Mo, until he enlisted in the service last fall, and a graduate of Creighton Univer sity, won honorable mention for bravery and efficient work under fire in France. Lieutenant Stuart was with an Australian division which was attacked by the Oermans in July artd his able work in caring for the wounded brought specia1 rnmmendation from both the Aus tralian and American high officials. Edward T. Murphy, son of Den nis Murphy, 1621 Pinkney street, is home on a six-day leara from Camp Sherman, O. He was twice wound ed in the Argonne forest drive. His brother, Dennis M. Murphy, is sta tioned at Marselleis, France, in charge of 400 German prisoners. "We are only waiting no. to get back home again," is the message A. R Haynes, in France with company D, 108th ammunition train, writes to his mother, Mrs. S. I. Haynes, 14S7 Lothrop street. He tells of his trip overseas: "We left New York Saturday morning, May 26, and went to Mon treal, Canada. There we boarded the steamer, "City of Panco," and sailed up the St Lawrence river, passing under the Quebec bridge Congressman-elect Jefferis, who was given a splendid tribute of welcome, the whole audience rising to its feet. Jefferis Makes Appeal. The speech of Mr. Jefferis was a masterpiece of dignity, logic and mmmno' There was nothine in it to appeal to the passions, no refer ence to past wrongs, out an appeal hased nn fundamentals of rieht and justice. He said the world was on the threshold of a new era and that America speaks today with the same cnoorh that the fathers used in a vnire that shall he heard in all sin cerity and honesty for liberty. If it is right to grant tne roie, tne v.ze fhn.Slnvalf. anH the Serbian sell- fteterminatinn. it is eauallv rieht to grant it to the Irish. It would be wise for fc-nglana to oo tne same to Ireland as the United States did In fiika anH in xn HninC she would win the eternal gratitude, loyalty and friendship of a sister people. He pleaded to have England do for Ireland what it would have Ireland do for England were the tables re versed. ' All nations have their differences of religion, of economics and also of social problems and no nation should be deprived of the right of government by the consent of the governed because of this, and Eng land has no right to permit a wrong to continue because of the theory AUTOMOBILES. mr 1TTT "1 :ia, on Decoration oay. We left there June 1, with a convoy of 14 ships and iVhtv.-t frrlanH Inne 11 and reached Liverpool three days later. We crossed the English cnannei June 1 and after landing in trance, roae Viiillafans Douhs in hox cars." Tin the St. f ihiel front I was on a salvage detail burying the dead i , a. I. .a i.r, it,. ana piCKing up uic siua icn uu iuc battlefield." - t Lt. Hugh G. Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Armstrong, 6612 Lake street, has received his hon orable discharge from the army and arrived home Thursday evening. Lt. Charles Moriartv. former Cen tral Hieh athletic star, returned Thursday from Arcadia, Cal., where he has been stationed at the balloon school. While in the army "Chuck" maintained his reputation by his playing on the Arcadia foot ball team, one of the best of the Pacific coast teams. Lieutenant Moriarty was rantain of the team and clayed at rieht half in a manner that brought him much publicity on the coast. He will return to Creighton university, where he was a student before leaving to train for his com mission at fort Umana. .-. . James Van Avery, 'who served as a soicucr cieric on uisuni &xuw tion Board No. 1. has received his honorable discharge from the army. He entered the service last sum mer at Fort Omaha, and was shortly afterwards transferred ot the draft board. Before his entry into the service Van Avery was manager ot tne we braska Motorcycle and Bicycle com pany's store. Loss of the head of the firm caused the company to sus pend business temporarily, but now that Mr. Van Avery has been re leased, the company plans to soon resume business on a larger scale than before. Dr. H. A. Schultz, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Schultz, 1326 South Ninth street, has been released from service at Camp Dodge and has returned to his home here. Dr. bchultz was in the dental branch of the medical corps. that the statute of limitations had run against her right of self-deter mination. Adopt Resolutions. L. D. Cavanaugh, in a speech of unusual eloquence, seconded by Michael Hosran. then read the fol lowing resolution, which was adopt ed by a unanimous vote. We, cltlienss of the State of Nebraska, In meeting assembled at the Municipal Auditorium, Omaha, Neb., on the 12th day of January, 1919, declared: That we reioice over the victorious con- elusion of the war and the triumph of the ideals for which America took up arms: That we take Justifiable pride In the record for . bravery and patriotic fervor made by the men of the Irish race In the army and navy, and In the important part they played In the decisive battlea for the democratic fredom of the world: That we applaud the determination of our president to be present at and partici pate In the procedings of the poace con ference, to the end that full effect may be given to the principles enunciated by him in his address to congress, his state papers and his speeches, which hate been accepted by the American people as the .true reasons and purpose of America's participation In the war: ' That the most Important of those prin ciples, that of Selt-Determinatlon as to the form of government, or government by the consent of the people to be gov erned, should be applied to the people of Ireland In conformity with America declaration: That the Irish people are by race, language and traditions a distinct and separate people; that their country Is a nation with well defined geographical boundaries; that they have exercised sovereign rights for over a thousand years, and they, have never surrendered or compromised those rights; that those rights are now withheld from them by force, and that the only rule which pre vails In their country today la the rule of force against the will of the people. That on every battlefield from the earliest In the revolution to the latest In France, where American Ideals were fought for, and American Interests and Institutions defended, the Irish race in America have freely given their blood and lives and linked themselves with everything so essentially American that with truth and confidence they may say now to their country In this supreme hour: "Stand by the people whose sons have etood for you, and ahow grateful recognition and vindicate justice and right." Therefore, We respectfully but earnest ly urge that our president declare at the peace conference that the people of Ire land should, aa a matter of right and justice, be governed only In accordance with their consent, and that the will of the majority, ascertained by a plebiscite of the adult population be accepted as the sovereign will of the people Instead of the present foreign rule of force, , Italians Accused of Practicing "Rule of Terror" in Dalmatia Washington, Jan. 12. Charges that the Italian military authorities have introduced "a rule of terror" in Dalmatia were made in a, cable gram received here today by repre sentatives of the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from the ministry of foreign affairs at Bel grade. Italian cavalry was said to have looted 11 , private houses in Peplie, deporting numerous citizens. In Peplie, said the dispatch, "the Italian soldiers havebroken the door of the Serbian Orthodox church and torn away the Serbian flag fluttering from the church belfry- "In the city of Zara, the conditions are absolutely intolerable for the Jugo-Slav population. It is impos sible for the Jugo-Slavs to attend to their business without being con stantly insulted by the Italians; many of them are beaten or have their faces spat on by the foreign invaders. In the environs of Zara, the" Italians are searching all hous es under the pretext of looking for hidden arms. They have arrested practically allf Serbo-Croat priests and school masters." Athletes of Allied Armies to Participate in Olympic Paris, Jan. 12. A mammoth military Olympic, to be held in Paris in May or June under the auspices of the American army, for athletes from all the allied fighting forces, is projected in plans . an nounced tonight! General . Per shing, the American commander-in-chief, has sent, a personal letter to .the commanders-in-chief of the armies of all nations with whom the United States has been associ ated during the war, inviting the officers and rnea to participate, , nd rMrhinc Halifax. Nova Scot rwoiiiii fHMIAL FOR GOL, ROOSEVELT Resolutions of Sympathy to Be Sent to Mrs. Roosevelt; Governor McKelvie Un able to Be Present. The memorial service in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, held at the municipal auditorium Sunday night under the auspices of the Young Men's Hebrew asociation and the Jewish Welfare board was attended "vt a large and attentive audience Harry Lapidus, who was active in calling the meeting, introduced William L. Holzman, who acted as chairman, and eulogies were deliv ered by Lieut. Gov. P. A. Barrows, Mayor Ed P. Smith, Izador Zeigler, Lieut. R. B. Howell and Henry Monsky. Vocal solos were sung by Miss Cecilia Feiler and Harry Disbrow. Adopt Resolutions. A resolutions committee composed of Harry A. Wolf, Dr. Phillip Sher, N. P. Feil, George Charno and J-eo Rosenthal, drafted resolutions of sympathy to be wired to Mrs, Roosevelt. v The resolutions were also siened bv Harrv Laoidus and William L. Holzman on behalf of the Jewish societies. Rabbi Frederick Cohn opened the meeting with an invocation, while the benediction was pronounced by Rabbi Taxon. A wire from Governor McKelvie was read, saving that official bust ness at this time would not permit of his being present. Tells of New Incident In soeakirisr of the great foresight of the former president, Mr. Bar rows related that when F. B. Cor rick of Lincoln called on Colonel Roosevelt in 1915, in connection with the petition being circulated in Nebraska asking him to become a candidate for president, the colonel said: " "I do not consider myselt an available . candidate for the presi dency at this time for the reason that many of the people believe that I am crazy over the matter of pre paredness, but I have seen with mv own eves the clans of the Ger man government for the capture of New York City, to be held with its orincioal citizens as a ransom: the destruction of all our munition plants except the one at Rock Island, 111. Regardless of the effect on my political future, I consider it my duty to warn the people of the neces sity of preparedness just as much as I would consider it my duty as private soldier in the line of battle to obey the order to charge the enemy." Services Held at Washington, Washington, Jan. 12. Memorial services for Theodore Roosevelt were held today in the churches of Washington, ministers, priests and rabbis paying tribute to the memory of the former president. Services were also held by the Young Men's Christian association at Liberty hut, where several members of congress spoke. Bishop Harding, of the District of Columbia diocese, conducted the services at the Episcopal cathedral of St. Albans, the cornerstone of which was laid by Mr. Roosevelt when he was president. Davis Creates Fine Spirit of Friendship in His British Debut London, Jan. 1. In commenting upon the appearance of John W. Davis, the new American ambassa dor, at the luncheon given by the Pilgrims yesterday, the Daily Tele graph says: "Mr. Davis laid, in accordance with the precedents, the foundations of a great personal success. It is no light honor to be told that Great Britain bore some part in inspiring the United states to the colossal effort which placed that nation, in 18. months, among the decisive fac tors in the war fought on 'Euro pean soil. "Those 2,000,000 men represent a triumph over the impossible that will stand in history. We believe it will rank higher than any other re corded feat of its kind. "Whatever may come during Mr. Davis sojourn here as ambassador, the United States will assuredly wit ness such a development of amity between the two peoples as will go beyond the expectations of even the firmest believer in Anglo-Americin friendship." Thirteen Ships Sail From France Bringing , Home 7,500 Soldiers Washington, Jan. 12. Bringing home 7,500 men, ten transports, the battleships Louisiana and New Hampshire, and the hospital ship Mercy have sailed from French ports. The transports, the War de partment announced today, are the Pueblo, Wilhelmina, General Goet hals, Hampden. Ice Kin. Suriname. Sierra, Godestoer, Westgate and Uekalb. The battleships are due at New port News January 21. The Louis iana carries the headquarters and supply companies and Batteries A, B and C of the Fifty-ninth Coast Artillery regiment and a few cas uals. The New Hampshire has on board the headquarters detachment and Batteries D. E and F of the Fifty-ninth Coast Artillery and a small nsmber of casuals. The transports will arrive at New York between January 17 and 24. Will Open Great Poultry ' Breeding Plant in France Chicago. Jan. 12. A great poultry breeding plant will be opened in northern France to aid in re-establishing poultry raising in the war ravaged districts of France and Belgium,-according to D. E. Hale, sec retary of the National Poultry show. He said Prof. John Kilpatrick, of the Ohio state agricultural college, will take 2,000 pure bred American fowl V Franc. Seventeen American Aviators Decorated for Deeds of Heroism Coblenz, Jan. 12. Seventeen American aviators were decorated here Saturday for deeds of heroism, some of which were performed dur ing the fighting around Chateau Thierry in July. The French army authorities took advantage of the opportunity to bestow the medals which they had awarded. The avia tors were from the Twelfth, Ninety-fourth and Ninety-first areo squadrons. One of those decorated was Lieut. L, H. Brereton of Washington, D. C. He distinguished himself it Chateau Thierry July 19 by a suc cessful flight toward Soissons, but had requested that the conferring of the medal be delayed until 'his observer on that trip, Captain Elmer R. Haslett of Los Angeles, could receive his medal at the same time. 0 a P. 5. Send Hon. No um leagues will ask place o;!co;,;;,;issioi Modification of Draft Also Will Be Sought at Con ference in New York - This Week. Chicago, Jan. 12. Minor league representation on the national base ball commission, abolition of the op tional agreement and modification of the dratf will be the chief demands of western minor leaguers who left here tonight for New York to attend the meeting tf the national associa tfon of minor leagues Tuesday and nn Li J a - 18 BOLSHEVISM ON THE WAY TO AMERICA? Its agents are already here. The Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce has just called a meeting to raise $75,000 to fight this damnable curse that is surging across Europe. It can't be fought with money. The only, human forces that can stop it and keep America safe are toleration and intelligence. Petrograd is chaos. Berlin recently one of the best gov erned tities in the world is now a political madhouse. Intolerance and indifference to the wishes of the people have brought about these conditions. The Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce only recognizes the danger. They didn't know where or how to fight it. National prohibition will compel a spy system similar to that of the overthrown czar and the kaiserf A business now regulated by, license and in the hands of law-abiding citizens will be turned over to an army of law-defying bootleggers and owners of kitchen barrooms. The national prohibition leaders admit this to be so, and are already ' organizing a SPY BUREATJ'to aid the government's secret service officials. - BOLSHEVISM MEANS CONFISCATION OF ALL PROPERTY-LICENSED IMMORALITY THE ELEVATION OF IG NORANCEREDUCTION OF WAGES UNSTABLE LAWS. The BOLSHEVIST has no respect for laws. He uses every restraining law, as an argument against ALL LAW. National prohibition, unfortun ately the most drastic assault upon personal freedom ever contem plated under a republican form of government will be the best ex cuse that can be offered to stir up strife among the people. IF YOU WILL GIVE IT ONE! MOMENT'S THOUGHT, YOU WILL REALIZE THIS IS SO. You don't have to be a drinking man to be against national prohibition. FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT-A TOTAL ABSTAIN ERBUT A MAN OF DEEP MORAL CONVICTION AND A STERLING AMERICAN PATRIOT, IS IRREVOCABLY OP POSED TO NATIONAL PROHIBITION. We will mail you a copy of his full opinion recently expressed if you will send for it. We ask every citizen, whether prohibitionist or not total ab stainers or men who indulge temperately in ales, wines, beers or dis tilled products every mother and father who is sick of strife, terror, war and compulsory restraining orders on personal habits, every pa triotic man who owns a Liberty Bond or a piece of real estate or per sonal property, to write, telegraph, telephone or personally interview his or her state legislator, senator, representative or assemblyman and SAY THAT YOU WANT HIM TO WORK AND VOTE AGAINST THE RATIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL PROHIBI TION AMENDMENT. In this way you will be doing your highest duty to your coun try. DO IT TODAY, TOMORROW MAY BE TOO LATE. THIS ADTERTISEMEJfT IS ISSl'ED BY THE ASSOCIATION OPPOSED TO IATI0I1AL PnOIIIDITIOI 334 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY. Us Your Name If You Fee, All We Want Is the joint session f the major leagues. The party included A. R. Tearney, president of the Three-I league and chairman of a minor league commit tee that presented suggested changes in Jhe draft to the national commission; Thomas J. Hickey, president of the American associa tion, Edward Hanlon of Sioux City, Iowa, acting president of the west ern league, and John M. Powers, president pf the Los Angeles club, who will represent the Pacific coast league. President Hickey said the entire personnel of the American associa tion would attend the meetings. Fred Mitchell, president and man ager of the Chicago Nationals, and William Veeck, vice president of the club, also departed for New York tonight. Mitchell plans to sign a coach to succeed Otto Knabe, who asked to be released so that his business partner, "Kid" Gleason, could manage the Chicago Ameri cans. Mitchell said that a trade in JULaU llC)liUL nn ma lili J 1 1111 SERIOUS Are Opposed to National Your Moral Support as a volving a new outfielAqc ot t';. Cubs was t poss.lSnty. 1 There was an unconfirmed report here tonight that Garence Rowland, former manager of the White Sox, was being considered to succeed Christy Mathewson as manager of the Cincinnati Nationals. Rowland plans to confer with August Hcrr. mann, president of the Cincinnati, club in New York, but he has dc, cliued to say whether the manage ment had heen offered hjm. Row land denied however, that he con templated the purchase of the Int dianapolis club of the American am sociation. Dundee-Gundy Fight Draw 1 Columbus, N. M., Jan. 12. Young Dundee of Chicago, claiming the featherweight boxing championship of the armv, fought a draw here Saturday with Nick Gundy. Dtin dee represented Camp Travis, San Antonio, and Gundy Fort Bliss, El Paso. n JUL L3 111 ProhibU Citizen
