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HtYH 9UOU
OWEN McCAtFEI
OUT Of the chaos in Irelafifl to
day will a twentieth century St.
Patrick arise to drive the Black
and Tani where St. Patrick of old
'irove the snakes? ; '
Will peace in some way-come to
the stricken isle, so that St. Patrick's
day, 1922 may dawn on an Ireland
no longer writhing in a maelstrom
of raids and retaliations, ambushes
and executions, imprisonments, and
plo'ts?
Will it,1 perhaps, dawn on an island
recognized the world over as a new
nation, the Irish republic? ,
Theses are - questions to" the . fore
these Jays in the thoughts of Omaha
. men and women of Irish descent.
The recent celebration Cf St. Pat
- risk's day and Jhe simultaneous start
.' of a national drive for $10,000,000 for
Irish -relief work have served to give
; ' added force- to the declarations of
rha;iy Irish leaders, that the future of
Erin now hangs in the balance, de
pendent largely upon history making
"" events of the next six-or 12 months.
Favor Independence.
Seeking bright green shamrocks
along the paved stretches of Farnam
street would be a venture no more
vain than a search today among
Gate City Irish for individuals not
intensely interested in present conr
ditions in .Ireland and their possible
solution'. --
N They differ these Omahans on
what the solution should be. -c
Most of the- shades of opinion thlt
have grown out of the long struggle
for Irish freedom are "represented,
though, among active, leaders senti
nietit appears overwhelmingly in fa-
vor ot complete irisn inaepenaence,
"Seym photo
HR O'CONNOR-
REV. PATRICK. J V JUOOE
ard. His trip' through Ireland con- N v
vinced him, he says,, that the desire
for liberty is so deep in the hearts i
of a jiiajorily of the Irish people that
they never will be satisfied with any
thing less than complete independ
ence. .
; Omaha women, too, are showing
a deep interest in Irish affairs; both
from the standpoint of aiding in re
lief measures and as partisans of
Irish' freedom. Many of them are
taking an active part in work pi the
Nebraska branch of the American
Association 'for Recognition' of the
Irish Freedom.
3,000 Members in Omaha. '
This association effected perma
nent organization at its state con
tention in Omaha yesterday. Col.
John G. Maher of Lincoln, who has
1 n ,active in directing association
policies, is enthused over the amount
What Somk (fmahajrish Leaders
' Think of Struggle in Ireland
Clinton R. MiUw, superintendent O man Pristine company : "Perfect peace
between Ireland and Britain win be brought about In 84 hours by the with
drawal of Britlith troops. It is -for this that all peace-loving people should raise
their voices. The Irish question is a world problem and needs world solution.
As we look bach over the centuries we see that the wider the dispersion of the
Irish race has been the stronger and 4n ore compeHinir has crown the world
demand for national and racial Independence of Ireland."
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Thomas lynch, attorney: "Sentiment for Irish freedom is now at Its high
est ebb the world OTer. . The Irish question will not be settled until Ireland is
free. Then there won't be any Irish problem anywhere."
a
TirT r. K. Mullen: "I believe Ireland Is going o get Independence In a very
short while. Kngland cannot much longer stand the enormous expense of mili
tary occupation of the island and that is the only vy England ever' will be
able to maintain ruio ovwr ucuwm.
L
John Mctiowan, contractor, 1015 flcorgia avenue: . "Justice and humane
treatment of a stritglin race demand that Ireland have Independence. As a
private in the ranks 1 am doing all I can to further the cause of Irish iree
dora." , !
John Rush. Nebraska' chairman for Irish relief fund: "Ireland never lias
consented-to be governed by Kngland. Since Henry II invaded' the country,
in 1174 there has been a continuous period of coniie.it. Many 'attempts have
been made by the Irish to regain freedom, hut Kngland always has proven tou
strong. The present attempt is evidently th most momentous in Irish, history.
1 believe it will succeed." , . " . (
nan B. Butler, cltv commissioner: I believed ut Irish Independence long be
fore the world war. '.Mv advoracT is oven stronger now, because one of the
reasons for which the war was foinjht was to help small countries obtain their
independence. I believe in self .detenu ination for Ireland, as for other nations."
; , . :
Father V J. Judge: "The simple solution- of the Irish question s for Eng
land to withdraw her troops and leave the Irish people to govern themselves
through their dulv elected representatives. The Iris repahliean parliament was
elected by a majority, representing HO per cent of the Irish people, and Is fully
qualirird to govern the country. Withdrawal of EngUsh troops will bring peace
to a long-suffering people and put Into practice the policy of self determina
tion for which the world war was fought." ' j
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x Jerry Howard, former state legislator: "America's recognition of' the Irish
republic would settle the Irish question. There ean bevno world peace until this
troublesome qnestion Is disposed of. Another way this country could aid in
solving the Irish problem would be. the recalling of the American loan to
Kniland. Then that bankrupt country would be unable to maintain the Black
and Tans In Ireland. During my recent tour of Ireland I waa Moroughly eon-.
T.vcrj man, woman ana cnua
There la no thought f coin-
vinced tne irisn race cannot ne conquer ea.
Imbued with the same spirit ef patriotl in.
promise."
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Michael P. O'Connor, secretary Powell Supply company "The republie of
Ireland exists through the choice and the support of over 90 per cent f the
people of Ireland. 'o government in the history of the world has ever bad
more united support. We In America, with our government founded upon the
principle that all just government fat derived from the consent of the- governed,
may not consistently withhold recognition from a sister republie organuieil . pon
the came basis. There can be no compromise upon the nationhood ot Ireland.
'The ultimate recognition of the Irish republie is Inevitable. Why not act now
and save suffering, and loss of property and ltfef" .' : ... , , ,
gling for complete severance of tis
with England are joining with pro
is complete Irish independence, the land. on St. . Patrick's day. Father country to influence manv newspa-
recognition of a free and independent Judge was 63 last, Thursday and Mr. pers, he charges.
Irish republic. : v Caffery was. 62.. Both of them are Desire for Freedom Deep. ,
sincere and zealous advocates of. then there is Jerry Howard, tor- 0f interest shown in Irish affairs
Irish freedom. Father Judge is mer state legislator irom Umaha, in' communities throughout the
convinced the cause of the Irish re- just back from a Visit to his birth- state. The trend of public sentiment
public lias' not yet received a fair place in Galway. There is no more is overwhelmingly in favor of Irish
Other Means Sought.
That the .situation is not likely to
be settled that way is the opinion of
nounced advocates ot an Irish repUb- a4rtrai nt nearpfnl mmnrn. "eanng through the American press, vigilant and active propagandist of independence, he asserts,
lie m pouring money into Jfunds for . . r British money is being used in this Irish independence than Mr How
tit i r a ic hnnfiince tap I rfr Unn T ri
relief work ..among the suffering in
misc. it is nopeiess lor lreiana to
both north and south Ireland. Nor, u .r'- ''"T.
.,cj the face of bitter English opposition,
of course, is this generosity confined , ... ,
. r l it-i-j t. rt,.. they believe. In the interest- of
to Omahans of Irish descent. Thou-. , ... , , ,
j c a 11 u u peace the Irish should concentrate
sands of dollars have beenr sent from F .
. ... . . . on something more attainable, is
this city in contributions, which in- . . 6 '
eluded many subscriptions, large and ';c,r
small, from persons pi non-Irish
forebears. 4, '.
The visits to the United States of
De Valera, Mary McSwiney, Donal
O'Callahan and others, together with
daily newspaper reports of new dis
orders in the Emerald Isle hve
awakened in Omaha, as
-v
There are "some Irish" here.' top,.
who insist there is no legitimate
fiefd in this country for agitation in
connection .. with the present Irish
tangle, but they are not numerous,
or at least not vociferously' so. The
large majority of men and women
of Irish descent in Omaha, invesliga-
cities, a deep and widespread interest . , , , . ,
. '. , , r- Ireland should find expression and
in' otjier
in Irish affairs,
No Hatred of England,
that they would be neglecting their
luty if they did not attempt to use
That, say Omaha Irish leaders, is their influence in the. present Irish
'why the United States has on its crisis. This sort of agitation,, they
handsan "Irish question" just as assert, is legitimate expression of
surely as England has. It is a ques- public opinion. They "' feel . it may
tion, they insistwhich cannot be dis- nave ;ts effect in indicating to lead
missed by a characterization as ers in England "the desires of the
"meddling in European politics and rarge body of Irish descendants in
the domestic affairs of England." the (United States. t
i Hatred of England, they declare, Devoted to Cause. j
is not involved in the plea for settle- Th- gre njty 0f .Irish in
ment of the Irish problem and the 0maha( leaders point out, -are of the
stirring of anti-English feeling, they ..second generation variety." But it
'assert, is not a part of intelligent is among the&e leaders explain, that
promotion in this country of the there wi be found the most rad1cai
views of even the most pronounced advocates of the use of'iorce against
aavocates oi complete insn -inue- . t th term "brutal'Enelish oo-
pendence.
pression.
"But'says Thomas Lynch,, Orna "Tlese secorid generation -Irish
ba attorney, "there'll be -an,' Irisr often appear more Irish than.he
"question in the United States as long Irish in -Iseland," was thewajr one
as Ireland remain in the throes of man put it.
.civil strife. When Ireland's status But men and women born of the
But, whatsoever their ; convictions that peace and prosperity may come St. Patrick's day prayer of Omaha's w permanently fixed, Irish agitation "otild sod" are njt less 'devoted to
ou the best solution , of the Irish out of civil strife arid starvation, and Irish, both Catholic and Protestanf. fn this country will disappear. f the Irish cause.
problem, they are unanimous in this, order out of cliaos. And that, lead- Men and women who express Mr. Lynch is concinved the only There are Father P. J. Judge and
e-wishing for Ireland better days, t,rs among them say,?was the united doubt, of the advisability of strug- successful solution of vlhe-problem Owen McCaffery, both born in Ire-
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Spring, the Car and the
Countryside
"The ads will tell you that spring
is- the time to roll leisurely around
the' countryside and list to nature's
teachings.
"Nothing like the great .outdoors,"
according . to the ads; "to bring a
man into touch "with wakening moth
er earth, to see the little birds bill
ing and cooing on the tree tops, and
to watch the primrose springing by
the river's brim. iAnd the way. to go
is in your new oar."
The ads are perfectly rigVit about
thi. Spring is a fine time -to get out
doors. It is a far better time than
witfter, when the pleasure of touring
is somewhat marred by the necessity
of 'taking a snow shovel along and
getting out every 10 feet to clear the
drifts away. Then; too, there ' are
many things that are more enjoyable
than changing a tire in zero weather.
One of them is" going to jail.
After reading these ads, and re
training ourselves with difficulty
from buying the new car that it rec
ommended, we decided that it would
be a good thing, to give spring the
up and down, even .if we had to do it
with the old car.
So we let down the jacks we had
putunder it to keep the weight off
the . shoes, filled it up with about
$15 worth-'&f pa.soline, embarked the
family.and. started. t
" It would have been alright if we
had stuck to the highways. But no
birds were billing and cooing on the
highways, and the skunk cabbages
that sproutedsjcside them were noth
ing whatever like the primroses by
the river's brim.
So wc turned off into the country
roads in order to scespring close
aboard, and' thereby cominto more
By James J. Montague-
This--' we
intimate touch with Jicr.
did.'
The country roads were not all that
could be wished for, in faf, they
were nothing whatever that could be
wishedfor. In the spots that were
not still covered with chocolate cov
ered snow, they were soft with that
softness forvhich New Orleans mol
lasses has won an enviable reputa-
, The organization now has' 3,000
members In Omaha and has estab
lished branches in 15 other Nebraska
cities, officials report.
Its object is to obtain from the
United States government official
recognition for thelrish Republic.
Invite "All Americans."
"This endeavor," says L. D. Kav
anagli, secretary of the association,
"is in harmony with this country's
established policy of recognition,
without intervention. That policy
was initiated more than a century
ago in our recognitioriof the French
republic. The association invites the
aid and active support of ill Ameri
cans, regardless of race or creed, to
tion. , , j
It was hard, to get through them.
But we did it. We kept, the car m
the two ruts which had been" worfH accomplish for the Irish Republic
down by mere adventurous tourists
than ourselves, and although we mo
mentarily expected the wheels to be
wrenched off, this didn't happen.
We-' would have been happier if
it .had, happened, for on a . country
road you can sortictimes' get help.
In a field you caji't. And it was in
a field,, where the trouble started.
Lure "of the Fields.
It was a crisp frosty morning,
Vsjth winter's goodbyVstill lingering
in the air. The fields near the road
were smooth and snowless. After
10 miles of a road most of which
was picked up by the tires and came
right along with us, we were tempted.
to try something else.
So, when we found a pface where
the grass was smooth and the sur
face hard, we, turned out.
For a 'time it seemed as if this was
the life. - - V -
The segments-of the road that
adhered, to our wheels fell away
chunk by ohunk, and left them free.
We stepped on the gfis, and bowled
happily over the frozen surface.
And then wc came to a place
where thcrtjought to have been a
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the recognition which this nation in
its infancy once sought.
. To how wide an extent the generaT
public, of non-Irish, ancestry, will re
spond to this appeal remains to be
seen. But the response already has
been gratifying, officials of the as
sociation say. They assert religious
and racial lints are being eradicated
in discussior. of the Irih problem
and the question of complete inde
pendence considered on the basil bf
self-determination for the Irish peo
ple. Undoubtedly there are throughout
Omaha thousands who know little
and care not a whit of the history
of Srnn Fein, why is Ulster, and
of the bitter rivalry between Belfast
and 'Dublin, but whose heartfelt
sympathy goes out to stricken Ire
larrtX They join always in extendi
cheers for "Ireland, God bless
and in offering what aid they
towards restoring peace and p
aftfelt j
n Ire
;ndi
once more in Erin,
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