Show IRISH APPEAL I IFOR FOR FREEDOM Convention of Erins Erin's Friends Attacks Engla England nd Seeks Self determination Self I d e k e d f to t I Philadelphia Fob 22 EloQuent 22 Eloquent ap appeals appeals ap- ap peals for tor the freedom of at Ireland and bitter arraignment of or England EnglC marked marle I tho the opening sessions today of ot the tho Convention Convention Con Can of ot the Irish Race Raco The Tho convention con con- i which is being boing held under tho the I auspices of or the Friends of or Irish Freedom Freedom Freedom Free Free- dom sent a cablegram ram to Cardinal Mercier of or Belgium thanking him for tor his contribution to the tho cause of or world freedom and another to Edward Do De Valera of oC the provincial pro government of or Ireland explaining the purposes of ot the tho meeting which was called rolled to demand deman for Ireland the rI right ht of oC self self- tion All AU the speakers including Justice Justic Daniel F. F Cohalan of oC tho the New ew York supreme court the Very TIe Rev Peter R E Magennis of oC New Xe York Fork president ent of oC th the Friends of or Irish Freedom tive tl Thomas Gallagher of or Illinois an and the tho Rev Re Francis McCabe president o of oC De Do Paul university emphasized th the right of oC the Irish to liberty The time to plead Is gone sono forever declared Dr McCabe We 0 wan want promises of or Irish freedom fulfilled W Wo Ve o demand that the military forces be b e withdrawn from Ireland so that th tho ee e strain of oC the present ma may be taken take n awa away The British government go means mean nd ns s to provoke the Irish people to arme armed d resentment so flO It will have an excuse e to annihilate them Self determination for tor small na lions Ions promised to tho ho parents wh who o gave o uj up their sons in the war war must b be applied to Ireland Wo We 0 must not as asfor ask k for the fulfillment of ot this promise w we must demand It With all due respect to the fighting tl n qualities of at other nations America Americ a won on tho the war and now wo have havo a right t to demand that President and Cons Congress ts s keep faith with those who died |