Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-08-03 | Page 20 | Bonds of 1865, Repudiated, Will be Redeemed by Ireland

Bonds of 1865 Repudiated Win WiH Be Redeemed by Ireland Irand I Ur n Seater MEW YORK Aug AuS' 2 Tho Irish Trish NEW republic bonds which Do Dc Valera president of oC the tho republic tb the for Cor Vale ale in in shortly to offer second l t n e United States State will bo be tho And public offered the American President Do Valera to show the good I faith with which teh the Irish h nation wishes to start In business os as a 0 re republic ye- ye the tho repudiated repudiated repudiated that public proposes propoSe to bonds of or the first Is issue ue ire are irefully CUll fully paid paM from Crom tho ho expected ted proceeds o of the forthcoming sale Irish republic In bonds of oC tho the undisclosed vero sold sola to an amount in n Now ew York and throughout tho the country country coun try tn and at loam leant worth wore wora sent to France Franco to bo be offered 1 there bonds of oC Irish T The hc first offering was wa made mado under the auspices of or the which was tho Fenian Brotherhood American branch of oC the Irish Revolutionary Revolutionary Brotherhood Purpose to Free Ireland The of oC the two brotherhoods of oC was to secure tho the freedom and establish an Irish republic O. O I. I R R- C C. James J Stepheno was na the or chief chlO organizer ot or the Irish republic the tho H. H C. C lic and nd John O was of oC head representative rl or con senior tor or Stephens in America in which capacIty capacity capacity capac capac- of oC the FenIan Fenian FenIan Fen- Fen ity he was wan the organizer Ian Brotherhood wan rvan elected pr president under un under under un- un der tho the constitution and thus thua r apparently apparently became president of or the F Fenian n Brotherhood tho the Irish rish republic either cither or both bolh Tho The constitution le legalized legalized le- le the tho bonds when hen si signed by the thel agent l for tOr tho the Irish republic Sold Ren Readily n- n Patrick Keenan was wa-OJ tho the agent for tor forthe forthe the Irish republic b by appointment from Stephens but bul ho seemed to have havo havea a to hesitation In Issuing bonds and abond n. n bond issue was put out In 5 10 20 0 50 and denominations b by as M agent for tho the Irish republic The Tho Brotherhood had an ex extensive eX- eX o membership and there was a 3 aready aready ready sale for the tho bonds but the en enthusiastic enthusiastic en en- O took headquarters in Union Square and entertained frech freely freely free free- ly h and 1 lavishly Trouble came and there thero were charges of or tho the misuse ot of funds The senate of oC the Fenian Brotherhood or Irish republic as the co case o might be impeached O ahon and put him hinr out of oC his hh office Charges res were wert made that had boon beon collected and only onh accounted for Cor William WilliamR n. n Roberts was elected president In place co of or and tho split Into two factions SoaB Sought t to Unite Factions Faction Stephens camo came over o from Europe to try to bring the tho factions together but buthe buthe buthe he could not tell what had become of or ortho the tho money had collected He Re said ho had received recel only of or the money the Irish In America had contributed con con- to free freo their native land After Arter a a. lo delay there was vas wason wason vason on audit o of O t hon s accounts which showed collections from all sources sources of or and accounted legitimately le legitimately le- le for tho the expenditure of tho the entire cum eum What hat p portion of tho the money camo came from tho sale salo of oC bonds W was J not specified But Dut tho the Fenian I Brotherhood settled tho the controversy y b by holding another congress and declaring do- do daring claring the entire issue null and void I Eamonn DC De Yalora Valera now says ho in- in j i to pay off tr that old repudiated 1 issue Ifo llo declares It to be bo hIs hla purpose I to redeem tho rho repudiated bon bonds s of oC tho the j II former republic with part parl of oC the pro- pro i I coeds coed of or tho the now Issue of or OOOO of Irish republic bonds ho intends 9 to put out I There Thera are re plenty of oC tho the old bonds lying around in various arlou places and perhaps the tho amount that j sold may be determined when Do VaLora Va- Va Valora 1 I lora comes to pay e thorn offe off oCt J I I