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Show IRISH DISTURBANCE QUIETED BY PRIEST H new tork. Feb, 2 Rev, FVan- cis P. Duffy, chaplain of the famous Irish Overseas reglmeot, the "Fighting i 9th," last night quelled a dlsturb- ance started by Irish sympathizers In Carnegie hall during a lecture by Sir i Philip Glbbs. English war corrcspond- ont, on "The Situation In Ireland; Past, Present and Future." ,i The disturbance. the third of Its kind In the past two wee! s. occurred j while the speaker was comparing th- ) flourishing condition of In hind In j 191S to conditions thirty years ago. A Isssss woman In the top gallery screamed something about "black and tar.v," and tho noise became general. Father Duffy rose from his seat and took the stage after the hooting and cat calling had been going on for about five minutes. In tho meantime i Sir Philip stood calmly waiting for gulet. The chaplain described himself as a "confessed Sinn Eelner," but said (hat If he wanted to stimulate British propaganda he would hire some one to break up his meetings. Those affecting af-fecting Irish accent In tho galleries, he said, must be British propagandists. He asked that' ho be allowed to hear the completion of the addras. Order was restored within ten minutes min-utes and Sir Philip resumed his lecture. |