MANNIX SPEECHES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2157, 31 July 1920, Page 4

MANNIX SPEECHES.

“CKOTE&J UELY RIDICULOUS.” New York, 'July 27. Mr Sheldon, in an interview, was asked: “Did you receive any instractions concerning Dr. Mannix’s sojourn in the United States or his passports to Britain 1 ?” The Commissioner replied: “Xu, I did not receive any, instructions concerning the attitude to be adopted towards Dr. Mannix.” Mr Sheldon concluded: “Dr. Manuix came here in an attempt to obtain publicity for the recognition of the Irish Republic. His utterances, es-

pecially his attacks on England, are •so grotesquely ridiculous and his references to Australia so meaningless that any comment would have given them greater weight than Americans attach to them, especially since Dr. Mannix has only-lamely explained the incident on the Ventura.” MISSION A SIGNAL FAILURE. New York, July 28, Mr Sheldon, asked what his opinion was of Dr. Mannix’s utterances in America, replied that no serious attention had been given to them; and if his object, as generally understood, was to obtain the support of the Republican-and Democratic Conventions for,, recognition of the Irish Republic, his mission had signally failed. The demonstrations in honour of Dr. Mannix in the United States were exclusively carried on by militant anti-Britishers. Americans were accustomed to sporadic outbursts from men of this class, and paid no serious attention to them. BARRED FROM IRELAND. London, July 28, Downing Street has issued an explanation that owing to a clerical error in the Order Paper, the word England was used instead of Ireland in Mr Lloyd George’s reply concerning Archbishop Mannix. [The effect of this is that Mr Lloyd George stated that, owing to his recent utterances, Archbishop Mannix will not be allowed to laud in Ireland.] New York, July 28. The Atlantic City correspondent of the New York Times says that Archbishop Mannix slates: “I do not mean to alter my plans because of threats of what may happen to me if ! land in Ireland.” Atlanta City, July 28. Dr. Mannix said he hoped to vUit Ireland on his way to Rome, but he must abide by the British decision. DEMONSTRATION AT FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. Melbourne, July 29. In defiance of Senator Pearce’s warning, live thousand people assembled on the steps of the Federal Parliament House and gave cheers for Father Jerger, Archbishop Mannix, and Mr Ryan. The business of the House of Representatives could not proceed for a while. There Avas no aggressive action on either side. In the Senate, Senator Milieu gave notice to introduce legislation to prevent, meetings in the precincts of Parliament.