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ENGLAND DENOUNCED. Jff HOSTILE IRISH IN NEW YORK. Received May 6, 8.30 p.m. New York, May 5. •Hie liish Freedom Society, at a meeting in Madison Square Gardens, bitterly deaovaced England, those present taking an oath to stand by Ireland. Mrs. Sheehy Skeffington said that if the hope of Britain was based on Irish conscription, England would be wiped out England will, she declared, be defeated by the spirit of Sinn Fein. A number of members of the American Secret Service were present at the meeting.—Press Association. ANTI-CONSCRIPTION DEMONSTRASTRATTON. London, May 6. The Sinn Feiners have joined the Nationalists to hold a huge anti -conscription demonstration at Ballaghaderrun to-morrow. It ia stated that it will be the greatest gathering of Irish peasantry since Davitt founded the Land League. Messrs Dillon and De Valem will apeak from the same'platform. Mr. Dillon's statement that the Irish members will retain to Westminster is regarded as on acceptance of the Government's olive branch, consisting of Hone Bale sol an antt-conscriptionist CUrf
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Taranaki Daily News, 7 May 1918, Page 5
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168IRELAND. Taranaki Daily News, 7 May 1918, Page 5
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