Letter from John Devoy to Daniel Cohalan, 20 July 1920 Letters 1916-1923 John Devoy

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 American Irish Historical Society Friends of Irish Freedom, Office of the National Secretary, 1918-1939 https://letters1916.ie/item/4908 English John Devoy 1920-07-20 Daniel Cohalan Male 1928 Politics

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 M.J. O'Brien says hefinds all the people he meetson our side July 20/20 Dear C:, If Murphy is still with you show him enclosed type-written letters. If he has gone home please forward to him. Hisbusiness address is (if you don't already know it) 304 People'sBank Bldg. James K. called to-day, but only stayed about halfan hour. Harry showed him the letters, and they don't bear outthe description of the proposition he gave the man to whomhe talked, but he knows what they intend by it. The organizationhas changed its Constitution and made itself part of the Re-public. They want us to do the same, and the implication isthat if we don't do so they will cut us off. Of course, it wouldbe suicidal, for us and them, to do so. I think by the time itcomes round to the settlement of that question we'll be sostrong that there will be no difficulty about that. We won, hands down, last night at the Local Council and electedMulcahy to succeed Gargan. The others had made great preparationsto elect Tom. Rock, but they did not even mention his name and putup no candidate. The drubbing they got last Sunday week at theClarke Branch put the fear of God in them. They were all thereand were told plainly by Sheahan they would get the same again if they raised a disturbance anywhere. He invited them to try it in his branch, buttold them they would be welcome if they conducted themselves properly. Col. Anderson presided Mc Mahon says there is a strong reaction in Philadelphia. TwoS.G's told him they were sorry for voting against the G.A., and hemet lots of members who are all right. But they don't expressthemselves at meetings. He says Joe's campaign is getting nowhere andthere is a growing feeling against Mc Cartan In Atlantic City hewas afraid of a Father Moran, a pastor, who was a little wrong afew weeks ago, but when he went to see him a few days ago hesaid he had read up the trouble in the I.W., the Press and theG.A. and had made up his mind that you and the G.A. areright. They have three branches and he found officers and membersall right. In Phil. he told Mc Carney he was greatly mistaken aboutthe feeling of the Country and that if there was a Split Joe's crowd wouldbe overwhelmingly beaten. Mc C wants no fight, but through old friendshipsticks to Joe. But his brother, who is a more intelligent man, is all right.Mc M. spoke at one club and one branch meeting. He did not refer to thefight, but told of the great work done by the Friends and yours in Wash-ington and it was vigorously applauded. He is very sanguine that we'llwin. Harry showed James K. a lot of captured documents some of them about crooksamong us. The whole lot, he says, are very interesting. They have the 3 fellows' reports, but they are all about proceedings at ordinary meetings.Mick is Minister of Defence and doing all the work.The Visitor and Harry went to see James last night. The Visitor didnot attack anybody; said he was done speaking and was going togo home. JamesHe sent him out in an auto with his wife while he talkedto Harry. Harry seemed anxious to settle things peaceably,He has a craze about control of things from home , like alllittle men, but seems to want no fight. James showed the Visitor a scrap book about the Splitfrom 1888 to 1892 and told him a lot about his own experience.He said if there was a Split now he would get out. He didn't saywhether he made any impression or not and I think he doesn'tknow. I saw a letter from Fr. Magennis to-day. He says he is out for good.He gives the Old Man credit for honesty, but wonders how he can't seethat telling all those things in public is not helping the enemy. He alsosays something about cheap politics. I have a letter from a priest (can't lay my hands on it just now)asking how the Commission on Ireland. came to be formed and why it butted in.He is apparently all right. I will answer him to-morrow.This is my whole budget of news. Yours trulyJ.D. John Devoy Letter from John Devoy to Daniel Cohalan, 20 July 1920Letter from John Devoty to Daniel Cohalan, 14 June 1920