Letter from Frank P. Walsh to all State Chairmen and City Chairmen, 26 December 1919 Letters 1916-1923 Frank P. Walsh

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Frank P. Walsh (1864-1939), was an American lawyer and political reformer. He was one of the chief architects of the legislative struggle against industrial exploitation of children and an advocate of Irish and anti-imperialist causes. He also fought for civil liberties and was a labour partisan and staunch New Dealer. Walsh was a member of the Irish-American delegation (along with Michael J. Ryan and Edward F. Dunne) who were appointed to represent Ireland at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. On 10 April 1919 the delegation arrived in Paris. The men returned to America in July 1919 where Walsh began working with the Dail External Loan (Bond Drive). In this letter Walsh suggests that current committees should appoint sub-committees. These sub-committees were to work on gaining the interest of those who are, or have been, in service in the army, navy or marines. When such people had been identified, they were to be involved in the publicity aspect of the bond drive. Having such a ‘guard of honour’ on stage for public meetings Walsh felt, would prove impressive.

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 American Commission on Irish IndependenceFrank P. Walsh Chairman 411 Fifth AvenueNew York December 26, 1919 To:State Chairmen:City Chairmen: In preparation for the campaign, January17th-26th, it would be well to appoint, as soon as yourcommittees are formed, a sub-committee who should beespecially charged with the work of interesting thosewho are, or recently have been, in service in the Army,Navy or Marines. Probably you will have in your com-mittees men who are peculiarly fitted to undertake thiswork. It will be very useful to have these service menactively working as part of your committee and, if youatart the campaign with a public meeting, it will bevery impressive and useful to have your most distinguishedspeaker accompanied to the platform by such a guard ofhonor. In all probability, it would be very easy to dothis as the men, themselves, will welcome the opportunity. Yours very truly,Frank P. WalshChairman- Frank P. Walsh Letter from Joseph O'Byrne to Frank P. Walsh, 1 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to all State Chairmen, 12 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to all State Chairmen, 18 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to William Bourke Cockran, 19 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to all State Chairmen and City Chairmen, 26 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to all State Chairmen and City Chairmen, 30 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to William Bourke Cockran, 29 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to the American Public, 1 October 1919 New York Letter from Éamon de Valera to his mother, 18 September 1916.Letter from Harry Boland to William Bourke Cockran, 20 November 1919Letter from Joseph O'Byrne to Frank P. Walsh, 1 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to all State Chairmen, 12 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to William Bourke Cockran, 19 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to all State Chairmen and City Chairmen, 26 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to all State Chairmen and City Chairmen, 30 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to William Bourke Cockran, 29 December 1919Letter from Frank P. Walsh to the American Public, 1 October 1919