[710] O’Brien, Michael J., A Hidden Phase of American History. Published by Dodd, Mead and Company, 1919.
[711] O’Brien, op. cit. The chapters are entitled: Attitude of the People of Ireland toward the American Colonists, Benjamin Franklin’s Visits to Ireland, Irish Sympathy for the Revolting Colonies, Efforts to Conciliate the Irish Catholics, History by Suppression, Ireland’s Share in America’s Fight for Freedom, False Statements Refuted, Irish Names in American Muster-Rolls, The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick, “The Line of Ireland,” More History by Suppression, Marion, Lacey, and McClure, Irishmen Flock to the Standard of Washington, Irish Immigration Prior to the Revolution, Vast Irish Immigrations to Pennsylvania, The “Scotch-Irish” Myth, Early Irish Settlements in New York, The “Irish Donation,” Early Irish Settlers in Virginia, More Light on the “Scotch-Irish” Myth, Early Irish Settlers in the Carolinas, Pre-Revolutionary Irish in Georgia, The First Census of the United States, America’s Debt to Ireland. The obscurity which envelops the Irish in American history, Mr. O’Brien believes, is because of the “premeditated suppression of facts” due to the influence of the “Anglo-Saxon cult.” Ibid., pp. 241-242.
[712] McClure, S. S., “Some Delusions about Ireland,” McClure’s Magazine, Vol. LII (June, 1922), pp. 93-103. Quoted from the Irish World, August 23, 1919.
[713] Reddin, John H., “The American History Contest,” Columbia, September, 1921, p. 12.
[714] The New York Times, May 29, 1921.
[715] The New York Times, August 1, 1921.
[716] Ibid., August 4, 1921. Remarks of Supreme Master John H. Reddin, of Denver. According to Charles Grant Miller, the Knights of Columbus took the matter up after “my first series of exposures of Anglicized alteration” proposing “to produce a new school history.” Opposition led them “to withdraw from this project,” but to issue “historical brochures to the general public.” Letter, under date of November 23, 1922, from C. G. Miller to the author.
[717] The New York Times, September 8, 1921. According to the Times other members of the Commission besides McSweeney, who were present at the meeting, were Rear Admiral William Benson, Maurice Francis Egan, Professor George Derry of Union College, and Professor Charles H. McCarthy of the Catholic University of America. All signed the statement, the Times reported. A trustworthy Catholic authority informed the author that Henry Jones Ford of Princeton and Hannis Taylor, former minister to Spain, were on the Commission. At Taylor’s death Dr. Dunne succeeded. Egan early resigned, it is said, due to his fear of anti-British tendencies.
[718] Chicago Herald and Examiner, January 1, 1922. The amount of the first prize was $2500, according to an announcement in Columbia, September, 1921, p. 12. This prize was awarded to Samuel F. Bemis, a Protestant, of Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington. According to The Fortnightly Review this work was not inspired by the Commission, for “it was practically completed when the prize was announced and would have been published this year anyhow.” The Review also states that it was “the only scientific study submitted.” The Fortnightly Review, Vol. XXX (November 1, 1923), p. 422.
[719] McSweeney, Edward F., “The Anger of the Anglophiles,” Columbia, April 1, 1922, p. 10.