“We claim that due credit has not been given to the Irish contributions. That through prejudice or through gross ignorance there has grown up a myth about the Scotch-Irish. Of all the myths that have crept into history this is the most mythical. Why any man should be ashamed of his honorable Irish ancestry surpasses my comprehension and subjects the man who attempts to deny it to the scorn and contempt of all honest and intelligent men.
THOMAS J. GARGAN
Boston, Mass.
JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE
Boston, Mass.
JOHN D. CRIMMINS
New York City
JOSEPH SMITH
Lowell, Mass.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE