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OCR Page 1 of 7SPEECH TO BE DELIVERED BY SENATOR HARRY S. TRUMAN
BEFORE THE IRISH FELLOWSHIP CLU3, AT PALMER HOUSE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
ON MARCH 17, 1943, AT 12:15 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.
TO BE RELEASED ON DELIVERY
Mr. Chairman and fellow Americans: You have extended to me the
great honor of joining with the members of the Irish Fellowship Club in
observance of the feast of Saint Patrick. It is our good fortune in this
country to be privileged to continue traditional celebrations even in
time of war. It is to your credit as Americans that you have voluntarily
given up your formal banquet and are confining remembrance of your 42nd
Anniversary to this gathering.
It is a particular pleasure for me to share in a Saint Patrick
Day celebration in the great State of Illinois, a state where I have so
many friends--the state of my distinguished colleague, Senator Scott Lucas,
of Raymond McKeough and of Chicago's own Mayor Kelly.
Your club may well be proud of the name it bears. That name
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echoes and re-echoes courage, loyalty and devotion to God and country.
Ess COVE
Through the ages we Irish have always fought for freedom. (Yes,
I am proud to say that some of the blood of old Erin floww through my veins.)
The history of America--its fight for freedom, its growth to the country
that we know and love--and the history of the Irish in America are one and
the same.
The Irish have always answered the call to arms in defense of
our country, from the five O'Briens of the Revolution to the five Sullivans
in the present struggle. And now the names of Colin Kelly, Butch O'Hare,
and only the other day Lt. Colonel Brian O'Neill, who led the fight against
the Japs at Bismark Bay, take their places alongside the immortal Colts
whose undying deeds of bravery enshrined their names in the hearts of all
Americans.
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