The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-21
GENERAL INTELLIGEN CE.
Poor Slaves.

Now yor thoroughly explains the matter The kings and
arocracv of Europe have educated the people in hatred
of each other For instance the oppression of the govern
ments revenged the peoples Ireland is prosecuted by
England consequently the people both countries hate each
other Poor slaves" your masters have set at each
others hroats and while you fighting each other your
masters are killing you both. Some Irish and German
emgan who swept out of their respective countries
and turned America for rest stopping Wards Island
in the bay of New York For petty little differences
they decided to fight it The Germans being in the
minority entrenched themselves while the Irish hosting
"green flag charged the enemys works Were it not
for the presence of few policemen, those two parties of
"begpary slaves" would have slaughtered each other 1t
is the first time counrys flag has been degraded by
being hosed in petty braws and dsgraceul riots We do
not blame any side do shield counrymen
for their part in the kings arena where the slaves butch
cred each other to make Roman holiday" We could
weep the degradation of these poor people who in their
blind ignorance lift their hands murder their eowslave
We doubt much whether these men will be much of an
acquisition this Republic Nothing but the majesty of the
law will keep them within the bounds of civilization. We
copy the following of the riot from the New York
Tribune:
RIOT ON WARDS ISLAND.
serious riot occurred yesterday morning among the
emgrants Wards Island, which but for the prompt inter-
ference of large body of the police would have resulted
seriously. Those engaged in the Irish and German
strangers residing there The island under the control of
the Emgrant Commissioners wherein they afford shelter
newly arrived unacquanted this
unable obtain employment A fund has been established
by taxing ship centage on the passage money OF
each of the emgrants superintendent and others in his
employ attend to their wants in furnishing them with food
and lodging Owing the low prices of labor consequent
upon the general sagnaon of business the number of emf
grants repairing to the island has increased almost 900
within the last months OF these about two-thrs
Irish the remainder German The inherent hatred which
has always existed between these classes seems to have
fomened a smouldering enmity which yesterday found
vent in open warfare Early this wr difficulty occur
red between German and rishman, in which the latter
received stab which, however, resulted in serious injury
This further intensified the feeling of hatred between
the Cels and Teuons which still increased a
few days ago by another difficulty between of the ring
leaders of the respective parties in which number OF
Irishmen the of their elbwcountryman, and
inflicted punishment upon his opponent AS late
Wednesday, lrlshman and German encountered each
other and the former asked the latter for drink of
which he carried in cup. On being refused he attacked
the German and scu1e ensued during which the Irish
thoroughly worsted. The result of these Skin
mishes led a determination both sides to test the
physical strength of their opponents in free fight. At
about o'clock yesterday morning the Germans formed
line oppose expected attack from the 1rs who had
determined to make short work of the affair The rishmen
obtained green vail which they secured to pole, and
charged upon the Teutonic works. when ndscrimnae
fight ensued The Irshmen broke open the toohoue and
Selling every available implement rallied to the basement
of the main building whittier the Germans had reeated for
protection They broke the mprovised barricade and
barring the preclude interference fought with
desperate will The life of of the clerks saved by
the courage of the late superintendent Bergens son. who
protected him with pistol against the Infatuated mob In
the morning Acting Superintendent John H Ank endeav
ored maintain order among the emgrans but being
able do he the Twelfth Precinct for assistance
This responded to by the return of squad of nine
policemen, this being all the force that Captain Bennett
could muster Dspachng these to the island he egraphed
headquarters for force of one hundred On reach
ing the island they Immediately charged upon the rioters
where they had collected in the basement and speedily pac
fed their warike instincts with their uplifed clubs and
scattered them the island. Detachments from the
Seventh Tenth, Eleventh. Seventeenth Eighteenth, Nine
teenth Twentyfrst Twentythird and Twenty Pre-
cncs began to arrive who under command of Captains Ben
nett Huchin and jameson took charge of the island The
oter were speedily captured Identified and placed
in cells Of hospital where go imprisoned. At 81
O'Clock John Macarthur detective of considerable expert
ence arrived and set about eretng the leader in the
movement One Brennan, known the island as the "Bar-
racks Lonnger together with Franz Rudolph Hner were
lodged IN the cells on suspicion At Inspector Waing
arrived at which time quiet had been comparatively