The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-01
COMMON SENSE TOR IRIs.IuEM
Why 1Iay NOT the Great md Good lIonnrch
Of Germany be the LiboratDr Of Ireland
German and Irish Interests Identical,

German and Irish Interests Identical.
10 he Edit0y Of ne sun
SR; "!t may appear an unu5upl thing to re-
oeiye letter from me- bn, as the Vicar on earth OF
God and peace, caunot do less than offer ry Lodi
alton Aud then, after dwelling on lie terrible
consequences OF the present war between to Two
great European ugtions, It further says: "Ny me.
diSion IL lat of sovereign, whose small dominion
eIcitos no Jealousy, and Nho inspires confidence by
the moral aAd re,rious influence he personiecs y
These are the words addressed By our Holy Father
II, Rome OnFy COD bless lln) to the King Of Pius.
sia, the greatest Protestah. monarch on earth
And wnst is the Kings answeri 1t is such, in
words nnd sense, as u vlallege the admiration OF
tie entire Catholic world 1t is no. the boDlbastic
answer OF the Il. ld OF mighty nation, flushed with
series OF recent victories over a great 10 iitary
naticn. No II IL moro Me an answer OF true son
OF our Church willing TO leave the settlement Of
thiS terrible Fl ggc 10 tire arbitration Of the Pope
re IL uaIt OF tie an. yer: -. Gln not surprised
but profoundly " wed a. toe touching WORT. Traced
by your hand Thsy ca -e the Voice Of God and OF
Peace to be heard. How could my heart refuse to
lien to so powerful an appcalt God witnesses
that neither ln1r NJ peOple desired to provoke this
war AnD further on IF your Holiness could
offer me rom him, who so UNEXPECTEDLY declared
war, "'uranc'' q sincerely pacific dispositions
aud GUARANTEES against . similar attempt upon the
pc zee and tranquility OF Europe, l. certainly viii not
Do who Will reius to receive them from your on
cradle hands, united - | am win yoL in bJnds v (
Christi CHAR and eincrro friendship"
Really nop words Let us honor tho X OF
groat rOtestan' nation who will address such an
answer to lie Pouo For. no matter hn much
our symp4t'y may be VITA tho French people, 1t
cannot no" and lonceiorn be with the head ol that
noble nation, tor no mas betrayed aDd forsakcn oar
Holy lathcr ~ the hour Ot need, at a tine wien
support an' aid was Hu1 is greatly needed by with.
III wing the iow thousand soldiers from Rome who,
although An ample security Tor the pOpo agans, tho
enemies Of our Church. would be of but very little
material 90 In tie treme doui and gigantic war a,
How Wa'ei In Frat co. For IL must he said IN tie
saetY and salvation Of The empire iNIUOieuu's En-
uro) must depend on the small former garrison OF
RDrU, then thO case OF Frince Is hopeless indeed =;
aud as Napoleon (rot the French uation) was tho
a".lcSsOf IN THIS war Napoleon ought never to nave
commenced H. Il ms preparations Tor the STRIFE were
not such as to make his success cortain.
And Why look down upon the German puOplo with
suorn OF malcct This war 81 ely giyes us ample
PROOF that tney ar" great In var as well Ia peace.
II NJ people divided ln religion, being A'so q great
part atholic-ke, Tor instance, Bavaria, the Hc,n.
l'h Provinces, Eastern PRUSSIA, a.. various ether
parts Of Germany.
A. have tr,yel 4 oItenaivey IN Germany I N
allie 10 speak from experience. also found in q,
many grea. many admirers Of the lrIsh pcupis: and
only 100 often changed by the unireniieuss OF some
OF our ignorant classes in tbs country
And VINO FuOW@t May not tho salvation OF Trc.
land bo found In the powerful aid ui the German
Heopie, sometime hereafter, Instead, OF anywhere
olsoi i IA true, they are not great naval power
yet, hut time. Bismarck, aud the hos i!y OF Elglnd
may change all this very soon.
Got knows ! am n true Irishman, ready nj any
time to lay down my lie 1t the uitr OF lrifu liOcrtv
and would as freely emhI .ce Germ ana a. tho liu-
bla. May my cuuntrymen think likoYi ., and act In
friendship and good VIII to"ard all nations alike,
bnd SUI ely the least toward the GerG.an peppe.
A Coon IRISH CATHOLIC AND TRUE FEsIAs,