The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-08
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
THE IRISH.
a FIain Talk 40 the People by
Secretary Forster,

New York, 6.-HerGLd's Tullsmore:
FORSTER nade here to-day, very i'm
portant speech, to the crowd assembled
OUTSIDE OF the hotel. He said that the
reason ne had undertaken q personal
| Visit 20 tne town was TO rec for himself
whether the stories which come to Dub
i'h castle were exaggerated. He was
sorry ne had found them TO q great ex-
tent true: The reslt OF bis inspection
on MS mind, was that the people bad it
IN their power to stop the outrsges which
olsgraced the name OF Ireland, and
which would not happen in Great
Britain, or on the continent. There
were no more courageous men in the
werld in battle than the Irish.
Here voice interrupted him:
soft solder, release the prisoners"
Forster continued: But there is one want
among the Irish people namely, the
determination to stand against the ma
Jorlty around them, or even against the
noisy and violent minority. Those who
eomi-It the outrages are broken down
men, and violent, reckless boys.
Whether you stop them or not, it is the
duty of government to do so. 1t is es-
pecially my duty, and stop them we will.
1nstlgstors of the outrsges have several
powers to contend with, namely the Irish
government, though perhaps they think
they can defy that; also the imperial
government and the people of Great
Britain. But they have also a stronger
force, the force of Gods law, which
says that the man who tries To
injure bis neigh bors-(s voice inter-
rupt!ng) "ThAt is the landlords"
Forster, continuing: There may be bad
landlords, but that does not excuse the
burning of houses, the torturing of ami
mails. the killing of men. a voice: Who
did that but the soldiers and police?
Forster then went On to speak Of his ex-
perlence years ago In Ireland, when a
young man. his determination then
was to get alterations in the laws. He
spoke Of his present joy to see the change
accomplished and of his belief that in
five years, perhaps in less, it will be &C.
knowledged to be Il great benef-
cial change in the agricultural in
dustry Of ireland. Forster then
referred to his visit to the death bed of
Morony, the memory of which he said
would remain throughout his life. call
on you to do what you can to stop these
things. He continued, let me say one
word about the English people. There
is no ill-feeling in England toward Ire
land. We know that you have been in
. misera6ly and badly governed county;
that the English government Of past days
has done many cruel and very unjust |
things to Ireland, and has allowed many
to be done. We wish to undo that, and |
make you prosperous, rich and powerful,
Is ourselves, but we view these terrible |
outrages and hardly know how to do 80.
l will conclude with the words I have
often read. "G7d save Ireland" words |
which sometimes end letters, telling |
me l must have a bullet through nv
head or go to place warmer than we are |
in now. say God save Ireland, too,
but from the man that makes that threat.
God save Ireland from cruel men,
graspinE landlords, rack-renting land |
lords, dishonest tenants and midnight |
God save Ireland from the |
pe,tience which wAlketh at noon and the |
terror which stesleth at night, and be- |
lieve God will save Ireland, for with ell |
her faults the amount of virtue among
The Irish people, the love of country aud |
Of family, which are abiding virtues |
that do much 10 save 9 country, will |
enable Gods laws to be respected |
A voice: what about the prisOners7 |
Let out the suspectsp' Mr. Forster:
Well, now you AK about the suspects.
Cries, 'hear, hearty As soon as we |
Fan fairly say that Outrsges have ceased,
hat men are not ruined, not MANNED,
not murdered for doing their duty, or
what they have the legal right to do.
The suspects will be released. Forster
then retired and the crowd dispersed. |
The above are extracts only from long /
address. which was listened to in the I
main with deep interest and silence. 1t |
created most profound sensation in the |
Of the country town to which |
It WAS addressed, and will make doubt
esS an equally profound and universal
sensation throughout the whole of Ire. |
and when published tomorrow.