The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-29
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with their IDEAS, OF 10 polnt out VIC III
efficiency of the plans of another, even
though they aim at the same result, fire.
quently become over-zealous, and do
and say things which recoil upon their
own heads, inasmuch as it Injuries the
general subject in which all are inter
ested. O'Donovan Rosa, IN the last is
sue of his United Irishman gives a fresh
example.
Ever since have heard and read OF
Rosa l have admired him. His fearless
denunciations of English tyranny and
treachery, his promptness in showing
up the traitors in the ranks of the re-
formers, and his senslbleness In declar-
ing that the parliamentary wing of the
Irish agitators is inadequate to-the task
of liberation, have made me admire and
reverence the man. But he has gone
too far this time in his pursuit of one OF
the men who sees fit to differ with his
ideas-and with mine, for that matter
In fact 30 hot has Rossa made the chase
this time that he has forgotten himself
and poured his fire into his own ranks,
and laid himself open to the charge oi
gross Inconsistency, which is an awk-
ward position for a radical reform
teacher to be in.
The subject upon which Rosa has
wandered is that Of Thomas BrenDan's
lectures. He evidently has not heard
Brennan, and has not been correctly in
formed as to what the young man says,
or the same tone is not maintained by
Mr.. Brennan at all times. Rosa assails
Brennan because "he would take the
democracy of all nations on his shoul-
ders." Those who heard Mr.. Bennan's
lecture in this city know that he took
Just the opposite stand at that time; and
those who read the issue of this paper
just subsequent to the lecture will re-
member that it was because Mr.. Bren-
nan talked of race war in Great Brit
ain, and attempted to shut the eyes of
his hearers to the fact that the oppres-
sion of one class by another is world
wide, and not confined to Ireland, that
he was criticised in these columns. 1t
makes no difference at this time whether
Rossa is mistaken concerning the ex-
pressions and views of Brennan or not.
There can be no mistake in interpreting
the language of Rosa in his last issue.
Surely We have. enough, and too
much, to do to rid Ireland of the En-
glish, to concern ourselves with the
! business of humanity at large. Human
itY at large gives US no aid in our strug-
gle, and we would be certifying ourselves
as fit candidates for Bedlam or the Bal
linasloe lunatic asylum if we 60 off the
old track to preach up the doctrines of
social rights and the beauties of cosmo-
politanism." Thus talks the man who
has taken shelter from British tyranny
under the wing of humanity at large"
If Rosa can get along so we'll without
the aid of humanity at large" why does
he not plant his Office on Irish soil and
issue his blood and thunder denuncia-
tions of the devils who misgovern and
pillage his native land?
/ will not needlessly bring out the
proof that the poor of every land are
the slaves of the rich and powerful. If
Rosa don't know this, he will fall very
far short of his work as humanitarian.
The question now to be settled is; Have
the Irish people conducted their strug-
gle with British tyranny so far without
aid from the people Of other countries
and can they reasonably hope for sue,
cess without continuation of that as.
sistance-moral and substantial?
That portion of the query which re,
lates to the past needs no answer. We
all know-whether we are Irish or not
that had it not been for the substan.
tisl sympathy of other peoples with the
sufferings of Ireland, every person who
had dared to oppose, in Ireland, the will
of English despots, would have been
starved or hanged. We also know thai
it is this international feeling of brother,
hood which has taken firm root among
the masses of every enlightened country
which checks the desire of despots oi
I every country to completely subject and
degrade its common people; and which
has provided a firm foothold for the
banished and hunted champions of the
peoples rights. No man should know
this better than Rossa.
have no word TO say in praise of the
rulers of any country. They are alike
with similar opportunities. | speak Of
humanity at large" that element which
every despot respects, in greater OF
lesser degree, through fear of its power
O'Donoyan Rosa should know that other
peoples besides the Irish loye freedom
and have and will die for it. He must
also learn that there are English born
subjects Of Great Britain who hate its
despotism with bitterness rs great as his,
he should know th4 this fact causes the