Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-21
THE IRISH QUESTION.

Rights OF A23efGcG1I Citi=epS-H6aC LdtU is
Administered in ireland and England
The Nobility and Gentry of EnaLand-
Chdstising the Aag6o-Sacon Journalists
on This Side of sEe atlantic.
To the Editor of the GLOBE:
The Minneapolis Evening Journal in a
recent issue relieved itself of a good deal
of editorial bile in connection with the
trial of O'Donnell, the slayer of Carey.
The immediate cause of the bilious pull
ing of this abortive little twilight nuisance
is found in the great mass meeting of
Irishmen held in Chicago on Monday last,
''to respectfully ask the United States gov
eminent to secure fair trial for O'Don-
nell, he being an American citizen"
These proceedings, according to the Jour-
nal imbecile, were sheer nonsense because,
forsooth, "the United States governm emit
will not interfere in the local administra-
ton of justice in England" Does the even
ing luminary mean to tell us that the United
States government has no right to inter-
fere in the administration of law in Eng
land or any other country to secure for
an American citizen an impartial trial?
Well, we are quite willing to accredit Edi-
tor Shaw large amount of wind hypocri-
sy and ignorance, but we cannot believe
that his intellect is so impaired Or his ig-
norance SO gross as to seriously deny or
call into question a principle which lies at
the foundation of national as we'll as inter-
national law, a principle which is so dear
to all nations, and which is defended and
enforced by all governments. No, we
rather believe it was inherent viciousness
and bigotry that impeIled Shaw
to make such senseless re-
marks and such an idiot of himself. He
knows we'll, or at least ought to know, that
svery nation is bound to afford protection
to its citizens, to secure for them not only
at home, but in foreign lands, justice and
fair play. The fulfllment of this duty is
as essential for the existence and greatness
of a nation as are the heat and light of the
sun for the life and growth of tropical
flower. As far as International law is con-
cerned it does not matter whether a oiti-
zen, accused of crime in foreign coun-
try, is guilty or not guilty. That is a
thing to be determined without fear or
favor by the proper tribunals. But what
is of paramount Importance, and what is
rightfully claimed by the friends of
O'Donnell is that the United States govern
ment should take such steps in the matter
as to satisfy itself of the fairness and i'm
partIality of thesstribunal before which one
Of its citizens is to be tried. Such action
is the ordinary duty of any country whose
citizen is to be tried by foreign tribunal,
even when there is not the slightest sus-
picion of injustice being done. If this is
the duty of country in these circum-
stances how necessary and imperative must
1t be to take all precautions against in
Justice and foul play when they are not
only suspected bat openly and avowedly
practiced and defended. Within the last
few years we have had almost innumerabIe
examples of the prostitution of Justice in
connection with alleged Irish crimes. We
know that several hundred men and even
ladies were cast into prison in Ireland
without being even accused of the
most trivial offense. The pasttime of
wholesale imprisoning will be varied oo-
casionally by the introduction of daegers.
bayonets and buckshot. These blood.
guilty monsters orster, Spencer and
Trevellyan-took tiendish delight in let.
ting loose their rufianly police and soldiers
to shoot, stab, murder and massacre not
only peaceable men but even women and
children. AS one instance out of many wa
may remark that on one occasion a police
man in the county Mays ran his sword
through the heart of little girl twelve
years old. simply because local land
league meeting being stopped and dis