Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25

THE recent explosion of the govern ment offices at Westminster. continues to be the all absorbing topic in London, and there IS considerable bad feeling toward the United States for what they call the public countenauce and en- co1ragement which IS given 10 the New York Irishmen, who approve of the diabolcal act. That the Irish people are ground down and made to bear the bitter yoke of servitude there can be no doubt. That their condition is pitiable in the extreme, put few on this side of the water will pretend to deny, yet tho committing of Phenix Park murders and the blowing up of government buildings IS not the way to redress their wrongs, and such proceedings S1ll be condemned not only ID tine United States but throughout the civilized world. The great trouble with the Irish people is theIr pugnaeious disposition: their want of calm, sober judgment, 10 carry them safely through trying emergencies. Pommeling man over the head and face, and joining ID riOtous and law less acts does DO good to the cause su dear to every IrIsh citizen. The thousands of dollars squandered by the so-called leagues in the Irish cause are worse than thrown away; it was mostl, drawn from a class of pour people whose hearts were right, but who could ili afford Co contribute their hard earnings to associations which have aggravated rather, than amelicrattd the sufferingt of the Irish people. That the syn pathies of the people of the United Stats are with that unfortunate people, there can be To doubt, but they cannot e1pect s!---reshv with acts of lawless ness. II the Iris ! people vOuhd ~-i. stop to consider what such rash act, will lead to, if they would only act wit moderation and judgment, how mucl more good they could acc rmplish fu that unfortunate people. Bad as IS th, condition of the Irish tenantry, it hfs been worse; the amended land law certainly an improvement over the ol, law which was so unjust as to be almos beyond endurance. Let the Iris people go on with their fgl for better, more liberal and nor, just laws, but let them do by fair and honorable meaus Had they the power and the militar skill they could right their wrongs wit. the sword, but they have neither. It D. patent to all reasonable and thinkiu, men that there are no reasohabl grounds for expecting relief by an int,s tine War. They have no resources c men or money to warrant them in sucl an undertaking. Then why not druI such ideas altogether, and instead c urging the people on 10 acts of violene, | teach them moderation; teach them [, go to work and do the best they cai with the means at hand; to study econo
 
 live honora5ly and for the time beiu. to obey the laws however odious au. oppressive they may be. If they woul. pursue such course they could gaiI strength and the respect and sympath. Jt the English tenantry, who wUui, soon find that their interests were no and they would be only tO, ,lad to join forces with them and woil Tor nIore liberal and just laws for th, poor tenantry of the entire kingdom Let the Irish people who have mad, homes in the United States send what ,yer money they can spare direct [, heir friends in Ireland instead of send ug it to useless land leagues, or othe io-called leagues which pretend to b, iOing service in the cause of Ireland lnen they will know that what the! nay contribute will go to those who meet [, and where IL cannot fail to do good
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