Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-10-03
LIE DOCTEUR AMES.

L'ex-maire democratic lie Min
neapolis, ct ex-candidat au poste
de gouverneur de pEtat, inter
rog6 q son retour d'Europe, par
IN reporter du Tribune Star, sur
&c quill pensait de lIrlande s'est
exprim6 CONNIE suit:
My views about Ireland? Well, they
have been changed. When | left | was
prejudiced in favor of home rule, but now
I do not think the people are capable OF
ruling themselves. Some things regard
ing them have not been fully represented
and others have been exaggerated. Put
American schools in Ireland for a gene
ration or two and then they will be ready
for home rule. But now they are not
competent to undertake the task of self
government.
81 had plenty of opportunity Of study
ing the Irish question, and [ am %convinc-
ed of one thing, that Ireland is priest
ridden. Where you find the priest you
find ignorance, and where you find igno-
rance you find misery. Nothing but edu-
cation can pull Ireland out of the slough
of despond. They must first of all throw
off the priestly yoke and then seek edu-
cation. Take the Irish character where
educational facilities are equal and you
will find a bright and brilliant people.
There is no nation on earth that can bloom
quicker, or where the people are more
sagacious and keen where they have edu-
cation. They are bowed down by supers-
tition and Ignorance, and this is to be
found whereverth the priests are. The priest
power does not want the people Of Ire
land to be educated"
TRADUCTION.
"Mais vues sur lIrlande? Eh
"bien Giles ont change. Quand al
"auitt6 les Etats-U nis, j'6tais en-
"faveur du "home rule, lnais
"maintenant je ne pense pas que
"ce peuple soft capable de Sc gou-
"verner lul. meme.
"Certaines chooses lie concernant
"n'ont pas 6t6 complement repre-
"sent6es, d'autres ont Ste exag6.
"r6ee.
"Placez nos 6coles publiques en-
"lrlande pendant une on deux &C.
"n6rations ct alors ellie sera prete
"pour le "home rule. MATS main
"tenant LIE PEUPLE 1RLANDAIs NEST
"PAs COMPETENT POUR EssAYER
"D'UN CONFINEMENT PAR LUZ
"MEME.
"J'ai Gu beaucoup d'occasions
"d'Atndier la question lrlandaise
set je suis convaincu dune chose,
"c'est que rIrlande est conduite
"par les pretres.
"OU voUs TROUvEREZ LIE PRETRE
"vous TRoUvEREZ IGNORANCE ct
"oh vous trouvez ignorance vous
strouvez la misere.
"L'6ducation seule r%etirera FIR
"lande de son bourbier de d6ses
"poir ct le peuple lrlandals doit
"d'abord sECoUER LIE JoUG DU
"CLERGE ct alors rechercher pedu-
"cation.
"Prenez le caract6re irlandais Ia
"oh les facilities d'6ducation sont
"6gales q celles des autres natio-
"nalit6s ct vous t1ouverez un peu-
"ple intelligent ct brilliant.
"Il ny q pas de nation gu mon
ode qui puisse feurir plus vite ct
"dont lie peuple soft plus sagace
"que Ia nation irlandaise quand
"elle q de l'6ducation.
els ont etc tenus courb6s par la
"sUPERsTITION EFT IGNORANCE
"oU'oN RETROUvE PARTOUT GU Sc
"TROUvE LIE PRETRE.
Gle CLERGE NE vEUT PAS QUE LIE
"PEUPLE IRLANDAIs RECo1vE DE
"DUOATIoN."
N. DE LA r. Les lrlandais sont
furieux de cette attaque aussi in
quali6able qu'lmmerit6e ct nous lie
comprenons.
Dun autre cote les catalogues,
= quelque nationalit6 qu'ils appar-
tiennent ressentent vivement Pm
suite qui leur a etc fate ct beau
coup des plus ardents amis du doc
teur Ames dissent quill a en- her
son Waterloo politlque.