The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-08-06
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On all secular matters as they do on reli-
sion. To show how mistaken he was
we copy the following passage-at-arms
Gu the Cuban question between two
clever pricst-editors-Rev FIR. l.. a.
Lambert, of the New York Freeman's
Journal, and Rev. FIR. d. S. Pilelan, of
the Western Waterman, of st. Louis.
FIR. Lambert, by way of rejoinder, turns
the table on his reverend friend in q
style which is worthy of his coutrover-
sial pen. Though quite long. we give
tho editorial in eXtenso as follows:
Father Phelan in his Western Watch.
man, says: Father Lambert. in Z coz
trofersy with a paper in Mexico over
the justice of tho present var yields
every Point in the Meyicuns contention,
yet insists that we hal Il right to de-
clare war because Spain persisted in
maintaining a slaugh:c" house at our
front door But, Father Lambert, who
supplied the hogs?'
Between our esteemed Mexican COL
ton of hogs. Neither his mind Eor
ours ran in that direction. He asked
what provocaton was the keeping Of a
human slaughter house at our frcnt
door, There is nothing in this reply
suggestive Of pork and consequently
the Waterman had to mutilate our
Notwithstanding out "human''-in order
to get it's favorte pigs in to provide the
music appropriate to its argument Its
method affords evidence of the influence
of environment, st. Louis being a great
pork packing center.
Our Mexican contemporary will he
greatly surprised to learn from the
Waterman that we yielded every point
IL its contention; for, although Mexi-
can he understands the American Ian
glage, as his excellent translation of our
article into pure and sonorous Castilian
proves. He will know that we did not
conccde any of his points, and that we
gave good. solid reasons why we could
not.
coming down from national ethics and
international law to plain pig, we must
submit. with the remark that it might
put its pen to better use.
1t asks, in reference to the Cuban
human slaughter house, Who supplied
the hogs" Who fed and fattcned the
hogs? Who bred and propaganda The
hogs: Who turned the hogs loose to
root in the neighbours gardeno Who are
responsible for the existence of those
raZor-backed nuisances, impossible to
capture and exterminate only by The
rifle?
TO this long list of porcine interroga-
tlves the Waterman. fearing we might
give wrong reply, gives the following
answer: We raised and propagated them
In our front parlor, and have no reason
to complain OF the slaughter house at
our front door
10 this we demur. But let us proceed
in order and ask. what hogs? In a gen.
eral way we may say that there are three
kinds Of people in Cuba-American SOL
dicrs. Spanish soldiers and native Gu
bans. Which of these are the hogs? We
assume for arguments sake that the
Waterman does not mean the Ameri-
cans or the Spaniards. The native Gu
bans. then, are left. and they are divided
INTO insurgents and reconcentrados
These are the Watchman's hogs, several
hundred thousands of whom have been
put to death by starvation and the rifle.
These are the razor-back nuisanccs that
are to be extermnatcd. according to
| Watchman and Spanish policy This
policy is to be executed at our front
door, and the American people are cx-
pccted to look ON this Wholesale exter-
mination Of the people and say nothing
and do nothing Nay. they have been ex-
pected to be a party to the bloody in
fanny by using our navy to prevent those
devoted victims from obtaining the
means to defend themselves For 10
years, from 1868 to 1878. our navy did
this kind of work, and for the last three
years 1t has done it. Must the Ameri-
can people continue in this participa-
ton? May they not say the slaughter
must be stopped?
Ah but we must observe international
law. An international law that compels
nation to look on, In it's immediate
neighborhood. at atrocities that cry to
heaven for vengeance. and not raise a
hand to end them when able to do so. is
law inspired by Satan. Better revert
to more mercful barbarism that knows
not international law. Better that ma
tions live isolated than to combine in
crimes against the laws of nature and
of God.
Now that we know that the Watch
mans hogs are the native Cubans, We
can consider some of the questions rela-
tive to them.
Who bred and propagated the hogs?
The fact that they are of Spanish blood
and language answers the question.
Who turned the hogs loose: Spanish
disagreement.
Who are responsible for their exist
ence?
Nature and Spanish philoprogenitive-