The Irish standard., 1898-06-18


insulting reference to Irish-American
citizens.
Instead Of commenting upon the Of
Tense offered by the unprincipled Brit
ish politician and his new-found adj
hercnts, we produce the following from
the Chicago Chronicle, representative
American organ of public opinion:
He assumes that no other electors in
this country save those of Irish birth
and lineage would oppose his plan to
make the republic a cat s-paw for Brit
ish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Does he forget
that with practical unanimity the po-
lltical parties in this country time and
again. with more insistence than they
ever asked freedom for Cuba, demanded
home rule for Ireland? Rather Than
grant q reasonable plan for Ireland,
freely accorded to Canada, Australia.
New Zealand and other countries under
the British crown, Joe Chamberlain de-
serted the Liberal party under Gladstone
and became Tory OF Tories. Does he
think that the people of the United
States were deliberately indulging in
mere flapdCodle when with substantial
accord. reiterated year after year, they
asked for simple justice to Ireland9
Does lie suppose that nobody in America
save lrshmen remember the persistent
refusal of Great Britain to heed The
petition of the United States, inof1icially,
out none the less sincerely, expressed?
hey asked no more of Great Britain
for the island it has continuously Or
pressed than Canada enjoyed, and Great
Britain refused. When the United
States found Spain unwilling to give
freedom to Cuba they turned their guns
against that inhuman monarchy There
is no present indication that they will
fight with England for Irish freedom
but such an event is far more probable
than the United States will enter into
any such alliance as Tory Chamberlain
proposes.
IN America it is not question of the
Irish vote. The mass of population in
America is drawn not from the British
isles, but from all Europe. If Mr..
Chamberlain is considering the natural
effect i'll America of his plan to use this
country as a jackal for the British lion
he must look beyond the Irish vote.
whose hostility he is right in assuming.
We have larger German vote, q large
Bohemian, Polish, Scandinavian vote.
We have an Italian, French, Greek
vote. And we have a decisive factor,
not at ali in the hollow of Chamberlain's
hand, though he assumes as much, an
American vote No one in official DO
sltlon in America has answered Mr..
Chamberlain's whistle. Some Repub-
lican presses havd responded, but they
have little character and less influence.
We found England a hard master,
but VIC revolted and had ample revenge.
We found her bitter enemy, but when
Jackson destroyed Pakenham's army be-
low New Orleans we enjoyed ample
satisfaction We found her a treachcr-
Gus neutral, longing for our permanent
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and fitting out priv
ateers to prey upon our commerce. but
when we were through with our do
nestle trouble we gained the Geneva
award. We can easily forget all this
and pursue amicable trade relations with
a very good customer. But when il
comes to a proposition that we shall set
up with Great Britain in the business OF
suhjugating weak nations Chambcllf>s:
whistles down the wind.
No plan of the kind will come from
the Democratic party in America. 1t is
too patriotic for that. If the Repul;-
lican party wish to test home sentiment
on Chamberlain's jug-handie pipe dream
let it openly espouse it that it may be
passed on at the coming congressional
elections.