The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-27
OPPOSED TO AN ALLIANCE
ST. PAUL FRESHMEN TAKE NO
STOCK IN II
Ears-Cuba's Condition Describ-
ed Mt Market Hall as Better Than
That of Ireland Under British
Misrule-ResOIutiO Are Passed
DenOuncing Proposed Alliance.

MisruIe-ResOluttOn Are Passed
DenOuncing Proposed Alliance.
Ireland's great struggle of q hundred
years ago for her liberty from English
rule was commemorated last night with
rousng centennial celebration at
Market hall. Several hundred people
were in attendance. The, hall was
| handsomely decorated with the en-
blems Of the United States and the
Emerald Isle. From the arch over the
stage We're hung two huge American
flags and on either side of them were
draped the green flags Of Ireland From
| the center of the stage flies a huge
emblem of the United Irtshmen waved.
while small flags of all descriptions
| were scattered about and in front of
the foot lights were potted plants and
palms.
e. j. Cannon, president Of the county
branch of the A. o. H, presided and
after a number of selections by the A
| .. III. band, gave a short opening adj
dress in which he stated the object OF
| the meeting. He said, in brief:
we meet tonight to do honor to the
| heroes Of 1898. A hundred years ago
tonight, on that little isle across the
water, men lay dead and dying because
| they dared strike blow for liberty.
We meet tonight as American citizens.
not to make threats, but to do honor to
the dead. After so long a time and
after peoples and nations have become
so much advanced it is we'll that we
forget that those men were classed as
rebels, for they were not, in fact, they
We're heroes. Those people struggled
for their liberty While the old world
looked on and the new world offered
all 1T had at that time, tears and pray-
ers. Todav another isle is in trouble
and our nation, then a babe, now
giant, raises its arms and announces
that the tyranny of Spain in Cuba must
stop, and it is the honor of this coun-
try to strike the first blow to break the
bonds of servitude in a strange coun-
try" ~
After Mr. Cannon had finished he
introduced Rev. J. J. Keane, of Mime
apolis. Rev. Keanes subject was the
Heroes of 49,. and he said in part:
Il can hardly voice the sentiments
of Mr.. Cannon when he says that we
| are not here to make threats. Posi-
bly, it should not be carried that far,
but if there is anything that would
! nerve me to threaten, it would be the
thought that possibly those threats
! might result in the freedom of the EN-
erald isle. There is more want in
Ireland today than in afflicted Cuba,
for in that isle across the sea 300 00)
! people are actually starving. If there
is anything equal to that in Cuba then
all horror to the United States for TAX
ing up arms il her defenSe I have
! nothing but admiration for the United
Irishmen that fought for their liberty
and 1reland's freedom in 1885, They
were driven to Go as they did by the
tyranny CT England, and row we hear
of a union between this country and
England. May il never he, fer it was
- ~ IY,;o
| the. American eagle should wave to-
gether.
History tells T.; that these men of
hundred years 60 wsre defeated. Pos
siby they Were. silenced, but never de-
feated, for the spirit of the uprising of
'eS lives toda..', and will live until the
hopes CT tie men who lost their Ives
at that time are realized. The re-
beliion of rs was the r suit of English
msrule. For more than;,200 years in
justice had been systemized. The
treatment that had Keen accorded The
Irish people was shame to civiliZa-
ton. 1t may be possible that the
scenes of blood will never be revived
but the spirit of that time lives today.
and I rope to live to see the day that 1
can step en- the green of Dublin and
see the green f1ag waving in the b-esze
over a liberated isle" ~
At the C ose of R,v. Keare's "a ,ess
| a resolution was presented and imam
imously adop ed protesting against the
proposed alliance of England and the
United States, and calling on all Amer
leans 10 disbelieve the statements taat
ale circulating to the effect that Eng
land is the only European rover in
sympathy with the United States.
In addition to the addresses there
were a number of musical selections
given, and among those that appea e
were John F. Gehan, baritone solo; E.
Z. Bolton, cornet solo; the Hayden
trio, instrumental selection, and vo-
cal 500 by Mss Mile Po.tgieser NJ
J. est 10 a so gave n TT talk. TIE
reetiCg closed with tie singing of
Among those that occupied seats on
the platform with Chairman Cannon
were M. J. Costello, r. R. K ne. John
Cavaraugh, Mr.. Slavin, Rev. FIR.
Keare ard James F. Ma!oney.