The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-06-04
A PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT

we publish elsewhere in this issua q
memorial to President Mckinley and tho
congress of the United States from the
Impoverished people of the West of Ire
i'.ho VINO are suffering from the pangs
OF hunger and treated with cruel indif-
ference by the British government
which has overtaxed their country some
Twelve million dollars year. Accord
ing to the report of the royal commits
sion. 1t is reported that Michael Davitt
VIII be the bearer of the net;tion ~
washington. After enumerating the
many evils resulting from British mis-
government in Ireland, the petitioners
pray that the President and Congress- of
the United States come to their aid To rid
them of British oppression; and entreat
them not to entertain any question Of an
Anglo-American alliance that does NOT
include the abandonment of tho nros.
ent hateful system of misgoyernmont
ana organized famine in Ireland" and
the establishment Of that national self
government which Mr.. Gladstone did his
utmost to grant the Emerald Isle,
Inc Dublin Freemans Journal. in
drawing attention to the memorial saws
of it editorially:
"'The appeal is made to Freedom law
ing and iustice-enforcing America for
mat moran support in the vindication Of
lreland's national rights, which in the
present stage of the worlds history
would be as effective with England as an
armed invasion. The memorial has it's
origin in Mayo as the Land Leag1e had
us origin IN Mayo. 1t is to be hoped
that it will be extended to the other
counties and assume national dimen-
sions. Its presentation by Mr.. Dayitt
to tho President of the United States
cannot fail to be memorable event Rv
next autumn in all human probability
the war between America and Spain will
have ended in the overwhelming tri
umph of America. The liberation of
Cuba will have been added to the SER
vices which the great Western Renub1ic
mas rendered to the cause of suffering
humanity AT such time tho appeal
from Ireland will OPPORTUNITY arrive.
and can hardly fail of it's effect Tho
great and disciplined army of Irish
Americans, more Irish than tho Irish
themselves, who have so long done the
work and made the wealth and fought
the battles Of the States, and proved in
the free land Of their adoption the stuff
OF which they are made. will to a man
stand by the old land Of their love, In
the moment Of victory. when America
has successfully matched her growing
strength against what was once the.
chief State of Europe America will be
i'll the spirit to listen, favorably to Ire
lands prayer for mediation with Great
Britain"
Tho great OBSTACLE in the way of an
Anglo-American allia9ce is the opposi-
ton it will encounter from the Irish
American citizens Of this republic. They
will fight with all their might against
any Britisli-American treaty, while their
kindred at home are Suffering from Brit
ish oppression andndying Of hunger in a
land of plenty. Assthe, Rocky Mountain
News jrsii, puts It; IA unicn with Ire
land that demands IAN larmed constabul-
airy nearly as large as. the entire stand
ing army of the United States. with
$4,000 red coated soldiers in barracks to
assist tho constabulary when needed is
as odious as was Spains union Will,
| Cuba. Ii Ireland were as close to the
United States as is Cuba. the cruelty of
English rule would have called for
| American interference as loudly us has
the cruel reign of the Spanish
America should be slow to enter into
an alliance with Great Britain as long
as Ireland is SO misgoverncd This re-
\ public would deserve the excavation of
tho Irish race ii it went into partner
ship with England to fight other nations
with which the latter is at enmity and