The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-06-25
NO ENGLISH ALLIANCE FOR HIM.

The eloquent congressman from Mis-.
! souri,, Hon. Champ Clark, is not charm
ed with the proposed alliance with
Great Britain. He does not want fine
American eagle to aid the British lion
IN its depredations, and is strongly on
posed to the United States being made
a Jackal for that lordly beast in his
predatory expeditions against other ma
lions. The professions of friendship
by unprincipled British statesmen ,iko
Chamberlain are taken at their trna
value by the patriotic Missourian He
does not believe in entering into part
nership with England against Germanv
ana Russia, with which this country
has always maintained cordial rela-
eions' and he pays no attention to the
reports emanating from London about
the hostile feelings of the German en-
pre- toward the United States,
In the great speech delivered NV Mr.
Clark in congress on the annexation Of
hawaii, he referred as follows to the
Ango-American alliance:
An alliance with England! Hav:
gentlemen considered what q p,rtner.
snip with that quarrelsome nation
means? 1t means that our armies
would soon be fighting against the
French in Africa. against the Russians
IN Afghanistan. against the Germans in
emma, against the Japanese in Core,
against the Italians in the Mcditerrane-
an, against the Austrians On tho Dam
ube and against the Turks in the Gold
EN- Horn. The best Eloo,l of Americ,
would enrich foreign soil from tile Pm
JAP TO st. Petersburg and from the Cane
OF Good Hope to the land of the mid
hlght sun. That is jingoism ln mad.
is not that a ravishiuS picture? What
mothers and fathers arc willing to sac
rifice their sons? Who is going TO nav
the piper for such wild danceo How
can we be made happier. more prosper
GUS or more puissant by such an amax-
ing performance?
llmc ana again we have expressed
our sympathy with downtroddcn Ire
laild by speeches, by resolutions, by
public meetings, by large contributions
OF cash. by every other method known
among men short of sentling an army
for her liberation. In fact, the arn,cl
enemies of Great Britain have found a
great deal of substantial aid in This
country. Now as part and parcel of
inns fantastic, srotesque and suicidal
Jlnso scheme. we arc to Join hands with
the merciless oppressors of the Irish
race. God forbid that we should Eo
such bowling idiots. The proper ool
icy for us to pursue is to do what wo
nave always done. attcn. strictly tn
our own business and let the old world
take care OF itself, fight its own battles
and settle its own bills"
In his speech at the banquet of the
Knights OF st. Patrick in St. Louis en-
the 18th of last March. Mr.. Clark show
ed his familiarity with Irish history
and recited in eloquent words the pal
liant deeds of the sons of Ireland in the
cause OF American liberty when as
sailed by pertidious England. In that
speech he said that if one would wish
to see what a blight AMI whitening
curse to country bad government Is
he should visit Ireland and gaze upon
the wretchcd condition of its dwjndln~
population. No wonder ('hon,, C,,r,,
is opposed to joining hands with 1.-THE
mcrclless oppressors of the Irish race
There are other Americans ready to re-
peat his entmcnts before the unhoic
alliance ever becomes an accomplished
fact.