Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-11-25
why She Urges Soldiers Of the
Queen to Fight for the
Beers.
Daughter of a British Colonel
Hates England for Her
Cruelty.
Wants Only Home Rule and An
Irish Parliament for the
Green Isle.
ENJOYED PARNELL'S CONFIDENCE.

Here is the daughter of British Colo
mel urging British soldiers to desert to the
Boer standard and offering to lead regi-
ment of Beers into battle.
Her name is Maud Come. She is called
the Irish Joan of Arc, and is proud of the
name. Perhaps that has something to do
with her offer to ride into battle at the
head of regiment
She hates England because of the
wrongs of Ireland-not her own wrongs,
for she belongs to the favored class, and
might easily, if her heart would let her,
avert her eyes from the sufferings of the
lowly.
1t is one of Maud Comes guiding
principles that everything that embar-
rasses England must help Ireland. Hence
she has seized upon the Transvaal war as
an opportunity to undermine the fidelity
of her countrymen, among the British
troops sent against the Beers.
She has fitted from the continent to
Dublin, beauteous figure of Cassandra,
prophesying woe to the oppressor
"May God prosper the BoerP she cried
in addressing a recent meeting of Irish
men.
And as she spoke a painter might well
have caught inspiration from her for a
picture of some prophecies or of the veri-
table Joan of Arc.
"a brow crowned with halo Of golden
hair; large eyes which are now filled with
indignation, now bathed in tears Of pity;
graceful, slender and supple figure; the
gesture large and no5le; the whole APP
pearance stamped with a character OF
supreme elegance sueh Is Maud. Conner
That is a Frenchman's description,
written by La Petite Gironde, at time
when Miss Come was telling Bordeaux
about Irelands wrongs.
1t was Frenchman, too, who dubbed
her the "Irish Joan of Arc" and the
phrase lived because of its truth. Also a
Frenchman could imagine no greater
compliment.
But hear her words on British soil
flung in the face of jingo Government
"a deep debt of gratitude is due t'
those Irishmen in South Africa who hav'
Joined the Boer army.
at is terrible sorrow and humiliation
to know that there are regiments of Irisl
name fighting against the Beers, but it /
to be hoped that those soldiers, when the,
see the green flag of Ireland waving side
bv side with the banner of the Transvaal
will even at the eleventh hour remembe
that they too are Irishmenl
cat that moment may they cast OIL tn
. hideous English uniform and fight on tn
side of right and justice!
Brothers, the cause of the Transvaa
5 is our cause. All of you who are not KEEP
5 here by absolute obligations must com
: with me and fight with the Beers.
1.-THE time for our final struggle has nc
: -come. The hour is not propitious. Blu
{ down there YOU can help the cause c
( right against might. Remember tha
. every blow struck at England is for tn
r good of Ireland"
/. The British Government has learne
by experience that it is not the part
: wisdom to manufacture martyrs, and |
$ the case of beautiful and lovable woma
!. such a policy would be trebly disastrous
y So Maud Come enjoys free speech
incite British soldiers to desert the
e standard on the field Of battle and tur
!, their guns against the forces OF tn
e Queen.
She is perfectly sincere about it. ]
r her heart of hearts she believes TIL
IS treachery ceases to be crime when en-
r ployed by Irishmen against Euglan'
Every weapon she conceives to be GOO
2 one if il be used to achieve freedom ar
e avenge oppression.
What startles the English who read
the red sedition she breaches is that tn
is the daughter of the late Col. Come,
the Sixteenth Lancers, a loyal and valia
soldier of the Queen, conspicuous by h
= personal brilliancy and because he cor
= nanded a crack regiment. And abo
= ali the storm Of Mortified comment SCUM
!. the ejaculation;
2 .What would Col. Come sayl"
" And yet Maud Come is not extreme
u her demands for Ireland She profess
no desire to see the union dissolved
see Ireland nation. Home rule is 4
extent of her political dream.
Ell Let Ireland have Parliament OF b
1t own. and the Irish Joan Of Arc would
d content to see the little green island
n, mali, part Of the United Kingdom.
III II was through emotion rather IN
Us reason that this high-bred woman beca'
he a patriot when she was only girl
IT. fourteen. The spectacle of suffering Al
al wrong appealed 50 powerfully to her co.
n passion thai il captured her whole bel
and swept ali other interests out Of !
she Ms born in 1856. near she Gap