The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-23
ARMED POLICE SENT TO STOP THEM
Frustrated by the Bold Attitude
of Father Lynskey.
The REMOVAL OF two MAGISTRATES
0'Brien Deposed for Sympathy
with the Transvaal.

Dublin Castle, when not vindictive
and coercive, is foolish 1t might be
better to say it is at all times all three.
1t has never learned that justice and
kindness are the strongest safeguards OF
authority and that no people are more
amenablc to such influences than the
Irish. 1t is equally true that when
aroused and embittered by injustice
there is none more implacablc and un-
forgiving. Thus it is that since Richard
Strongbow landed in Ireland, more than
700 years ago, there has been perpetual
war between England and Ireland
between the Saxon and the Celt. The
latter will yet conquer and that, too in
no distant day, says the Dublin corrc-
spondent OF the Chicago Chronicle.
The blindness of the British govern
ment and its satrapy, Dublin Castle, is
phenomenal. Arrogance and greed de-
feat themselves. This will turn out to
be true in South Africa, and should
England conquer the two little repub-
lies she will only create another Ireland
"a perpetual thorn in her side. Had
England treated her Sister isle" with
humanity she might to-day have in her
strong supporter instead OF bitter
and deriding enemy. OF course, the
present attitude Of the Irish people cn-
RACES Dublin Castle and, true to its ira
ditions, it overridcs even its own laws
and tries to crush out public sentiment
and prevent public action by force and
repression of free speech. 'Tis strange
it does not remember that the centuries
are witness to its failures in these lines.
The United Irish League just now is
its pet aversion, and it is not easy to
understand why. 1t is not not rcvolu-
tionary movement in the sense that it
wishes to upset British authority; it is
directed solely against greedy and op-
pressive landlordism.
| 1t is curious, therefore, that the
Castle should don its brutal and cocr-
Give armor all tade field against it.
That is the very best way to help it
along and strengthen it, for England
never arms herself in ireland except
against the people. Every Nationalist
movement in this country tllrivcs OH
Castle persecution, and the more prose-
cutions, military charges and police at
tacks are directed against the United
League the stronger it will grow.
! This Castle campaign against the
League is certain to prove futile, while
most OF its attacks will result in ridi-
cule. This was the result some days
ago, when League meeting to be held
at Carrowkecl was proclaimed-that is,
the government announced it would
suppress any such gathering. When
the day came, hundreds OF police were
at the proposed meeting place, and the
neighboring little town of Dunmorc
was, we are told, actually black with
them. The fun OF the whole thing was
that instead OF one meeting being held
there were five, and the police were
kept chasing around all day and max
ing baton charges to scatter the ubiqui-
tous Lcagucrs After last mass at Dun.
more big throng gathered in the
chapel yard and were addressed by
Father Lynskcy, the parish priest
While doing SO head constable ap-
preached and presented him with copy
OF the proclamation. To this action
Father Lynskcy replied that he was ad-
dressing his people as he had perfect
legal right to do and he would not allow
anybody, whatever might be his posi-
ton, to interfere in what he rightly
thought to be his duty, even the bullets
OF the Martini Henry rifles OF the police
would not deter him. The police would,
therefore, be good enough not to inter
fcrc with him in his observations, which
were intended for the instructions OF
the police as we'll as the people. A
scene OF wild excitement, OF course, fol-
lowed, but the head constable for the
time being dcsistcd, and the meeting
proceeded until David Sheehy, M. P,
was introduced, when the police rushed
upon him and pulled him from the steps
of the chapel yard cross, which he was
occupying as platform. Four other
meetings were held on the same day in
the neighborhood, the people when dis
persed at one point marching off to an
other place and listening to addresses
from Mr.. Havilande-B Burke and others.