The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-28

~ II VI me- ~ . III SDuT
editorial in Sundays paper. entitled The
Most Striking Manifestation Of st. Patrick's
Day" there is a brief reference to what I said
In my lecture in ST. J~oseph's Church, Hoboken,
that might readily enough be misunderstood
by those who did not hear the lecture or read u
full report Of it.
! do not see how it ran he regarded as a
striking manifestation that mon OF Irish
blood should hurrah vigorously for the Stars
and Stripes and rejoice in the m OF
America. whatever form these triumphs may
take. But your article would seem to suggest
that the sentiments uttered at the various cell
ebrations to which you refer may be taken to
indicate that Irlshmen look more lentently
now than formerly on the fake professions OF
friendship for this country by England. 1
don't know how far this inference may be JUS
titled in the matter OF the speeches at the ban
duet Of the, Friendly Sons Of St. Patrick here
9p IN bbr o. although; in F ~ ]Hud dF fSd the
Sasm Of Mr.. Choate in presence Of the same
speech. no such inference is warranted.
am Enthusiastically in favor OF retaining
have no 1i.alIth whatever; in EnS!and's pr profe ei"ie
81 friendship for America. u shall always
ii9r us Is ne most marvellous thing IN. The
h tdgSTI,S Of r natiioRs; Since the fogqEdinK Of the
iStu'iiS ava y hV paw duu TsIkllSn IOll-
11s'nn S! hfEs u 1f$'lsa Isi P Sit'saas sRa 0V WIZ SH0i ns
Grahane. a member. Of the houHsSe" "f CONN Hann
mons. asserted. amid applause, that It was
d ansllsf g. s9 ofees o TG SIC psW Month had wb Spi dTS tho to
until Capt ,crowninshieId, Chief Of the Bureau
Dewey's command that fateinl day thirteen
only we're aliens. and OF these thirteen not one
But why. after all. should we blame them for
5Fs s.aaGr u sh when the the very flrst thing that An
such grave, national concern, as the Venezuelan
bouH,Sd a disPRu1te IT,, by dese1ibtpS It as twist;
both 6FsnShss ?, o. Congress f.. telling 9 cheer;
strong man to govern them" Is Mr.. Choate's
SMiTu Baysrd'sY WI What afI Is The iTsS t pl" With fn Am @as
81 Pgs7rsons ,oratG in England Il: IKE Bayard
doesn't, he is a persona non 0rata.
aa As to the ne qp %SI.S Tnf Ei1T0Pc SIn, inteEyentIon
an alliance %ica With her. William 4, stead says way ioF"
IhAvs the highest ohncial authority. both British
from NJ. HAnotauI, the French Minister Of Foreign
Affairs. for Intervention.
Count Cassinl. the Russian Ambassador at
Washington, says:
At no time was there q purpose on the part Of tho
great powers to intervene against the United States,
Secretary Hay was asked on his return from
England:
You mean 10 state positively that there was no
combined Franc. or .n Or hs..is at te e RS@ on the Part part pf Ger.
States by taking sides with Spain?
And he replied: u certainly do. Nothing
For what. then. are we to thank Englandf
Against whom are directed the irowning guns
at Esquimault, Vancouver. Bermuda Jamaica,
Quebec? Against us. Of course. Has England
dismantled these Notifications? Not at all,
She has. given us tafiy. and n section OF our
~peOple-but only q sectiOn-aro swallowing this
ant; eNpansion are putting us on u Level with
England by declaring that we are carving fire
and sword into the Philippines. When Ad-
mirnl Cornish. following the declaration Of war
1862. Gen, Draper. at the head Of :. pOO Sep0ys.
gave the city over t. pil!agc for three hours.
outraged women and robbed and murdered
tho inhabitants in the very streets" Compare
that with the heroic and humane behavior OF
while the .Filipinos arc firing on flags OF truce
and mutllating shOckingly the bodies OF our
soldiers, as In the case OF Surgeon Harry Young
oithe Utah, Artillery Division,
stated IN my lecture that lrsh-Amerlcan
soldiers are fighting as much in behalf Of ill.,
ertY now in the far-on countries ~ Asia ms
whom they fought in the swamps of tho Chick
ahominy and at Antietam, fredericksburg.
Malvern Hill, and the Wilderness to nut down
against the Shareholders consent. Irish
Americans will now. rs ever, assist and share
in the triumphs OF their adopted country in
every field: but they must be american tri-
They don't want any alliance with England.
and consider 1t a duty TO Illustrate any effort
looking to such an unholy combination:
New York. March IL. ]. N. WALL.