Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-01
NOTES AND o. Unions.
GERMAN AND IRISH PROTESTS


In 1896 hundreds OF thousands of
German American citizens who had
never before voted the Republican tick
et supported William Mckinley. under
the delusion that the English financial
system would be best for America
Some Irish-Amcrican voters were SIM
ilarly deceived. We now see an awak-
eninE among our citizens of German
blood which augurs i'll for the future
success of the plutocratic political pro-
gram. Without the German vote the
Republicans cannot carry any of the
great central States, and the uprising
of the Germans against the Anglo
American alliance practically in force
in the Far East seems general. Amer
lean citizens of Irish blood, too, have
an opportunity to help America, as
they have before, to secure independ-
ence from English control The San
Francisco Star says:
Historian Lecky says that the Irish
Catholics and Protestants alike, were
almost to man. with the insurgents
of the American revolution. In testi-
mony taken before n committee of the
house of commons, to inquire into the
conduct of the war Major General
Robertson deposed that lie had been
twenty-eight years in the royal service
in America. and that General Lee
(American) had Informed him that
half of the Continental army was from
Ireland Why do we cite these hstor-
ical facts? Partly because they are so
little known; principally because
the cause of the Filipino in
surgents is, in principle. iden-
teal with that of the rebels of 1776-
lSS3 in America and in 1905 in Ireland
Success in the one case and failure in
the other proves nothing against the
principle. We ask the Irish in Ameri-
ca to unite, regardless or religious diff
fcrcnccs, with other anti-impcrialists
10 demand the recall of our troops who
enlisted in war for liberation and
have been compelled to fight in a war
for cnslavement. Remember that EN-
met died the death of a traitor because
he was n patriot, and that Aguinaldo.
whether he fails or succeeds. is n pa
trioi, too. Remember. also, that the
main object of this war against free
dom is to uphold or establish the Irish
rack-rcnt system in the tropics"
The main object of all English diplo-
macy, and military and naval move
ments. is TO inveigle and force people
o: other nations and races TO surrender
the fruits of their labor to a few Lon
don inanciers who already levy trio
ute upon all the world and whose de-
sign is To increase their eXactions to
the limit of human endurance. To this
end they construct. currency systems
upon the London usurist model for all
countries. BY bribery and intimidation
the Irish parliament was induced to
violate the trust Of the Irish people and
surrender TO English politicians the en-
tire control OF their nation. BY brib-
cry and intimidation the single gold
| standard, resulting in English owner
ship and control of all of our great in
dustrics, is TO be fastened upon Ameri-
ca. But not content with this the in
! ner circle at London DEGREES that Amer
lean taxpayers shall support vast
| army and navy. which shall be used 10
eXtort London usury and rack-rent
from the teeming millions of simple
minded people in Asia and the waters
that wash the Asiatic continent. Ger
| mans know what militarism means,
and they are opposed to It, Secondar-
lily, they are opposed to the use of our
military and naval power against Ger
many and for the benefit of England. as
| has been done in Samoa And all
| thinking American citizens, when they
| consider that naturally Germany is the
| commercial and political friend Of
| America, while naturally the usury-
| controlled English government mot the
English people, is the rival. enemy and
| oppressor of America and American
ism. will join forces with the fellow
| citizens Of German and Irish blood In
an effort to shake off the grip of the
| London money power, and to drive
| from public control that money power q
puppets at the national capital.