The Irish standard., 1900-09-01
Hibernians Have Been Proud of
Isolated Columbia.
TREATY WITH BRITISH GOVERNMENT
hay -Pauncefote Arrangement
and Other Matters,

AT the annual demonstration of the
"A. U. II. held in Milwaukee on Aue.
Is, the following address was delivered
by John IT, Heating. national president
OF the order:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: MY friend,
President Kelly, has honorcd mo hv
introducing me as from Milwaukee.
ana trust the day is not far distant
when the expansion of our Garden
City will pass even the frontier of the
Badger state and annexation pcrmit ia
to recognize the citizcns OF Milwaukee
as ChicAgoans.
had the pleasure Il year ago to
speak to YOU from this platform and
rcllte to you the history of the order
during the first two centuries of ira
existence. 1t afforded me much plea
sure to recount to you the splendid
achievements of the order in the isle
across the sea ana in lands other than
It's own. 1t was II grateful task TO the
| national president to recount the ef-
forts of the old society in behalf of
the Irish race. The first century from
1901 to 1901 was given to keeping
alive In the hearts Of the Gael the de-
votion to holy fnitl, which had won for
| the people of Ireland the cnmlty of the
| authors of the penal laws. The second
| century was devoted to inspiring I'm
the soul of the exile and the child of
the exile the love for the old land and
the interest in the welfare of her peo-
pie. then took the opportunity of re-
lating to you the progress of our men,
bcrship under the banner of Friend
ship, Unity and Charity. l proudly
related the interest We had taken in
the growth and development of the
new century. What theme could be
| more cOngennl to one who loved this
land of freedom? From the earliest
days Of liberty's struggle on this con-
tinent the Irishman was in the thick
1 of the fray In the glorious struggles
from Lexington to Yorktown the Irish
| immigrant was distinguished for his
loyalty to the cause of the colonies.
Behind the cotton bales of New Or
leans he stood ready to die beside the
heroic Jackson. On the heights of
Chapultepcc he supported the dignity
of the flag and fought for all it signi-
fled. From Bull Run to Appomattox
he gave his best and bravest effort to
save the Union for the benefit of hui
manfty. How splendid n record! How
stirring story! Thousands of leagues
divided him from loved Innisfail, but
within the shores of Columbia he
found all he prayed for across the sea,
and his love was intensified by the fact
that the foe who devastated "Erin of
the Streams was the enemy of the
land of his adoption.
Today, however, the Hibernian, the
most representative citizen Of the Irish
Immigrant to whose record and devo.
tion have referred, is depressed with
prophetic misgiving. He looks back
over two centuries Of toll and glory
won. He rcjoices in two centuries of
| accomplishment and standing on the
threshold of the new century he nerves
himself anew for future effort in be-
| half Of faith and race. He is proud Of
the flag. To him and his it was a
| beacon of light and hope for all who
rrfVr el,@,
when the clouds of tyranny darkened
| the skies Of freedom. But today those
splendid colors, that star-enspangled
blue so symbolic of the height and
width of true American ideal, that
white so typical Of the purity of our
women, that crimson SO remindful of
the courage Of our men, today that
inspiring banner is clouded and it's col
ors fade amidst the mists of foreign
chicanery, false diplomacy and alien
intrigue. The Hibernian was proud of
isolated Columbia. He knew that were
the armaments of the world against
her she could be victorious, and he de-
plores the unfortunate fact that those
who at present control the government
of the republic are forgetting their
duty to the truths taught by the fa-
theirs and are untrue to the principles
| embodied in that immortal document,
the Declaration of Independence.
| 1t is insinuated the Hibernian Is act
uated by prejudice. 1t is said he is