The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-20


of the authors of these lies to deceive
in the most shameful manner the Anne
rican people as to the sentiments and
intentions of the German people," he
said. "Most of those criminal at
tempts had their source in English
news agencies, and as at that time all
cable lines wer under English control
1t was not possible at once to tear these
tissues of infamous lies. But it was
evident that these miserable calumni-
: fiers tried to impress upon the Ameri-
can people not only that England was
their only true friend and all other
nations, especially Germany, their in
sidious enemies, but also that Eng
lands power would be necessary to
protect the United States against the
enmity Of these powers. By this they
expected to win the American people
by Great Britain's purposes and hoped
to be able to bring about a war be-
tween the United States and Ger
many"
Mr.. Woke then came to review the
reports promulgated about the rela-
tons between Admiral Dewey and the
German Admiral Won Deitrichs, which
were put into Il light as if rupture
between the United States and Ger
many was unavoidable, as also the
reports Of the events in Samoa, which
had the effect to greatly irritate and
so excite American people that war
with Germany and at the same time an
alliance for offense and defense be-
tween the two English-speaking ma
tons was openly spoken of. He re
minded his hearers of Mr.. Chamber
lain's words the English colonial sec
rotary, when on visit to this colln-
try: THAT even a war would be
bought chcaply if the stars and stripes
should wave with the union jack over
an English American alliance" and
asked what war would have been
meant if not one against Germany?"
lie blamed the administration that
it had done nothing to put the facts
in their true light and to prevent the
jubilant outcrieS of the lingo press,
who praised Mr.. Chamberlain's words
as the happicst sequence of the Span
ish-Amcrican war, but that on the
contrary the friends and chief advis-
ers of the administration, like General
Woodlord, cX-minister to Spain; Unit
ed States Senator Drpew told the pco.
pie that there was indeed conspiracy
among the continental powers against
the United States, and that England
was Americas only DISTINGUISHED
friend.
He reminded of the uttcranccs of the
United States ambassadors in Eng
land, Hay and Choate, the former
now secretary Of state, and n commuui-
cation made by Mr.. Hull, chairman OF
the committee on military affairs, to
the reporters when just leaving the
presidents chamber ut the time of
the Samoan imbroglio, to wit:
'"rhis government is not going to dis
credit her representatives there (at
Samoa) as long as it is not clearly
proven that they are in the wrong. If
Germany insists upon it's present
course war is probable"
Mr.. Woke next reminded the audi
ence Of the public utternnces Of Mr..
Root, our secretary of war, that the
large increases of our army and navy
were made necessary by the attempts
of European power to violate the
Monroe doctrine in Brazil, which the
whole American press with one voice
declared to be directed against Ger
many, and of an article written by
Henry Cabot Lodge, senator from Mas
sachusetts, and published in Harper's
New Monthly Magazine soon after the
close of the Spanish war, wherein is
stated, as simon pure truth, that the
continental powers Of Europe had con-
spired to intervene by armed force in
favor of Spain and had only been pre-
vented from doing so by the firm pro
test of the British government, which
offered to support the United States
out of mere friendship with their whole
navy, and who, after repeating all
the lies about Dewey and Won Deit-
richs and even adding to it, closes with
a prophecy of a war between the NIL
itary socialism of Russia and Germany
and the inlividualism and liberty of
the United States and England.
BY elevating this lingo to the high
position of chairman of its national
convention, Mr.. Woke said, the re-
publican party had identified itself
with his dark and unpatriotic purpos-
es, and the administration did not ut
ter single word to enlighten the pub
lie until in October, 1899, Mr.. McKin-
ley was directly interviewed by Mr..
Won Schlienitz, a German editor to
whom he confessed that all the talk
Of differences between Dewey an Won
Deitrichs or Of conspiracy of Ger
many against the United States and
Of a war with Germany being or hav-
Ing been contemplated was without
any foundation, with other lies fabrl-
Gated ont ne tho xuholo olofh