The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-29
IRISH SYMPATHIEs,

create a prejudice against the Beers
by circulating falsehoods concerning
the alleged antipathy Of Kruger for the
Catholics. and by constantly calling at
tention to the Irish officers and regi-
ments in the British army.
There isn't a Catholic newspaper in
the country but has punetured that
story of religious opposition by show
ing that among the most trusted of
kruger's advisers are members of the
Catholic church. while the Irishmen
upon whom England depends very
largely TO fight her battles are profess
sional soldiers. who entered the service
before the policy Of crushing Christian
peoples and weaker civilized nations
had been declared by Mr. Chamberlain.
But leaving all this out of the contro-
versy, there is no religious issue. in the
Transvaal war, no dispute between Ire
land and the Dutch republic
1t is such a conflict as has occurred
before between the strong and the
weak, and whenever powerful govern
ments undertake to subjugate those
which are less fortunate. less power
full, less rapacious, and to confscate
the lands of people who aspire to ma
tionaI independence as the American
colonies aspiTed in 1776. as other races
and colonies have aspired since. the
natural sympathies of Ireland and of
Irishmen and women everywhere are
with such people and such colonies.
When Michael Davitt resigned his
seat in the British parliament he gave
the keynote of Irish sentiments.
Il look upon this war with the Beers
as organized infamy." he said. I am
convinced that it is waste Of time
and energy for me to remain in the
house, appealing for justice to an as
sembly that is dominated by money
and lust for conquest England is now
the most INSCRIPTIONS enemy Of lib
erty among the civilized nations. Her
money and her callous commerce are
poisoning the wells of liberty all over
the world. 1t was England's example
and influence that induced the United
States to do in the Philippines what
England is now doing in Africa
The influence of the British govern
ment upon the Mckinley administra-
ton is no longer a secret in this coun-
try. 1t has been three months since
Davitt made the foregoing declaration.
and in those three months the Ameri-
can people have been doing some
watching and thinking for themselves.
Senator Hanna's open admiration for
British financial, commercial and CO.
lonial policies. his evident desire to see
this government remodeIed on the Eng
fish plan, the persistent refusal of the
president to tender his friendly serv-
ices when it seemed that the Boer re-
public was in imminent peril, the policy
of the administration as expressed by
leading Republican statesmen and jour
nalists to force our government upon
unwilling races and 10 enter the Orient
as a conquering power, all combine to
corroborate and verify the statement OF
the Irish leader.
And, as if in answer to the threats
on both sides Of the Atlantic. the fire.
quent craven appeals of the Anglicized
press for Irishmen to beware Of the
power and the wrath of Britain. Mr..
Davitt said to the members of parlia-
ment and the ministry:
To me all this is murder and robbery
on q scale of imperial magnitude and for
the bdsest motives. 1t has been done hV-
pocritically, processing the purposes of
civilization and humanity which the devil
himself would be ashamed TO assume I'M
der such circumstances Lastly. | ask
myself this question. If two little ma
lions like the Transvaai and the Orange
Free state with a combined population
less than that of San Francisco can
challenge England's military might on the
Held Of battle can beat English soldiers
even when outnumbered as the Beers did
both at Dunde5 and Elandslaagte; can
threaten the prestige OF England with
the most serious blow it has received
during THIS century; II, / say, a handful
Of people can do this in their fight for
independence, the Irish race. which num-
bers at least 2o,000,0e0 at the present day.
is called upon ~ view the problem OF
home rule in the rev light of these start
ling facts.
OF course. it would be impossible for
a citizen of this free republic TO criti-
else the policy of the administration in
this way. no matter how close to the
mark the Irish leaders comparison
may strike. But if any Anglomaniac in
the United States expects TO intimi-
date the Irish people of today as the
Tories Of the American revolution I'M
dertOok TO intimidate Burke and Sheri-
dan, he viii find food for reflection in
their speeches of a century and a
quarter ago and a whole feast in the
reasons assigned By Davitt for his res
ignatiOn from parliament.
Senator Woleott must be a very jeaI-