The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-02-24
AN ANGLO-AMER1CAN ENVOY.

There is now in this country {, lady
named Mrs. John George Adair who
has come from London as the head OF
the American Hospital Ship Maine COM
nittcc to collect funds for the nursing
of the British wounded in South Airi-
ca. Before cmbarking at Liverpool
she was interviewed, OF course, and ex-
planned the object of her visit. She
made pathetic appeal to the women
of America, said she was the daughter
Of Gen. Wadswortl, of the Union ar
my, who was killed in Grants Virginia
campaign, and that her father in the
days OF the famine aided the Irish
people in generous manner. For that
reason she asked the Irish women in
America to help her in her mission.
The Irish Standard believes that the
British soldiers disabled in the service
of England should be taken care of by
the British government, and that the
Bocrs who arc injured by the bullets
OF the enemy should have the sympa-
thy Of the American people. They are
fighting to defend their homes while
the British are fighting to destroy
them. The stockholders and spec
ulators in South African mines should
contribute to the comfort OF the men
who have volunteered to conquer the
Transvaal and Orange Free State for
their special benefit, and not the
women of America who have enough
OF philanthropic work to look after
here at home.
Mrs Adair has concealed from the
American public who her husband was.
AS Cornelia Wadsworth she might re-
ceive contributions from Irish women
because of her patriotic and benevolent
father; but as Cornelia Adair she can
not expect very much from them for
English purposes. Her husband was a
notorious cvictor in Donegal, whose
memory is abhorrcd by the Irish pco-
pie. He went by the name Of ''thc
scourge OF Glenbigh." After his mar
rage to this visitor from London in
81 he began his career of cruelty in old
Tyrconnell. She had no pity on his
victims then nor since, but spent her
time in London society in the acquisi-
ton OF an English accent. Listen to
her brazen appeal to the Irish women
OF America:
"And you from Ireland, are you no,
moved by the splendid bravery of your
countrymen in this war, whose heroism
has made them the admiration Of the
! world,and are you not proud that whe1
reverse followed reverse and England
was torn with doubt, it was to an Irish
man she turned-Lord Roberts? Yor
cannot stand passive with folded hand:
and not send your own men a word o
greeting! Think how it will warm the
heart of your poor brave countryman
lying in his cot manned and suffering
to look up and read these words:-
Irish women in America are sending
comforts to their brothers in this ward
God bless you Let me put up sucf
notices in the wards
In her interview in Liverpool Mrs
Adair said: Il believe there is, among
all Americans OF English descent, f;
strong feeling OF sympathy and attach
ment for the mother country. What
am going to America for is to see how
best it can be brought out. What Eng
land does want at this moment, wher
almost every continental power i!
scowling at her, and she is menacee
from every quarter, is that we, who
sprang from her side, should under
stand her and stand by her; and We
mean to do it."
All right, let them do it if they wan
to, but Irish women will keep aloo
from them. Mrs. Adair wants Ameri
can women to stand by the very gov.
eminent that stood behind her hus
band in ousting the Irish peasantry