The Irish standard., 1901-10-19
THE IRISH sTANpARD SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80, 100


Der 10, 1901.
gerry. Since then the people of the
British islands place no confidence in
the old lady Of Thread-Needle street.
Quite recently the discredited sheet at
tackled the Fenians and suggested to
the government at Washington to aid
the British government in extirpating
them like the anarchists. saying they
were identical in their aims and OBJ
jects. Michael Davitt, who was a
Fenian himself and suffered penal
servitude therefor, as did the late John
Boyle O,Reilly, answers the Times in
the following communication to the
New York Journal:
The cable accounts in the papers of
the anarchist meeting held in London
recently relates that one N. Kelly of
New York" was the eulogist Of the
assassin who is shortly to eNpiate with
his life the atrocious crime of the 9th
of September. Coincidentalay with the
transmission of this news across the
Atlantic appears an editorial in the
London Times asserting that anarch-
ism and Fenianism are Identical in
aim, and appealing to the United
States to cooperate with England in
the task of extirpating both.
Presumably. this characteristic Ian
guage of the Times had its text in the
name of the speaker, who was applaud
ed by the London audience. If not, it
becomes more difficult to comprehend
the mixing UP Of an Irish revolutionary
movement, directed solely against Eng
lish rule in ireland, and anarchy, which
exists to strike at an empress of Aus
tria, a President Carnot, or President
MCKINLEY, irrespective Of racial or po-
litical considerations.
Now, everybody named "Kelly" Is
not necessarily a Fenian. There are
hundreds of Kellys in the British army.
Nor does it follow that every man who
calls himself Kelly, when he commends
or contemplates a crime, has proper
claim to the name. III. Kelly" of
New York gives no more of clew to
nationality or residence than "B.
Smith" Of London.
The meeting of anarchists which ap-
plauded the foulest crime that any
man could commit was held in London,
not in Dublin. 1t assembled with the
cognizance of Scotland Yard, and its
proceedings are fully reported in the
London press. Will 'H. Kelly" Of New
York be expelled from London. or ar
rested or prosecuted? No. Scotland
Yard will take good care of that. The
proceedings would reveal too much
"H. Kelly" has served his purpose
The name suggests itself to the Times
and other English papers as means
of making an attack upon Ireland, sucf
as is contained in the blackguard in
situation of it's enemies on the Londo1
press.
London, as is universally known
has been the refuge and the plotting
ground of anarchists ever since an
archy first made itself known in Eu
rope. Nor have the refugee despera
does of Europe wanted for powerful
support in that city when their deed
have found them out. Let me give al
instance:
One Simon Bernard was implicate'
in the plot to assasinate the late Elm
peror Napoleon. The guiding spirit O
the plot was Orsini. Bernard mad
the bombs. in London, that were use
in the outrage which followed in Paris
in which several persons We're killed
though the emperor escaped. Bernar
was arrested in London on the CON
plaint Of the French authorities. Fl
was tried by Il special commission an
acquitted by London special jur,
The jury which restored the maker c
the bombs to liberty We're rendered
public banquet, and the London Time
in an editorial on the trial, commende
their action, declaring that, even ha
Bernard been proved guilty of til
crime of assassination, it was not til
business of an English jury to convit
him. The explanation Of this populal
ity of Bernard was, Of course, the the
strong English feeling against Nap
leon III. English morals, like Englis
principles, could then, as now, accom-
modate themselves to circumstance
1t was England's wish to see the Uni
ed States divided and destroyed a gel
Grafton ago. Today, she is the AngH
Saxon cousin Of Uncle Sam, and wou1
dearly like closer union in time
when the allies of forty years ago al
no longer friends, but something mol
than rivals.
England's rule in ireland, like tt
ruffianisra of which she is guilty 1
South Africa today, has begotten r
lentdess enemies to her government
Irishmen; an enmfty which will ext
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