The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-11-16

ones lazy buried. The mists came over
the mountains and tlrcnching showers
descended in torrents Shoelcss and
ollrn hungry. weary and faint, worn
out with hardship. and toll. and BATTLE.
ahd sickness. and distress; their own
beloved land. for which they had suf-
f"i"d and hlrd, in the grasp of that
power which they now regarded as
tine "plrrSS"r and the Spoilcr, home
less "lic;lSlS III misery and exile, with
bleak rocks around and the wilds of
ll"rklrSS deserts in front of them. The.
South African fathers did not vet lose
heart. The republic WAS not dead"
To men made of such stuff as This
the heart of our president must go out
i'll profound respect and sympathy.
HIS very soul must cry out in protest
against the cruel ana relentless war
fare that is being waycd against Them.
IL ever daring and cndurancc" ap-
I"al'sl 1" Il chivarolls soul. that of the
lilr"h"rS appeals To Roosevelt. The
very welt" in his name shows that he
'''" ''l'N nave common ancestors. lie
nnd they alike come of sturdy stock
lie hrii"vrS With the intensity of his
ardent nature that "olr country as il,
Strides forward with ever increasing
ralli'll1N t" Il foremost place among
I'll" world powers. must necessarily
una. more and more. that il has world
duties also. and we naturally ASSUME
that these world duties" extend To
III" noble pioneers who are making
tlIrlr laSt stand for liberty on the soil
they reclaimed from the wilderness
and which they have made socrn,
with the blood of trekkrr and fighter.
Ill Il man of President Rooscvelt's
lr"li Will longer suffer American mules
l" ne sent To carry the invader with
IRE allt sword into the Welt and hearth
ct the intrepid ycomnnry who are SO
desperately lighting for liberty and
ut" and home: Will the plltry profit
I" the mule dealer avail 10 Syrrvn
NM from the rough road of on
'lraN"r. smiing down the wrong and
'H'tlllG for the right as Grcathrort
Sn"i" aud hAttlrd in .,,uyon's inn
mortal story"
WIZ Tn" new born entente lrtwcrn
tW" >"c;,lIrd Anylo.SaNou notion.
with similar projects of expansion, or
VIII possible advantages To br w,inrd
IN the field Of diplomacy the abrorn-
non of the tENtun-Hulwrr tr,,tv or
'''' 'S'''l'''''l ';'IG'l understanding or
VIII tue pressure of great pre,,Ili;rv
INTERESTS and other influences at home.
warp out of plumb the lirlu-sct m,r-
pose of the rrS"Iutr rough rider?
WIN the dream of recollection or the
Sp'rl"r of defeat cause "thr nntivn
lIli" OF resolution" to- br "SicklrI n,cr
WIN 'i"' l'al" east of thought and i'll
que" the president To leave his daring
dying Dutch brothers tn their pothctic
m;lriyrlum:
III The sam" Mimnrllmlis speech
MI Rn"StNrlt said: fright here. lrt ms
walk" rs vigorous II plea as know
now III favor of SAYING nothing that
we Il" not mean and of acting up to
Whatever we say" l;ut perhaps il is
only laIr I" say that when he referred
l" the 'pionr,rS" as ncr, who have.
shown the qualities ANA "darng and
''''i'lrlllrr. and "nf eager desire for
victory aud stubborn refusal TO nc
''P' "'l':''' II" only meant the 'pio-
''c'rS at the iSSiSsippi ana not
those Of the TranSvnnl lcrllaps he
~" moi mean that our world duties"
require us {" S,lcror prriSliuw rru,l,.
lies