The Irish standard., 1901-03-09
hatred for England, can remember the

hatred Tor England, can remember the
lessons Of American history.
The leopard does not change his
spots; the English government today
is the same government that bribed
the venal members OF the Irish parlia-
ment to its dissolution. 1t is the same
government that impressed American
seamen and made necessary Il second
victory for the American people. 1t is
the same government that encouraged
secession and afterwards tried to dis
rupt the Union by fitting out the Ala
bama to prey upon our commerce, and,
for third time, saluted the American
ilag in abjcct apology.
1t is the same government that in
III and rs joined hands with and in
voked us it's ally that most cursed dec-
mating foe, CHASTITY famine that filled
the churchyards, the bitches and the
Highways Of Ireland with million and
Il quarter of it's victims.
While the civilized world stood
aghast, the English government hard
~ concealed it's gloating joy. 1t cost
gold to secure the services of the In
dian savages against her American foe;
but here, without cost to her, the
black breath of pestilc1ce moved
down her Irish subjects. In the face
Of the charity of the worlds which
poured in from all parts and all pco
which represented the one Il ruler OF
Il heather country, Turkey, the other
the ruler of the country that made the
famine possible, England. The sultan
Of Turkey contributed to the starving
pcas;lntry OF Ireland 10000 pounds.
And that good aud generous queen,
civilized world, With thousands Of
pounds stolen by unjust taxation from
ireland, and with her immense reve-
uues, with the echo of her dying sub
.iccts still ringing III her ears, opened
The purSeStrngS of her heart and con-
tributed the munificcnt sum OF five
pounds.
This same government, surveying
that awful field Of devastation, still
ycarned for more victims, and day by
day new means We're devised to goad
the people into desperation The con-
vict-Ship, the prison and the Scafou
We're alternatives that loaded down the
cmigrant vessels bound for foreign
shores. The young blood and vigor
that escaped the famine We're de-
ported, and the aged and inlirm were
puwerlesS to offer IL strenuous resist
ance. She could now turn her attcn-
lion to her subjects in India, and ii
was not long till the world had an
other example of brute force when the
English government tied the captive
Scpoys to the lannon's mouth ant.
blew them into fragments. And thi
in the reign Of Victoria.
Again in 'G7, after the murder o.
Allen, Larlin and O'Bricn, this I'LL
civilized, UNNATURAL iiendish desire t
iesccratc, which follows beyond lif
he body OF it's victim, and which i
peculiar to Great Britain and it's 70.
/ ner allies, the North American say
,ges was shown in burning in quicl
inle the bodies of the Manchester ma.
| WIS. This is the same gOvcrnmel
hat suppressed free speech in Ii,
and; that threw Parnell into prison
! hat shot down dcfenselrss women l
| he streets of Dublin; that bribe1 tt.
Infamous pigott to forge the name
'arncll. and stood before the wor
olvictcu in the method of its baS
less This is the same governmel
/ hat tortured into madness the Iris
POLITICAL prisoners, that practiced up
hem studied cruclties that would HAY
axed the most fertile brain Of Il Oh
.ese boxer. 1t is the same governmcl
hat has stood almost Indifferent to til
avagcs Of famine that has swept OF
# existence six million of it's subject
II India.
1t is the same government that toda
n South Africa is INDUCING in it's OF
racticc of employing savages to max
cruel war upon it's foe; it know
neither age nor sex, save when 1t
hcllish instinct prompts it to unmcn
tionHblc crimes. 1t is turning wOmel
and children over to the tender more!
OFT the elements, leaving them withou,
food or shelter to die on the roadside
And the civilized world stands by and
permits such barburity!
And this country, that should have
been the first to raise it's hands
against sucl, warfare, has continually
violated the laws Of neutrality and
supplied the English government with
mules and horses to drag guns
against the ranks of those lighting tC
l~rpetuatc the life of Il republic.
The English government thought tc
wipe out the gallant Beers of South
Africa. Intoxicated with the idea OF
it's invincible supremacy, like the
drunken protligatc who counts as Ills
own whatever lie is prompted to pos
sess, it thought it had only to parade
Ire Hover of it's nobility and the little
I'utch republic would add another col
ony to the royal possessions in South