Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-25


United Irish League because, unlike
the Land League, there is no limit
to Us demands other Than He absolute
iRdebeHdeHcs Of Ireland There is nothing
to prevent a member Of the United Irish
League the Clan-na. Gael or the Hibernians
from fixing a bayonet on a musket and
standing on top Of Vinegar Hill bid the
English army to rush to the assault Abso-
lutely nothing. There is no restraint on
anybody blowing up a British ship OF doing
any other desperate damphoolishness; the
United Irish League will not offer a reward
for his arrest Let the British attend to that
So that the arguments of these critics of
the United Irish League betray their lack OF
real Irish patriotism every time they open
their mouths and to the really intelligent
and patriotic Irishman unmask themselves
as England's unconscious ellies
These men who ask that miracles be per-
formed before they will aid or countenance
any movement for the alleviation of the
Irish at home and the elevation Of the Irish
race the world over have sinister reasons
for advancing such absurd conditions.
Where they are prominent look behind
them and you will see followers waiting for
the crumbs which these leaders secure from
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their position as officers and heads of or
ganized societies. Or you will see the saloon
and other business enterprise dependent on
the solidarity and clannishness Of these or
ganized elements for support and success.
They are the last men on earth who would
risk their hides three thousand miles away
in a rebellion should one take place in
Ireland TO- morrow.
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the Irish of Ireland have no more chance
of organizing a rebellion or revolution than
red ant has to fight an elephant. Their
reference to the gallant Beers betrays their
ignorance, as the conditions in South Africa
are diametrically opposite to those that
prevail in UHaymed Ireland, within three
hours, mol zOeekS, sail Of England's premier
navy. Were the Irish of Ireland to capture
every policeman, soldier and stronghold in
the island tomorrow the British battleships
within twelve hours would form a Gordon
around the entire island and give the people
a chance to starve to death or be blown with
their island of the face Of the earth. When
England had wooden tubs and flint lock
muskets the Irish alone, were unable by re-
belhon or revolution to contend success.
fully in the field for the same reason that
pitchforks for the gallant Irish peasants
against trained soldiers and muskets! Our
fathers made fights under these conditions
which won the admiration Of the brave OF
mankind. For months the single county OF
Wexford" the yellow bellies"-fought the
British army and won two signal victories
even the defense of Vinegar Hill was more
glorious as a feat of arms than the defense
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But this was one hundred years ago
Since then England has become the
mightiest naval power of the world and in
population she could afford to lose ten sol
diers to every Irish rebel killed upon the
battlefield, and what is much more to the
point she could kill ten Irish rebels with
her modern improved guns and arms tc
every EnPishman an Irish rebel coulc
wound with his--6stsI
Talk about dynamite and other exolo
sives, blowing up of battleships and fortih
cations-what rot We become sick in the
stomach at such drivel by grown, intelligent
men,. Such feats can only be performed by
individuals and in isolated cases, not by ar
organized or a guerrilla army. Why in tn,
name Of the d do not some Of these
ranters 60 ahead We have a few dollar.
to contribute at any time towards such an
achievement Blow them up Blow Eng
land out of the water, but above all blow
your bazoo, ye terrible physical force ter.
rors who never materialized when an at
tempt was made to enforce your doctrines
All sensible, intelligent and patriotic
Irish-Americans know by this time that the
man who objects to membership in the
United Irish League on the grounds that
it is not in favor of physical force or that il
is a mere parliamentary party is one of two
th1ngs-a designing leader for revenue and
Office or a blind and misinformed follower
who has been deceived. In either aud both
cases neither man is deserving of the name
of Irishman and patriot for the very good
reason if for no other that aiding the
United Irish League does not prevent him
from blowing up the British Parliament
with dynamitel
And there we leave the subject for the
present.