Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
NJ L.


The gentlemau's name who sent us the
foregoing is omitted as the GLOBE takes all
responsibility in squelching Lord Beres-
ford sfdeffs aShefes, Douatus the manifesto
writer He br-ke out again the past week
as the self constituted leader of the Irish in
Washington, who do not recognize and are
heartily tired of his eccentricities In future
he viii be eliminated from all committees
and parti eiputi0n IN irish movements.
Hence printers, flag makers aud others will
accept orders from Donatus at their own
risk. The United Irish League officials will
not pay any more such unauthorized bills
Mr.. O'Brien is known to the Irish leaders
and people as being harmless except in
the unfortunate fact that the American
press takes him seriously and some dstin-
guished Foreigners mistakenly suppose that
he has some high official position in the
Government and in the league. He has
neither. He is low grade clerk or porter
for the Government and a private in the
ranks of the league He is not known to
any Of the leaders Of the Irish movement
for the past forty years except as he makes
himself known by sending them absurd
letters or communications. We never heard
of him until recently, and in our interviews
with him we have arrived at the conviction
that he is cranky on lords princes and
leadership.
We pass him up. Touching the replies
IN the Post to the Rev. Irviue's criticism of
Messrs. Redmond and Devlin it is extraor-
dinafy how hard it is to follow aud over
take plain lie and mis-statement
The United Irish League is a constitu-
tional, peaceful agitation to obtain redress
Of Irish grievances through constitutional
or parliamentary means tits mol physical
force or revolutionary movement. 1t is not
a secret or even an exclusive Irish organiza.
tion, nor is its membership confined to
sexl Now how dr Irvine deducted from
the protest of Mr.. Redmond that neither
himself nor his colleagues would assume
the fearful responsibility of revolution n
Ireland, unarmed and unprepared as its
people are to contend with England in the
field as the evidence of a reasonable dis
loyal or revolutionary spirit on his part, on
his colleagues part, or on the part of the
United Irish League passeth our under
standing
DIR. Stafford affirmed in as clear and per-
spicuous English as the language affords his
approval of the protest Of the Irish envoys
against revolution on precisely the same
grounds laid down by Mr.. Redmond viz;
that 1t would be murderous, useless, aud a
crime against the people and he favored the
parliamentary efforts and agitation as the
only present means attainable to secure
either home rule or a redress Of Irish
grievances.
If a scholar and gentleman like the Rev.
Irvine had been present aud heard the ad-
dresses, instead of taking his deductions
from such an eccentric character as Dona-
tus O'Brien in that gentleman's card or criti-
cism of DR.. Stafford in the Post there would
be none Of these explanations necessary,
for as we understand Rev Irvine lie loves
Ireland, opposes like Redmond, Devlin
and Dr. Staford) revolution and like thou
sands Of patriotic Protestants (not Orange
mem he wants Ireland to be happy, pros
perious and contented
Tie reverend gentleman is respectfully |
referred to the Welsh-Irish Protestant poet /
Thomas Davis for the national feelings Of
ireland towards Irishmen of his creed and |
class.
I'VE hate the Saxon and the Dane,
We hate the Norman men;
We cursed their greed for blood and gain,
We curse them now again.
But start not Irish born man,
If you're to Ireland true;
We heed not cred nor class nor clan,
We have heayfs and hands for I0H.
The reverend gentleman can possess his