The Irish standard., 1902-08-02
tiles of it's sons and daughters


every land under the sun. Not only
what the race has done in the past,
but what it is doing now and what
it gives promise Of doing in the fu-
ture, is the rightful heritage Of every
child of Irish birth or extraction and
it is Il duty that we owe to ourselves
and to posterity to put every child
who will receive it into possession of
that heritage. We note in this era
of commerc:alism the tendency to
tlout and decry the great principles
upon which this government Of ours
is founded, and we note, tCo, that of
late years the defenders of these prin-
ciples. save only Il very few honora-
bic exceptions, are men of the Celtic
race. To the end that our race may
remain true cOnservators of the prin-
ciples of human liberty as embodied
in the constitution and laws of this
government let us teach our children
the truths of Irish history and in so
doing perfect in them the truths Of
American history. We appeal to the
reverend bishops and the clergy of
the paroclial schools and the directors
of high schools and colleges to put
this study OH the school curriculums
ut the earliest possible date. We urge
the national board to bring tire mat
ter to the direct notice of the clergy
and laity in charge of schools whare
the children of Irishmen are taught
'In accord with the recommends
tions of the national president we de-
clare our interest In the work of the
Gaelic League and hereby authorize
the national board to pay to the Of
ficers of the league in ireland to be
expended in districts in Ireland
where Gaelic is now spoken. the sum
of $4,000.
I'VE record here our undying ad-
miration Of the gallant struggle made
by the people of the South African
republics in their late contest with
the government of Great Britain for
the preservation of their liberties and
their homes and we rejoice that in
the final outcome of the struggle the
tylannical Briton was obliged to sue
for terms of peace and grant to these
valiant people everything for which
they contended, save and except their
absolute independence. an inlepelnl-
once which. in the providence Of
God and the all-pervading influence
of American ideas of liberty carried
by the zeal of Irishmen to every spot
on earth must at no very distant date,
result in the establishment of an IN
dependent republic in South Africa
based on the proposition that all just
governments derive their powers from
the consent of the governed.
1--WE favor the establishment Of
| high schools, colleges and schools of
manual and technical training for our
! Catholic young men and women. We
believe that the work of primary edu-
cation should be supplemented and
extended in the same Catholic and
| Christian atmosphere as that in which
| it was begun. THE standards Of
place of Christian education in the
hearts of the sons and daughters of
Catholic people.
I'VE conceive that great good may
follow from closer acquaintance and
exchange of IDEAS with our Catholic
| fellow citizens of other natiomlitics.
| When local conditions and sentiment
favor such Il course, divisions OF the
order are free to associate themselves
With the federation.
1--WE rejoice in the social and in
dustrial progress of the Irish people at
home, which encourages opposition to
an alien foe. making the sway of the
enemy difficult and dangerous. Deep
in the hearts of 1rishmen everywhere
is the determination that Irishmen
alone shall rule their own country
The struggle of the centuries is vet
on. The awakened spirit of tie race
now reaching out to preserve the es-
scntial elements of national life will
never rest until Ireland takes her
place among the nations of the earth.
"rhe pending Philippine question,
insofar as it affects the rights of Cath
olics in those islands, is now before
the only court of competent iurisdic-
tion to pass upon it. Having both
Catholic and American interests at
heart we hope for a final solution,
satisfactory to, all concerned.
1--WE are in hearty accord with the
sentiment of st. Paul's great prelate,
Archbishop Ireland, uttered at the
banquet lately given by the Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick in New York. to
the French delegates. when he said:
II charge you, SONS of ST. Patrick. to
soa to it that in Washington city,
near the monuments of Lafayette and
Rocl,ambcau. there be erected a mon
umcnt to some Irish soldier to COM
mcmolate the part Ireland took in the
Revolutionary war" We name, rs
an Irish soldier of the Revolution
worthy of the homer. Capt. Jack
Rarry tha father of tho American