The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-10-25

where you will be welcome, and let
them have it?' Gaughter)
II have said, Never (ApplauseJ
SO long as l have drop of bloo.l i'll
my veins. and so long as my voice can
prevail i'll any section of my country,
never will l be party to Il surren-
der of the ancient birthplace OF my
race to the Saxon oppressor who has
prosecuted us and lorded it over us
ut is a craven and coward adj
vice. (Applause) Our fathers; fought
them before; we will fight them to the
end. And, please God, with your hep,
the help of every man throughout tie
world who loves liberty, we will dive
the Cromwellian crew fro.n the ely
soil of Ireland. enthusiast. al,-
Elause9
but let me add to all those Claims
which we now make to the support
OF our people in america Il further
claim, and l desire to emphasize this,
because it was point not touched
/ upon in Mr.. Redmond's speech 1t is
OF Importance.
I'VE are not fighting in Ireland aions
| The battle of Ireland. claim, and It
is large claim, but l make it With
confidence, that there is no organized
lody Of men today in the wo:id who
are so conspicuously fighting against
the detestable doctrine of impariall IN
and the arrogant claims of organized
capital to exploit humanity. Zap
| pi'use.)
I'VE are fighting the battle OF all
the smaller nations of the world and
their claim to exist and own them.
st Ives (and not to be devourad 10y the
seat empires that are sprlngirg up
on all sides.
1.-The doctrine-and 1 am sorry TO
ind it obtained some slight foothold
in Americans that small nations are
to be despised. Their day is over and
the world now is to be given up TO
certain great imperial races, who
trample under foot in their mad career
all the great principles of the Chris
tian faith, and Of human ethics, long
anterior even to the Christian faith,
and claim they are justified in crush
ing the small nationaltieS of the
world.
nf 1Nn .f,ir, 1,ic
that the people of the earth are for
the future to look upon themselves as
existing for the Geneft of govern
ments, instead Of the re0ple. That
doctrine is to be put on the shelf and
treated as ancient history. Against
that the Irish party has fought with
persistent and noble courage. They
stood up for the Boar republics in the
Transvaal, although bread hints were
given us that if we would not hamper
the government, enormous things
would be done for Ireland, and we
were warned that we We're in danger
if we stood up for the Beers.
..
brides and Of threats, we stood up for
liberty and we had 10 hand in that
shameful and disgraceful war of ag-
grcssiOn. l say deliberately and 1
speak of what 1 know, that had it
not been for the existence Of an indie
pendent organized party of Irishmen
in, ID,,s1
Irish would have been held equally
guilty with England for the iniquities
Of this war, but owing to our action
in the house Of commons an Irishman
today in France, in Russia, Austria or
Germany, is free from danger and is
welcomed as friend of liberty. Cap
plauSc)
1--WE stand for the rights of small
nations. When we look back 1T tie
great steps which have been taken in
human progress, we observe they have
been taken generally by small nations,
like the republic of Greece the Dutch
republic and the Swiss republic. Cap
plause.) Even America its Ii made it's
great struggle for liberty when it's
population numbered but three mil
lions, a population less than that of
Ireland today, and yet it is to the lead
ers of that small scattered people that
we look back today when we want to
arouse enthusiasm in any great cause
Of humanity. (Applause.)
1--WE are obliged to come here for aid
because we are denied the ordinary
means of agitation and progress in our
own land. We have not free discus
sion. We have not free press. We
are people totally disarmed. We are
people watched and hampered. No
man can possess firearms without per-
mission, nor can any one of lis adj
dress public meeting without gov
eminent note taker and police consta-
bles being in attendance.
"Our property is confiscated and the
right of trial by jury is abridged or
abolished. We have famine and pow
erty in land which is blessed with
plenty and the generosity of Amer
lea has again and again helped us to
stand an artificial famine. God Gre
ated there land of plenty and the
fNmines of Ireland one and all have
been unnecessary, the artificial pro-
duct of landlordism and British mis-
u0x,olniaonf In fh0f ool1nfI1