The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-06-14

Archbishop Ireland responded to the
toast of "Francc and the United
States" lie spoke first in English and
then in French, displaying great ear
ncStnrsS in all that he said. His speech
was cablrd to Paris. The following is
his address in full:
France and the United States! Far
hdOWh tho coming ages. be the toast
spoken in the richness of Joyous life
| which goes forth tonight from the
! deepest fibcrs of our souls. France
and the United Statcs.-llOsts and
guests, friends Of France, and friends
of the United States, the words are
| rnpturous in their music; again l say
them! muruur them in sOftcst caress
as aloud repeat them France and the
United States!
Banner Of France, banner of Amer
ic:l. he cntwincd one with the other in
fondcst embrace: you will but family
symbolic the hearts that CULVER be-
Meath your folds.
| Banner Of France, banner Of Amer
lea: heart Of France, heart of America
tile union of tonight is not born of
the moment; it is the result ncither Of
circumstances nor of diplomacy; the
delight which springs from it is too
cNllbcram; the sincerity which vitalizes
it is too profound! 1'hc union Of to-
niglt-siX scores Of years affirm it;
fields crimsoncd with blood, witnessed
its early tllrobbings; purposes most
holy, durable, as is eternal truth and
eternal justice, brcntl,ed into it life
ana inspiration. Yes; six scores Of
years affirm it; and, as time flew by,
it's meaning was more clearly seen,
ana the blcsscdncss of it's fruitagc was
more widely spread; the warmth it
bcgcts in souls wAXcd the warmer, and
the ioyousncss that procInims It re-
echoed in tones more triumphant.
| Illnstrious guests. sons and repre-
scntativcs Of France, you understand
the rcstntic delight Will, which we
welcome you to our board and to our
hearts.
The old days are back of us. to-
clAmlcnu ana Lafayette are among ils;
Frances ships of war sweep up the
Chesapeake bay and into Ncwport's
l'ar)tor; Frances swords sparkle be-
Meath the sunshine of American skies.
Tho old days are back to us. and the
story they tell flashes most wildly
across our minds.
| 1lhc Declaration of Independence has
been spoken; a new nation had sprung
into being, libcrty's own creation, lib
crty's own daughter; and in its de-
fcnsc a people was In arms, a people
as brave and sacrificing, as gener-
GUS and as rcsOlute as any upon which
the monday sun had ever shed its
lustre. But alone and llnaidod Amer
ica's champions faced despair and de.
feat
| What happened? In the unb0unded
largcncss Of her heart and tho armed
might Of her power, France arose and
declared that the new nation must live
and conquer.
At once, at the very outset Of our
conflict, France was our friend. Her
ports opened to our ships and her pal.
aces to our ENJOYS; from her arsenals,
arms and ammunition were dispatched
to our shores, from her treasury money
was poured into our hands in tabled
sums; her sons, volunteering in the
name Of liberty among them Lafay-
ettc, hurried to our battlefields. I'M
mense was the favor; but it did not
suffice. Then France, publicly and Of
fcially, took to herself our cause;
d'Estaing's vessels flew across the
ocean, and, later, those Of De Grasse
and of De Tcrnay, and Rochambeau
and his heroes stepped ashore at New
port.
"All is over" said England's minis
ter, when the news Of Yorktown
reached him. And what see we at
Yorktown? American soldiers under
the leadership Of Lafayette driving
Cornwallis into his last refuge; the