The sun., 1903-04-02
The Irish and "McFaddcn's Flats"

| permit me word on the Stage Irishman IL
Ia but clouding the issue to refer to the mimi
| cry OF various nationalities INDUCED In by
some Of our versatile artists In the variety
theatres No body OF Irishmen would think
Of ob!ecting 10 these more or iess good
| natured and harmless sketches" even II
| the impersonation OF the Irishman Is more
| extravasant than that OF the others. as II gen.
orally is. 1t Is simply not true to say that the
German or Jew or any other Is caricatured so
perslstently and 70 the same outrageous ex-
| tent as the Irishmap. I could mention Of
hand dozen plays" OF the present time, be-
sides the one which caused the trouble on
Friday night. devoted wholly or largely TO
| gross Misrepresentation OF the character OF
that race. do not think any can be pointed
out consisting entirely or mainly OF carica-
lures OF any other race. The general use of
the term Stage Irishman" sustains these
| statements. There Is nothing heard Of the
Stage Enslishman" or Stage Italian
These productions present the Irish gen.
orally not only as little like human beings In
appearances a possible. but as bestial In char
acter and habits. The pseudo humor is sim
ply idiocy. and the -brogue" is a. false as the
other features. and Ii absurd. Not content
with gross caricatures OF the men. these abom-
nations resort TO slanderous misreprescnta-
| tion of Irish women. They are outrageous
insults TO every lrishman who cherishes pride
Of or rase who hoP0rs hpr his co%gRtrywomen % and
II may be said that Irish people need not go
but that would not avail much. as the hideous
lithographs appear on every fence and wall
In England with the deli berate DESIGN OF mis-
representing and ridiculing the Irish people
for obvious reasons, These Productions were
century particularly. but they are not SO now
The United States enjoys an uneny yiable isola-
en your ' eSrfespondeaf % nei Irsh % xnerssa
seems to intimate, that the American public
requires that low and vulgar insults to a race.
T tid-bit for rs amusemsnt muse, en- IN anS events
w 70 Sr :ssf Ss SssSs ass
sap YS1s % %
%hIss the se qt;er RS% 1 Dso.s c'p'y
pens that persons, @ M while keepins Within "f The
letter Of the lay. ineite to violation Of II. and
ss,es ss in rneS State. could
5S pliy IN ssrsn parts Of ,hs
Of Canada guarantee the right Of the Nathan
Hale company TO continue unmolested its
country Besides. there are effective ways OF
protesting AGAINST the nuisance. which In
my yass opsIon 1s nas 81 .hs :T mould
any event. believe the weight Of right and
ethics is on the side even OF lawless protest
IFS true the he protest prot % oomes @ % late " But cen
turtles OF slavery leave their mark upon peo-
P nSa sss ssDs upon : s %
national life the race almost lost ii. own Ian
history. and consequently its self-respect,
So astute an observer as THE SuS cannot fail
ceney fhe Gaelic Mnen maS is
psychological one. and not merely philologi-
cal oT antiquarian Not the least q, smong It's
national and individual W. }. d
To THE EDITOR OF THK suS--Sir: In answer
to-A Loyal Irishwoman. I would strongly suc-
gest the withdrawal Of the word Loyal" and
In future that she substitute the word Royal
instead las that word 10 20 applicable TO a |
certain body OF Irishmen who are hlrelings Of
the British Government). for loyalty. In her !
case. is thing OF the past.
How woman In this -enli ghtened age
with any sense Of decency or morality can |
visit playhouse and see her own" coontry- |
women held up TO ridicule, represented as the !
vilest. lowest. most degraded people on the /
face OF Gods earth to-day, IL a profound |
my ystery TO me, and will remain so.
have been raised In Ireland and I've never
seen an Irishman yet with green whiskers,-
nor have seen them sleeping in the same
room with pir.,
shame on. the glory OF our Clan-ne- -Gaels
or our Ancient Order OF Hibernians, IL they
fpn prevent @ 'ss sssmsfgi porrsE Of our
which we are nightly subjected All honor
to 9.., them, when thsy W can Success % to them.
pFdl Esidenily sefS asIs loyal "a Irish woman has no
Of rh such R the %ossa
TSSs r, , ..J ssSc %rS
them TO enter q theatre where drunkenness.
combined with iTmorality, forms q distin-
look on such a desraded scens. and when hTe@ our
,So.s hay. Justly ssma sndesyored
on their behalf giving vent TO her downright
o. THE srS. How could she dare TO malsn
those men who have COURAGE 70 uphold our
No matter how vilo ard pitiless her soul Is,
among her own Loyal Irishwomen1 Il trust
a paper az THE suS is. ENC.
To rHK EDrroR op THE srS-Sir: Being an
eyewitness OF the most disGraceful actions
of the Irish rowdies who almost created a
panic at the theatre where an Irish farce was
performed. ! must admit I was surprised
here were not lives lost. II this is what my
call a good cause all can say
+ that they are mistaken. No good Irish
ralled loafers. who almost caused riot in a
heatre. with thousands Of people-mothers
with their children--who' at any moment |
may have been trampled to death al the
actions Of q few hot-headed fools who dis
race the Irish race.
NEW YonK, March 81.
To THE EDiroR OF THE srE-yir: Your
II. !, M says the sensitive
less OF the Irish about their race is not a |
mushroom growth OF to-day or yesterday.
ie In right.
fiueileu-Captain Macmorris, think, look you.
lnder your correction, there Is not many OF your
,auon--
Capt MSemorns-o my nationi What ish my
,aton, What ish my nation, Who tafks Of nv |
isuon lsh villain, and . bastard. ans knavs, snd
rascal.-HsSrS ". Act q SesR q