The Irish standard., 1904-11-19
1t is Time That History and Public Education
Should Do Justice to the Story Of
the Irish Race.
In All History There Is No Crime Like the
Crime Against the Unconquerable
Spirit of the Irish.

Irish descent are interested in the fact
that Mrs. J. R. Green is at present
visiting the United States, besides be-
ing important to those who like her.
self, are Irish in race and sympathies.
Mrs. Green's visit must interest every
person able to appreciate good book,
says the New York Evening Journal.
Americas leading citizens of Irish
blood have welcomed Mrs. Green.
They rejoice in the errand which
brings her here. The establishment
of fund for translating old Gaelic
MSS.-and in the work now occupy
ing her life the writing Of an adequate
history of Ireland and the Irish people.
A great majority of the English
speaking world is acquainted with the
"Short History of England" written
by the late John Richard Green. The
editor Of this newspaper having had,
eighteen months ago, the great priv
1lege Of reading in manuscript parts Of
Mrs. Green's history of Ireland, can
testify to the fact that she is doing for
the Irish people, their struggles,
achievements and glories as great a
service as her husband did for the
English people in his "short history"
We understand that in persuading
Mrs. Green to prepare her history Of
ireland, the Macmillans had in view
the production Of book that should
be used in the public schools. Having
read chapters Of the book, we sincerely
hope that the finished work may be
put in the hands Of every school child
in the United States, and-if that were
possible-in the hands of every child
of Great Britain.
It is time that history and public
education should do justice to the
story Of the Irish race. No nation has
suffered such persecution as the Irish
nation has suffered. And no nation
has resisted oppression as the Irish
have resisted the oppression of Eng
jand. In all the history Of the world
there is no series Of crimes against
patriotism comparable to the crimes
against the Independent, unconquer-
able spirit of the Irish.
Nine centuries ago Diarmait Mac
Nurchadha-or, as his name would
read in modern times, jeremiah Muir
ply, king Of Leinster, carried off the
wife of the chief of Briefne (Cavan
and Leitrim). This MacMurchadha,
very unlike some patriotic Murphys Of
the present day, fed to the English
king and returned to fight his Irish
ineighbors, bringing with him as his al
lies the FitzHenrys, FitzGeralds and
FitzStephens, sons of Nesta, Mistress
of Henry I. of England, by her various
husbands.
Ever since those old days, and long
before those days, Ireland has fought
the English, fighting great odds always
and never giving up to this very hour.
NAOu"cll LuuIucIcu ucI pIlcSlS, UulCN-
cred her officers, stood the Irish fight
ing men up in line, shot every tenth
man dead and sent the others to the
galleys. But that did not make the
Irish yield
Horrible famines, born of English
taxation, English selfishness and alb
sentee landlordism, have swept over
the wonderful island time and time
again.
The fathers and mothers saw their
children die of hunger, or died of
hunger themselves trying to keep the
children alive.
But famine, with the fever and the
plague that followed, did not conquer
the Irish spirit.
The Romans that walked through
England as easily as Cooks tourist
walks through the st. Louis Exposi-
tion, did not add the conquest Of Ire
land to their glory.
The Danes, that repeatedly swept
down upon the English as upon de-
fenseless chickencoop, found no Ro-
\ man roads to facilitate their march,