The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
GAELIC LEAGUES
HEAD IN | AMERICA
DR.. Douglass Hyde, Apostle Of
Great Irish Movement, on
Lecture Tour.
lew York Herald Special Service,

New York Herald Special Service. G,...s
New York, Nov. lS.-s"I have. come
to America to tell the people Of the
revolution in Ireland,'' said DR.. Doug
lass Hyde, president = Of the Gaelic
league. at the. Manhattan hotel today.
"This revolution" continued DR..
Hyde. who is the most popular man
in old Erin and the leader in the
movement to bring about its regenera-
tion. " aims at: the intellectual indc-
pendence, OF ireland. In the last few
.yond our utmost dreams. Slowly but
surefy we are reaching our goal: Ire
land no longer initiates England. We
have become, q self reliant nation. IN
a short time we will have our own
books, our own songs, our own music,
our own drama, our own everything. -
DR.. Hyde is the apostle Of the new
and regenerated Ireland. 1t has been
thru energy that the. seed has been
brought to life and >vigor. :: 81
~. On a Lecture Tour. ....
To bring the magnitude of the Gaelic
movement home. to the Irishmen in
America, Or. Hyde was induced to cons
to the United States. He will lecture
in all the principal cities. He says
the friends Of the Gaelic league have
no conception of what has been done.
DR.. Hyde made a triumphal journey
from his home in County Rosscommor
to Queenstown, where he took ship fo1
America. Dublin closed up shop to bid
him bon voyage. The corporation ad
journed to allow the lord mayor tt
accompany y him to- the station. Tbs
newspapers devoted pages to the dem
Onstratlon. ! Its was the same. in Cork
and thence to Queenstown. r' 5
~ The Gaelic Movement.
The Gaelic, movement began in Ire
land la di,1 twelve years ago; 1t has beel
the people, speaking the, Gaelic tongue
O's as they had. never been appealed
to since the battle Of Boyne. And fo
the first time in 200 years the ok
Irish spirit was rekind1ed and The
masses took, up the cry. The Ian,
league had failed to do it. The Lane
league had organized the farmers, bu
the Gaelic league aroused all GLASSES.
| From. village to village the apOstf
| travelled, winning converts along. tn
way. Soon the Slogan was taken III
everywhere. The leaguers scorned any
thing, with. a foreign mark. The in
dustries Of Ireland began to look UP
Last year, thru the influence Of: th
Gaelic league. the industries of Ire
land doubled their capacity. ...5 -
s.'Irish Ireland . Movement, =
! The extent ana the thoroness Of th,
'tIrish Ireland 'annovement is illustra
ted in the experience. of an America7
who's was a recent visitor to Dublin
A warm patriot and an enthusiast
Gaelic league man., he took care t.
be in Irish-made cloth. His exterio
| was all right, but in at'DubIn clubroon
he offered acfriend a, ,nigar ana IA MA tcis
The friend scornedEhe light.@ss''.s .:aE
| >:"That 8 an English match, and ND
| for mex he 3said, fnd The used one 20
his ewn,J of. Irish M lake. t4 aoie7s~ nj
aaHeIhat match, - Ne said, pointing t
man who makes them had a little plac
4 in an alley, but since the Gaelic leagu
grown until he NOW enplows 800 per
sons and makes tie finest matches i
| The world" - ii j.. ! <ss'>!Z2
"@ Extols Gaelic Tongue. ~. 49,,
DR.. Hyde is an enthusiast over th
Gaelic tongue, not alone for sentime1
tai reasons, but he believes it to be tn
equal Of any. He says it is an uncult
waited language now thru disuse.
| cup to the seventeenth century,
said Dr.. Hyde today, ''sthe Gaelic la q!
Wor17d. sSGaeiics $ is being taugh i
/ the 4 schools Of Ireland now" W
compelled the educational bodies t
allow US to have Irish taught in til
schools, where school managers, parent
and children are unanimous in desirin
it, The children are universal for
because it appeals to something
them.
.HThe government pays what the
call result fees for various subjects
Irish included. The result fees ,earne
in ireland about four years ago. WEI
only few hundred pounds. So cage
y and rapidly has, the study of IRIS j,
been taken up by the teachers and th
} pupils that the sum now paid is &I2 100
That is about the one-hundred-and-f
| tieth part Of the money, spent upc
) Irish primary education. -, s:s.. = ~ =
'.i>e'f - Block by England. =" ,:'.1
"The government, finding. that tt
. teaching Of the Irish language W;
spreading SO rapidly and enthusiastica
ly, determined to stop it SO far as the
can, and have announced that they WI
give no more result fees for the teacl
ing of the Irish language.
"What Ireland asks, and natural
asks, is that it be allowed to spend tt
e-hundred- and -fftieth part of II
money which the Irish themselves CO.
tribute for their own education in tt
way they want. .-.:.t'.. u.
sFThe government denies them tn
privilege, and the board that admin
tiers education in Ireland-a board "a
pointed by the: government--altho' the
admit that the teaching of the Iris
language has an immense educative /
fuence Of the best kind, neveEthele
has determined TO refuse any furth
grants for it's teaching.
+HtIThe Gaelic. movement has broug]
: home new interest, ,instilled into man
people who now intend to live and d
there instead of emigrating to son
: foreign land. Not lack Of employme1
alone, but sheer lack of interest in tt
country, has driven our people to EN-
grafton. y 49,
! . > Dr.. Hyde said the Gaelic moveme1
= had no political tendency. -.
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