The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-02
City News
CAUSE
OF Old IRELAND
DIR. DOUGLAS HYDE LECTURES
BEFORE VAST AUDIENCE.
President Of Gaelic League Says Demon
Of Anglization Has Swallowed One
After the Other the Choicest Herr
tages Of the Irish-Fine Musical Pro-
gram Given.

DR.. Douglas Hyde, president Of the
Gaelic League Of Ireland, who is devot-
ing his private fortune to restoration of t
the Gaelic tongue and national spirit of /
patriotism in his home land, spoke to a |
vast audience at the Auditorium last /
evening. The lecture was given under
the auspices of the Ancient Order of
musical program was given which in
GUIDED many of the song gems Of Ire
land.
j. j. Fitzgerald made a few appropri-
ate remarks and Miss Eulalie Chenevert
played organ solos. Miss Loretta Del
lone played three harp solos, and vocal
numbers were presented by. Miss sRos-
eta Moynihan and Charles S. Laird.
, The musical numbers were all enthusi-
plause.
Of welcome in introducing DR.. Hyde.
He explained the purposes Of the Gaelic
league, and spoke in high praise Of its
| leader, the lecturer of the evening.
Eve gathered here tonight he said,
| to do homage and to hear the mes
sage of the man who has stood for our
/ ideals.''
Dr.. Hyde spoke for several minutes
/ in the Gaelic tongue. He then gave the
remainder of his address in English.
Copying the English.
] "The Irish people, he said, 'Efor
toms Of the English. They have bought
English goods. They read English pa
pers:. The demon Of. Anglization has
swallowed one after. the other, the
choicest Of the heritages Of our native
people. National garb, literary efforts,
! pastimes, dances, customs, even artistic
i %nv,I o1,n ~ l. &c 41nn Il
] Isle, seemed to disappear the more. as
the years have rolled on. And notice
ably, the results were the most dis
i astrous where the language Of historic
Ireland has been least in use. -
1 The league has succeeded in encour-
. aging home manufactures to such an
4 extent that in some cases the output Of
Irish mills has been trebled.
The speaker compared the English
i people with the natives of Ireland:
5 1.-THE two races are entirely different,
d he said. "The Irishman is light, bright
8 and fluent. He has natural artistic
= temperament. The Englishman is noted
Z for his perseverance and capacity for
4 making money. Ireland has made fall
i ure in trying to copy the English: In
s America you have magnifcently blend
a ed the characteristics of the two ma
tionalities.' 4 - r..
No Royal Road.
d In speaking Of the great task Of re-
= storing Ireland g individuality, the
ii speaker said: :, !,
i road to the recovery of our nationality.
q It is "a difficult 2 it ise an tarduous task,
q in earnest and have behind us the moral
y support and the good wishes of Amer
/ lea, we must succeed. If we are only
E. playing at being in, earnest-and that
Il is q game Irishmen are very good at
s. then we shall fail and the whole world
4 will deride us, and the historian will
take: his tablets and write. the words;
= At the conclusion of the lecture, A.
i L. Lennon presented resolutions which
3 were unanimously adopted. These reso-
/ buttons were in the name of the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians and the Ladies
Auxiliary and re returned 4n hearty thanks ks
!. complishing toward the restoration OF
Ireland.
:. The resolutions conclude as follows:
2 "In an earnest, loyal manner we
4 pledge to him both our moral and fin
i ancial support and bid him a caed
J, mile. failte, to the northwest, and
!. wish him every success in the great
: and patriotic movement in which he
is 50 faithfully engaged, for the re,
the Emerald Isle; and let us indulge
in the prophetic thought that when the
green flag Of unconquered Erin, which
for seven centuries has been held aloft
thru sunshine and gloom, thru smiles
and thru tears, shall once more float in
triumph from historic College Green,
where rangsthe eloquence of a galaxy
of patriots seldom equaled, and never
surpassed, high up on that imperish,
able ensign, written in letters Of gold
will be the name Of Ireland's regen
orator, DR.. Douglas HYDE