The Irish standard., 1907-04-20
They Report That America and Australia
Received Them as the Represent
atjves of Ireland.
MIR. Devlin Says That the Irish of Australia
Are More Intensely So Than the
Irish at Home.

have made on behalf of the cause %
Irish freedom from no selfish motives
and with no personal advantage to
gain. They have supported this cause
libcrally, generously, and enthusiasts
cally only because they love the land
of their fathers, and are anxious Ia
do all in their power to help and to as.
sist it, We found that not only our
own countrymcn. but that the great
mass Of American public opinion was
with us. Nearly all the meetings pre-
sided over We're by Governors or by the
Mayors of the cities. State legislators,
congressman and Senators crowded
our platforms.
Beside Cardinal Gibbons and the
Archbishops of New York, Philadel-
phia. ST. Louis and other cities thers
stood in support Of this movement
more than one Christian minister Of
every denomination, all declaring thaA
Ireland ought to heve and must haSa
the right to manage and control her
own affairs; and. in fact, we found that
all classes and sections of the commu-
nifty in America joined with our own
race abroad to condemn the treatment
of ollr native land by England, and TO
prove their sincerity by their practical
support of our cause. Our people In
America have watched with the great
est interest and the greatest care the
progress of events in Ireland. They
believe in, as you believe in. the main-
tenanrc Of a. strong united pledges
bound Irish party.
They will stand by us. Everywhere
that we went the chief message that
we got to bring home to our leaders
and to the Irish people was this, that
our race abroad in America have the
utmost confidence. have absolute cons
fidcnce in the wisdom of devotion, and
the patriotism of the Irish people and
their chosen leader, and that, whatever
course they decide to adopt In the
critical situation that is developing for.
our country at the present time, they
may rely that Irish America will be
with them, and will stand by them to
the end.
Mr.. Kettle. NJ. p. in responding. said:
Since ] left Queenstown last / have
made a, discovery. We have heard the
boast of a British empire on which
tL,o .ote e. ole
an Irish Empire on which the sun
never sets. There is no part. l believe,
practically on the whole surface of tho
earth, go where yon will, in which you
won't find Irishmen, and in which you
won't find lrishmen who, while they
have given their adopted country ali
allegiance which is not surpassed by
any others Of her citizens, have also
refused to forget the cradle land from
which they came. Mr.. Devlin has de-
livered to you the message of Austral-
ia. Well, America sends you the same
word. With the same. unmistakible
finality Of utterance she declares in
this crisis for Ireland and against fac
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Both in America and in Australia
our countrymen Recognized and res.
ceived us as the. accredited represent.
atives of the. Irish Party. and they
recognize the Irish Party as the Party
of the people Of Ireland. They; recog-
nize that the people Of Ireland, voting
by free and secret ballot, and capable.
as they believe, of distinguishing be-
tween policy that was good and .
policy that was bad, have returned our.
Party to representative office and con-
firmed 1t in Office for twenty-one years,
and they refuset to be led aside by any
cries in the name Of whatever principle
and from whatever quarter they may
come. We told our people in America.
the truth. We neither over-praised
nor orphaned. any legislation which
had come to us from Westminster
through the agency Of the Irish Party;