The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-31

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While all the proceedings Of the mass
meeting in aid Of the United Irish
League at the Hollis street theatre, last
gut were interesting, the intilnasion
Il the chairman that there are a great
many Irish,Amdtieans who are mkewafm
~ tlr cause Of Ireland will strike NOT
few persons as revelation Of much
ighlaeance. The inference l. that all
persons Of Irish descent or extraction
arc not unit with regard 10 the best
method Of ameliorating the conditions o.
Ireland. There are IRISH Americans who
1eneye that the present government q
ireland Is By no means 80 black a. 4 y
painted, and that the lane 81 progress Il
Industrial. not political. They hold that
80 physical force idea Is simply mad.
ness ANA that the true policy is to accept
the situation, abandon independence a. a
dream. and 20 10 work to develop the
resources Of one OF the most fertile re-
glons on the globe. Chairman fitxpat
rick's implication i that still another
element thinks little about Ireland and
cares less about lts politics. II this y
the case. Il Is slmihcant Of a growing
disposition among lrish.Amerieans 70
regard themselves A. no longer under an
obligation TO a cause which day By day
becomes more remote TO their daily
lives. They are FESTIVE under the at
tempt Of professional politicians 70 e.,
tablish = racial fold available for Amer
ican politics. Patriotic Americans,
whether Of "the old stock Or natural.
ixed, alike can and should deprecate a
political propaganda 20 organize parties
on the basis OF race and creed, and We
have reasons for believing that a recent
appeal to members 81 one faith 10 sup.
port 4 certain candidate as correiig,
ionist has already evoked the resentment
OF many whose spiritual allegiance TO
thai creed Il deep and sincere.
Americans are not less sympathetic
with genuine popular progress abroad
than were their fathers. Another hos.
suth would make another outburst Of
] American sympathy Tangible oppres-
sion i still and we hope ever viii be
the object Of American detestation, but
since the sos the United States has
passed through experiences which have
prcdisposed It's people 10 hear both sides.
aud to weigh carefully the merits OF
movements commended 70 them as popu-
/ lar. A people who fought a great war
Ito prevent secession will think more
/ than twice before they indorse political
party abroad which proposes the diy-
sion Of a country whose governments i
far from despotic. Again. the United
states has received millions Of immi
grants who have been under The influence
N The political passions OF their native
lands when arriving here. Many OF
these have acted as II they regarded the
United States as simply a safe base Tor
continuing agtatlons that run annoy
inelv close to violations Of our neutral
litv laws. The result Is that the old
American belief that the United States
should mind it's own business has been
strengthened BY frequent appeals TO en-
ter the lists IN behalf Of this or that ma
tlonalitv. Adopted citizenship has been
ON trial in another way, and the failure
81 many adopted citizens in office 70
rise "a the commonest standards OF ON
cial integrity has predisposed public
opinion TO Judge causes in other lands
bv the conduct Of the representatives OF
those lands, in the public affairs OF the
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