Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16
ais. admirals. statesmen. politicians

erals. admirals statesmen, politicians,
fnancfers. merchant princes, actors. writ
ers. lawyers and other professional men
too numerous to mention. If you will
look through the list of the generals dur
ing our civil war; II some one will make
up catalogue of millionaires, mining
kings. empire builders and captains of in
dustry they will realize that all the
Irishmen who have come to the United
States have not gone into politics or pu-
gilism Or base ball teams. / must say.
however, that the Irish have almost the
monopoly of the prize ring and the base
ball diamond.
Cardinal Logue made a speech upon his
arrival at Cork, in which he discussed
this subject at length and related what
he had himself seen of Irish millionaires
and other successful business men in the
United States. He spoke particularly of
New York city and alluded with gratifica-
ton to the fact that the subway Of New
York city and the new tunnel under the
Hudson river were both built by Irish
men.
Successful Irishmen in America.
81 was proud to know he said. ''of the
vast number Of our countrymen who were
honored citizens of the United States.
They have asserted themselves, espe-
cially in New York, and occupy the lead
ing positions there. You find Irishmen
prominent in every walk of life; you find
them among the most distinguished of the
judges on the bench; you find them among
them among the most eminent practition-
ers Of medicine and the other learned pro-
fessions. And then I found that the
largest contracts in New York (and he
might have said in the entire country
had been allotted to Irishmen because Of
their ability to organize and carry out
great works. I visited the tunnel under
the Hudson and was proud to think that
that great work had been carried out by
an Irishman who had carved out his own
advancement and made his own way in
life by his native talent and genius. Then
again when they were undertaking the
stupendOus work OF building subways I'M
der the city of New York they gave that
contract to an Irishman. who succeeded
In completing 1t to the satisfa ction of
everybody. and 1t was one of the great
est works ever undertaken by man.
"And they succeed equally well I'm other
branches of life," continued the cardinal.
LAS 1 was sailing up the Hudson river
one day We passed city called Hoboken.
and 1 was told that 1t was inhabited al
most exclusively by Germans. The only
exceptions were two solitary 1rishmep,
and one of them Is lord mayor Of the
That Is an indication of how our people
are going ahead in America. And even
in the humber walks Of life found them
hard working. we'll educated and giving
every sign of having retained their own
faith and that love for Ireland which Is
the Characteristic OF our race In every
part of the world. Some OF them OF the
third and fourth generations were as
warm and as strong In their love for
Ireland as those born in this dear old
land of ours
Ancestors Were Kings In Ireland.
Cardinal Logue forgets that the apces-
tors of the men he speaks of in America
were once kings OF IRELAND and have the
right to succesx.b But Il often wonder
what would have HAPPENED II all the
great Irishmen We, read, about-the Duke
Of Wellington, I.erA, Nelson, Lord Rob-
erts. Lord Kitchener, Gen. Sheridan. A.
T. Stewart, John w. Mackay. John Nc
Donald. Thomas F. Ryan and the thou
sands of other famous Irishmen-had re-
manned here instead OF going out into
wider field Of fame and usefulness.
There Is good deal Of truth IN the
joke about the kings Of Ireland. At the
time of St. Patrick and up till the Nor.
land was divided into many little king
doms. In addition to the four grand d.
visions which correspond to the provinces
today. The OConnors were kings OF
Connaught. the O'Brians of Munster. the
ONeills OF Ulster. the McMurroughs of
Letnster, the Kavanaghs of Wexford, the
Ocarrols Of Tipperary, the MacCarthys
OF Cork, the O'Sullvans and the O'Dona-
hues ruled In the southwest. the O'F1ah-
ertys in Galway. and so on through q
long list. What is county now was a
kingdom then, and the descendants Of the
rulers still bear their names.