The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-08

last it found open voice when the world heard that the Irish Republican brotherhood had sworn to establish on Irish soil an Irish republic.
 How Emmet in his spirit home must have smiled when the tri-color Of Erin, the green, and the orange joined by the white Of unity became the standard of those who had pledged met had died. Opportunists may de- ride, statesmen may smile and church men may condemn, but the historian of future will acknowledge as Glad stone did that to the uprising of the Fenian men, and the fear of it's re- currence was due the change of heart of the English Government, the abate- ment of some accursed laws and the granting of a few reforms. Nay-to it was due the strength of that re- markaible man who was deemed by many hopeful enthusiasts to possess many of the characteristics needed by the first president of an Irish republic refer to Charles Stuart Parneu.
 Work of Parnen
 t'While the prominent men of the '67 movement were seeking in exile soma method of reviving the energies of the fighting race, the spirit of Enmet fill ed the streets, each November on Irish soil with marching thousands who honored the memory of three men who cded as Emmet did, on the scaffold, avowing their loyalty to the cause of Free Ireland and praying God to save Der. Ten years after the death of the D1artyred three the national spirit was as strong as in 1SO3-men who had learned to serve Ireland in the ranks Of the Fenian men devised new method of fighting the enemy and those who were Irish republicans an opportunity to give his policy a fair trial.
 Potent Fenianism
 'Fhe Fenian men were ever fair to all of honest intent and for fifteen followers whose devotion won him name and fame. He spoke to the peo- pie in the language which in their ears rang true. There was no mis- no confidence in the pledges of an English minister and they knew Eng land may destroy, but could not cajo1e ParneH. He said: Don't let them in the ditch and the people knew he would not subscribe to the peaceful policy of O'Connell. He said: Stick to your farms and your lands,' and Irishmen knew if it came to a Ques- tion of last resort. when his own pol icy had failed, he would be found with them as a Samuel Adams, or a Frank lin, but never as Benedict Arnold or a Rufus King.
 Now 'sSinn Fein''
 t'Yes, we heard him and we believed, | but the steel for the sword Of Ireland's | 1893. the spirit of Emmet has again | inspired the people to follow paths sadly ignored was Just as needful in the accomplishment of the destinies of the only means by which the enemy could be injured. The spirit Of Em- met whispered deep in the souls of the new men and back to the schools came O'NeiH and ODonnel of Rory O'Moore and Owen Roe, of Sarsfield and Lord Cfadre of Miles Byrne and Michael Dwyer. The old songs, the old music came back to the homes.-the old dances and the old gameS to the field. the spirit of Emmet sto6d in fair and market and men looked ashamed at their shoddy English clothes. The ,, merchant wrote on his window Only Irish Manufacture Sold Here.' The contractor included in his specified tions Only Irish material and Irish labor will be used on work in Ireland The spirit of Emmet whispered and on the great school of the future must be written over the gates Only those who know the Irish language are worthy to attend an Irish National University The spirit of Emmet and through the country the new struggle, Sim Fein, Sim Fein.'
 DenationalizatiOn is Death
 ''It is only proper that on gatherings Of this character we should try and enlist the SympathieS of those who are dren of the exile dn the conditions | which prevail at the present time in | the country across the sea. It may be | said, without any fear of being accused l of exaggeration that if the great move l ment which is at present striving to | redeem Ireland from the attempts | partly successful, made to denatiOnal- ze her, Ireland Is lost.
 When I say lost I wish to be un- lerstood that Ireland indeed may re- main @ province known as Ireland',- hat number of people may reside 1 here who would be called Irish, and hat in the memories of those long severed from actual connection with he island, there may exist some kind y feeling in the story of her past and 'ome pride in the records of her chil- lren.-but as far as Ireland is con- ,erned as a nation, as far as the con- rish, as far as language, customs, ,-aits. history, Ireland will be dead. t has been a long and marvellous truggle of brutal force and cunning md country on the other.
 'The first 2ttemDt was made for learly four centuries and half to rush the Irish out of actual physical l ,austed in an attempt to undermine heir loyalty to Motherland by destroy ng their adherance for their Mother hurch and their confidence in God. From the physical and the spiritual truggle Ireland arose victorious. Then anne the more dangerous because the nore insidiOus attempt to poison the wells by anglisizing their education, nfsquoting their history. bribing their hurch, diVerting their ambition, limit ng their opportunities and winning heir attention away from the whisper f E,nmet to listen to the voice of po- ltfcal opportunity under the flag of England.
 For a Nations Soul
 It is a struggle for the ownership f a nations soul, it is a battle to ave a race from intellectual and moral as well as political existence. The new generation is awake, the pirit of Enmet is firing every mind interested in the struggle and the Irish sentiment is gaining on the of those who StndV the