The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-04-17

streets Of New York and they passed
by Archbishop Hughes house to be res
viewed by the great Archbishop. but
ne was absent. In the many oelebra.
tions OF the birth of Abraham Lincoln
recently held. r did not hear this oue.-
t,on brought to the front. When thew
passed Archbishop Hughes house ha
was absent. selling for Europe. Mason
and Slfdel, captured in Boston harbon.
were then prisoners in Fort Warren.
England moved her army into Canada
and France into Mexico. and these two
nations had asked the Emperor of Russ /,
sia to join them in recognizinr the inx
dependence of the South. Lincoln ask.
ed Archbishop Hughes to use his infiu-
ence through Rome with the Russ,sn
emperor. and what was the answer Of
Russia? They sent a fleet into New
York harbor under sealed orders to re-.
port to Abraham Lincoln, and another
10 San Francisco. fact which should
never be forgotten by Americans Cap
plause). l,s. ,ss5..4,- 's'5.4
And those poor Irish exiles, the gall
]ant 6sth marched by without being
reviewed by tho Archbishop, and the
people Of New York said, would to
God they were going to free Ireland"
But no. they were then Americans, and
rs Americans they fought and az
Americans they died. and they were all
ways in the forefront, and as Anneri-
cans they marched up Malvern Hill
and Marys Heights. and as Americans
they laid down their lives at Gaines
MIL. and the old Green Flag was car.
ried sido by side with the Stars and
Stripes in every battle fought for
American freedom and so we are Amer
leans to the hearts core (applause).
But we don't forget the old land.
Judge stapleton said we are lovers
of liberty. That is absolutely true.
And so my friends, we como where Wa
can find liberty. And we are Haters Of
injustice. and for that reason it runs
in our blood to hate the English gov-
ernment, because 1t was the great de.
stroyer Of liberty everywhere.
Remainder my friends I am speaks
ing here advisedly. am speaking
hero cody and celmly. No Irishman
ever left this side Of the water to 20 on
a mission of my kind to the other side
but England had an eavesdropper
somewhere in listening. And 80 what
say tonight will be in England before
get there. Remember that, my
friends. 1t has been an old practice, So
what I say here / will say in any part
OF England. Ireland or Scotland fap.
plauss).
II want to say that our mission fs a,
peaceful mission. We are going to
unite. If it is possible, two or three
different Hibernian organizations In
Ireland. We are going to try and make
a worldwide Hibernianisn, to organ.
ize the race in one organization, nom
political, Catholic. and Irish. Don't let
any man think that we go over there
to create any religious strife. Far be
1t from as. am and Father Philip
O'Donnell is a believer in the methods
Of Wolfe Tone, and let that be carried
over there ahead of us (applause).
wolfe Tone tried to unite the Pro-
testant of the North and the Catholic
Of the South. The Protestant Of the
North is an Irishman. or he is man
without a country. and believe he is
not a man without a country. Because
we can gain independence for Ireland,
and l for one would never be satisfied
with anything less. it Is absolutely ne
cessary to unite all the Irish people In
Ireland and the Irish race the world
over, regardless Of religion. While our
mission is first to unite this Catholic
Irish society, our first step will be to
20 to the Primate of all Ireland, Car
dinal Losue, and ask him to give his
blessing to the old organization whose