The Irish standard., 1909-02-20
A BRITISH PLOT
Of SP0LAT|ON
John Bull Determined to Grab
the Kongo Free State in
the Old Way.
Nefarious Scheme Exposed
in Mastery Manner by
a Correspondent.
Editor of the Irish Standard:

BY the Kongo iniquity i do not mean
the alleged maladministration of the
kongo Free State by the Bclgians
hut 1 refer to the contemplated spolia-
ton of Belgium by England. aided and
;;betted by the United States. TO the
average American, the prospect is not,
or at least should not be, an inviting
one, but we might as well prepare for
what seems to be the inevitable. Eng
land has determined to have the Kon-
so Free State, and the United States
government seems ready to become
her willing tool in accomplishing the
international "hold- up" A few years
ago our government. or at least the
executive branch of 1t, gave aid AND
comfort to England in her efforts to
crush out the Transvaal Republics. so
that there is nothing novel In the pro-
posed coalition. We have done the
dirty work. of England before and
we are ready to do it again. II must
pS t5dilIiE W llIt SeuulIIt NulNI ltdIl u
know that VIC have become the inc
too" of British diplomacy. Surely. VIC
must have reached the lowest level Of
American craftsmanship when we see
our country. which was designed to
be an arbiter of nations, crawling to
England and cringing to Japan.
The freebooter of nations in her
designs on the Kongo Free State. APP
Fears in a new role. She would have
the world believe that she is inspired
by humanitarian motives" Just
think of it-England an altruist among
the nations! Mark YOU this Bassa-
MO. the devil can cite scripture to- his
purpose" AS well might the devil
quote scripture as England talk phil
unthropy. The man who believes IN
lTngland's unsclfishncss must be wo-
fully ignorant of her history. Whcr-
ever she has had a free hand In the
government of her colonial possessions.
that history is one of rapine and blood.
1t is true indeed that. Il few days ago,
Mr.. Roosevelt culogizcd her govern.
lnent of India: nor should this fact cx-
cite our surprise when we remember
that he is the same Roosevelt whose
instincts led him to write a culogy of
Concerning his outrageous falsiiica-
tons with regard to Englands govern
mcnt of India. Mr.. Hyndman, a we'll
known authority on Indian affairs
says: ut is nothing short OF criminal
for a man entrusted with Mr. Roosc-
velts position to indulge in such bla-
t:lnt talk, which virtually constitutes
him as aiding and abctting spoliation
and murder" Despite Mr. Rooscvclts
the Chicago Evening journal says:
'"rherc is no blackcr page in history
than lJnglands record in India"
In connection with this matter it
may be interesting to recall the terri
BILE arraignmcnt of our would be ally
and our will-bc ally if Mr.. Roosevelt
has his way-which received the plnu
otis Of such genuine Americans as Sam
Randall, Aleck Mcclure and S. s. Cox
who were present on the PLATFORM
The following is Il portion Of the pre-
amblc to the resolutions passed at an
Irish National Convention held in
Philadelphia:
I'VE solemnly declare and cite un-
questioned history and the universal
knowledge of living men, in testimony
thereof: !. That the English govern
ment has existed in ireland not to pre-
serve the lives OF the governed but to
destroy them. Entire communities it
wantonly massacred by the sword. TO
asylums Of terrified women it has de-
libcratcly applied the blazing torch
Into helpless towns 1t has discharged
bombs and shells. Through consccrat-
cd crypts, where age and infancy
sought shelter il has sent it's bloody
DuICIeISs uc GU ISI oOHS vi NcH
cradle priests it has stretched on the
rack or suspended from the gibbet. Pull
ing babes have been impalcd on the
points OF it's bayonets. It's gold has
been folded in the hands Of the assas.
sin, and has rewarded the infamy of
the perjured traitor. It's treacherous
falschood has lured patriots to unsus-
pectcd death: and AS if sword, cannon,
torch, scaffold, dagger and explosion
we're not enough, it enjoys the unique
infamy Of being the only government
known to ancient or modern times,
which has employed famine for the de-
struction Of those from whom it claim
cd allegiance
And this is the nation that seeks our
alliance to stop the "atrocities" in the
kongo!
For few years past We have been