Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-13

Explaining and denounc1ng the Eng
 land feudal and landlord system With
 all it's atrocities imposed after the re-
 belIion, Dr. Shahan designated this as
 the primal cause for Irelandas diScon-
 tent and argued it's abolishment as
 social and political necessity. He
 To get back that land, and to conn
 pletely separate 1t from English 5i-
 risdiction. is the prime factor in the whyness and wherefore of Irish or
 ganization.
 By this .separation," mean a com
 plete rent in that human fabric known
 as the union of Great Britain ard
 Ireland, thereby enabling Irish states
 men to take their true position of re-
 sponsibilfty at the head of the Irish
 people. to restrain them when neces-
 sary,, as well as to encourage them. of the nation. towards the development of Irish industry
 Here then, at this continuation point, crises the query: What @ is to be done e,n9 2 done?
 On this question pause a moment and reflect. You have a phalanx in
 as the celebrated one of Macedon; as courageous as any Spartan band that ever went forth to do or die. Yet.
 outside county -cess, town-rates, poor
 duced tariff on whiskey, what have they gained?
 Do not fatter yourselves that any suggestion you may offer might pc adopted; for all the best suggestions that century has given birth to have been ignominousIy buried in Potters field for forgetfulness.
 Don't Advise Open Revolt You may ask if I'm here to advance the doctrine of revolution. No, l am not To advise open revolt under the present circumstances would be cfim- ina1.
 I believe that Ireland alone, in or out of parliament, cannot achieve her independence. I believe that peaceful
 agitation can never accomplish it. and that guerrilla warfare is worse than useless For manifold reasons l be- Meve that a country, like an army, should have its outposts and sentineis beyond it's confines, to combat the att tacks from without and to tranquiHize the forces within. So would advise you, in absence of better prospects, to stand loyalty behind your envoys in parliament, and to Strengthen them with your moral and financial sup port And. in the evoltion of time, let us hope that the Irish youth, having learned at his mothers knee the teach ings of her faith and patriotism. and
 from the whole wide civilized world the wrongs and sorrows of his native land may yet be able to attune his ear to the tread of marching feet and study the rudiments of that science that has made his gallant countrymen famous as master minds in all the great military centers Of the world Watch for Opportunity. Then let every patriot in the land. from her four provinces and thirty two counties, resolve to become pa tieut and determined opportunist, sf- lently abiding his time. For l believe that the tocsin of war shall again re- vertebrate along her hills and valleys; and when that fatal hour shall come. and come it shall, when some German or American fleet shall be seen speed ing it way towards some friendly port on the coast of Ireland, in behalf of her long cherished freedom, 'tis then 1 100000 Sarsfields. Emmetts and Fitz- Geralds shall again spring to arms and glory. and show the world that the spirit of the old fighting race is not yet dead,
 I know that the great body of you { have shown your colors for constftu- l tional measures. and perhaps sdmlre your patient persfstency. Yet there l are thousands of heroes who have nailed their colors, too, to the mast men beside whom. as patriots, you stand as pigmies. Men who believe l that the skulls of Irish soldiers should no longer pave the way for British prowess Men who believe that the American eagle shall one day. substf- 1 tute for the wild geese of France. Men who believe that if liberty is worth possessing, it is worth fighting for. l Men who believe that their country which alien legislation has plunged | her. nor that victory shall ever perch upon her banners. or fall into the l hands of her people. til they have as- serted their rights through the mouth | of the cannon, the slashing argument l of the sword, or any other means that | inventive genius may place within their power.