The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-10-14
IRISH ARE LOYAL,
SAYS CARDINAL LOGUE
If They Were Treated With Proper
Consideration They Would be
COntented Subjects.
Rights Which the English and
Scotch Enjoy are Denied
the Irish People.
Home Rule Will Remove Prejudices
and be Mutually Advantageous
to all Concerned.

The members of the Eighty Club, an
organization Of English Liberals, who
are now visiting Ireland in the inter-
est of Irish Home Rule, We're the
guests Of Cardinal Logue on the oc-
casion of their visit to Armagh. In
addressing the club Cardinal Logue
said:
1t is only those who come and see
the country who can form any idea Of
the conditions existing in it, and of
the aspirations and want of the peo-
pie. We are all delighted to meet the
members of the $50 Club" Your visit
will do good in Ireland and perhaps
it will be good also for yourselves. At
any rate it will open your minds
little OH the Irish question. The con-
dition of the people for some time past
has improved, and is improving still,
but there are certain aspirations and
wishes of the Irish people, and until
they succeed in realising these legiti-
mate aspirations there will be no
real prosperity in G the country. We
think in Ireland we can manage our
own affairs better than other people
could do it for us. We may be mis-
taken, but it is our impression and
it is very hard to remove an impress
sion that has lasted for ages. We
have been ruled in the past by people
try, even the officials. The Lord Lieu
tenant often was merely a "bird Of
passage" and sometimes he hardly got
time to take a smoke in the Viceregal
Lodge until he was recalled. The
Chief Secretary even during the time
he should be in Ireland was obliged
to attend in the House of Commons.
The present Chief Secretary, Mr.. Bir-
rell, knows a great deal about the
country, but still these officials who
are charged with the destinies of the
country had not the knowledge which
would enable them to provide for the
wants and needs of the people, and
say what is best for them. l hope all
that has changed. l think the gentle
men of the Eighty Club have shown a
pOn1 ,ro1o tn fhoir fQ11Ow w-cO
men that they were not to speak
about our people without knowledge
IT. they knew us better, I think they
would like us better.
! think a great deal of the prejudice
which exists in England against Irish
men-I do not think they have the
same prejudice against Irish women,
because they were very glad to get
them sometimes think their preju-
dice would disappear if there was
more intercourse between the two
countries and the people bette, known
to each other. One thing is certain
that the Irish have ever been a grate-
full people, and l believe his Majesty
the King has not more faithful peo-
| pie in the whole Empire than the peo-
| pie Of Ireland if they were only treat
| ed as the people in England, of the
Colonies, and even of Scotland are
treated. / noticed looking at some
English papers that when question
| came up in the House of Commons
about Scotland, it was left to the
| Scotchmen to settle what was best,
but whenever question came up
about Ireland, it was like little boy
setting up a mark for a cock shot
| everyone must have a throw at 1t.
| That is one of the reasons l say If
England got rid Of them in Parlia-
| ment-of those who are great trou-
bic to them-and left us to control
our own affairs it would be for the
peace of both England and Ireland,
and would tend to bind more closely
| the ties which exist between the diff
ferent countries. In some Of the Eng
! lish papers l have seen it stated that
| the club were to visit militant poll
ticians." and ] have seen my name
down as one. I am not very militant
nor very much Of politician. al
| though / love Ireland and am deeply
interested in everything that tends to