The Irish standard., 1911-02-18
Where Sympathies Of Archbishop
Ryan Were Regarding the
Irish Course.
His Admiration of the Noble Part
Played by his Countrymen
in America.
The Certainty of the Irish in Mat
tiers of Religion Impresses
Americans.

During his visit to Ireland in Sep.
tember, 1905, Most Reverend Arch
bishop Ryan delivered an address en-
titled "Ireland's Gift to America. In
it the venerable prelate expresses his
great admiration for the noble part
his countrymen have played in laying
the foundation of Catholicity in Am
erica. We quote in part:
After half century or more I re-
turn to my native country, and l find
the characteristics of the Celtic race
the same, the same warm hearts, the
coterie the same, and the race remain
ing the same. Many, no doubt, are
leaving you, but they are only going
over to the Greater Ireland" They
do not lose their love for their old
land. You know it in their generos-
ity. When collections were made for
Churches, or for political purposes,
they love the old country, the first
impressions made upon them, the
chapel in which they knelt, the valley
and the hills, and their early life's sto-
ries. All those things have made an
impression, that impression is there,
deeply seated. 1t is not as if it had
passed away entirely If it is ever
in their power to aid the old country
you will find men rising up in every
part of the Greater Ireland" for the
country of their birth, and their par
ents, and all that is near and dear to
them, their holy childhood and
youth.
l can see, perhaps, what those al
ways here cannot see. l can see evil
dence of progress since was here
before, many years ago. Persons COM
plain, and I have heard it said in the
United States, that the people of Ire
land are not Industrious, they say
look at their homes, they are not
clean. They say their lands are not
we'll kept. l have heard those COM
plants, but they had not the key to
the situation, for if the farmer i'm
proves his land the next thing done
by the landlord was under the old sys-
tenn to increase the rent. I say he
would be a fool if he were to increase
the value of property belonging to an
other man, and that he should pay for
the improvements that he himself had
made, pay we'll, and according to the
price to be appointed by the landlord.
Therefore, as it was premium upon
neglect, 1t was a most outrageous
state of things.
Home Rule the Only Remedy.
The American people could not un
Gerstand it, or aow it was permitted
for years, that Wheri a man impr ives
his house and property his rent should
be increased. Why, therefore, he
blaming the Irishman for neglecting 1t
now? Where ! just came from, from
the North-I have been in Donegal
where the tenants have tenure rights
see how their properties are well
kept and everything in order. Wner
ever they had similar privileges their
houses are we'll kept. In America the
Irish people are very industrious, ad
vancing every day in wealth and in
intelligence. 1t is the same race, the
q same blood, and the same genius, but
the circumstances are different, and il
was here as it was, because, as tbs
chairman had said, of misrule-b':
cause of the want of Home Rule.
have said on many occasions there
was no Irish orator, no man more en-
thusiastic, there was no man who said
ANYTHING stronger than was said ir
Gladstone's speech when the House
of Commons voted for Home Rule
There can be no question whatever
but this is the case and until Home
Rule is obtained it will be Impossible
for Ireland to advance. When yor
consider the patriotism of the lrlsf
race, cannot at all despair of the
future. We have in our race, as Car
dinal Newman said, all the element!
of future greatness. We have tina
deep faith which underlies all moral
ity. AS regards blessing We have thu
Joyous hope God has given. We haV'