The Irish standard., 1912-08-10
ORANGE ArRocl1lEa

prosperous cities in the British Is.
lands, has of late been achieving un-
enviable notoriety because of the bit.
ter opposition of its Orange inhahi.
tants to Home Rule. 1t is a strange
spectacle for any people In this en-
lghtened age to threaten bloodshea
and violence for offering self-govern.
ment to their native land. We can.
not comprehend the matter in this
Tree country of ours. and especially
when 1t Is remembered that the fore
fathers of these very men, little
more than century ago, organized
themselves under the name of the
United Irishmen" to fight for the es.
tablishment of republic.
William Orr, Henry Monroe and
other Presbyterian patriots forfeited
their lives in the field and on the
scaffold that Ireland may be free and
Independent. To their fame and glory
be it said that the uprising in the
North in 1898 had the approval and
encouragement of the Presbyterian
clergy and -that three of them were
cruelty executed for love of freedom.
We dislike to use harsh language
about Orangemen or any human crea-
lures born on Irish soil. Any man
or set of men opposed to self-govern-
ment and who prefer to be ruled by
strangers beyond the sea must be de-
void of good. sense and "know not
what they do" 1t is folly to argue
with such willing slaves
The law-abiding and liberty-lovins
citizens, whose unhappy lot is cast
among these Orangemen of Ulster,
should be protected by the British
authorities from the attacks of such
ruffians Patience with these rabid
fellows has ceased to be virtue.
They may not be strictly responsible
for their acts Of insanity, but that is
no excuse Of winking at their depre-
dations. Dist.
In the Chicago Tribune of last Sum-.
day there appeared from London a
cablegram in reference to atrocities
committed by Orangemen in Belfast.
The matter was discussed in the
British parliament and Ramsay Mac
Donald, a Scotch member. said:
Here is Bonar Law proclain,lng
that Ulster will be justified in fighting,
but pendingtthe5 rebellion the govern
ment must queals disorder in Ulster,
even by means of soldiers if need be-"
Mr.. Asquith, the prime minister,
spoke in denunciation of Orange row.
dyism and declared that the whole
forces of the Crown would be ar
rayed against the followers of King
William if they pursue their present
lamentable course. What are British
soldiers and, constabulary IN Ireland
for but to suppress violence and pre-
serve peace and order among his
majesty's subjects?
If the Catholics OF the South and
West were guilty of 1.-THE of the OUT
RACES committed by the Orangemen
of the North during the present year,
the jails would be filed to overflow
ing. 1t is about time to end the reign
of terror in, Belfast and prosecute the
leaders who. in parliament and out
side of 1t, incite to disturbance and
violence by their incorporate har-
argues.
There are honest, well-meaning
Orangemen who do not participate in
riots and ructions on the Twelfth Of
July and who are willing to Join
hands with the rest of their country
men. Catholic and Protestant alike, to
obtain Home Rule for the Emerald
Isle. We refer to the Independent
Orangemen who have broken loose
from. bigotry. At Belfast on July 10,
Mr.. H. c. Carleton and Mr.. J. H.
Doherty addressed meeting of their
brethren. The former asked them not
to be gulled by the clap-trap of Bonar
Law and Company, or they would
have such government as the Bel
fast Corporation. where a Catholic or
an Independent Orangeman could
hardly get a look-in at present The
latter said that the boast of civil and
religious liberty has lost it's force, so
far as Belfast was concerned. They
had no civil liberty. They were de-
MED civil and religious liberty If they
said they were Independent Orange
men. These are true-hearted Irish
men.