The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-30
UNITED IRISH
SOCIETIES PROTEST
10000 Persons Gathered in, Brands
Park, Chicago.

NC 49,
at Brands Park, at which 10000 per-
sons We're present, was the largest af-
fair ever held in the history of the
organization. The evening meeting
was called to- order by James T.
Clarke, and the following program
was given:
Invocation, Rev, William Cahill; adj
dress, Hon. George E. Chamberlain,
United States Senator from Oregon;
address. Hon. Peter Ellert, President
of the German-American Alliance of
America; address Hon. H. W. Smith
Of Springfield, Ill; address, Hon. John
p. Sutton of Lincoln. Neb.; address,
Judge Joseph E. Ryan. Hon. Maurice
T. Moloney was chairman of the day
and during the above program the
Gaelic Choral club rendered several
Irish airs. the closing ode. God Save
Ireland" being sung by the entire as
semblage.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions, which
were read by Hon. P. H. O'Donnell,
We're unanimously adopted:
We, the United Societies of. Chicago,
in annual demonstration assembled.
first, wish to declare our faith and I'M
faltering allegiance to this great Re-
public, the boundaries of which we
helped to lay, and the liberties of
which we helped to secure.
We. Irish American Citizens. look
with disapproyaL upon the widespread
agitation now, going on at home and
abroad to make the year 1914 a CEN
tennial to mark "one hundred years
of peace an among the he, Notwithstanding
people. MINI IS ~
Memories of Past Events. g
We Of the United States. with keen
memories of past events, know that
there would be no America to cele-
brate a centenary Of peace had free
dom's swords been borne by none but
those who spoke the English tongue.
That holy cause was won by many
peoples from many lands whose voices
were as the voice Of Babel until they
saw the battle flag Of Washington and
then, with one accord, they spoke the
name of Freedom.
When this country has special graft
tude to offer and special friendships
to bestow, let her bestow her graft
tude not by reason of a common Ian
guage, but ratherstby reason of those
acts which set deep and strong the
foundation of our. Government and
fashioned her triumphant liberties and
our memories must then turn to the
land of Lafayette and Rochambeau, to
that of Barron Steuben, the Iron
Warrior" from the Army of Frederick,
to the land that gave a hero to Amer
lea and martyr to Warsaw, and to
fiery soldiery from Erin's land. Our
special friendshipl and our voice of
Jubilee should ever be bestowed upon
those mighty people that have added
to American history those illustrious
names. sS.G.
England and the, Panama Canal.
We congratulate the people of this
Union upon the approaching compile
ton of the Panama Canal. When our
fortresses are builded and our guns
set against the ea,,.when its gates are
freely open to our flag. and restricted
to the rest of the world, it will mark
the decline of British power that now
controls every International waterway
, on the globe. England rose to great
ness because every ocean highway
sent its cargoes beneath her guns.
But when our colossal labor is per-
formed. u third OF the worlds coast
line and all the shipping Of the West
ern Hemisphere win pay homage to
our power and obedience to our COM
mand. 49,,
With jubilee rejected and waterway
complete. America can stand in peace
and safety, undeceived by the hand
extended from ths East by one ally
and the flaming sword Of war flashing
in the West from another.
A New Err. in Ireland.
We wish to voice the approval OF