The Irish standard., 1913-02-15
HISTORY AGAIN ...,
REPEATS ITSELF

HISTORY AGAIN .4.'
REPEATS ITSELF
The Bond Of sympathy Existing Be.
tween America and ireland.
The bond Of sympathy that has ever
existed between America and ireland
has generated in both countries sen.
timents Of mutual regard that find
expression whenever it 10 a question
concerning the interests Of either
When the Continental Congress ad.
dressed an appeal to the Irish people
for their moral support in the times
that tried mems SOULS" 1t had no
doubt as to the response that appeal
would elicit. Benjamin Franklin al
ready had borne this testimony: "All
Ireland 10 strongly in favor of the
American Cause" 1t was not, then,
to an Indifferent people that the Con-
tinsntal Congress appealed. "Your
Parliament" to quote its own words,
has done US no wrong. You have
been friendly to the rights of man.
kind, and we acknowledge with pleas
ure and gratitude that the Irish ma
ton has produced patriots who have
highly distinguished themselves in the
cause Of humanity and America. :.
Accept our most grateful &C.
acknowledgements for the friendly dis.
positions you have already shown
U.S."
Ireland was never merely a fair
weather friend in the case of America.
When the clouds lowered over this
country she ever proved staunch and
true. The news OF disastrous defeats
to the Union cause during our Civil
war were never hailed in ireland with
rapturous cheers a. they were in
England. Michael Seaman. the poet,
has we'll described the attitude OF
Ireland in Americas darkest hours:
"You now have royal beaus. aroon,
Who fash about you late and soon
Like stars about the summer moon,
Outrivalled by your glory; g
As in the days when you were young,
And s1euth-hounds on your footsteps
hung,
And royal lovers gave them tongue,
Twas then a different story;
But in those dark and bloody days
Old Ireland rose beyond the seas
And backed your throne.upsetting
ways
In the face Of rack and prison.
And gave you all she had, ashore
Strong arms, true hearts. and love
galore,
And cheered You from her sea-bsat
shore,
TIL all your stars had risen."
And now when Ireland's star is be.
ginning to rise above the horizon, 1t
is only right that America, remem.
bering those days Of storm and
stress" in which she had Irish sym.
patty in unstinted measure, should
send words Of cheer across the At
lantic to q sister nation whose friend.
ship has never grown cold. Repre-.
sentative Goodwin Of Arkansas gave
formal expression to the sentiments
Of the American people when he Of.
fered this resolution on the passage
of the Irish Home Rule bill in the
House Of Commons:
Whereas. the people Of Ireland for
many years have been struggling for
Home Rule only to have from time
to time their aspirations blighted;
and, whereas, their struggles for lib.
erty have appealed to all true Amer
leans who love freedom; and, where.
as, the House Of Commons on yester.
day by vote Of 10 majority passed
the Home Rule bill for Ireland;
Therefore. resolved that the House
Of Representatives Of the American
Congress congratulate the people Of
ireland and the British House Of
Commons upon the passage through
the Commons Of the Home Rule bill,
and that the secretary Of state be re.
quested to forward copy Of these
resolutions to the Honorable Henry
H. Asquith, prime minister; Honor.
able John q. Redmond. and the Hon.
.orable Augustine Birrell, chief secre.
tary for Ireland" S.
The resolutions offered by Con.
gresham Goodwin may be designated
the ohicial expression Of the question
Of Ireland's claim to the National
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