Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-26
GERMANY AND THE IRISH

General Won Benard s book entitled Germany and the Next War; published years ago and widely quoted at present. says ,s@s "S '"'n o " @ I5s 5u z.j "y ~bh t preference they obtain their goods from Germany but they may may formed u, .anc. the state
 as been generally known throughout the United States for several years that Irish ard German organizations in this country had formed close associations looking the time when Germany should be actually at with Great Britain not quite well known however, that these understandings receiving from Germany itself The duty of keeping Germans foreign tries loyal then nationality that will not be kndy receed by patriotic Americans Much has been said and written about hY phenated Americans and has been generally understood that there this broad land for such gentry whether then organ De German h English what The remarkable tnng about hs deveopmen of aIniy between the German and Irish organizations that is not shared by the shmen of the old coun lhe rshman at home who is the Na interested appears to look at German alliance with different eyes than does the cumulative hman
 living the protection of the Stars and Spc The AneTcan hshnan prefers hatred o the Engh government tor a0c ties committed centuries ago. in the of Queen Elizabeth and James l. the nrdeous and Satanic march of Cromwell when the butchy of and pkng of sucking babes the sport of h berovng sodey; the shipment o boys and girls to slavery the Babadoes the ptchcap and hangngs of 798 least hs the language enpoyedby committee o Irish Natonasts ot St. Los who claim represent the sentiment of the Irish residents of that city extending to their German fellow o~nsnen er best wishes for the victory of their people and sympathy for os of their knfolk who are bereaved by the war.
 How different the sentiment in Ireland from that quoted above may be cleaned from the fact that the Irish members of the British haren representing the people of Ireland recently and to the B h government and the world teI of loyalty to that go ernent demonraye and enthusiastic manner Furthermore John Redmond the acknowledged leader of Irish pot cal thought and acon whose ability and energy largely respons b for the great reforms that have taken place Ireland recent years recently at meeting Wexford behalf of the recruiting movement sad:
 opposition parliament terrible @a come Ireland and Irhnen fighting & side by side North of Ireland Lhnn by South of Ireland rhn
 o be Irish all the liberties have will put Ii rirA General of Germany? Believe we cannot r4n a The has defend liberties against their declared enemy
 No the probabilities that John Redmond and his associates nearly the sentiments of the Irish people than does the S Louis committee But that the point that of interest Aer cans particularly the fact that the St. Lotus committee violates both the letter and the spirit of American neutrality against winch President Wilson has earnestly warned the American people 1t acts such as this that form the basis of the belief of the German mill tarst author that the American Germans and Irish have formed political alliance may be useful politically discover