The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-09-05
REDMOND PRESENTS
C0LORS 70 VOLUNTEERS
Leader of Irish Party Inspects Irish
Volunteers and Presents
Flag.
Declares All Ireland United and
fractional Sentiment Van
ishing.
Leader of Irish Party is Cheered by
All for His Pacific Address
in Commons.

Mr.. John Redmond, M. P, inspect
ed some two thousand of the Queens
County Irish Volunteers at Mary
borough on Sunday, 18th August.
and presented a banner to the Mary
borough local corps. The occasion
called forth great demonstration
of popular enthusiasm. The Vol
unteers lined the streets on Mr.. Red
Redmond's entry into the town, adj
dresses of welcome were presened
to him by the United Irish League,
the A. o. H., and the Trade and La
bour union, and all creeds and
classes of the people participated in
the proceedings, which afforded a
remarkable exhibition of the new
spirit of union which has been
called forth in Ireland by the Irish
leaders historic house of commons
speech. A month ago, such an event
was not dreamed of by any Irishman.
but now, the marlborough demon
stration is only typical of what is
taking place all over the country.
Mr.. Redmond's Speech.
Mr.. Redmond. before the presenta
ton of the colours, addressed the
Volunteers in speech of the first
Importance. 1t was a speech worthy
of a great leader and of great cause
and it will be recalled with pride
and admiration in a united and self
governed Ireland when the stirring
events of today have become his
toric memory. His definition of the
aims and objects of the Volunteer
movement could not be improved
upon. He said:
"The Volunteer movement in Ire
land is one thoroughly national in it's
character. 1t has sprung into ex-
istence spontaneously to safeguard
Irish National rights and Irish Ma
tional liberties. 1t is national in the
fullest sense of the word. The rights
and the liberties that you have come
into existence to maintain are not
the rights of any section or any class
or any creed. They are the rights of
Irishmen, whatever their race, their
class or creed, and hence it is that
into the ranks of the Irish Volun-
teers men of all creeds and all races
and of all classes in our land are
freely welcome"
Irishmen All.
Referring to his house of commons
speech, Mr.. Redmond said that he
had received assurances from every
part of Ireland, from the North as
we'll as from the South, of a desire
on the part of men.
"Who, in the past, have been d.
vided from us, to come in at this
hour Of danger and of peril-this
hour which may be fraught with the
happiest consequences to our coun-
try-that they are prepared to come
in and to stand shoulder to shoulder
with their Catholic fellow-country-
men in every quarter of the country.
say here speaking to you, Welcome
these men, They are all Irishmen as
much as you are. For the first time.
perhaps, a real favorable opportu-
nity-certainly of recent times-has
been afforded to them to join hands
with you, and if now the ideal we all
have at heart comes to be realized
the result will be that, out Of this
moment of seeming danger and diff.
Guilty, we will win for our country the
most estimable treasure to be obtain.
ed in creating a free and united Ire.
land-nited. North and South, Cath.
Ollie and Protestant"
These are the sentiments of both pat.
riotism and craftsmanship.
What They Are Drilling For.
Mr.. Redmond alluded to the fact
that the Inniskilling Fusiliers. on
their way to the front, were escorted
to Enniskillen railway station by the
united Irish and Ulster Volunteers.
"Pray Cod" he said, "that may
be nomen for the future! You are
not drilling and arming to attack any
body of your fellowcountrymen. Your
duty would be, and you would fulf
it, to defend yourselves if attacke'
by any body of your fellow-country
men, but God forbid that that SHOULD
ever take place. Your ideal is tt
work shoulder to shoulder with tn,
Ulster Volunteers if you are SO al
lowed. Your ideal is to do all tina
men may do at any cost. and at an!
sacrifice to create a united natio
made .Of all the various blends +,