The Irish standard., 1914-09-26

ANDARD, SATURDAY, SEPTEl
volunteers, should be found among
the ranks of English armies in the
field of war when Ireland needs them
so badly. We all recognize the need
of the Irish in the British armies, at
this moment, when the allies have,
for so long, been hardly pressed. But
the Kings shilling should no longer
tempt the Irishman. Dire necessity
was the cause for England's granting
Irish emancipation. Premier AS
Quith stated that if Home Rule were
not passed at this time it would have
a serious effect upon Irish recruiting.
What he meant was that home rule,
which he saw was inevitable, would
now hold out to the Irishmen as a
bait to join the English army. Up to
this time recruiting in Ireland has
been failure. Throughout the
country placards have been posted
asking for volunteers for the purpose
of crushing the tyranny of Germany.
The English press has attempted to
shame its English countrymen into
joining the army and enrolling in the
ranks of the volunteers forces. Con-
trasts have been made in the English
papers between the attitude Of the
English man in answering his coun-
tries call and the attitude of the
French and Germans. The following
quotation is very significant in view
of the situation, Every man in Ger
many. every man in France, except
ing those who are physically dis
abled, have answered the call of
their country, while Englishmen
alone remain Indifferent" Premier
Asquith and John Redmond held a
recruiting meeting in Dublin on Mon
day of this week. We have not been
able to learn of the success that at
tended the meeting, but if Irish
American sentiment counts for any,
thing, tribute will be paid for the
sacrifices of the Irish-Americans on
behalf of the Irish cause. Very few,
indeed are answering the recruiting
call. Whatever Ireland has won she
stubbornly fought for and there is
no need, this time, for Ireland to kiss
the hand that smote her. Every
Irishman in the ranks of the British
army is filling the place of and Ang-
lo-Saxon, who remains securely at
home, while Ireland, depleated in
population, with it's natural resources
undeveloped, needs the help of evry
able bodied son to place her among
the nations of the world, in the posi-
ton where she rightfully belongs.
For thousands of years. the land
lords of ireland have gathered taxes
that have supported hundreds Of idle
absentees and Ireland has poured in
to the lap of folly the riches of which
she has been robbed. The time is
now ripe to devote every ounce of
strength, every impulse and every
desire to make self-sacrifice to the
cause of Ireland alone. Brave hearts
and strong hearts, patriotic, able
bodied sons and daughters. with Irish
strength and Irish zeal are now
called upon to devote the best there
is in them to the cause of up-build-
ing Ireland and not to spill their
blood or waste their energy upon the
fields Of battle in foreign lands, when
their countrymen in Aemrica are
so closely cooperating with them,
placing upon them the responsibility
of the redemption of their native
country and are willing to help with
time, energy and money in this glori-
GUS cause. Recruiting in ireland has
thus far been a failure. The Kings
shilling in the hand of their tempter
has not produced results. Sentiment
is against it, history is against it, and
no justification is found to warrant
the volunteers in enlisting in the
English armies. Home Rule has been
bought and bought dearly. 1t has
been paid for ten thousand thousand
times. The Irishman owes England
no obligation and the Irish volun-
teers has no patriotic obligation to
discharge excepting the one he owes
to Ireland and it is in her fields, up
her hillsides and through her valleys
that he will give his services in plac-
ing Ireland among the nations and
figth to redeem commerce, education,
political influence and power the po-
sition so long denied her.
BITTER ATTACK ON LOURDES
IN MEDICAL JOURNAL.