The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-10-31
Economic Reasons Alone Should
Keep Ire1and's Young Men
At Home.
Argument Against Enlistment of
Young Men in English
Army.
Government Gives Hint That Com
mittee Should Not Blame Those
Who Shot Women in
Dublin's Street
Fight.

Dublin's Street
Fight.
(From the Irish Vo1unteer)
When the Liberal Government for
bade the importation of arms into
ireland, old women and young chill
dren were shot in the streets of Dub
lin because few people protested
against the savagery of the English
soldiery who bayoneted unarmed
Volunteers when they were unable
to seize the rifles that had been land
ed in Howth, despite the proclama-
tion of the British Government. OF
course an inquiry was held into the
murder of these defenceless people,
but Mr.. Asquith's statement in the
House of Commons that the soldiers
would be found to have acted cor
rectly was hint to those holding
the inquiry as to what their findings
ought to be.
Every move that was made to
euip the Volunteers was countered
as far as possible by English, be-
cause English Ministers knew that
they were for ireland and for Ire
land only. The Parliament proce-
dure in the Home Rule Act was such
a sample of treachery. in operation
as made even a small section of the
Liberals themselves fearful that the
Government would overreach itself
and that attitude was maintained un-
til the progress of the European war
showed England how dire was her
need of fighting men. And then
came the bargain.
For a post dated cheQue out OF
which we are told we must pay any
sum that may be determined by Car
son, who is not to be coerced, and
the Tories who have made plain their
intention of supporting him, we are
to give up the manhood of Ireland to
be slaughtered on the fields of
France. Though already Ireland
gave more than her proportion of
mercenaries to England's army, we
are to give more still, because. as
the English press explains, English
trade must be kept going and extend
ed, and this would be impossible If
the English workers fought their
own quarrels.
But there will be no recruits from
Ireland's Volunteers. Not a single
man worthy of the name of Ir1shman
will join the army of England no
matter what fancy that army may be
given. The logic of Nationality is
expressed in our age-long attitude
towards those who join the army
that they are at best deserting their
own country and at worst helping
our oppressors. Every Nationalist
has preached it, some of the politi-
clans have preached it dishonesty
because they knew it would appeal
to the mass of the people, and they
were dishonest because it was not
their own belief.
The politicians are reap1ng the
fruits of their diplomacy" now.
They did not believe that the Liber-
ais were honest in their professions
of Home Rule, for If they did there
would have been no need to wait un-
til it was placed on the Statute BOOK
beside the Suspensory Act to offer
the manhood of Ireland as the price.
It was only promise then, it Is only
a promise now. They have promised
England an Irish army to fight
abroad: not alone does the instincts
Of Nationality forbid it. but the
nreachings of those who now bid us
don the red of England. There will
he no recruits for the English Army
from the Irish Volunteers.
No Economic Argument for Hurry
ing Young Irishmen to the Euro
pean shamble.
Economically there is not parti-
Gle of argument to support those who
would hurry Ireland's manhood to
the European shambles. There are
a thousand economic reasons why we
should keep every man in Ireland at
the present time. And the sentiment
of the Irish Nation will never com
NIT the crime of turning its back up