The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-03-13
HONOR EMMET'S MEMORY
ST. Paul Hbenans Honor Memory Martyr on 18th Ami
versary of His Brh-F1onorable D. W. Laver Delivered
Address the Life the Time of Robert Emmett

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tury ago had been true to the cause
of liberty, the Rebellion would have
been successful and today all Amer
leans would be hyphenated either
United Americans or Confederate Am.
ericans. The speaker closed by an ap.
peal to the audience to remain loyal
in thought, deed and speech to Amer.
ican institutions and American inter.
ests and to stand united in support Of
the secretary of state and the presi.
dent of the United States in the pres.
ent crisis.
At the close of the meeting the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
We, the members of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians Of Ramsey coun-
ty, Minnesota, assembled to honor the
memory of Ireland's greatest martyr,
Robert Emmett, and to proclaim our
undying allegiance to the cause for
which he gave his life, hereby give
expression to our sentiments in rela.
tion to the condition of Ireland today,
First, we would be untrue to our.
selves and to the cause for which EN-
NETT gave his life, did we not adhere
In strict conformity to the sentiments
given expression in his speech at the
dock and we at this time, reaflrm
those sentiments and will be contented
with no half measure of self govern.
ment but demand that no cessation in
our efforts be countenanced until Ire
land takes her place amongst the free
nations Of the world, and that the con.
dition which prevented Emmett's
epitaph from being written at the time
of his death, be removed.
Second, that England has forfeited
every right of conquest because Of
gross misuse of her power by oppres.
sing the Irish people. by misgovern.
ment deliberately intended to destroy
lreland's industries. to keep her in
perpetual poverty, to prevent the nor
NAL growth Of her population, the de-
velopment Of her natural resources
and the proper utilization of her splen-
did position commanding the great
highways Of commerce between Eu.
rope and the Western Hemisphere.
Third, that the measure of self
government provided by the present
Home Rule Bill, which is not in force,
but which has been suspended until
the cessation of hostilities between the
nations of Europe, does not meet the
requirements necessary to give the
people of Ireland home rule in its true
sense. 1t reserves to England the
right to maintain intact the complete
dominance of Irish financial affairs by
the Imperial Parliament, expressly
prohibits any action for the revival or
promotion of Irish industries, which
England has destroyed and is supple.
mented by an amending bill excluding
from the authority of the Dublin par
lament counties of Ulster for the ma
lign purpose Of perpetuating the re.
ligious strife which England in
troduced into ireland and has contin-
uously and deliberately fostered.
Fourth, that Ireland having forfeited
none Of It's natural or inherent rights
to nationhood by the action Of her
own people, and being deprived of
those rights only by English military
occupation and the power of the Brit
ish navy. she is entitled at this time,
to make use of every means which the
exigencies of the European situation
affords to relieve herself of the last
vestige of English dominance and
thereby raise herself from bondage
and degradation to place among the
free nations of the earth.