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position which is false. as "seumas'

I position which is false, a. "Seumas'
well knows.
His sarcastic remarks about Red
mond's betrayal" of the Irish people
being due to fear the latter gentle
man has Of losing his salary, are SO
contemplate as to be unworthy of
notice, except to say that John e.
Redmond enjoys to-day, not only the
complete confidence. but the love and
affection of the people of Ireland, both
clergy and laity-farmers laborers,
artisans and mechanics alike-and
this because these people know and
value the services he and his party
have rendered them, the practical
fruits of which they are at present en-.
joying, and which form part of their
daily life and existence. II John Red
mond were opposing ''the wishes and
aspirations Of the Irish people" as Mr..
MacManus states he is doing, there is
not part of Ireland from Giants
Causeway to the Cove of Cork-not a
parish within the boundaries Of my
native land-that would not proclaim
this fact clearly and Enthusiastically.
Instead of this however, nothing but
unity and harmony prevail with the
Irish party and the Irish people-at
least as far as 1t is humanity possible
to have such state of affairs exist.
OF course, there is small body of
insurgents and malcontents clamoring
for the political head of John e. Red
mond, but will Mr.. MacManus tell us
where, in the course of all history,
any great movement, for the regene.
ration Of people. or the freedom of a
nation, was carried on with absolute
and perfect unanimity? If the
leader of the Irish race were to-day
endowed with the gift Of heavenly
perfection, or blessed with the virtue
of infallibility, he would be libelled
and traduced by the same bands of So
called "Irishmen," by whom he is now
so viciously assailed, to wit: the Or
angemen Of the North, with their
helpmates and co-partners, the Sim
Feiners and the Clan-na-Gaels! Isn't
it historic fact that both our war of
the Revolution and our Civil War had
infinitely more opponents in this
country in proportion to the popula-
ton, than has John E. Redmond to.
day? And wasn't the great George
Washington himself-"father of our
country"-during his lifetime. subject
ed to similar malignant and unjust at
.acks as are now being leveled at
the head of the Irish Parliamentary
party and the chosen representative
Of the Irish people? All these things
are known to Mr.. Seumas MacManus
Of Donegal as we'll as they are to the
overwhelming majority Of 1rishmen
who are enthusiastically supporting
Mr.. Redmond, but it suits his purpose
to feign Ignorance Of them, or deny
them, thus obtaining little cheap
Advertising, even If such course
places him among the enemies of the
Inhabitants Of his native county Dom
egal, as we'll as those Of the other
counties in Ireland. And he is vel.
come to all the pleasure, satisfaction
or reward he can derive from such an
unmanly and cowardly policy. The
people Of ireland are not in the least
bit interested in Mr.. MacManus's lack
IT knowledge of the Irish conditions
At present, or his pretended ignorance
Of them, but they are very much con-
cerned in seeing that he does not use
either, to their detriment or injury.
Number 5.
BY Hon. PATRICK EGAN,
Former u. 8. Minister to Chile.
Mr.. Seumas MacManus, who, in ad.
dition to being an entertainingly hu.
merous writer, has been discharging
FOR some time past the role of press
agent for the Clan.na-Gael Society Of
New York, and for a small knot of i'm.
practical malcontents in Ireland,
known as the sinn-Feiners-"Sinn
Fem" meaning ourselves alone-a
title that seems to bear a close rela-
tionship to. and to have only about
the same kind Of substantially back
Of 1t, as that fine old toast, Here's
to our worthy selves"-has under.
taken, through long communication
to the New York American" to, in
his own words. "set down some facts
that will help Americans to a better
knowledge of Ireland's true position
in the present crisis"
Knowing as l do, the sense of fair
play that governs the New York
American" feel confident you will
accord me space to deal with a few
of Mr.. MacManus's omissions, distor.
lions and imaginary Facts"
Mr.. MacManus complains that "the
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