The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-29
WELL KNOWN IRISH PASTOR
GIVES INTERVIEW
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"Those of us who have kept in touch
with Irish affairs have known for
year, through various sources other
than the regular news channels, that
rebellion was soon or late to break.
German ships have been going into
the isolated parts of the rocky, indent-
ed west coast of Ireland carrying arms
and ammunition.
Gwen in the palmiest days of the
old Land league there was the 'irrecon-
cilable' or separatist element. Many
other loyal 1rishmen were not so ex-
IRENE. Some felt that separation was
impossible and that the best results
for Ireland could be accomplished
through more moderate means. But
many Irishmen who have leaned to
moderation, because it seemed the
best thing to do, in their hearts are
separatists.
"The capture of Sir Roger Case
ment, his execution or Imprisonment
will not check the movement. Many
not familiar with the rise of the
trouble will perhaps infer from the
English news dispatches that there is
something sudden about the outbreak
That is wrong. 1t is only that through
England being at war with Germany,
opportunity for the separatists to
make a stand with a reasonable
chance of success has presented it.
self.
There is still another element that
enters into it. James Larkin, who led
the famous Dublin dockmen's strike
some years ago and is strong, ag-
gressive labor leader, originated what
has come to be called Larkinism
Doubtless Larkinism as whole is in
full sympathy with the Easement
movement. What Larkinism, or per-
haps I ought to say the Larkinite ele-
ment, amounts to, may best be judged
by an incident that occurred three
weeks ago that l know about, al
though nothing came out about it in
the current news.
Soldiers Successfully Defied.
British troops suppressed three or
four small newspapers in Dublin that
were printing revolutionary editorials.
They then went to the Larkin paper, a
publication devoted to the interests of
labor. In the doorway stood Larkin-
ties. The soldiers had come to get
Jim Larkins paper They did not
dare shoot down the men, who refused
to move. The government, as the
situation then stood, did not dare an
tagonize this strong element. Jim
Larkin's paper continued publication.
II knew Sir Roger Easement when
he exposed the Belgian atrocities at
the time when King Leopold of Bel
GUM still lived, that shocked the
world. For this, and service in Chile
in the British consular and diplomatic
service, he was knighted five years
ago. He has always been of the IRE
concilable' element.
Supported from United States.
"There is a strong United States
element, largely centered in the east,
principally in and about New York,
but extending everywhere in the coun-
try, of Irishmen and those of Irish de-
scent, that is absolutely in sympathy
with the Easement movement. In
what manner, to what extent, or just
how If at all, this element can help
the movement cannot say, but there
are in it many men Of great promi.
nence in the country socially, finan-
cially and officially. Some Of these
men are very wealthy. Most Of them
have met Sir Roger Easement person
ally, have known of his plans and
have for a long time been expecting
that there would be an outbreak"