The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-09-30
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
LADIES' AUXILIARY IN
STATE CONVENTION
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STATE CONVENTION
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all times of American institutions,
lovers of liberty and justice, do hereby
most emphatically register an earnest
protest and condemn the barbarous &C.
lions of England, in her savage and
atrocfous murder Of these patriots,
and her attempt to starve into sub.
mission the people of Ireland; we do
strongly register our deepest abhor-
ence of a government that will for her
own selfish purpose pose before the
civilized world as protector Of small
nations" and at the same time deal so
1nhumanly with small nation of peo-
pie struggling to obtain the God given
right of Liberty to which all races of
men are entitled.
Resolved: That the lives and
death Of these men entitle them to
rank with the foremost martyrs to
Ireland's cause. Their heroic sacri.
fees will inspire future generations of
Irish men to continue the struggle un-
til Ireland achieves the position to
which she is entitled, nation among
nations.
Resolved: That the Ladies' Aux
Hilary to the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans express their resentment of the
wave of religious prejudice now so
prevalent in these United States, be-
ing fostered and nourished by various
anti-Catholic societies and papers.
Whereas, when the first blow was
struck to make this, the great, glori-
GUS and free republic that it is, many
Of the signers of the Declaration Of
independence, and a considerable per-
centage of Washington's Continental
Army were Irish by birth or extrac-
ton; the father of the American Navy.
commodore Jack Barry, was Irish
born; during the war of 1872 the Irish
people did their part to defend the
young republic, Commodore Oliver
Hazard Perry being a shining exam
pie Of patriot, nurtured by an Irish
born mother. Read the names and
leaders and soldiers in the war of
1868, the Mexican war, the Spanish
American war, even down to the pres
ent day and we will find the Irish
name, as ever, in the front, and such
men as these are termed by some of
our leading lights hyphenated Ameri-
cans, the term being used in derision
and not in commentator, because of
birth on foreign shores.
RESOLVED: That we, Ladies' Aux
Hilary to the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, express ourselves as proud Of
the distinction of belonging to a race
Of people that has produced such men
men who fought and defended the
stars and stripes at all times and
shed their blood on thousand fields.
while other Americans were hiding in
their homes, toasting their shins by
the warm fireside, in fear and trem-
bling while the so-called hyphenates
starved and died so that all may have
free country in which to live.
RESOLVED: That we go on record
as being opposed to the un-neutral
attitude of our government in the pres
ent European war and do strongly
protest against allowing England to
dictate our policy, search our mails,
attempt to injure our business houses
that have been pursuing a legitimate
trade with friendly nations.
Resolved: That we express our
pleasure in having as our guests dur
ing the convention, our state chap
lain, Rev. Father O'Brien, Sister
Adelia Christy, national vice-president,
a delegation of brother Hibernians,
and Brother Joseph L. Murphy, pub
Usher Of the Irish Standard.
Resolved: That we, the Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, wish to commend our es-
teemed president, Mary B. Daily, and
all the state officers, for the good work
they have accomplished in behalf of
our beloved order. We wish to thank
them for their untiring zeal and as
sistance to the members of the AK
Hilary.
Resolved: That the last past
state president be given a seat and
vote in the nationa! convention.
RESOLvED: That we hereby ex-
press our sincere sorrow on the death
of our dear state chaplain, Rev. Father
Fox, may his soul rest in peace. We
suggest that this convention will Of
fer prayers for the repose of his soul.
Resolved: That we, Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, express our appreciation for
the excellent entertainment provided
by our brothers and sisters of Ram
sey County and extend our sincere
thanks for their many acts of kind
ness looking to our comfort while
guests of their beautiful city, st. Paul.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY L. A. DOYLE, Chairlady,
SADIE DUNN,
MARY ]. SULLIVAN,