The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-06-30

aon this day, celebrated BY Irish.
men the world over, II Is glorious to
realize that that every hour brings us
appreciably nearer ne, time when Ire
land will at hist b ,freSy The Britishsl
Empire is tottering TO its Fall, and OFF
all the. territory that has been stolen
for IL in centuries Of theft and Inn
pefia1 larceny, and Of al peoples that
have been brought under its Oppressive
sway, whites or blacks, the world over;
no land and no. people have suffered
80 severely as Ireland and the Irish.
"Under Cossack rule the population
Of what was, until recently. Russian
Poland, increased, while the population
Of ireland under British rule decreased.
To ne Malay, Hindoo or any OF its
unwilling subjects other than the Irish,
nrOvided they pay tribute and obey
the laws imposed on them, the British
accord more or less the opportunity TO
| live their own lives. For centuries,
however. Great Britain s. statesmen
have followed the policy Of trying to
4 depopplate Ireland; they realised thnt
to lose Ireland, owing 20 its strategic
geographic position, would mean the
loss of Great Britain's command Of
the seas. y.a ~ &,
hSoi race conspicuously loyal 50
its ideals was doomed as far as posi-
BILE TO determination then to starva-
ton, deprivation of religious liberty.
Il taxation, compared to which the Hin
doc, Malay and Burman Is untaxed, ep.
preston in every conceivable form.
Under these wrongs the spirit of the
Irish people--remained unbroken; de-
Eprived of their language, their univer-
sities--in which f6urished before. the
dawn of Christianity in England art
and science, poetry and sohg--were
blotted out Of existence, but their spirit
was unconquerable; it lives today
stronger than ever in the hearts. souls
and in every fibre of Ireland's son
: and daughters scattered as they are
, to the four corners of the earth.
Sees Freedom For ireland in This Wan
"This war will result in bringing
about the freedom of the little greer
isle. and, by the blessing of God, that
freedom for which so many IrishmeT
have sacrificed their lives and their nj
! will not be given to us by the Contra
empires CALAMITY resisting the, on
: slaupht of the British forces and thos'
5 who have Joined Great Britain in try
|
rival, without Mt least ireland beint
represented on the firing line and Irish
men shooting as their forefathers die
NOT with the 'redcoats,' but at them
"In spite of Great Britain's contro
of the seas. the black shame will neve
= be on the Irish race that it was freeC
= as the result of world war, withou
l. striking one blow against it's eterna
oppressor. Today my prayer is not tn
one that millions of Irishnfen hav
:, breathed Gin the long night of tn
. tyrant g SIM, many Of them on tn
, scaffold or whom in ex tremis in tn
0 hulks or in a convict ~settiemsnt=4-fo
. love of their native land Ny praye
- Is not: God save Ireland, but Go
u bless the Irishr, Republic soon to b
born, worthy and loyal friend T
the greater republic across the sea tina
u has been a haven Of rest to so man
= of Erin's prosecuted sons and deugt
u tiers. T.. - = =.
He Talks Of America p. y y
p We talked about many things be
! side Ireland-about the United States
= about New York and Boston, and 81
II Roger dwelt with pride on the achieve
ments Of those Of Irish blood and d.
= scent in America. Sir Roger said:
cit is interesting for me to reali2
that today thousands upon thousand
of men of Irish birth or descent ar
marching behind American flags an
the flag of Erin, typifying their dew
ton to the United States and affectiO
for the land of their birth or the Ian
re from which their parents or ancestor
rs came 1t is almost most interestin
re that these professions will be reViewe
I'd in many cities by executives and otht
rs duly elected representatives, Of the
ne fellow American citizens of Iris
AZ blood In this connection I am pa
d ticularly mindful of Mayor Mitchell {
in New York and Mayor Curley of DO
rd ton.
nd "Tt must be q cause of heart rendir
he pride for Mayor Mitchell of New Yor
Y. to realize that his grandfather WI
m dragged from Dublin, fettered hand ar
It. foot, by his British guards and tran
ed ported to Tasmania-a convict-n'
as any overt act committed by him, b.
an for the mere expression of his oPinio
er I say 'heart-rending pride because h
Mt grandfather manly courage and G
NO durance under unjustifable persccuti'
ng has unquestionably been great ass
to his grandson, added to his maj
hit amiable qualities, in obtaining Il
ch friendship and support of those to who
ok courage and high. mindedness are abs
in, lutte prerequisites in order to obta
Sir their confidence
IL I asked Sir Roger about the Fri
ed Brigade and showed him clippings fro
es. American newspapers purporting
,er give accounts of its personnel and t
methods by which It was recruited, {
Roger said;
he About the Irish Brigade
,ar Personally do not care to answ
- the Misrepresentation and delibera
he falsehoods of the British press agen
nd They are paid for inventing them a
l will doubtless continue their labors
in long as their pay is forthcoming. Ho
ut ever, in justice to the men of the lri
Brigade l am willing to nail few
ventions to the barn door for the Anne
can public's inspection:
emit 81. Every member of the lrl
,ed Brigade is of Irish birth.
DOR "2. Not one member of the lri
md Brigade took the Kings shilling aft
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