The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-27

To the People Of Ireland!
Friends and Fellow-Subjects: We
are DESTROYS of possessing the good
opinion of the virtuous and humane.
We are peculiarly DESTROYS of fur
nishing the people of Ireland with a
true statement of our motives and OBJ
jects, the better to enable you to Judge |
of our conduct with accuracy, and de-
termine the merits of the controversy
with impartiality and precision.
Your Parliament has done us no
wrong. You have been friendly to
the rights of mankind, and we &C.
knowledge with pleasure and gratitude
that the Irish nation has produced
patriots who have highly distinguished
themselves in the cause of humanity
and America. On the other hand, we
are not ignorant that the labor and
manufactures of Ireland, like those of
the silk-Worm, were of little moment
to herself, but served only to give
luxury to those Gland Robbery who
neither toll nor spin.
Accept our most grateful acknowl-
edgments for the friendly disposition
you have already shown toward us.
We know that you are not without
your grievances. We sympathize with
you in your distress and are pleased
to find that the design of subjugating
us has persuaded the administration
to dispense to Ireland some vagrant
rays of ministerial sunshine. The
tender mercies of (the British) Gov
eminent have long been cruel toward
you. We hope the patient abiding
of the meek may not always be for
GOTTEN, and God grant that the in
iquitous schemes of extirpating liberty
may soon be defeated.
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We have gained our freedom. Ire
land is still in chains.
Irish patriots are being prosecuted
with unheard Of ferocity. At this writ
ing Roger Easement is facing a trial
for treason. The English executioner
is Unsuitable. The wave of horror
which has swept America over the
brutal attempt of England to snuff out
the spark of libery in Ireland by
Strengthening every intellectual leader
who stood by the people, has resulted
in the presentation to Congress of a
resolution expressing American indig-
nation, and insisting that international
law and the law of civilized conduct
| shall be observed.
This resolution, known as House
Resolution 235, was introduced by Rep
resentative Leonidas G. Dyer, of St.
Louis. Mo-, scion of old American
stock. distinguished for service to the
Union cause in the Civil War. Con-
gresham Dyer himself is a veteran
Of the Santiago campaign, and national
commander of the Spanish War Vete-
rams.
Mr.. Dyer's resolution is as follows:
| Resolved, That the House of Repre-
sentatives, remembering how this Re-
public was erected by men who had
the courage to shed their blood and
to risk condign punishment for their
country's sake, hereby expresses the
| horror oP tho Am orioon DoonIo NJ <bo
summary execution by His Britannia
Majesty's government of the Irish pa.
triots who, following the inspiration
of the American Revolution, and dedi-
eating themselves to their country's
cause as they conceived it, attempted,
as an organized military force and
under the forms OF war, to erect a
republican form of government; and
be it further
Resolved, That, recalling how the
American Revolution and the Civil
War between the states furnish no
table proofs that the cause of humanity
Is best served when established gov.
ernments treat the participants in or.
ganized military operations against
their authority as public enemies pos.
sessed of the rights of belligerents
this House expresses the hope that
His Britannia Majestys government
will hereafter treat such prisoners as
it has taken or may take in the act of
attempted revolution in Ireland as
prisoners of war in accordance with
the rules of International law, and hold
them immune from punishment as
traitors, outlaws, or criminals.
England began the war as the Glib.
orator" of little nations. At present
she Is bombarding the coast towns of
Belgium and shooting the men and
women of Ireland. II her protesta.
tions were not entirely false, let her
now give freedom to Ireland, If Ger.
many will give freedom to Belgium.
Germany's occupation of Belgium is
more justified than England's occupa-
ton Of Ireland. The Irish are a ma.
ton. Belgium is not nation, but q
mandrake among nations, an artificial
state created merely for the benefit of
Great Britain. II the United States
should have q voice in the peace con.