New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-04
IRISH VS.. CELTIC PRUSSIANs
A Dissertation on Two Types Of
Patriot.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | noticed a letter in your i,su. q,
March % from Mr.. Hurley on ireland snl
the War" lie starts of by calling your
paper pro-English (the old German cry)
Mr.. Hurley can point out one paper mo, ,
German paper but an American paper) .sr
is pro- German | would like 10 see Il. VI,
could then say German gold has been used
He went on to say what magnificent ps,r.
otto gathering of lreland's sons was a.
George ". Cohan's Theatre. Well do YOU
know they had TO 60 10 every state In h,
Union TO get the two thousand people. Tu.
they had two judges. Coil and Cohalan. Bu.
| took notice that they did not get 0Dvya
McEvoy, O'Brien, Lynch, Mulqueen, Malone,
Donnelly, Ford or either Of the two Dele.
hantys. These were all English, | suppose
also took notice that Cardinal Farley was
not there. Bishop Hayes was not there
These men represent some Irishmen vho
we're not at that meeting n all the Irish.
men who were opposed 20 that meeting 20,
together all the theatres in New York City
would not hold them. II would not be necss.
sary to go out of New York City to g.
them.
As an Irishman, but at the same time N
American. am Disguised with some 50
called Irishmen, especially since this var
started. When that great passenger ship
was blown up, with its hundred and more
American men, women and children, this
same class of Irishmen cheered with the
Germans before the New York newspaper Of
fees in this city for the glorious victory. A
few days later a coroner's jury Of real Irish
men from the south Of ireland (mind you
not from the north Of Ireland brough. in
verdict of wilful murder against the Ger
man government.
Unfortunately, there arc three classes o.
Trishmen in Ireland. First, there are The
Orangemen, about the lowest type OF men
there are Just TO show you what mean |
will refer you to the Home Rule bill. After
it was passed the English government had
TO send the army and the navy 70 Belfast
TO force Home Rule on them Then there
the Clan-ns Gaels, alias Sim Fein, alias IN
vincibles, the worst enemy which lrelsha
has had. They have never done thing fo'
the country except commit some crime, snoo'
landlord or policeman, be arrested, 20 70
jail, start a hunger strike. and, after a.
this, come TO America and pose a. the real
Irishmen When the late Charles s ParntH
in 1881 had the Home Rule bin ready 70 %
passed this gang committed one OF the toul'
est murders in Dublin In the history oil ire
land. After about seventeen OF them 's''
arrested by Irish policemen seven or eig'.
of them turned informers. The rest wanted
to do so, but the government had all y
wanted. The rest were tried By an lnsa
4 l.. - at
sentenced by an Irish judge.
Now we come TO the other class. ths',
God that this class makes up 70 per cent o.
the Irish. the real Irish the Dan OConhe"..
Charles 6. Parnell. John Redmond class o.
Irish: the class OF people who, by t'e',
silent vote. without any brass bands, seq.
loo Nationalist members % the House o.
Commons. These men have helped 20 pa,
the church bill. the franchise bill, the iSn'
purchase act doing away with land.ordism'
the old age pension bill, the laborers Gov
tage act, and. finally, the Home Rule o"-
These are the men who Nr. Hurley say
sold their country for thirty pieces OF sN's,
Can you beat that? When Mr Redmond 'o.'
the people to stand by the English govern.
ment he knew that there was nothing es,
70 30. Tie ntATQ lfc NNOle Nlfttt~N'
crying out against the Kaiser He saw Ger
many invading Belgium in the name OF e',
ilization, blowing up churches, murde'lsS
priests. raping nuns. and Threatening O"u.
nal MERCER with Imprisonment. Why, .,
could not keep the Irish back II he wanted -.
One thousand r week volunteering since ".'
war started, and Redmond is SIN '''"
leader, 4,
BY the way. will Mr. Hurley explain ".
the s.. Patrick's Day parade zen Nv.
10000 in former years 20 1000 this ye'.
VIII ne explain that the 69.h was 100 op,:
getting ready in case we have trouble "
Germany TO lead the rest Of the brave -,
men in the trenches OF France against ~
curse OF the whole world Prussian M
tarism? Mr.. Hurley had better get 0" =.
band wagon while the getting on y bvs-
and break away from the Kaiser, we r "a,
Bernstorffs, the Won Papens, the boy.I.,
the Lincolns and the rest Of the 1e'"'
spies in this country. ,
New York March So 1916.