Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-25

respondent published an appeal 10
the Men and Women Of the Irish
Race in America" calling on them
to participate in a big national con-
vcntion to be held in New York on
the fourth and ffth Of March.
circumstances ol an unprecedent-
ed character says The Irish World,
cali for such gathering. England
Is facing d crisis such as She has not
! confronted since the Napoleonic
wars. Now, as ever ia the past, she
! would rally to her aid the public
opinion Of the world by employing
| the arts OF deception in which she
\ Has even shown herself an adept .
/ with her past record known OF all I
/ men shc has the effrontery to pose
/ before mankind as the champion q
/ liberty, civilization and humanity.
Sho proclaims hersolf tho defender l
or smaller nationalities even while 7
she is holding our Motherland ~ |
| state or abiect bondage. AT this /
moment d coercion act the true I
character OF which is yelled under
thc euphonious title Of Defence OF
the Realm Act" places the liberties
Of Iiishmen at the absolute mercy
OF Under Secretary Matthew Nathan,
an English Jew.
The person clothet with this auto |
cratic power has not been slow in
exercising the tyranny vested in him.
He has muzzled the Irish press and
has imprisoned Irishmen for having
dared 10 advocate measures which
did not meet with his approval. The
silence OF the Irish Parliamentary
Party in regard TO these outrages
was tantanount to an approval OF
them. That this silence of John
Redmond and OF his Parliamentary
colleagues did not reflect Irish SEN
Itiment was demonstrated unmistak-
ably BY the enthusiastic reception to
the letter Of the Bishop Of Limerick
criticising policies with which the
Irish Parliamentary Party Is identl-
fed The publication OF that letter
furnished the Irish people with an
opportunity for showing the world
that they we're not on Englands
side They. rose to the occasion.
From one end Of Ireland to the other
the words Of the Bishop Of Limerick
were received with an outburst Oh
enthusiasm that loft no doubt as TO
what are the views OF our brothers
in Ireland.
Aud now similar opportunity IS
presented to irish Americans 70
place themselves on record The
convention that win be held in this
City On the fourth and fifth OF
March will be an effective reply TO
the brazcn statement that ninety-tlyc
rer cent. of Irish Americans arc on
the side OF England in the present
war. John Redmond has circulated
that report on the other side Of the
Atlantic In doing SO he must have
known that he was circulating lie,
which will be amply refuted by the
representatives Of our race VINO VIII
come from every part OF the United
States to participate in gathering
| that may have momentous bearing
upon the future Of Ireland
Never did men Of our race IN TINS
country meet under more propluous
circumstances Never in our day
generation was England SO begirt
with danger ais at the present mo-
K ment Many time have we heard
from our fathers that England 7
djniculty is Ireland's opportunity.
\ The difIiculty has arisen. WIZ the
y opportunity be seized by the irish
lraco? In a call for the convention
suggestions as 10 how to avail our
Z selves Of present conditions are out
j lined under four headings as fol-
! lows: !,
/. fbis. our own well-bclovcd country
4 TIE teachings and practices Of Wash
tington and Jefferson, Of Jackson ane
Lincoln MAY continue to prevail, x
{ho cnd that what England coult
i not III her various efforts accomplish
I against America by force she MAJ
y not now do by guile--or through th'
t. apathy or the peoplc--by the nols'
clamor Of her avowed agents or tn
mistaken zeal OF her dupes.
g q. How best to preserve for IRE
4 land the remnant of her manhoo'
\ aud 10 keep England from sending
7 either by force, starvation q decei'
Il Tho remaining young lrishmen =
4 death ~ captivity on foreign soil.
How best TO destroy tho Brit
X ish Influences which nlisrepresen
IL America to ireland and Ireland 7
4, Amorica.
How best 10 act so that az %
y Congress OF the Nations which, 2
W the end Of tho war, will romake ~
N generations the map Of Europe, "
~ legitimato claims Oh ireland 70 s7ei
Y aration from England--to whic
" race, geographical position ana y
telest entitle her~-may receive IN
" fullest measure OF consideration, an
cl that after her agelong suiferines 81
may again take her place among U
nations Of the world"
Here is programme whlc
Ica strongly appeals to every lrisl
\ American who has pride Of rae
= such a one Is asked to cooperate y
w fhe work or saving America from b
cr ing Anglicised to its detriment, az
I. Go help ireland to become a matte
'iI once again. 1t has ever been En-
nj lands aim to keep the Irish questi'
IL. ia the background. It should
= ours 10 place 1t in the front. IN
lci win be the supreme service the COZ
lts ing convention will render the lri
nn cause. 1t will help rivet the atte
9N ton Not only Of America, but Of Ge
2M many upon Ireland's righteo
Drs claims. The convention itself We
4, appropriately will begin It's delibeI
tiohs Oh Robert Emmet's birthda
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