The Irish standard., 1917-12-29

tined to be as great-to be as resolute
to involve as many sacrifices of our
best blood and of our treasure as any
of the other nations involved, we feel
we have the right to ask whether Ire
land is for America or against Amer
lea; for us or for our enemies; to ex
hort, to beg our people to take the
right course; to be with us, not against
us, at a time when every nation has
either to be with us or against us.
Anyhow, we have our plain duty and
our clear conviction, which is to stand
by those men like you and your col.
leagues who are frankly by our side;
to give you both our financial and our
moral support to the end of your de.
mands upon us.
May God direct our motherland to
wisdom in this terrible hour; may she
be delivered from policy that would
leave her to the hatred and scorn of
the lovers of liberty, throughout all
the world, but especially in America.
God save America; God save Ire
land from such an appalling disaster.
John A. McGarry asked Chairman
ODonnell if action on the resolutions
had not been postponed for two weeks
and was told that no time limit had
been set.
"Who framed this resolution 2"
asked McGarry. "Also was the resolu-
ton referred to, the resolution of the
committee of this club? If so, as a
member of that committee l was not
Informed of special meeting to be
held, and as a former president of
the club and member of that commit
tee l believe that l should have been
so notified of such meeting"
II should think as much" replied
Chairman O'Donnell.
Michael j. Faherty, president of the
board of local improvements, said that
he was responsible for the drafting of
the resolution.
II am responsible" he said, for the
suggestion of this address. There is
no use fussing over a mere matter of
words. I had great confidence in John
Redmond and supported his cause.
There is in Ireland today 100000 Brit
ish soldiers, 100000 young men that
could be fighting the enemy instead
of patrolling Ireland.
William B. Mckinley, who rendered
his resignation at the meeting of the
club when the resolution was orig
inally presented and after the appeal
for postponement of instant action by
Judge John P. McGoorty, asked that
the measure be adopted at once and
unanimously.
He said the resolution was prompted
by the highest phase of loyalty, and
that it should receive immediate
adoption.
He said that it was time to put on
record all Irish Americans who do not
agree with such resolutions eng
land" he said, may have blundered
but Englands cause is now our
cause"
Former State Senator Joseph p. Ma
honey said in part in opposing adop-
ton of the resolution:
Il raise my voice against the reso-
luton.
1T casts reflection against the Irish
race as fighting race, for here in
this country from the Atlantic to the
Pacific are regiments of soldiers that
have a large percentage of men born
in Ireland or sons of men born there
and to say, as the Irish Fellowship
does in this resolution, that some
Irishmen stab other soldiers in the
back-it's a lie.
That what is set out in this reso-
luton to send to the world, that the
Irish in the front are stabbing other
soldiers in the back
1T seems that we should do our
share in defending the stars and
stripes and should not NEEDLE at all
with internal affairs of Ireland. Ire
land has prospered and is more pros
porous today than for 700 previous
years. Why, the people receive the
products from their soil, because of
that Irish leader, Charles Stuart Par.
nell, who took up the Irish cause. 1t
is absurd for us to send money to Ire
land to help one set of men fight an
>ther set in a political campaign. If
The English government had done it's
duty and used ordinary diplomacy in
stead of keeping the people under mar
tial law in Ireland the last year and a
half, that government should give
some measure of home rule.
What has this Irish convention
shown in good faith? Might we bet
ter rest our oars for while and take
no action until the British govern
ment has acted for she has more at
stake than any other nation.
eff she is in favor of letting the
small nations form their own govern
ment what better demonstration could
she give than now? Why hold it back?
mo man in this nation is willing to
do more for the government than l
am. l am willing to enlist but not
willing to give my vote to Great Brit
ain, which is just as treacherous to.
day as ever she was.
Il question this trcacherous resolu-