The Irish standard., 1917-12-01

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PARAMOUNTCY OF AMERICAN INTERESTS.
We commented briefly the valued communication of
Rev. NJ j. Casey Paul, which printed last week in
columns, touching our treatment OF the irish
The tone of Father Caseys able letter neither
captious causc He presents his argument with
dignity well courtesy that command our
sincere respect and gratitude Nothing would be gained
by proracted controversy of the issues raised by the
letter. and in reply thereto merely to take oc
explain and eucidate little fully than was
editorial which he REFERS what conceive to be
duties functions dealing with the several issues
in Irish affairs engaging public attention both
Atlantic and indeed throughout the civilized
world.
We specifically and briefly the principal argu-
advanced Father Caseys letter by saying that he
has wrongly jumped to the conclusion that criticism
activities of certain Irshmen in America is to be
deemed hostility to the policies and aims of
the Sim party Ireland. Hence he further
from his erroneous conclusion, that we have linked
up Fenism with Hohenzollernism and that the tr
umph of the former would necessarily tend to the triumph
of the latter The remainder of the letter. with which
have fault to find, sets forth cogeny the harmony
of the Sim Fen with the declarations of Presi
dent respect to the principles of democracy
the rights of the smaller nations in regard to
eighty.
But criticism of the Vaccinations of certain class
of Irshmen in America must not and cannot be fairly
imputed party it's policies in Ireland
We protested against the activities of these Amer
citizens and have not been alone in making that
protest for their antAmerican Vaccinations have been
condemned throughout the country by Irish organz
lions and by most of the American Catholic publications.
This denunciaon has twofod basis, the principal one
being the actual and potential injury the United States
in it's and the other the likelihood of this
treachery to government being imputed generally to
the people of the Irish in America.
The United Irish League of Lowell Mass, recently is
sued manifesto printed elsewhere in this issue, has
sensed this nsdous danger and has vigorously condemned
this attempt of Germany to make catspaw of Ireland
and the 1rishmen who helping her horde of paid
agents in that direction" The A. o. H. of Milwaukee
has taken similar stand and given energetic
expression of its dsapproval of this species Of antAmer
canm To these protests dozens of others could be cited
to prove that Irish American organizations do in
tend to allow their genue and sincere American patriotism
to be mpeached by the perncious activities of few
middle heads who to be obsessed with the German
"dummheit."
This explains therefore, with sufficient explicitness
position when We say that American interests are now
in the domain of world politics. and that faithful
and persistent adherence to these interests must be the
dominant and controlling consideration
the several issues involved until the mould of humiliation
shall have curbed forever the and bru
tally of Hohenzollernism
AS the Sim Fein policies and purposes shall
nue heretofore to to readers the fullest
and est accounts Of their and development that
available to us. without undue emphasis Of
it is up" to the people living in Ireland to pass upon
these matters in the light Of closer and adequate
conception Of their merits than be had in America
is only within few weeks that these principles have been
definitely formulated and promulgated to the world and it
would be premature and perhaps presumptuous. to
judgment upon them at this distance Let Ireland ITSELF
deal with these Issues for the situation
veops American counsel and discussion be deemed
intrusive Objectionable Meanwhile let all keep
working on tho American woodpile.
Before establishment Of meatleas TueSdava tho
church had In it, discipline ordained about seventyone
meatless days In the including the hfywo Fridays
Ember days. tho Vgs and the Lenen days of abstinence
The addition Of wo meatess Tuesdays brings the total
number Of days Of abstinence for Catholics about
hundred and twentythree is to say day Of
every three in the In the language Of ARENAS
Ward this oo too much unless the exgencies of the
situation mperavely demand such regulations and
Of course should be borne equally by
lation Iv'F.OG2l
From various points the spirit of criticism
of daily e ready to antagonize itself against
best efforts it s possible for to make There
criticsm-for