The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-12-15

Was Cause Of War.
ireland unwittingly was the cause
of the great war, and, if the Allies are
not alive to the danger, may we'll be
the cause of their losing the war;" Mr.
Hazelton declared.
He discussed the efforts of Sim
Feiners to encourage open opposition
to the government and pictured the
value of American public sentiment
as the greatest weapon the Nationalist
party might use in opposing them.
To Raise Fund Here.
Members Of the committee which
called the meeting were designated
an executive committee to arrange for
subscriptions to further the pro-ally
campaign of the Nationalists and to
convey to the Irish people evidence
that Americans have no sympathy
with pro-German propaganda that
would array any part of Ireland
against England.
The members of this committee are
G. w. Gordon, Thomas McDermott, c..
A. Severance, James R. Hickey, Pierce
Butler, P. J. Glidden and John F. Fin
erty.
Real War Reason.
"The real reason for Germany
starting the war was that she
thought England would be too much
occupied with the Irish trouble to
enter the war;" said Mr.. Hazelton.
"Sir Edward Carson's armed move
ment in Ulster had much to do in
this.
Wealth Behind Move.
''That movement had behind it all
the wealth Of the Tory party in Eng
land. Rifles for Carson's rebel army
all came from Germany, Carson had
lunched with the kaiser and his lieu
tenants were going up and down the
country preaching they would rather
live under the greatest Protestant
ruler in Europe-meaning the kaiser
than under an Irish parliament in
Dublin
1T was these conditions that de-
cided Germany to plunge the world
into war.
Would Fight to End.
"But between August 1 and August
4, 1914, John Redmond and other Ma
tionalist leaders told the government
Ireland would fight side by side with
Englishmen, forgetting the Irish situa-
ton before the big foe of all civiliza-
ton. That largely decided England to
enter the war.
Cup to the time of the Easter re.
volt of last year, Ireland, with a popu-
lation whose lifeblood has been
drained by emigration, furnished 120,-
900 volunteers.
Details Easter Revolt.
"But the mismanagement of the
British government chilled the ardor
of the Irish people, Lloyd George de-
claring that the ineptitudes and the
malignities of the war office almost
Incredible"
Germany saw the opportunity and
at once took advantage Of the bun.
Cling. Neither money nor propaganda
was spared. The Easter revolt was
the direct result.
Dublin Is Restless.
try by wholesale executions and ar
rests. Carson's reward for rebellion
was to get high place in the cabinet
dublin is filled with sedition, tur.
moil and unrest. can remember
when the whole city turned out to
welcome back Sergeant O'Leary, one
of the early heroes of the war, who
captured German battery single
handed and killed or captured the
eight Germans in charge.
Only Can Look to U. S.
"There are now $4,000 soldiers in
Ireland to prevent the threatened re
bellion of the Sim Feiners, and
think that the unfortunate change Of
sentiment has prevented at least 100,
600 men from joining the colors.
"The Irish situation may be vita
one in winning the war, in view of the
great possibilities for increased crops
But we have got to fight the now
powerful Sin Feiners, backed by Ger
man money. It is only from American
citizens that we can look for materfa
support.
ireland Believes in America.
"The Nationalists are willing tt
wait for the solution of the 1risf
question if need be, but will stop short
of nothing to aid in beating Germany
We scorned to sink so low as to at
tempt to win the freedom of 1relant
at the expense of the liberty OF thu
rest of the world, and we are goinl
to stick by the flag to the end.
"But it will be an enormous source
Of strength If we can show the SIM
Feiners, who look to Germany TO
money and moral support, that we ar
looking to the American republic TO