South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-18
PLEADS FOR A
FREE IRELAND
Local Priest Addresses Hiber-
mans at St. PatriCk'S Day
Celebration.

1.-The Sim Feiner- represent the
best I'm Irish tradition" This was the
remarkable statement made by Fr.
Cornelius Haserty OF NCtre Dame
university In his address at the
banquet given bg the Ancient order
81 Hioernians a. the oliver hot
sunday night
Ireland has been lighting for 100
ears sal Fr. Haserty. for the
principle that man has natural i'm
alienable rights which no tate can
take away; that God has given the
individual rights 80 sacred that
state that does not respect them has
no claim in the loyalty of its SUBJ
gect.
To question the right Of ireland
20 demand that ENGLAND allow her
t0 govern herself NoJld be the
same. accO ding to webster. as 90
deny the legality of the origin Of
Ireland
With What l. Right.
Pr. Hagerty stated at the begin
ming of his speech that any state
ment At "a time like this concerning
the wrongs Of Ireland Is a very deli
cate task If 30 is not spoken OF. it
is plain evasion OF the issue; if il
D. spoken E. there is apt 20 he mis-
understanding.
Though we are with England I'm
SO far as we believe her TO be right.
there is no reason why we cannot
be against her In so far as we can
show that she is wrong" contin-
ued FIR. Hagerty. Daniel Webster
ia his great speech on the Greek
revolution, urged the house of rep
resentatives TO extend a resolution
Of sympathy TO the Greeks who
were then struggling 20 free them
selves frOr subsection 10 Turkey
He said, 4 think It right not 20
be unreasonable I'm the expression
of our regard. and. as far 80 that
goes, in eviucing our feelings iH con-
sonance with a long oppressed and
nov struggling people. am nos
one OF those who would i'm the hour
of utmost peril. withhold such en-
engagement as might be properly
and lawfully given and when the
crisis should ne past. overwhelm the
rescued sufferer with kindness.
There are many I'm America. to-
day and amongst them. many Irish
men, who have no sympathy with
the Sim Feiners said FIR Hagerty.
But their lack Of sympathy is due
TO a lack Of understanding OF the
Irish situation as IL really is The
Sim Feiners I'm ireland. (and 7 do
not refer TO any disorderly sympa-
thizers they may have I'm this
country are the poets and the pa
triots OF this generation. They are
the men or vision and Of love.
No Fanatical Hatred.
lie cited Sir Roger Easement.
Pierce SkeCington. He called them
scholars. men Of refinement and of
culture call them dreamc~s if
YOU wiIT' said FIR. Haserty. "but
dreamer of dreams that were pure
and beautiful 1 bear no fanatical
hatred toward the English.
cheerfully acknowledge the debt I
owe. i'm common with all who speak
the English language 10 that noble
race of men. the English poets.
From Shakespeare TO Francis
Thompson j know them as men
Who lived themselves and were will
ing 20 let others live But il is not
i'm her poets that the vices OF Eng
land are seen. but i'm the EnSlish
philosophers and the English kings.
These have been followed 10y the
English tatesmen and politicians
AMI they are dinerenc class. Ac-
cording 20 these men. other men
hive mo natural or iualiena be
rights: the only source OF right is
iu the state The right TO live 10
worship God. 20 educate ones chill
dren. these rights last just as long
as the state grants them 90 her SUI
jects When she sees ut 90 take
them away there is nothing for 4
subject TO do but 20 yield peaceably."
America has been drawn into
the present jay world war. We are
there 60 make the world safe for
democracy We will Gsht until free
and autonomous government is
guaranteed 20 Belgium and Poland.
We have set up our banners on the
European battledelds as the de-