The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-10-12
THE IRISH STANDARD


jory taken the wrong side in the great has upon
the whole desired the victory of Prussia defeat
of the Allies BY the Irish nation" Mr. Beoc expressly
includes the Irish in part of the word-n the United
States Canada Australia the British Empire and else
This is surely audacious sweeping state
ment coming from man who Is reputed to be we'll
formed the military affairs of the belgerent nations
will be sensational news the Irish people of the
United States and Canada learn this learned au-
thority that their sympathies with the boodthrsty
demons of the Kaiser And it will be news" that thew
will not relish, after generous active and whole.
hearted participation in the fight to make the safe
for democracy Even the Irish aliens in America almost
unanimously waived their exemption to enter the fight
against the Teutons when CONSUMPTION ordered
and multitudes of them had voluntarily offered their
services before that time Has anyone
of these, with few negligible exceptions entering
armies of the Central Empires? does the free
choice of these aliens afford better test of the attitude
the than any of Mr.. Bellocs generaties?
1t should also be borne in mind that Beocs ndict-
ment has to do with presentday conditions and
refer to conditions existing prior the entry America
into the world 1t is unquestonaby fact that
ever have been the prevailing sentiment among the
Irish people prior to that time year grace
it would be impossible to find hundred Irshmen Irish
Americans from the Atlantic the Pacific do not
| desire" the humiliation of the Kaiser.
great number of convictions for dsloyalty have
had during the past in America and find
ngy few Irish among those who have been &C.
cused Of proGermansn. So as it relates to the
United States, therefore, the may be said of
Canada, the principal the Belloc Indictment
completely negatved by the facts of the situation
exact of the statement rue viz, Irish
people in America almost unanimously opposed the
Kaiser and all his works and and furthermore they
giving to the utmost extent all that they and
all they have to the downfall of all that
stands for.
1t is within the truth that of the two million
that have been sent to stay the rush
of the hordes of Hundom than onehaf million
of Irish blood and descent If Mr. Beoc takes the pains
to little closer "by the book" he will find this be
stubborn fact susceptible of irrefuabe proof Would
such be the if the sympahies people
with the Kaiser he confidently represents them
be? In far therefore, Beloc impeachment re-
laes to America and Irish sentiment in America is ut
terly and absolutely without foundation in fact
AS to ireland itself quote in part we'll considered
refuation of Mr. Bellocs charges from contemporary
Ireland has given it's man-power freely to the
the Allies since the outbreak of the a matter
of record that the country contributed
sand fighting to the English irrespective
recruits from England Scotland Canada and Australia
Up to last January there 581 of avail
able in the service of the Allies statement
in itself to dispel the illusion that
German From English colonies there least 100000
and considering the total Irish population proportion
remarkable All this prescnds from the number Irish
Americans who be found in the army
States and it is yet to be discovered that there
Irish regiments among the Brigader
General Marshall has been quoted saying Though
Englishman, must say the Irish soldiers
of the Irishmen absolutely indispensable
for final triumph When 100000 Of total Of 100000
persisted in the early days of the war; when
Of five of the of Ireands first contingent made
the supreme sacrifice against the of Prussia Turkey
and Austria, it is unjust to declare people be
pro-German
Captain Mcmahon of the Irish Guards, who is of
dozen left out of 1100 lately adduced fighting
concerning his people, for the benefit Of the readers of
American paper when the began, he said ireland
sent into the fighting fifteen regiments disnc-
lively Irish from all four provinces And the de-
veoped there the London Irish Liverpool Irish Tyne
side Irish And in the Scotch, Welsh and English reg
ments many Irishmen. Then there from
regiments like the Vancouver Irish Fusers
the Quebec Irish, South African Irish regiment. And
from there being of that And had thousands in
the navy. We raised the 10th, the 18th 36th Irish
Divisions and sent thousands to keep up the
strength of units. Yet few days ago read in
paper here that Ireland had contributed but ten
of soldiers, while Scotland and other places had
trbuted 40 per cent Official figures available show that
to January last Erin had contributed 58 cent of
the who listed following military census. 1t
does include the who in the English army
and navy when the broke out Nor does it include
rishmen working Britain who swelled the ranks
of the units the channel who if at home would