davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
why God Loves
the Irish People,

Someone has written q book with 4
assumption In the title.
which is, why God Loves the Irish"
Yet after reading of the adventures
of Michael James O'Rourke of San
Francisco, one can hardly doubt the
fact, SO triumphantly blazoned. Of the
divine admiration for the Hibernian
character.
Michael James O'Rourke is an Amer
ican, but his name seems to indicate
descent from that line Of Irish kings
whence all Irishmen are descended.
When the European trouble started,
o'Rourke started. Here was shindy
and his friends were on the right side
Of 1.-TWO good reasons where, per
haps. the first alone would have been
enough. A place was found at the
front for o'Rourke and he at once pro.
ceeded to make the weight Of himself
felt on the war. Today he wears the
Victoria Cross. the Military Medal, the
Distinguished Conduct Medal and .
few minor ornamentations. The Brit.
ish War Ofiice says of him:
For three days Private O'Rourke
worked INCREASINGLY to bring the
wounded into safety. During the whole
of this period the area in which he
worked was subjected to very much
shelling and swept by heavy machine
gun and rifle fire. On several occa-
sions he was knocked down and par
TALLY buried by enemy shells. He
showed absolute disregard for his own
safety. His magnificent courage and
devotion inspired all ranks and saved
many lives.
1t is further explained that, while
working No Mans Land, he saved
twenty-five wounded comrades from
certain death, killed eight Germans.
captured two Germans, repelled a Ger.
man raiding party single-handed, and
at one time worked seventy.two hours
without hating for moment.
O'Rourke is one of the good and
sufficient reasons "Why God Loves the
Irish." But as we are glad and proud
that he halls from San Francisco and
hope he will return, might we beg the
author to alter the title of his book to
something like, "Why God Loves the
Americans Of Irish Descent?" That
would let in O'Rourke together with a
few hundred thousand of his congen-
ers who helped hand something to
those engaged in raising the German
brand of hades upon earth.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
Mi. Taft'S Brief for Great @ Britain

The late Col. Theodore Roosevelt
once described William Howard Taft
- $50 pounds OF habby indifference" !"
says the Indiana Catholic.
Though In references to many mat.
ters the appellation was considered
apt there is just one matter on which
Mr.. Taft has never been Indifferent.
He has never failed to come to the
rescue of Great Britain when she
gets In tight place.
He tried to get through the Senate
IN arbitration treaty with England,
which would put the United States
completely In her power. The Sen.
ate defeated his effort. He tried to
waive our right to fortify the Pana.
ma Canal. just because she asked him.
He has been the head and front Of
the Carnegie Peace Trust, which used
millions Of dollars to bring about the
repeal Of the Canal Tolls act ct Eng.
lands behest.
Now he stated in the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, on Feb. 13, that Amer.
leans ':should not encourage an inds'
pendent ireland 40 the relations Of
ireland and England are q purely do
mestie natter"
Sir Edward Carson and A. J. Bal
four must be delighted with old man
Taft. Domestic matter indeed?
Gladstone in the House of Commons
in 1887, said:
ireland is not an English island
but a European island. The Irish
question is not British question but
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
slGoTs FolLED IN MICHIGAN.

The parochial schools of the state of
Michigan are not in any immediate
danger of suppression, according to
a statement of the Rt. Rev. Michael
j. Gallagher, Bishop of Detroit. Bis.
hop Gallagher declared that the petit
tfon filed to bring to vote next April
the proposed constitutional amend
ment eliminating all parochial and
private schools in the state has been
declared invalid by the Attorney.Gen-
eral. This is the second time that
the efforts of the enemies of the Cath
olic schools have come to naught, but
the matter is sure to be brought up
again.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
Belfast Men Vote
Against lesuning Work
No Settlement Yet Reached in Irish
Shipyard Strike - Railwaymen
Consider Program for Nation
al Waoe Scale,

Belfast, Ireland Saturday.
settlement of the Belfast shipyard
strike has yet been reached. A ballot
taken yesterday on the terms agreed
to by the shipbuilding firms resulted
in 11,963 votes against running the
work and 8,744 for the proposal. The
men are determined not to return to
the shipyards unless satisfactory ar
rangements are come to with the city
engineering employers, who decline to
depart from the national agreement
for 47-hours' week. Meanwhile a
London message states that negotia-
tions are proceeding in London be-
tween the railway executive commit
tee and representatives of the railway
mems unions on the national program
for shorter hours, higher wages and
equal representation on the railway
boards of management.
Negotiations between the transport
workers and the dock and riverside
employers of labor for a 44-hours'
week and 20 per cent increase in price
rates for dock and riverside workers,
have resulted in a deadlock. The
Minister of Labor has offered to refer
the matter to arbitration, and this
offer will be considered at resumed
conference of transport workers next
!. Tuesday.
-, Meanwhile the federation officials
have been in communication with the
I executives Of the railwaymen and
miners IN order again to consider
their respective national programs
"a consultative committee Of the triple
alliance" Il expected to meet on Tues
4 day, when q scheme for joint action
Ssldsrsd.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
s. Clements Parish
Fid1ity State Bank
r. 21ly Central Avenue
Yor Nsighinorhood Bank''
luuzanee In An Its Branches
opsa SATURDAYS and 500 Pay Days
6 70 8 p. II.
A K. OF c. HERO.

A K. OF c. HERO.
st. Paul Lieutenant Who Fell In Bat.
tie Will be Honored In Display
at Library.
The picture of Lieut.. Earl J.
Groogan of st. Paul, known there as
pat" who died for his country in
the big drive at scissors, July 1s, 1918,
will hang in Minnesota's hall of fame.
Lieut.. Groogan's picture has been
sent to the Minnesota War Records
Commission, which is preparing for an
exhibit of war pictures at the Public
Library from January 80 to February
10.
He was the first member of the st,
Paul Knights of Columbus organ
1zation to fall in battle, and he was
the officer of whom it was said that
the men under his command would
"go to Hades for him"
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
Freedom Advocated for
Ireland by Voice and Pen

what they did. They made inquiry
into wrong and redressed 1t.
The best In Ulster, the best Union
lists in Ireland, will not be grateful
to you for Nbelling their countrymen
in your verse. For, let the truth be
known, the mass of Irish Unionists
are much more In love with Ireland
than with England. They think Irish
Nationalists are mistaken and they
fight with them, and they use hard
words. and all the time they believe
1rishmen of any party are better In
the sight Of God than En8lishmen.
They think Ireland 10 the best coun.
try in the world, and they hate to
hear Irish people spoken of as "mur.
derers and greedy scoundrels.''
Murderers! Why there is more
murder done in any four English
shires in year than in the whole Of
the four Provinces Of Ireland. Greedy!
The nation never accepted bribe, or
took it as an equivalent or payment
for an ideal, and what bribe would not
have been offered to Ireland If it had
been willing to foreswear its tradi-
tions?
1 am a person whose whole being
goes into blaze at the thought of
oppression of faith, and yet 1 think
(my Catholic countrymen infinitely
more tolerant than those who hold
the faith was born in. l am here
tic judged by their standards, here
tic who has written and made public
his heresies, and l have never suffered
in friendship or found by my heresies
an obstacle in life.
I set my knowledge, the knowledge
of a lifetime, against your ignorance,
and l say you have used your genious
to do Ireland and its people wrong.
You have intervened In quarrel Of
which you do not know the merits
like any brawling bully who passes
and only takes sides to use his
strength. II there was q high court
of poetry, and those in power jeal-
! GUS Of the noble name of poet and
that none should use is save those
who were truly knights of the Holy
Ghost, they would hack the golden
spurs from your heels and turn you
out of the court.
You had the ear of the world and
you poisoned it with prejudice and
ignorance. You had the power of
song, and you have always used it
on behalf of the strong against the
weak. You have smitten with all
your might at creatures who are frail
on earth but mighty in the heavens,
at generosity, at truth, at justice,
and heaven has withheld vision and
power and beauty from you, for this
your verse is only shallow news
paper article made to rhyme
Resolutions urging American dele.
gates at the Peace Conference in
Paris to support and insist upon"
Ireland's claims for self-determination
and the full and complete recognition
at the conference of the recently
created Irish republics delegates were
adopted at the conclusion of an en-
thusiastic mass meeting of 5000 men
and women Of Irish descent in the
Coliseum, st. Louis.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
Rev. Or. cotter at chiea0o-Russell
Answers kipiing-cause Goes
Marching On.
Fervent Plea Of Rev. Or. cotter for
ireland at Peace League Meet
ING In Chicago.

"For England. Sir, I plead, that she
may be saved from herself, and that
she may be made to pause in her stud
led intent to evict Ireland from the
worlds congress assembled at Paris.
England will. Sir, doubtless tell the
world that she will attend to lreland's
case. Ireland has had seven centuries
Of England's close attention, and Ire.
lands pitiable case is with US still.
England even now, doubtless forgets
the glib unctious innocence Of Balfour,
who told America not two years since,
that England would give Ireland what
she wanted as soon as Ireland herself
knew. The time has come when Sim
Feinism proclaims in no wobbling way
to England and the world what it is
that Ireland wants.
IF Paris is to have successful
Peace Conference, in Gods name, let
the robbed as we'll as the robber ap-
pear before the bar Of nations. Peace
must be parented by justice, else there
is no peace.
"The cause of Ireland is not alone
Ireland's; it is not alone England's;
it is the cause of all humanity!
"Ireland's rights, far from being
England's wrongs, are in the last an
alysis, England's rights, for no man
is a lover of liberty who hammers a
fetter for any free mans ankle. Eng
land cannot be truly free IL she does
not restore to her little sister nation
the benizens of freedom.
II plead then for Ireland's freedom.
and pray that the report to the League
to Enforce Peace will present resolu.
tion, favoring Ireland's admission to
her place at the table of Versailles.
IF the robber is given more rights
than the robbed; the tyrant more
rights than his victim, then the great
Congress now sitting over there will
end in nothing. Instead of right you
will have formal wrong; instead of
peace you will have smoldering anew
the fires of war; instead Of an ANAL
gam Of honest forces you will have
diplomacy's crafty speech and spe-
cious schemfng for the sterling reality
Of fact.
II appeal for a resolution recogniz-
ing Ireland's rights at Paris as an ac-
centuation of the desire of our Presi-
dent who would fain grant to every
small nation the inalienable right Of
self-determination appeal for favor
in the name of the Irish swords drawn
in the beginning for the establishment
Of our American liberties, as later for
their perpetuity. appeal in the name
Of the Irish signers of the Declaration
of Independence. appeal in the name
of BENJAMIN Franklin, who has record
ed Ireland's loyalty to our cause as
Washington applauded her enthusias-
tic devotion thereto. appeal in the
name of Ireland, the heroic land her.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
GIFT TO CHURCH.

The Church of the Holy Comforter Of
Charlottesville, Va, has just been Ia
vored with munif1cent gift of $50, 1000.
The donor OF the money is Thomas
Fortune Ryan of New York. The only
condition attaching to the gift is that
the parish itself raise $4,000.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
LATE ENGLISH CONVERTS.

LATE ENGLISH CONVERT9,
Among the latest converts in Eng
land are two clergymen of the Church
of England, Rev. r. B. Kenworthy
Brown has been received at Oxford
and Rev. D. A. Harris of the Scottish
Episcopal Church has also been re-
ceived and both purpose to study for
the priesthood.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
self that has struggled for seven CEN
turtles against multiplied wrongs ever
buoyed up with the hope

~~SSeS SeeSS ~So~@I
BeQueathed from bleeding sire to son.
Tho baffled oft, is ever won't
Lastly and most prayerfully.
plead for Ireland in the name Of God
the Father of All Peoples. that this
oppressed small nation may now be
granted that Justice for which her suf.
fering heart has yearned, from gener.
alton unto generation. adown the long
and lonely centuries"
Kipling. believing the vile stories Of
q German plot in Ireland, wrote .
poem attacking Ireland.
Rudyard Kipling.
Dear Sir:-I speak to you, brother.
because you have spoken to me, or.
rather, you have spoken for me.
am a native of Ulster. So far back
as can trace the faith Of my FORE
fathers they held the faith for whose
free observance you are afraid.
You have Irish blood in you. l have
heard, indeed, Ireland is your moth
er's land, and you may, perhaps, have
some knowledge of Irish sentiment.
You have offended against one of our
noblest literary traditions in the man.
ner in which you have published your
thoughts. You begin by quoting Scrip
ture. You preface your verses on Ul-
ster by words from the mysterious or
acles of humanity as if you had been
inflamed and inspired by the prophet
Of God; and you go on to sing Of faith
in peril and patriotism betrayed and
the danger of death and oppression by
those "who do murder by night" which
things, II one truly feels, he speaks Of
without consideration of commerce or
what 1t shall profit him to speak.
I have lived all my life In Ireland,
holding different faith from that
held by the majority. know Ire.
land as few Irishmen know it, county
by county. for travelled all over Ire.
land for years. and, Ulster man as I
am. and proud of the Ulster people,
I resent the crowning of Ulster with
all the virtues and the dismissal of
other 1rishmen as "thieves and rob-
bers." I resent the cruelty with
which you, stranger, speak of the
most lovable and kindly people know.
You are not even accurate in your
history when you speak of listers
traditions and the blood our fore
fathers split. Over a century ago Ul-
ster was the strong and fast place
of rebellion, and it was in Ulster that
the volunteers stood beside their can
non and wrung the gift of political
freedom from the Irish parliament.
You are laundering in your blame.
You speak Of Irish greed in / know
not what connection, unless you speak
of the war waged over the land; and
yet you ought to know that both par
ties in England have by act after act
confessed the absolute Justice and
rightness of that agitation, Unionist
no less than Liberal, and both boast of
their share in answering the Irish ap-
peal. They are both proud today of
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
NUNS VoIE IM RERLiN.

NUNS VOTE IN BERLIN.
Somewhat of sensation was caused
in Berlin, Sunday, January 10, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Handelsblat,
when the nuns from the Catholic Ly.
ceum in Lindenstrasse marched to the
polling booths in a group.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
WOMAN WOULD BE MAYOR.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Mrs. Leonora z.
Meder. lawyer. club woman and former
Commissioner Of Public Welfare, to-
day announced her candidacy for nay
or.
In making the declaration of her In.
tantions. Mrs. Meder said:
There is no reason why woman
cannot govern the second largest city
in the United States.''
Mrs. Meder said she would run %
non-partisan.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
RED CROSS At LouRpEs.

RED CROSS At loUR0E8.
The American Red Cross has been
stationed at Lourdes, in France, since
early past summer alleviating the
wretchedness Of 5000 refugee children
and old people. An American doctor
is In charge.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
/ world question"

q world question:.
We prefer to take Gladstone's Wow.
point than the viewpoint OF the cat,
happy. go-as-you-please Mr.. TAFT. Who.
whatever his merits as Q citizen and
rs . kindly executive. never showed
any signs of having American back
bone.
We believe his interview on Ireland
will fix his political clock. It Ia we'll
for him he has no other ambition ex-
cept to serve as an Anglo-American
councillor at the future peace tribunal.
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01

uatng deadenng drugs for their effect They the
system and leave exposed disease prosrao
and craving for Drugs
Father Johns Medicine is safe medicine for all the family for
the children well older people, becase contain alcohol
dangerous drugs in any form,
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
A SAFE FAMILY MEDICINE
Father Johns Medicine Is Best
for Colds, Grip, Sore Throat
and Stubborn Coughs and a.
a Body Builder.

Father Johns Medicine oldashioned family remedy
medicine the prescription of learned doctor
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01

otion OF a learned doctor. It
is free from opium, morphine,
chloroform or poisonous drugs
which are found in many of
the patent medicines; it con- /,
tains no alcohol or other
stimulants. It is a Food
Medicine, pure and whole
some. Father Johns Medi-
cine has had more than 50
years. success for colds, grip
and throat troubles. It is
invaluable as a tonic and
body builder and restores
weak and rundown systems
to health and strength. It
nourishes the system and
makes flesh.
We want to warn YOU |
against the danger in taking |
medicines which rely on stim- !
The Irish standard., 1919-03-01
Merchants & Manufacturers
State Bank
09pl1s eS.ossee
~ TWpoaeioeh Aveave P0eeeh

PENN MUTUAL LIZ
Q. l. 9IooseNt0ll o6SG AT.
207 La Sale Bldg, End Ave. & 7th st. 8.
Telephone: Meollet 1904
s0oo OoodkWs4 0oaos
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
Hagen Has Confidence.

Probably the outcome of that match
may prove an incentive to Hagen to
take Barnes on again. Without doubt
he was somewhat disappointed in his
showing, since Barnes beat him eight
strokes in So holes. But whether he
viii consent to the proposed Sunset Hills
match is a guess. One thing can be
preInely confident. Barnes may beat
him IN a special match, but Hagen will
have to be shown.
In one way such a match would be
the finest test possible. Both have
taken part in the same tournaments
on two or three occasions this season,
with honors divided. In the two main
events, the National open and the
Western Open, Hagen led by a safe
margin in the former, while Barnes re-
versed the decision In the latter, But
the element Of personal competition was
not so strong in either of these as II
would be in a 72-hole special match.
This trick would carry enough siEnifi-
n and stir up enough enthusiasm to
arouse both players to their best game
land but little room would be left for
disputing the decision.
Several weeks ago it was pointed out
that a special match between Hagen
and Barnes would provide about the
finest feature possible from a golfing
standpoint. Attention was also called
to the fact that the match would offer
'aS fine medium for publicity on part
Of any club disposed to stage it. Golf
! Is a poor proposition from the stand
point of commercialization, but at that
this match should produce enough reve,
nue. from the gallery to provide the
purse under consideration. II played It
will no doubt draw a record golf gal
lery for the Mound City.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
MAY MATCHHAGEN
AND BARNES SOON
Much Discussion Going the.
Rounds Regarding the Abil-
ity Of This Pair.

NEW YORK, Nov. h-The highly dis
eussed question as to whether or not
Long Jim Barnes, the angular Cornish
man. is a better golfer than Walter
Hagen, and vice versa, may get the
lfneflt Of a match test in the near fu-
ture. u Is possible that this pair NAV
e brought together for a battle at Ts
holes that should 80 as far toward re-
turning a correct answer as can be
hoped for.
out ct the Sunset Hills Country club
IN st. Louis, where Barnes is now To-
Gated, they believe firmly that Barnes
Is the better player. But they are open
TO conviction, Wherefore a plan has
been set Gfoot to offer a purse Of $1,000
for q n1etch between the two players.
Full conditions Of the match are not
specified. 1t is not known whether Ha-
gen will be expected to play the ~
holes over the st. Louis course or not,
Such a scheme. would appear to work
something Of a hardship. Doubtless
other courses will be the scene of part
Of the play at least
Undoubtedly Barnes is willing to take
part in the match. II remains to be
seen whether Hagen will consent. The
open champion passed up the ProfeS.
slonal Golfers association tournament
here when that event might have pro.
duced a S6-hole match between the two.
But since then he has appeared against
Barnes. Just a few days ago he lost
to Long Jim in a three-baIl match in
Detroit, with Donald Ross playing the
third hand.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-07
HARVARD IS BUSY
WHITEHALL SPORTS
Hurdlers, Soccer
and Baseball Players All
Tune Up.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. 7.-Whtle
the Harvard varsity and freshman foot
ball squads are holding the center of
the athletic stage at Cambridge and
have turned the corner heading Tor the
last month. Of their campaigns, the
Crlmson's baseball candidates, oarsmen,
cross-country runners and soccer play
ers are making the most Of the crisp
fall weather. =
The ball players, more than 20 for
the varsity and almost as many more
freshmen, have been drilling since col
lege opened, the freshmen stopping a
few days ago. The varsity squad also
but a shift in head coaches doubtless
will mean that Capt. Bobby Emmons,
son of Harvard's 1894 varsity football
leader. will keep things moving until
cold weather sets In in earnest.
Jack Slattery, who succeeds Hugh
Duffy, and who has had experience as
a member OF six major league teams and
recently has been successful as base
ball coach at Tufts, now Is in charge
and Is getting a line on his material for
next year. Harvard for a time hoped
to be able to engage Fred Mitchell, and
other men considered were Patsy Dom
ovan, the International league manager,
and Fred Tenney, former first baseman
Of the Bostons and the Giants, but Stat
tery's showing at Tufts was a big asset
for him.
Battery weakness was fatal for Har-
ward last spring. The team hit for more
than 800 for the season, but FELTON,,
Hardell, Johnson, Billiard and others
In the box, and Gammack, Blair and
Bond, catchers, were not good enough
to make a balance. Most of these bat
terry men will be available another year,
but Goode and Meehan, freshman pitch
ers, and Murphy, a catcher, with Con-
lon, >former Exeter star, are expected
TO make varsity places. Most of the
outfield and infield regulars on the nine
will return.
While ''Pooch" Donovan is busy train
ing the football team, Eddie Farrell is
in charge of the fall track work. Cross
country running is attracting most of
the track athletes. There is a big
field of freshmen barriers and these
are keeping at work, although the in
terdormitory races have been held.
Bill Haines, rowing coach, never has
had such a fall season as this. There
are 10 freshman dormitory crews row.
ing from the Weld boathouse, and in
about two weeks four crews from each
of the freshman halls, Smith, Stand
ish and Gore, will hold a regatta. Not
until after this is finished will Haines
pick out the squad OF freshman oars
men on whom to work during the win
ter for the spring rowing.