The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-21
THE IRISH EDUCATIONAL FUND

numbers increased many lands they desired complete freedom, they raised rebellion and threw off the yoke of Great Bri tain.
 They something more, something unusual in the his tory They the right rebellion into the instruments upon which their institutions founded. The literature of the world holds no language winch has breathess interest than these words from the Declaration of Indcpendence-
 We hold these truths to be self evident, that all created equal, that they endowed by their creator with certain unalienabe rights, that among these Ife liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That these rights governments instituted men, deriving their just powers from the con Of the governed, that whenever any form of gov ernment becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter to abolish it. and to in stitue a new government Iayinq it's foundation on such principles and organizing it's in such form Co them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness"
 When in ISIS present constitution of Connecticut was muated the right rebellion expressed in terms what more definite in Section of Article First as follows
 That all political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments founded on their author ity for benet they at all times undeniabe and ndereasbe right to alter their form of government in such manner as they may think expedent
 The forefathers were themselves of the oppressed Their government founded in rebellion.
 They regarded America therefore, haven for the op pressed of the earth and they looked with appreciation the efforts of struggling peoples everywhere to gain freedom If anywhere struggling people took arms to gain lib ery they enthusiastic in the of that people, Lafayette KoscuskO, Kossuth and Garibald in turn idoized by the American people of the earlier day So Americans in favor of their system of government and for the cause of oppressed naonaie that American government from time to time found enthusiasm which eXerted by in favor of the liberation of foreign people, might have shattered America herself.
 policy America oppressed nationaities was formulated in express terms in the message of President Fiji more, of Dec. 2, 1851
 an attempt invade Cuba with arms in behalf of the victims Spanish incompetence. expedition unlawful and received support the did nevertheless inerpose luionists, who fell into the hands of Spain
 Said President Fillmore:
 Our true mission is to propagate opinions or impose upon other countries form of govern
 
 show by success, moderation and justice the bless ings of self government and the advantage of free in stutons Let people choose for itself and make and alter it's political institutions it's ditOns and convenience
 But while we avow and maintain this neutral policy Ourself we are anxious to the forbear the part of other nations whose forms of gov ernment different from
 THE DEEP INTEREST WHICH WE FEEL IN AND THE SYMPATHY WITH WHICH WE WITNESS EVERY STRUGGLE AGAINST OPPRESSION FORBID IN WHICH THE STRONG OF A FOREIGN POWER IS INVOKED TO STYLE PUBLIC SENTI- MENT AND REPREss THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM ANY COUNTRY"
 Examples might be multiplied almost indefinitely Enough has been exhibited the historical attitude of the "They witness with sympathy every struggle against op- pression"
 foreign power invoked to ste public sentiment press the spirit of freedom in any country
 The language applied to between Spain and Cuba applies with redoubled force to the Britain and Ireland where public sentiment sled the spirit of freedom is repressed.
 sympathy of the American people toward Irish aspra- independence has been repeatedly shown.
 In days O Fenan revolution when the had attempt to into Canada the House Representatives July 26 lS66 passed addressed to the executive power asking for the release of Fenian prisoners heled by the Federal courts
 The country against program of extending its nsti- countries by force, but sympathzeG with I'd and not indifferent to the conditions in that and
 would take to relate the numerous occasions M have shown their sympathy for Ireland the being the recent adoption by the senate