The Irish standard., 1919-05-10

race never raised the red flag above
the Stars and Stripes, nor will they
permit It to be raised, not even the
flag or pride of England, so help US
God.
Not for us is the piffle and twaddle
of hireling propogandist of the Brit
ish $3.50, 100000 slush fund of falsiflca.
tion about ireland, including such
pabulum DR. babies and weak-minded
persons, as that the English army and
navy saved the United States. Oh,
shame that degenerate American lips
should even seek to rob our noble
soldiers of their greatest glory-or
being what they were in fact-the
saviours of the world, which includes
England. Search the library and veri-
fy my words, that every English critic
and traveller who has visited the
United States, has written with dis
paragement of America. It ill BELTS
the Americans themselves to initiate
that English habit" There was a
time when our country was in peril.
and many Of the brave boys of 81
who left Shelby County to defend it,
never returned, because as Sherman
told the British Consul at Savannah,
with a resounding expletive: II
have fought English arms and English
ammunition from Atlanta to the sea-"
Many years ago John Randolph of
Roanoke said: II have seen white
crow and heard of black swans, but
an Irish opponent of American Liber-
ty, neither saw or heard of. And
a little boy, being questioned by his
teacher on what the various countries
produced, when asked what Ireland
produced answered promptly "Amer-
icans." Maybe he did say American
policemen" but the U. s. Census re-
port gives the Irish so per cent more
school teachers than policemen and
that's going some. And there was
that foreign little boy who came to
his school teacher and said: II want
my name changed, want to be an
American" and then when asked
what name he wanted replied: Den
mis- Patrick McCarty." The words of
Lord Chaham in the House of Com
mons in 1776 that ''the Irish are with
America to a man" is just as true
today. It is the Irish race who put
the "pat" In patriotism. An 1rishman,
the instant he sets foot on American
soil, becomes ipso facto an American.
Yes, even in 1882 a French observer
wrote: "The native of Ireland stands
in no need no other certificate (for
his Americanism) than his dialect"
This country was once styled New
Ireland" That great American states
man, Henry Clay once said: I'm my
visions, have imagined that Ireland
was originally a part of America, but
4 an unfortunate convulsion of nature
tore it away" And that Englishman
John Bright with these words in
mind, said many years afterwards:
II believe If the Irish people had their
will, they would unmoor their Island
from her fastenings and moor it 5000
miles westward"
l. Well, my friends, that would make
New York safely democratic. All, yes.
to be serious, my friends. it is the
Irish race who are making the world
safe for democracy today, yesterday
and forever.
For Americans remember, when
your forefathers felt England's tyr
amy, it was the Irish people who
gave you aid, not of words, but of
blood. Today the Irish people ask of
you only that for your honor you make
good your own words: "No people
must be forced under a sovereignty
under which they have no desire to
live." Listen to the testimony in the
English House of Commons: Half
the Continental Army was Irish" !"
Read the history of your country. 1
quote Custis: when our friendless
standard was first unfurled for re-
sistence, who we're the strangers who
first rallied round its stan, and when
it reeled in the fight, who more brave
ly sustained it than Erin's generous
sons? Who led the Assault of Que
bee, and shed that early lustre on
our arms, in the dawn of the Revolu.
ton? He who will live in everlasting
memory-Montgomery Who led the
right wing of Liberty's forlorn hope
at the passage of the Delaware? An
Irishman. On sea, O'Brien and Barry
on land, Sullivan, Moylan, Clinton
and in the thick of every battle were
Irishmen. Look ON this picture
Americans, which a. Gusts said
though feebly, is faithfully drawn
then talk Of silence and l blush fol
my cOuntrymen. To continue to uuOte