The Irish standard., 1919-05-24

| resentatives in Congress and to the pre-,
agitate the human race, and we are
face to face with that same sentiment
today, at least about the golden rule.
All the nostrums that are advocated,
and prescribed by the physicians of
the worlds ills, will have little effect
until down in the hearts of men we
are willing to do unto our neighbor
as we would be done by.
while, I know little about the con-
ditions in Ireland, and less perhaps
! concerning the sentiments of her peo-
pie as whole, it strikes me that my
attitude of mind, and your attitude of
mind, under the golden rule should
be willing and gladdened to see any
nation, however small, or struggling,
which wants to be self-governed, at
least have the opportunity to govern
itself. OF all the countries on the face
OF the earth, Ireland with her history,
with her storms, and turbulance, with
her knowledge, and native characteris-
tics of hospitality and genius, with her
pronounced patriotism for centuries
this country with her history should
be permitted to at least experiment on
the principle of self-government.
Through storm and disaster, ever gen.
erous in the midst of poverty; ever
hOspitable in the midst of want, and
ever hopeful, even in her darkest days
when her sons have been hung, exiled,
starved and bled, still with fond and
unbroken spirit she rises today pro-
claiming her belief in the principles,
which Walt Whitman expressed so
beautifully: "The divine example, the
common brotherhood and fellowship
and good will of men,"
Il am very glad, ladies and gentle
men, that l am not the speaker of the
occasion, know you have been
brought here to listen to others and l
know you will first be pleased to listen
to our distinguished citizen, DR.. S., M.
Dienard.
Dr.. Dienard's Splendid Address.
DR.. Dienard has addressed hundreds
of meetings in the Twin Cities and in
other places, but his effort of Friday
evening was, in the opinion of many
who have heard him on many occa-
sions, the best ever heard from him
in this city. After bowling his ac-
acknowledgements of the hearty greet
ing of the audience he proceeded:
"One must be less than human, or
more than human, not to be moved
by this glorious patriotic spectacle this
evening; not to respond to the wonder
full inspiration that comes to one in
this great presence.
II am not SO modest as my honored
friend, the Honorable Mr.. Nye, to say
to you that l do not know anything
at all about the conditions of Ireland;
that came here merely to learn and
to be informed. may not know very
much about Ireland, certainly no more
than our distinguished friend, Mr.. Nye,
but do know two things, and l find
1t quite sufficient, know that Ire
land wishes to be free and indepen-
dent, and I know that Ireland has
right to be free and Independent
We, Live in New Era.
my friends, we who are so fortu-
nate as to live in this great year of
1919, are standing on the hreshhold of
a new era in the history of humanity.
We are witnessing a wonderful
change. We are witnessing the COM
plete break that the present world is
making, and the change is greater,
more drastic and radical than those
that were made by the momentous
events of the latter part of the 18th
century, the American and French
revolutions. We are now witnessing
the closing of an era; the era of mill
tarfsm and imperialism; the era of
conquest of one nation by another; the
subjugation of one race by another;
the era Of building huge empires over
the crushed bodies of smaller and
weaker states, and too, we are wit
Messing new era; the era Of more
just and equitable international rela-
tions; the era Of securing indepen-
dence and autonomy of each and every
nation and race; the era Of the pro,
lection of the weaker and smaller ma
tions by the greater and stronger.
Until now, as every school boy knows,
the political history Of the world. has