The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04

Three thousand ST. Paul citizens
cheered at the Auditorium last Sunday
afternoon when speakers urged that
America support Ireland in her de-
mand for independence.
A resolution appealing for the SYM
pathy and help of the American peo-
pie in obtaining self-determination of
government for Ireland was adopted
by rising vote. Copies of the resolu-
ton were cabled to President Wilson
and President Poincare of France.
Mayor Hodgson was chairman Of the
meeting.
Rev. F. X. McCabe, president, De
Paul University, Chicago, outlined the
history of the Irish people and COM
pared their fight for home rule with
the American struggle for indie
pendence.
Daniel w. Lawler argued for just
settlement of the Irish question. He
paid high tribute to the diplomatic
ability of President Wilson, saying
there need be no fear that the cause
Of the downtrodden would be ignored
or that the president would be out
witted at the peace conference.
Other speakers were James Mana
han, T. J. Doyle, state president, An
Fcient Order of Hibernians, and Rev. C..
F. Cremin, professor in St. Paul Semi
nary. Father Cremin said the only
solution Of the Irish question is to es-
tablish a Nationalist government for
the whole island He said it would be
impossible to grant the four scattered
Ulster counties a separate govern
ment.
Text of Resolution.
Following is the text of the resolu-
ton adopted:
Whereas, the people of Ireland have
struggled for more than 700 years to
free themselves from alien domination,
which is maintained by military force
alone, and they are more united today
in the demand for national independ.
ence and in the determination to Sc
cure it than at any previous time; and
Whereas, Ireland has all the attri-
butes of ationhood-people with a
great civil and military capacity who
achieve success in every country but
their own, where opportunity is denied
them; a splendid geographical posi-
ton, fertile soil, great natural re-
sources, now undeveloped because OF
the destruction of her industries and
the crippling of her economic life, and
the steady reduction by misgovern.
ment of her population, which seventy
years ago was double its present
strength; and
Whereas, the president of the
United States in an address delivered
| to the Senate Of the United States
on the 22d day of January, 1917, said
| in part: And there is a deeper thing
| involved than even equality of right
among organized nations. No peace
can last, or ought to last, which does
not recognize and accept the principle
| that governments derive all their just
power from the consent of the gov
erned and that no right exists to hand
peoples about from sovereignty te
sovereignty as if they were property.
Resolved, that we appeal to the
generous, just, fair-minded and liberty
loving American people for sympathy
and support in our efforts to secure
action by the president and congress
| in favor of the application to Irelane
Eof the presidents declarations, which
were clearly intended to include al
people held against their consent
under foreign rule; furthermore, We
ask them to insist that the service:
of Irishmen in the fighting forces O
the republic entitle Ireland to the
same support in effecting the restora
ton of the God-given right to rult
herself as is conceded to Belgium
Serbia and other small nationalities.
| 'In this present world crisis we sol
emnly affirm that in all things consist
ent with our loyalty as American citi
zens we will stand with and for ou
race in ireland in their struggl'
against the threatened exterminatioI
that now confronts them