The Washington times., 1919-03-17

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These beautiful lines by James Clarence Mangan will
awaken sad thoughts and memories today.
Especially the old born in Ireland, destined perhaps
never to see that land again. will think with sadness and
longing of the beautiful on this day so closely asSOcaeo
with Ireland's history and spiritual development.
Only those who have the fair hills OF Ireland the
beautiful waters the simple earnest people, the barefooed
children the little cabins know what the name OF Ire
land mems to an Irish
It is most beautiful country It has sheltered and
developed courageous people, of genius, women Of
finest mental and moral character has given to all OF the
orld strong workers. good generals plucky unselsh In
dvidual fighting legislators poets orators writers
Of power
Patrick in his Confession" tells how he determined
devote himself to the faro regions of the world the
'utmum terrae He felt that he called to the most
distant of all places. he tells
Il thought at moment heard the voices of
who dwet beside the wood of FOeIuth which is By
We beseech thee holy youth and 0olk once
he went to work with the people and for them. He
and other spirts-St Columbe among the greatest Of
them-led and developed the wonderful Irish character
that has been inspiration in the world for so many GEN.
turies.
How inspiring is the worlds expansion how great the
development of and his realm physical and mental
St Patrick bound for the woods of Focluh writes of that
mani.
Since those words were written the development of the
world has ALL been BEYOND THAT POINT West Of
the beautiful green island west of the great which
St. Patrick and his day the boundess endless
the real world has grown IN AMERICA.
Each mans KNOWLEDGE is limited by his time and
ST. Patrick was limited by his time But his SPIRIT was
without limit And that spirit of courage and sincerity is
Just as strong in America today it that far past
when ST. Patrick preached and converted the wood Of
FOcluth, 'where beyond there was no man.
The man with Irish blood may well look back with
pride look ahead with confidence and ambition when he
thinks of the accomplishments of his wonderful race
For Ireland is but ONE home of the great Celtic tribe
When Greece her greatest she had got from the
Cets-then dwelling north of Greece-her blue eyes, her
genius for poetry and art It not Asiatc African
blood that made the genius of Greece It the Celtic
and GeTmanc blood of Europe. It was the wonderful
Ayau race from the cold dark northwest that produced
in Greece in Rome in France in Spain and thai produces
in America and throughout the world forces of human
development.
There Irish names on South American battleships
there Irish written at the tops of the i'm
porant pages of English history there Irish bones
under the ground every great battlefield in this coun
try and in the Old World is wonderful race young
today full of power old days Greece or the
comparatively modern days of st. Patrick
A thousand times Tishmen have been beaten, BUT
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN CONQUERED. A man is only
conquered when HE SAYS he is conquered. England s
fight against Ireland goes on IRELAND'S FIGHT
AGAINST ENGLAND GOES ON ALSO AND IT WILL
co ON UNTIL THE FACT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED
THAT THE RIGHTS AND THE GENIUS OF A SMALL
HANDFUL OF MEN CAN BE EXTINGUISHED ONLY
BY THEIR OWN SUBMISSION, NOT BY ANY FORCE
or NUMBERS
The condition Of Ireland is pitifu-athough the Irish
do not ask for pity Under the English taxes have
been doubled, the population has been CUT IN HALF
The fertile fields Of Ireland 70 fatton cattle
that are driven 70 the English market and lands less
fertile aa stephen owynn reminds us the homes Of Ire
land produce children driven by tyranny and starvation
nwa1 from these homes 10 this land Of greater promise
ths taEsa o ireland high the population is Low
ths iai eals o Ireland 50 b London The thin half