South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-18
IRISH CELEBRATE
FEAST OF PATRON
SAINT AT OLIVER
Several Addresses by Notable
SPeakers-Spe Feat
ures are Given.

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that the dream OF Irishmen is
not with the warrior Clontorf and
his heroes Of blood and death, but
rather the dream OF Tara with its
-chiefs and ladies bright and the
harp Of Tara swelling"
lie reviewed briefly the causes
which led America into the war. and
dwslt particularly upon The free
dom OF the seas. and the self de-
termination OF small nations which,
once obtained would give smaller
nations "A chance 10 escape from the
stTangling grasp OF imperialism.
He said that II congress and the
supreme court considered IL 80
necessary 20 make the seas free, 20
give little nations the right to self
determination. 20 send American
citizens % their death IN France
fghting for those principles felt
IL his duty 10 inquire II these men
had died I'm vain whether they were
sent 10 Europe 90 die for Justice or
whether they were seduced by the
lie Of a hypocrite.
Studied Question.
What opportunity / have had.
said F-r. HageTty 4 tried to use in
studying the problem OF Imperial
ism. and have been horrified at the
amazing iniquity Of the British en-
pire. I am convinced that IT. is an
incOmparably greater obstacle 20
freedom of the seas and an incOm-
parably greater tyrant over nations.
big as well as little. than Germany
ever was.
imperialism when practised by
Germany was so great q crime that
all nations rushed upon her and de-
strOyed her. / am sure justice VIII
never be appeased until the British
empire Is dealt with in a similar
manner.
III the cry of the outraged widow
and orphan moves heaven 10 VEN
geanCe: If the cry OF the labOrer de-
fraud OF his Just wage penetrates
20 the ear OF God. then / say the
measure Of the British empires sins
IL filled III. and the daWning OF the
day OF Justice is at hand. for in the
sacred names Of civilization and
Christianity. England. the hypO-
critic among the empires, has
robbed. starved. degraded and killed
helpless millions of Gods rational
creatures
Free From Ships.
Now as TO the freedom OF the
seas-as we cross 10 Ireland and
survey her many beautiful harbOrs
we note how free the seas are for
The Irish-free from ships. We OBJ
serve that ireland and England are
the key 10 the northern Atlantic
and that ships cannot go 20 Bel
GUM, Denmark. Holland. Germany
or Petrograd without passing under
the muzZles of German guns, and
rtf-
las we sail through the straits Of
Gibraltar. British guns frOwn upon
us. We pass with their permission
or not at all. ON the southern
shore OF Italy, I'm the center OF the
Mediterranean IS the isle of Malta.
England owns IL. At the other end
OF the sea is the island Of Cyprus
Before the war England controlled
this island by paying rent Tor II 10
Turkey Since the war she has an
neXed IL. England needs this island
TO dominate the western Mediter-
ranean and the apI roach to the
Suez canal. So the natives of
Cyprus must be subjects of Rritian
though they desire TO unite with
Greece so percent Of the population
being of that blood
Plight of Egypt
The speaker then told of the
plight Of Egypt. how the island or
SokOtra at the southern end of the
Red Sea is unGer British domain,
and how Persia's dream of indie
pendence has been shattered by the
presence of British troops
"Now." continued FIR. Hagerty
1--WE have crossed the Indian ocean
dotted with islands which fly the
British flag. and we have reached
India, the greatest of the little ma
tions numbering over 100000. 600
souls England owns 1t all. Eng
land owns the big island or Ceylon
on the south and Belochistan on the
north. over Afganistan. Thibet
and since the war Persia, England
exercises a prOtectorate. We talk
OF 6O.OO0.000 being freed from the
tyranny Of the central empires
In India alone there are five times
that many people who pay taxes TO
the British government without any
representation in the government
which Ievies the taxes; who have no
freedom OF speech, who may not
assemble I'm large numbers without
being massacred, who recently have
been denied trial by jury: whose
patriots are shot or eNiled 20 the
Andaman Islands or hunted down
even in the United States and de-
ported through the Influence OF
British gold. So perfect British con-
troll Of the sea and OF the cables,
that we thought all was peace IN
India until the world war against
imperialism reused the world 20
sympathy and interest
Justice Dead.
ITO paraphrase the fOrcible eX-
preston of Polish patriot. India
was buried alive and none could
hear her scratching on the coffin
lid"
He then told of conditions similar
10 India which exist in Burma. Siam
and Hongkong. of how England en-
courages the sale of opium I'm the
orient 20 satisfy the peoples with
slavery.
William Jennings Bryan said ne
saw a sign over a court house IN
India Justice Is the strength of the
British empire. He turned away
thinking. What is justice?' Is there
any such thing
take up our quarrel with the
foe
II ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep. tho peoples
grow