Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-03-17


ling theatre Sunday afternoon Peter
Golden, orator of Ireland, gave
second descriptive address on his ma
tive country. A few months ago Mr..
Golden gave talk in Baraboo and
many who heard him then, went again
to hear him yesterday.
Rev. e. C. O'Reilly presided over
the meeting. The afternoons program
began with the singing Of America by
all present after which Judge J. H.
Hill gave short history of Ireland in
which he told of how that country had
thrived through centuries because of
the courage of it's people. He also said
that no other race had ever been more
of freedom, that the Irish had quick
sense of right and wrong and that the
history of United States had had
bright chapters added to it by the
Irish Judge Hill then introduced the
speaker of the day, Peter Golden, a
cousin of the \late Lord Mayor Mac
Swiney.
AS Mr. Golden has once before visit
ed Baraboo, everyone knows what a
splendid speaker he is and how his
out the house. He first told of Ireland's
present condition, saying that it was
worse now than at any other time in
the $50 years that country has been
under British rule He stated that the
Irish had always been known as a
race Of dreamers and Missionaries. He
also declared that he was glad of it
because 1.-THE dreamer lives forever,
but the toiler dies in day" The Irish,
during the time they have lived under
the English government, have never
lowered their high standards of opin-
ion or acknowledged defeat. So long
as one lone Irishman remains alive,
Ireland will still be unconQuered.
Mr.. Golden stated that England was
attempting to rake" Ireland from
end to end and this was a mighty un-
dertaking as the Emerald Isle meas
ured 300 miles long and 10 miles wide
Several clippings from English news
papers. were read which dwelt upon
conditions in Ireland. He also told Of
some of the atrocities committed by
the English. To give a more clear un-
derstanding of the way Irishmen will
fight for their country Mr.. Golden told
a story. Following is the story:
In certain part of Ireland lived
a young man with his parents. The
family was poor and for many years
the three had worked hard to earn a
living. Then came the day before the
sons wedding day In marrying his
wife was to bring enough of dowry
to keep his father and mother in COM
fort the remainder of their lives.
"Well, on the eve of his wedding day
q bent, old, ragged beggar woman
came slowly up the path to the door
The family welcomed her in and gave
her a chair. From the moment she
came in the son was attracted to her.
They offered her food drink and
told of how she was in need of men,
good young men, who would go forth
for their country's freedom.
"Her appeal touched the heart of
the youth and when she arose to go,
he followed her saying that he was
willing to do as she wished. Then the
beggar woman turned to him saying
that the work he would have to do was
hard and many times the strong men
who went out gave up their lives for
the cause. Nothing daunted, the young
man said he would go, thus leaving
one day before he was to have been
married"
This, the speaker said, showed the
spirit of the Irish, how they leave all
else behind them and go to work and
to die for the freedom of their country.
!. In all it was splendid address and
was much appreciated by the hearers.