The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
MARTIN IN FRANK TALK

Columbus at their clubhouse las
Thursday was complete success, Aft
er dinner the following program wa
| carried out:
Toastmaster-lisrry Kelley.
Overture-"Dear Old Ireland" b!
Urban orchestra.
Spanish Dance by Miss Stella Healy
Address by John O'IIara.
Vocal Selections by Miss Eunic,
Kadow.
Readings from Original Verses by
f. l.. Kelley.
Fancy and Interpretive Dances by
Miss Dorothy McCabe,
Address by p. II. Martin.
Every number was good. The dane
ing of the two little girls made hit
Miss Kadow's singing, and Mr.. Kelley's
original poems on Irish subjects were
both high class.
Mr.. O'Hara, a lawyer of Menominee,
Mich, and a district deputy in the or
der, gave ringing talk on American
ism with no reference to the day that
was being celebrated or anything Irish,
1t was a fine, patriotic Grafton that
brought generous applause.
The gifted p. II. Martin of Green
Bay, president of the state bar asso-
citation, made very good impression.
With typical Martin frankness and
courage he voiced some ideas which he
said he supposed would not please all
present and would leave him open to
the charge of being only half an Irish
man. The talk in toto would make a
document worth keeping. The main
ideas developed in a talk of perhaps
forty-five minutes were:
Ito justify a war there should be
both a just cause, which Ireland has,
and reasonable prospect of accom-
plishing the object, which Ireland has
not.
2-No one has the moral right to
bring down upon innocent men, women
and children all the horrors that pre-
vail in Ireland with no reasonable hope
of accomplishing anything by it.
3-The program of the grand heroes
of old national, parliamentary party;
Parnell, Redmond, Healy, Davitt, Dill
lon, O'Connor and the others who won
so much for Ireland should have been
followed up.
4-The policy of Killings from am
bush, carried on now in Ireland, is
exactly what some of the Irish bishops
in their recent pastorals called it, muir
der.
5-Great changes such as the Irish
seeA come, except in very exceptional
cases, slowly ana Ii was gradually com
ing to pass by peaceful methods.
6-I would say, "God speed" if the
Irish Republicans could drive every
black and tan into the sea, but it
should br rtrrRn, thai It cannot be
Core.
E-WhTie no one at this distance
should presume to decide for the Irish
people what government they should
have it Ia my opinion that the best that
can be accOmplis' ed will he an asso-
citation OF t', free nations each exer-
cising full autonomy short of controll'
ing foreign relations and this POSSIBLE
ty should be the immediate aim.
Following this Mr.. Martin, choosing
his words carefully, and leaving nc
doubt as to exactly what he meant
fairly laid the lash of his anger upon
and excoriated those who "befoulet
and degraded Ireland's sacred cause
by associating it with, and linking it in
the public mind with, those persons
who, claiming to be Americans, wert
in spirit and action for the enemy anc
not for this country when the Ameri
can flag was on the firing line, and he
referred specifically to Vierek and the
recent massmeeting In New York.
Regardless of the import Of the re
marks they made n splendid talk. The
themes were developed logically ant
briefly. The wording was clean cut a
cameo Each thought was expressed
with crystal clarity.
Those who knew p. II. Martin, or o.
him, in his work in court came know
ing what was in store. Many Others
went away with new conception o.
public speaking and Of the Irish ques
ton.