A Straight Deal; Or, The Ancient Grudge

Everybody knows this. Roman Catholics themselves are not unanimous. Only some of them desire independence. These, known as Sinn Fein, appeal to us for deliverance from their conqueror and oppressor;

truth, what

the Second went to Ireland. All the archbishops and bishops of Ireland met him at Waterford, received him as king and lord of Ireland, vowing loyal obedience to him and his successors, and acknowledging fealty to them forever. These prelates were followed by

utal and unjustifiabl

verse of oppression, that Dillon, the present leader, hastened to obstruct the operation of the Act, lest the Irish genius for grievance might perish from starvation. Examine the state of things for yourself, I cannot swell this book with the details; they are as accessible to you as the few facts about the conquest which I have just narrated. Examine the facts, but even without examining them, ask yourself this question: With Canada, Australia, and all those other colonies that I have named above, satisfied with England's rule, hastening to her assistance, and with only Ireland selling herself to Germany, is it not just possible that something is the matter with Ireland rather than with England? Sinn Fein will hear of no Home Rule. Sinn Fein demands independence. Independence Sin

t, prosperous part of Ireland. It is the other, the unstable part of Ireland, which has declared Ireland to be a Republic. For convenience I will designate this part as Green Ir

ggle for Independence. Yes, the Irish did, and we do owe them a debt of support. But it was the Orange Irish who fought in our Revolution, not t

k of the auxiliaries to the regular English soldiers;... The fiercest and most ardent Americans of all, however,

have the Green Iris

n Irish. I do not believe that I need pause to tell you much about Tammany. It defeated Mitchel, a loyal but ho

in New York. They would not fight. You have heard of the draft riots

, terrorized the coal regions until their reign of assassination was brought to an end

led, became so serious that no naval men under the rank of Commander were permitted to go to Cork. Leading citizens of Cork came to beg that this order be rescinded. But, upon being cross-examined, it was fo

that our debt to the Green Irish is sufficiently heavy for

an; and I know personally of loyal Roman Catholics who are wholly on England's side, and are wholly opp

rmany, the Green Irish killed the draft. Here following, I give

God and his Church. If the police resort to force, let the people kill the police as they would kill any one who threatened their lives. If soldiers came in support of the draft, let them be treated like the pol

n your power. Any minion of the English Government who fires upon you, abo

n who helps to apply the draft in Ireland is not only a trait

No Irish Catholic, whatever his station be, can help

her as policeman or as agent of the government shall assist in applying the draft, shall be excommunicated and cursed by the Roman Catholic Church. The c

rphy said at mass in Killenna, "Any policeman who is killed in such attempt w

olicemen were Catholics and had to r

f self-determination, should be separated from the Irish Republic. But the Green Irish will not listen to that. Protestants in Ulster had to listen in their own chief city to Sinn Fein rejoicings over German victories. The rebellion of 1916, when Sinn Fein opened the back door that England's enemies might enter and d

onary feeling and German propaganda. But in such a connection we should see no sign of a bad German poli

England to secure an Anglo-American alliance have been productive of very successful results. The congratulations of those of us who live under the flag of the United States are extended to our German-American fellow citizens upon the c

resolution of sympathy with the

e dissenting voice, the following, offered

express its sympathy with the aspirations of the

nst England our ally, against Ulster, our friend in our Revolut

y more than three fourths. Besides such reprisals as they saw wrought upon wounded soldiers, they know that the Green Irish w

o helped us in our Revolution, and that the Orange Irish do not want an independent Irish Republic. There will be none; our interference merely makes Germany happy and possibly prolongs the existing chaos; but there will be none. Be