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CLAN-NA-GAEL JOURNAL, PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER '2, 1916
President Wilslln and Mr.
,0’ltary
Jeremiah A. o'LTy, president of the
American Truth Society, has made use
of his privilege of American citizenship
. to ask President Wilson a few pointed
questions, questions that it is the right
of every citizen‘ to as . ne openly sc-
cuses the President of truclrling to Great
Britain, of failing to defend Amencan
rig ts y allowing the blacklisting of
American merchants, and seizure of
American mails. as well as confiscation
ct American cargoes. Mr. Wilson. rnew
’ he stood guilty of the charge and in-
stead of answering Mr. 0’Leary‘s ques-
tions in a frank and lair way he stoops 3'
to the commonest kind or a scolding
match, and makes an indirect charge of
to be called A loyal American than is
Mr. Wilson.
Mr. 0’Leary has succeeded in‘doing
what others have failed to do; he has
succeeded in showing up Mr. ‘Vilson in
his true colors. Mr. Wilson evidently
hates the Irish like the devil hates holy
as shown his dislike on
one occasion. Ile openly in-
sulted the great gathering of Irishman
assembled to unveil a monument to Com-
modore Barry, father of the American
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that the Irish have a divided citizenship,
but as Mr.,W'ilson knows their record
in the Lnited States gives no proof of
It would he folly to con-
e and space pointing out the
glorious deeds of the men of the Irish
race in America. In the words of Na-
poleon, “They are Like daylight; none
but the blind can fail to see them." Mr.
Wilson’s mention of the hyphen on the
ates; all who mention fiir play for Ger-
many are hyphenates; all who think that
the United states has any right where
ask a question
about American rights he is disloyal. Mr.
Wilson might have reason to‘ regret on
November sth that he repudiated all vot-
THE FATHERLAND AND
. ITS EDITOR '
'In the many periodicals and publica-
trons of various kinds that have come
into existence since the beginning or the
European war none can equal in impor-
tance The Fatherland, edited by George
sylvester Vierick. of New York city. Its
articles and editorials are of the kind
that strike home with force and convic-
tion. Its editor has a style or writing
that is always essential where much has
to be said in very few words. He ap-
pears to be thoroughly conversant with
the various phases of American lite an
American shortcomings; he has
more to reveal the evil iniluences of
England in the United states than any
other man of his race. He gives the
Irish-Amer-loans lull credit for being the
only racial unit in the United States
who have heretofore protected the Unit-
ed states from scheming English diplo
mats. llo realizes that a union of the
German and Irish element in the United
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an.
‘States (who are in the, majority) can
prevent the United States in future from
being used by England to bolster up her
tottering kingdom.
The articles in The Fatherland are in-
structive and educational in the highest
de . Mr. Vierick seems to be a new
American of the old type. The European
war has revealed England in her true
colors to this great young poet and
playwright, and s does not stop to
mince words in pointing out the dangers
that confront the United States by the
sinister influence or the so-called “Moth-
er Country.” Listen to this bit or sound
advice to Americans oi German and Irish
extraction. "Hereafter the German-Amen
icons in every State of the Union, sitclrl
emblems. They have realized that a vote
at the primaries is worth ten at the polls.
The great monied interests are intrench-
ed in the camps of both political parties.
The German-Americana acting as a VI
lance committee should vote for the best
man, irrespective of party. If they keel:
this in mind they will he a permanent
lorce for in t commonwealth.
Their votes, distributed in both parties,
can defeat any man in the primaries an
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at the polls, who fails to put America
Erst.
gross or a single Senator if Americans or
German descent, co-operating with their
leuows of Irish dacent, are alive to
their civic duty. This applies to all good
citizens, but it applies especially to them
because their minds have been least
poisoned by the British propaganda that
begins with the A B. c. of American
history as told in our doctored school
books and continues in the adulterated
news columns and tainted editorial pag-
es of the British ruled and British owned
American press. English agents have
been able to work so successfully because,
until the war, no one, save the Irish, opv
sinister machinations.
be the enemy’s gain and their own loss."
a.n oppose the policies of MI
If it is disloyalty to object to and to
mericiui
ident, and to seek to defeat him at the
polls 7m that account, then every one of
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another every one of us It
very thing-inculdirlg Woodrow Wilson
himself.
If it is treason to desire to have the
Government of the United Suites main-
tain the law of nations and the (rcetloul
of the scam and the rights of neutrals
against lsuglund as well as against Gcr-
many, or any other Powcr on earth,’ then
nine Arru-rlmms in ten are traitors,
one of the strongest oblcctluns we
have to Mr. “’ilson’s administration of
the llutirs oi the 1’reaidcncy is that he
has exercised the powers of that oilico
in an autuciutlc vluy vvhiclr no mount-L-ll
in Europe, with the sole exception or
to be guided by his wise counsels It will the Czar, would have durod to imitate.
The mcnrher-s of the great convention
duct in otiioe strikingly displayed in his
Mr. 0‘Lcary-those of us who are neither '
reply to 11:. 0’Leory.
Opposition to Mr. Wilson’: ideal is
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nson.
Criticism of the President’: policies is
disloyalty!
organizing voters against the Presi-
dent’: candidacy is traitorousl ’
iVithout knowing we have acquired, as
part of our institutions, the law of lese
mnjcstcl
Now, against such a conception of the
august and sacred mnjmty or a President
d such a conception of the proper hum-
blcness of an American citizen in the
presence of Presidential majesty, we en-
ter the most strenuous objection.
VVe deny the doctrine of Presidential
sacs-osanctity.
we reject the, proposition that any
American citizen is disloyal because he
objects to or criticises or opposes with
to
all his might the policies of whatever
administration is in authority.
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IMPORTANT
at 8 o’clock s
A group of Philadelphia’s ‘
most prominent singers will
give a. cycle of Irish, German
and American Songs.
Full Orchestra. .
Programme starts promptly
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E Bradley Bros? Print i 200 Soutl1y10th St. '
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The New York American on
the Wilson-llleary
, Correspondence
Political Opposition to President
Must Never Be Construed as
Treason in America. From N.
Y. American.
Now, if these telearavils mean anything
at all, they mean that Mr. 0’Leary
American citizen, is opposed
British naval aggressions upon
rrlerce and British blacklisting oi Ameri-
can firms and British seizure of our mails
and British conhscation of American
ships, as well as to Mr. Wilson's policy
of encouraging huge war loans and sup-
plies of munitions to prolong the Euro-
pean contlict-and that Mr. Wilson re
gsrds any American citizen who express-
es opposition to these policies oi his as
a diaploycl person, whose vote and sup-
port he would be ashamed to have.
‘V: think this is an absolutely fair
statement of the case. -
And that being so, we are sure that no
American President evrr before advanced
such I definition of treason or such A doc-
trins of leae majeate. '
If an American citizen who strenuous
Iy objects to the welfare of England he-
iag pnt above the rights and dignity and
the sovereignty o the United States is
disloyal to his country, then the rns1or-
it! of us Americans are disloyal.
which, after two years of earnest discus-
sion, finally settled upou'our form or
rument, were profoundly anxious to
put em.-ctive checks upon the growth of
executive power. All through their de-
hates they made it evident that their
chief fear was that sooner nr later the
President of the government would even-
tually iirul a way to dominate the Con-
gress-aud this, they know well, had
spelled the downfall of every democratic
republic which hatl ever been established
by men.
so they clearly and explicitly wrote
into the Constitution the limitations of t
lm
the President's rightful powers, which,
as they mount them to he, were simply
to carry out the will or the congress as
expressed in laws and resolutions of in-
struction.
Mr. Wilson has done exactly what the
men of the great convention feared some
iuturc Prcsidcnt would do.
He has made his Democratic senate
and his Democratic House of Representa-
tives mere alerts to record his sovereign
and imperious will.
For all practical purposes, during the
past three years and a half, the Con-
greu might as well have adjourned and
lert the reading and engrossing clerks in
$Vashington to set down Mr. IVilsou’s
decrees. ,
In better and rnanlinr days of the Re-
public a President who should have so
attempted to dominccr over and to usurp
the functions of the congress would sure-
ly have faced impoacbrnent proceedings.
Now wa ace this imperious and auto-
cratic conception of his place and powers
which has governed Mr. ‘Wilson’: con-
Thc very foundation stone of our free
institutions and our personal liberties
- ‘ rivets opinion
opinion against
public servants whose policies and con-
duct seem to any of us to be wrong or
Kerous. ,
viewed in this light, this particular
case ceases who the individual case of
Jeremiah O‘Leary and becomes the puh-
lic concern of all you citizens. Because
if one President of the United states
is to be permitted to set up the doctrin
that opposition to and criticism o ‘
a.
rs
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President of the United States will trans-
late that theory into action-and the
the other republics which have perished
at the hands of ambitious autocrnts.
As to the concrete issue involved in
this exchange between Illr. O'Leury and
President wilson, it seems to us that
the situation is precisely this:
As an American citizen Mr. o'Ieary
puts loyalty to America shove loyalty to
En land.
Ilia disloyalty is not to America. but
to a foreign government.
Now. if it is true that Mr. Wilson
does not want the vote or any American
who is disloysl to England, when the
conduct of the English Government is
grossly and illegslly mlurious to the wel-
lnrc and the rights and the national
honor of the United States, then he does
not want the votes of the great ma-
jovity of his countrymen, without regard
to latest
Upon this proposition we are all with
Irish-American nor German-Amer-ican
just as nrmly as those of us who do hap-
pen to have Irish or German iorelathcra.
t is amazing that any American cars
ose who are disloysl, Mr.
Because, Mr. President, the true Amer-
ican, the loyal American, the American
upon whom the ation alone can rely to
live loyally and, if need be, to dis loyal-V
ly for his sag and his country, puts
AMERICA OVER ALLl
lligh above the wellars of any land
on earth, in his true and loyal heart.
mods last the welfare-of the dear land
of his birth and his titilenship.
And if you don't want the votes of
such Americans, Mr. President, you
surely must not want the votes of the
majority of loyal Americans.
Not England, not Germany, not France,
not ltaly, but the Ilcuuhllc oi the
bright and honorable badge ol Aruorican
countrymen who are fit to wear the
citizensllip.-New V’)l'k Anrericzn.
IRISH RELIEF FUND
The Rev. Father Bowden, cl Dublin,
Ireland, states in a cable quoted in the
Independent that iurther help for Irish
aulrerers is badly needed, as the urgent
expenditure amounts to over one thou-
sand pounds weekly, one thousand two
hundred families are on the relief roll,
and no doubt there are hundreds of oth-
ers in need who would not accept help.
A good start was made in Philadelphia
tor the relief iund. old lines of cleavage
were forgotten and a sum or over $14,000
was promised in s sliortsr time than it
was possible to record the indlviduzll
promises. There are still a few who have
neglected to make good their promises
and the treasurer of the fund would urge
those who have promised to make good
their word at the earliest possible mo-
Dleht.
Aud wbat of the thousands who have
neither given nor promised to give to
this fund for their suffering kindred at
home? Is the devil of self in lull pos-
session bf their barrlt accounts when they
fail to respond to the call of the blood.’
We cannot believe that it is selfishness.
It is carelessness. ay again, give
quickly, give generously to relieve fauri. V
lies of the
York, and the result is indeed a splendid
achievement to the Germans of New
The Irish of Philadelphia extend
their best thanks for their willing edorts
and generous help in making the hazaar
8 llICCE
SEAN MacDERMOTT
Irish Patriot Martyr.
Yet from the dead appears one with
cam row
And lovely features, who though weak‘
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of r: e
Possessed a heart of fire; I see his face
And whisper softly Sean liIacDermott'I
name.
AI when I held him in the lust embrace
is voice comes to me now
And chides me for thus yielding to de
span-
Thougb he had told me with his latest
breath
llis soul would never waver unto death,
nut pass to wait ior me in God's clear
air.
-Rev. Dr. Browne, of Maynootb, in
Catholic Bulletin. Dr. Browne was con-
stantly with scan in the period that
elapsed between his sentence and execu-
THE CUIVIMAN-NA-MBANN
The Ladies of the Cumman-Na-
mBaInn of Philadelphia deserve the
gratitude of thc Irish people for their
splendid work for the Irish relief
und. From a number of euchrcs and
social gatherings they have sent a
very substantial sum to relieve the
Irish sufferers. Their gatherings have
een a great social success. Every
Irish girl, no matter what her station
in life, should join this splendid so-
ciety of Irish-American women.
say to every Irish girl:
Ireland and wish to see her rec, join
this society. which meets at the Irish-
American Club, 726 Spruce street, the
Erst Thursday of every month,