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Show AMERICA'S DEBT TO IRELAND Immigrants Have Wrought Well In the Wonderful Development of Their Adopted Land. Out of Europe, for moro than two centuries thoro havo been flowing stroama of humnnity, always hastening, hasten-ing, llko tho affluents of somo mighty rlvor, toward tho wosL And for moro than one century at least thoso who earllost found their placo in this onco-welcomlng onco-welcomlng continent havo been staring star-ing with opon or covert contempt at thoso who havo followed them. Until now, when our national Intelligence Intelli-gence has broadened beyond tho purblind, pur-blind, narrow vision that could see In an Immigrant only his Ignorance, his poverty and tho uncouthncss which, in tho land ho has deserted, may bo the best, approved modo of living for peo-plo peo-plo of his class. Wo are looking at tho essentials now at tho brain and the brawn, tho health and tht lourago; at tho race, tho national history, tho adnptlveness of all this raw mntorlal for cltlzonry. Theso latest comors are reaping tho fruits of tho IcsBons wc havo learned whllo seeing their forerunners emergo from tho poverty nnd want that made thorn reproaches In our eyes nnd, by their own Inherent strength, rlso to the full lovol of American skill, energy and what has always been their conspicuous conspi-cuous trnit patriotism. No single stream that trickled first nnd then camo in flood had to fight its wny moro hardily hero thnn the immigrants immi-grants who hailed from Ireland; nna if ono were to enst everywhorn to find Immigrants nnd their descendants who hnvo most potently wrought for tho development of tho nation, ho would Bee nono moro numerous, moro strong nnd final vordict of tho lnnd of tholr ndoptlon moro respected than thoso very Irish. Tho United Stntos, (or them, owes England n dobt which' neither nation mny ovor acknowledge; but tho tlrao Is not far away when England seems fated to renllze the enormity of her loss and the vastness of America's gain |