“indifference” or “indignation”
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“Indifference” or “Indignation”Attitudes towards the Easter Rising in Argentina
Mariano Galazzi
“Almost without exception they are bitterly anti-English in sentiment.”
J. A. Hammerton, The Real Argentine (1915),
pp. 262-263
“ ... particularly in the Argentine, the cause of the Allies was never more openly opposed ... than by a certain section of the Roman Catholic Irish.”
J. O. P. Bland, Men, Manners & Moralsin South America (1920), p. 100.
“The ‘Southern Cross’ is an Irish weekly paper which would burn everything British, except coal. The editor was until recently Mr. W. Bulfin, whose writings, under the pseudonym of ‘Che Bueno,’ [sic] were so racy that his prejudices were forgiven by his British readers (...). The ‘Hiberno-Argentine Review,’ edited by Mr. Edward Finn, is a much more moderate paper than the preceding. Its policy is largely influenced by the Passionist Fathers and its supporters are the leading men of the community to which it owes its name.”
A. Stuart Pennington, The Argentine Republic (1910), p. 283.
“ ... many of these are, indeed, more Irish, and better Irish, than their grandfathers were ... ”
“ ... want of patriotism, want of spirit and want of common sense; three ugly and degrading characteris-tics ... ”
“ ... the indifference and want of spirit of our people here, at the present time ... ”
Thomas Murray, The Story of the Irish in Argentina (1919), pp. 498, 493, 89
“ ... a feeling of intense horror and indignation has been produced in the Irish-Argentine community by the vengeful brutality of General Maxwell in dealing with the brave insurgents who have proved that patriotism and heroism are still alive in Ireland.”
The Southern Cross, 19 May 1916
“They are the heroes of our generation. From their blood will spring a new race of patriots determined on the nationality and independence of Irishmen... [W]ecelebrate ... that we still have men ready to die for Ireland.”
Ambrose Griffith, letter The Southern Cross, 19 May
“I see by La Prensa of to-day that the first batch of the Dublin Traitors who tried to take and hold that City by force against the lawful rulers of all Ireland ... has met the fate that generally awaits those who here below attempt with insufficient means, to upset laws and institutions that have the sanction and blessing of high heaven.”
P. Ganly, letter The Southern Cross, 12 May
“ ... this ugly Irish business has one name and only one, Rebellion, and that of the blackest, most treacherous, most humiliating kind, undertaken by despicable curs.”
“Nauticus”, letterBuenos Aires Herald, 29 April
“When we Irish read such blundering, gratuitous insolence as you write, the old deep thoughts again rise, and we feel ashamed to think that we are so far away from these martyrs, and we only pray that we could be there, but not alone. We would pray to God that the likes of you would be there, at the other end of the street. We would show you that the same spirit of patriotism is in every Irishman’s heart, and on whose altar I learned in my schoolboy days it was the ideal of all men to shed their blood.”
“Gallipoli and Kut”, letterBuenos Aires Herald, 2 May
“We know quite well that the disgraceful scenes being enacted to-day in our capital city are not representative of our people’s spirit in general. Nevertheless we hang our heads with a sense of shame like an honest father when a prodigal son sullies his honoured name.”
“Home Ruler”, letterThe Standard, 28 April
“ ... the very sad, for Irishmen who keep their nationalistic views, news of the execution of the by me personally considered Dublin heroes.”
“Blarney Stone”, letterThe Standard, 14 May
“ ... the most contemptible rubbish that I have seen in print took the form of letters to the editor of the Standard or the Herald, which gave admittance to good and bad indiscriminately ... and could not but exercise a bad influence on other ignorant members of the community.”
J. A. Hammerton, The Real Argentine
(1915), p. 277
The Southern Cross, 5 May
“I intend to send my mite next week for the victims of the Irish insurrection. Irish of Argentine, men and women, Argentine born and Irish born, let us show all whom it may concern, that we are proud ... of them and of the cause for which they have fought and died, and for which our forefathers fought and died, generation after generation”
“I intend to send my mite next week for the victims of the Irish insurrection. Irish of Argentine, men and women, Argentine born and Irish born, let us show all whom it may concern, that we are proud ... of them and of the cause for which they have fought and died, and for which our forefathers fought and died, generation after generation.”
P. M. Kelly, letterThe Southern Cross, 12 May
La Nación2 May 1916
“The Irish Republic is entitled to, and hereby claims, the allegiance of every Irishman and Irishwoman.”
The Southern Cross5 May 1916
La Prensa, 21 June 1916
