I attacked that portion of the Irish who in Ireland were proGerlaan during the war and who were here in America allied. as the evidence in the Department of Justice shows in many cases. with German conspirators. I did not attack the Irish as a race. I attacked those of them who had asked for American citizenship and had not lived up to it. who behind American citizenship. who behind thel- nativeborn rights as such or hehind their oath of allegiance as naturalized citizens. saw something else in Europe which in their opinion was of at least equal importance. and. judging b lie conduct of some of them. of greater importance. Tile Senator from Mnssachusetts tells us that lie has always been fond of the President. Yes. lie was. there is no doubt about that.
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Generalizing that some Irish citizens were disloyal to America and allied with German conspirators.