New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-29
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JANIS EEDPATH on MR. FORsTEiss AUMINIsIHA-
TON.
TO ne Fdttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Your London correspondent IN his
fourth lctter on the murders IL PhrnIX PARK has
c1vsazed into a gle sentence the whole indictment
OF ireland against England from the point Oh view OF
Aper,c,Y p,ltical philosophy 90. " - - cordially
dsked by the Irish in An rca and he seems 10 fec ro-
cate thci, unfrendshp. His estimony therefore ought
10 be eu leo TO great weight with American believers
A. the English system OF rule IN Ireland Of which !
III nk he not only the most eaous but by far The
nblest exponent either the American or the British
press " o. ". ." says; " Mr.. Forster was tie real
ruler OF Ireland subject the general control o. the
Cabine," For one friend of the Irish Land League
agitation and enemy OF tie English system Of govern
rneu IL ireland, willing TO rest the defence Of the
Irish people aud their leaders this one nc0nrovert
fble confession There IN Ireland over five millions
o. people For more than generation their children
have educated in the Irish National schools which
are better Ofhcered the average than the common
u Nsrthern States The rising generation in
Ireland as we'll it immediate predecessor is thor
oughy familiar with the history of the and inspired
with republican ideas No nation in Europe Is so WI
educated the Irish educated IN American political
principles and no nation republican its creed
These the cardinal facts ia the irish situation.
YET according English theories, people TINS edu
Gated expected 10 remain contened without home
Iut COT aIu 10 summit without
nurng the arbitrary will Of the real ruler of Ire
land even when he happens to be Mr. Forster
an English retired manufacturer who has never sho ~n
the capacity TO although he has Lad album
opportunities, 10 higher rank than the station OF
third-cass English statesman The irish nation Il eI
rected 10 look On with grateful loyalty when they
o. for two years they did see. this brummagem Crom
well unprsOn their nOblest citizens, DEFY Iah public
opnio issue encourage the most odous system
OF espionage, release men VINO were duly indicted by
grand ues az murderers suspend the haOeas corpus,
abolish trial by jury institute government By coLsa-
bles for government by laws and sernly suppress al
attempts to obtain redress peacefully either by per
hitting free speech or al unjrammeled press. Each
and al these political crimes have been committed by
Dir Forster ami the system be represented in Ireland
during every month OF this very year. scores Of
Irish men and Irish have been cruelty wounded
o. President Garfield wounded by rOustaUu4ary as
sas,us and Incred Oy Mr. fOrste's secret
ciTcuars aud s-vera Iris- peasants have been buried
IL ho"dy graves ny, ne poicl e.S'rse- 81 ~ MS
Unknown ssSassins brutal outrage. Dut not any
greater murder, less cruel taan The murder of ellen
hcilopough oy Mr FCssters consJabuary 6u' CT nes
Ike 81 both sides nrvl able Wherever 4uG
long oren class insists on ruling race entitled u
t-1-gOV emmett
What Ireland demands, and has right 10 demand
taccUI-luS 10 American ..a- ana what ireland "O.Id
lose The respect Of all 9th countries feL u de-
Haha ~ AO"t ce@eIAs 0i coINpinIso IS we Iisb' .
govern herself st a. every American state, just a.
every Canadian Province just every Au-trlia>ian
Colony governs Itself, s--.ccD, lot - the general
control % the EngnsA -aoinet' in which TIE irish
only tc Inc general tonuo Of Imperial P4rlia-
uent IN which snail al equitable represent a.
loh according TO heI po ~ .auon. Nav, submit Il ~
lie candid consolidation 81 "a. readers 81 IBE t.BCNE
that usl Il 10 demonstrated ,lat american .ysren
o. government radically wrong system. Jlat he
European system 81 government me rI1l nietaod of
government il 10 Useless undertake To-
a cue ne case q a. alien ~Agarchs hat insists BY
nriiaya methods II gov .Tning a Iai-
ihe- .'r sell go ernmeEt There never ug.d 10
Wac sOsd enough enough ~ exercise arbltrsry
Sever recorded snr s al4 'eLtly "isIy i 1@s
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