The Wichita daily eagle., 1900-02-08

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home. and that it would be difficult to
import arms past the vigilant British
fleet This is true. yet the arsenais Of
Ireland are at the mercy Of The ICyal
Irish Constabulary and the Irish soldiers.
In one night they can arm 2oo.e 900 men II
they are so disposed. Yet Miss G,nne
Irish police from their auegiancs TO TIE
hated SassenAch-
In the hands and under the gdsI1 of
Irishmen are enough English aruSlt:1ns
to lick the Widow Of Wtaiso- II a da,
If Miss Come could only deliver these
TO the IRISH the sun would sooa set upon
the British dominion. r. she could only
put these arms in the hands Of her l, 4e r
900 Irishmen and turn them loose IN that
little isle Of green, things would jHst as
hot as they are in Kentucky.
If 25,o0o Irish in the English army, II
1o,eeo Irish in the American Union army,
If 2,coo Irish at Fontenoy could make such
history, what would / 4eoeoo dc in Ire
land if the polls would let them?
It IS but natural that an American
should ask, why do the police govern Ire
land for England? This can only be an
swered by saying that England governs
Ireland as she does India, by using IRISH
of various castes against each other.
Caste IN India Is regulated by religion,
in Ireland by agrarian wealth The peon
of Ireland Is the farm laborer. He owns
but small garden, about one-quarter Of
an acre. Above him will como the 40
shilling owner. who rents about an acre.
One IS practically as poor as the other.
but there is an insuDerable barrier be-
tween them. Should the Iaborer aspire to
wed the farmers daughter the farmer IS
unutterably offended He win murder the
fellow first. Above the forty shilling man
comes the fellow who ownes two acres
and a COW. Above him again comes the
man with five acres and two cows. and
so on ad inf1nitum- Zach one IS above
the other and below the next.
The policeman loves his job. for II gives
him caste" or what IS better than caste
in an Irishman's eye, a certain amount
of authority. He can set his pill-box cap
on three hairs, swing a walking cane and
timid Irish women viii cut curtsey TO
him and say, 'rYis, sor" when he threat
ems them with the law for allowing their
pet pig to trespass on the public high
ways. The town bully IS plant in ms
hands and bows before him. Flirtatious
shopgirls admire his natty uniform ard
well set ND figure, and coyly admit his
attentions, which they had scorned to DO
when the other day be was a common
clod- hopping lout OF course, the wisdom
Of his English masters does not allow him
to marry for many years. Family con-
nections are dangerous 10 and-patriots
He gets e1, or $ per week. with various
increases for one thing or another. His
board is paid and his clothes are made by
the Government he serves so we'll After
his period IN training school he has little
to do. One short drill a day IN a village
barracks, where from four 10 ten men
live, for the police are scattered through
every town and village in Ireland. So he
Iolls along the primrose laden hedgerows
drinks sweet, new milk, eats beef every
day where he ate II every Chris tmas, and
Is deucedy well pleased vi IN himself He
has a good fob. good clothes, good time
nothing 70 do. and, like 81 satisfied peo-
OF course. his irish father and mother
were 10Th to allow him 20 tnin the hated
''pctis," but they, TOO. knew Il was a eft
job. and parental love OF Their BOY oTe--
came objections to doing 'durty Engieacs
durty WORK" When the loutfsb fsrm lsd
returns for a vssb, his ganeJng frasns
changed by training INTO an Apollo form.
his frieze coat and corduroy troussrs
swapped for fine broadclCrh hks the
priests, they cannot CONTAIN thsir prsdo.
AS years ron on and he attatns a sst-
geancy. they become even proudsr ell.
He has saved n1oney ana helped tho old
folks He CONES home NOW ard then and
talks with a new accent. reads the paper
and discourses huently uI1oa political
matters. He wears kid gloves and silk
hat. whereas had no stuck Co tne farm
ne would be- shutting along IN fr4eze and
hobnaiis. with giant oallOuses or IFS
palms. OF carving the hod n he went o
America Yes. Il IS q good tob. ard b
likes Il He does not bother himself aboFit
freedom as long as ne is well fed ssld
Aothed and has some money ia55 BY. He
RI tss hirrsself as an intsliigeBt. successful
nan. anH II Is only the poor needy and
1Irssuceeasful men that are s'wsys kick
ing and wanting a change. AID w1sn
Maud Ganne uls-sha's Fsr hoets n Trtzh-
nan from America. AgFtralia, Caussia.
and al oyer the world - IS r.zht there
70 hzht Them. 50. Win tfs F-nEiish ~
busy everywhere ard nobody - houne hsl-
thu IRISH. 4 saou-d - easy fg- re fr-@h
% f-ee ireland al ths wor3 Ha-sd
Co~us snc1u5eR admits t1as they Tou'd
do T. we're IS nos f0r the ITfsn T-oiioe
After al. 81 seems tazt tAe be-t 7vaT %
free Ireland vve1id - - bring az sfse
Irsrh ~ America Treiana = 10 fror@
thsf~ co1utry than Te~sseaisrn fhat - ~
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sbe Irish in America ~cDls not 80 hsck
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