The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-01-14
WHY NOT LET IRELAND GO?
Comment on New York Suns Editorial

The leading editorial in the Christmas number
of the New York Sun was entitled, "Why Not Let
Ireland Coz" 1t was republished in this paper
Jan. Z. Since the first appearance in the Sun,
merous correspondents have presented opinions
to the editor pro and con, to the proposition From
among them are presented the following:
To the Editor of the Sun.-Dear Sir:-1 have
been daily ready of the Sun for forty years, but
truthfully say that the Christmas issue is the
brightest gem that ever shone from its editorial
columns.
Let Englishmen stop raving over the wrongs of
Finland Poland, Macedonia and Armenia by doing
justice nearer home.
There is fairly united greater Ireland, imclud-
ing Irishmen living in other lands, whose deter
mination for nationhood is firm as that of the
American continentals Ireland never did, does
not and never will be Of the English family Her
geography, history. Language, music and sentiment
are entirely dissimifar.
The continguity of Ireland to England will ever
be fatal to hostility. Englands act of magnanmity
would ever elicit the gratitude of the Celt
Let any fair minded look at Ireiands To-
cation the map; on the western coast ne will
see the fine harbor of Galway, the nearest point by
a days sail from the west, totally unused. a page
of the Sun could be easily filled describing points
where the undeveloped opportunities of this island
America but to the world at large England has
been an over active friend of the independence of
Portugal and Greece In that sentiment she was
both just and brave. Let her cap the climax by do
ing to ireland what Uncle Sam has done 20 Cuba
To the hybrid "Anglo-Ulster" | would say that
| am a lineal descendant of men who fought under
Cromwell and William of Orange; still, / believe
that if there any litlanders in Antrim who fear
the nightmare of republic the plan of the
United States, Switzerland Cuba, there are
strings on them. [ would not advise him 10 move
to Heligoland because England will let her go. Al
derney Guernsey and Jersey will be back with
France, and the agitation for the Requirement
of Malta is being steadily pushed by the italians.
The recent elections IN Canada and the United
States are not encouraging to him. Foreign immi-
grafton is steadily coming into dear old England.
(Pity man with country.) We had such peo-
pie here in 1916. Yet the republic is here stay
JOHN ANDREWS.
Long Island City, Jan. 1.
To the Editor of the Sun-Sir:-It was long
since apparent that the British empire could not
be maintained in the face of Europe by the popu-
lation of England. England awoke to this fact
during her South African war, when she found her
people Indifferent TO her success failure. Fac
tory work has woefully weakened the English ply
sioue and Englishmen have little of the energy
and vitality that are needed for the support of
ers she had to send her aged queen to ireland
recruiting sergeant. not only because she needed
the warlike spirit of the Irish but also because she
could find only in Ireland the type of physique that
must be possessed by the soldier. And physical
weakness means great deal more than failure III
warfare race that is not fitted for viii
show little energy for anything else. 1t will have
little capacity for industrial progress
The truth of this England is ready to admit
Her most prominent men have complained of her
industrial decline. She sees competition growing
all over the world but her growth is not keeping
pace with it. Naval armaments are growing more
costly but her wealth is increasing. She knows
that her DAYS of splendid isolation" are and
must be succeeded by days of diplomacy and con-
citation.
In her distress she advertised for her brothers
acroes the sea- When some of them appeared to
plead guilty of relationship, she announced to hos
tile Europe that she was to be saved by the friend
shin of America Hostile Europe must have laughed
10 see her base her future upon the support of
neopIe whom President Roosevelt has declared TO-
IL 81 DYING race 1t must have laughed at her
boast. of the friendship of nation where friend