The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-03
EnElands Salvation Dependent on a Hearty
Alliance " it'll Ireland.

To 1HR Error or THg SrN-Sfr' Il was long
since apparent lha, tho British Empire could no,
! be maintained In tho face of Europe by the popua
I ton ~ England. England awoke to this fact dur
Ing her South African war. when she found hci
people Indifferent to her success or failure Fac
tory work Ia, wofuny weakened the English
physique and Engl.shmcn have little OF the energy
ard vitality that are needed for the support Of a
great nation. In her battle with fcw thousand
Dutch farmers she had 10 send her aged Queen 10
ireland recruiting sergeant, not only because
she needed the warkc spirit Of the Irish. hut also
because She could md only I'm ireland the type OF
ply slque that must be- possessed by the soldier
And phy steal weakness means a great deal more
than failure IN warfare. \ race that IS not ntted
Tor war viii show lille energy for anything else
II win have li,'lc capacity for Industrial progress.
The inlh Of this England is ready TO admit. Her
most promlncn; men have complained Of her IN
dustral decline. She sees competition growing
al over the world, but her growth is not keeping
pace with u. Naval ornaments are growing more
u.s. hut her wealth Is no, Increasing. She knows
ihai her days Of splendid ISOLATION" are over and
must be- succeeded by days OF diplomacy and con
citation
IN her distress she advertised for her brothers
across the sea- When some OF them appeared 30
mead quits Of relationship. she announced to hos
tile Europe that she 10 be saved by the friend
shlp OF America. Hostile Europe must have laughed
10 see her tAsc her future upon the support al a
people whom President Roosevelt has declared to
he dying tace. 70 must have laughed al her boast
~ fnc friendship OF 4 nation where a friendly race
Is rrtrc0ung and where hostile race Is advancing.
II must have laughed o; her reliance upon the
friendship % limit ed number OF Anglo Americans.
Who come 10 her aid only because thcy think that
Dy a loud CRY Of Anglo Sa1onlsm they maintain
'hclr own prestige IN America and keep themselves
predominant among other American races.
The friendship which England found In America
was proof o. Anglo American weakness which
should have led her TO plead at once for the sym
,athy Of THE Irish race. When Anglo americans
call themselves Anglo SaIons tney show that they
are in "A minority and no longer look upon them
seIyr, as thc American people. II they were in a
majority mcy would call this country thelrs. II
tus land were their own they would want no other
ua.ur hut that Of thcr nation. They would call
thrmscl,r, nothing but Americans. They would
ten England that the, were once Anglo SaAons,
blt tHai they have been greatly changed Tor the
better %" ihr addition OF tciuc blood. strain
which on the best Of them give proofo,
Aany of them nave made some such reply.
Fugiand's s}mpathl-rs are only those Who think
ha, hr, should foster racial feelings FOR their own
b-ueai THIS Is thr depth Of the frlendshlp which
EugIaad say, WIFI preserve the peace OF the world
% could no, preserve ihe peace OF village Shc
could not raise single company of soldiers for BIER
defence among All ner present ~ upathllrrN ln the
I nlt-d s'atrs When her iilrnd> are 50 frw and
40 unworthy she is sadly IN need OF tue sympathy OF
the Irish race
England was never so foolish. hcr poor English
dullcss was never deserving OF pits. az when she
set on; to awaken an Anglo Saxon class splht Ia
democratic America SHE got little response from
Anglo Americans. Racial frelings Will never lead
N-r, many az them 20 for,abc their traditions. She
brought upon herself 800" ill feeling OF other Amcrl-
can races She gave Irish Americans new cause
FOR complaint apart from ibclT sympathy with their
brethren In iceland She luSulicd The Irish here as
she iusulicd them abroad She has declared to the
world that tue lrlsh in America are an American
rfffa q ltt
Anglo american orstocracy This Is the opin
Ton she gives civilization OF The position OF tie Irish
race ~ the United States
SHE has little TO gain and much 10 lose hy stirring
up racial feelings and racial rrludicr IN nation
where her own racr is numerically declining. She
might have more than one race. she might
have appealed TO the seltinicrcst of Americans.
She might have sought national reasons which no
American would dalc attack hu, She preferred To
call only one race; she preferred 10 bnsc her hopes
upon racial prejudice and upon the maintenance
OF racial distinctions amid democratic institutions.
She put her case IN the worst possible Hight She
made pea which may bring her ages OF dislike
FOR q Jew years of friendship She has Invited
ATTACKS which Will grow IN strength Is time pro
crosses. To Anglo Sayoulsm there Is the seed ~
.aglands ruin. She should this before It is
TOO late.
Since England knows that she must call for help.
she should consider the facts that she may yet win
the gratitude Of one energetic which has kept
in America ms Celtic physique and Is the healtheSt
and most robust element wr have. which has kept
amid the me of american cities It's religious Irish
morality and SIN maintains strong family HE
that Is itself suflcicnt promise OF grand future.
I7 the gratitude Of that race there is more hope
for England than She can md any where else. She
know that n the Irish were friendly the mention
Of her name would awake more energy IN an Irish o.
msn Tor declaration of friendship Than an Anglo
saxon could md IN himself to show II his house
was a1rr
She should know that an Anglo Celtic alliance
could rle thi, world Hnd the other worlds that
Alexander sighed for. she has never considered
this fact. but such is Anglo Saxon olitcS.
NKw YORK, Jan. 1. THOMAS j. REoAS,