New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-13
UNITED IRELAND
An Obvious Phenomenon Una.
fected by Irish American Humtu;

| To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue Of the It'll inst u /
Paul J. Raleigh asks why England rsaa
an army of $4,000 men in Ireland rs
/ jority of this force is made up Of lrIss n
cruits training for the front; there ~
large camps for Irish recruits at ferrg
the Curragh, Athlone and one in usn
Probably there are some English solids
among them, but there are many regimes
of Irish troops in England. This army
maintained in Ireland for the same rsasS
that immense armies are maintained In hii
land and Scotland, and for no other ress,
IL is also asked why England did NOT cav
the defence of Ireland 20 lrshmen, u
Redmond suggested. The first line Of v
fence Of Ireland, as we'll as Of Engisla
the British navy. and while the navy n''a
its present position of invlncibility the"
no need to talk Of defending Ireland by T
other means The second line OF deiene
the line of trenches in Flanders, and nt
land has intrusted fair share OF tns' Won
TO Irishmen, and there is no complaint u"
the way they do their duty. II
Mr.. Raleigh asks whether Ireland ~.
fight for or against England II all the I'n
people were armed. Well, large nan'e
of them are armed and they are al! fsss
express their opinions on the war. -
members of Parliament are elected N "
people, and the British government ~
interferes with the voters. In al tfs a.
tons held ir Nationalist Ireland since ~
war began Mr.. Redmonds pro-Al'y 80
has been upheld at the polls, and the nsn-
Gus local elective bodies have all expr
themselves in the same way. The dT.m
ton Of Catholic Belgium and the h's"'I
friendship for the France Of saIsne'o
the Irish brigsdes and AacMahon -.
swayed the eympathes Of the Irisn P""
more than anv other consideration.
Whenever Ireland felt that she had -,
ance against England she was not Wv
let the world know about II, and no sI' =.
of coercion could stihe the voice %
Irish. But the England with which w.
has had TO deal in the last twenty-hvs ~.
is a far different England from the Ins..
of the last centuries. OF all the eoun.''-
AZ war. Ireland has suffered the less' "vT
the effects of the war. The Home hu's -
is a solemn contract between the Ips =.
and Irish nations, and the pro-Aiiy pois
of Mr.. Redmond and the Irish Ns'IV"s -,
party is the only policy consistent
the honor and interests of ireland. -,
There are in America some lr'snnsn r,,.
harbor feelings of resentment as"nss al
land, but they are not representative ,'..
thev have no influence whatever lte -
na-Gael is small, noisy group OF lsav,,s
Irishmen. manipulated by clever poll'' ''sS.
who were quick to see the hnaneial pOs'i I'D,
ties of dangling before German eyes an i e..
revolution that would destroy EngiSha ~,
man agents have been csptiva'ed BY 'ne ave
and the bank accounts of some Irsnmen ., .i
been Substantially increased. That esp..
the grandstand play Of the prOissss" -.
Irishmen. The Irish people N ifeIs'' .,,r
America are not fools and i.,
will be no attempt at rebellion IN Irsi' y.
and there will be no political alllS i"'',,r,
tween the Germans and Irish IN tn'S
as far as the Irish are concerned, ,,c,,s
New York. Oct. Q. 1915. HIBERNi''"