Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-24

CalDd -....
J "S:sncd. in behalf Of tie r7ou
<.uuu. government
THOMAS + c. CLARKE.
=. MacDiARMAD,
I Il. CFANNT.
JAMES CONNOLLY.
"IOSEPH PLUNkETT.
THOMAS MaCDONAGH
! ~ H. PEARCE.':
T.rs, last men kC died for Ireland
were n,t'atcd by the highest Iriu-
,I}.lrs. AMI ,.Sen the London Times
1jNcs them greet credit for the hu.
naue and weli disciplined manner III
which they fought This account
SAYS.
civilians were hot moleSted in the
streets. and mach Cf the firing was
rf hl,.uk cartridges There was an q.
+ f IT 10 show that the movement WIS
STRICTLY military in character and d.
r".t,d only against the government,
nut against the populace. There was
Iittle Icuting, and only about IL or 20
spOrs. were entered There was no
Violence against private persons and
IS lUng IS ynu did not wear a uniform
ynu were as safe walking in Dublin
streets as in the streets Of London ..
This shows remarkable differ
tnrc from the I,arkin transport riots
w. years ago, when ii was not safe
f r ANYBODY to walk in the streets for
Gear Cf violence. During last Mon.
days and Tuesdays trouble the pop
u'3ce could go where they liked.
There was barbed wire around the
pcstof'ice. hut the sentinels made no
effort 10 prevent people who wished to
from growing under the barriers.
On the other hahu It was made
clear that anybody in His Majesty 81
uniform would be shot at sight
"Ancther illustration of the rebels
excellent organization was the fact,
that although food was Communicated
from a big hotel. It was paid for"
Now sir, will you still insult the
intelligence of the citizens of Homo
lulu by expecting them to believe
that all that the rebels did was to
snipe Red Cross workers, loot and
hurn and fire dum-dum bullets? You
call the rebels the scum of the Irish
nation" Well, sir. there were Tories
in America in the old days who be-
lieyed that the rebels under Washing
ton were also scum"
| fPrvently hope that if ever Ameri
ca is assaulted by. foreign foe we
shall have the same kind of scum to !
rally around our Star Spangled Ban !
ner Of freedom as rallied around that
flag in IS T.. 49,.
There are men occupying high posi-
tons in America today who feel that |
it was an awful blunder to break |
away from the stepmother country. |
and these men would sacrifice Amer |
lean Independence in order to go to |
her aid now, but, thank God, there are
millions Of true Americans (some of I
them descendants of the scum of &c +,
and '9S" inspired by the same noble |
motives as the boys who fought nit /
Siegel") who think otherwise.
On Saturday, August g, 1902. in the |
CITY hall, Dublin, Mr.. John Redmond !
said: .:. .-....
In Ireland there is neither liberty, |
prosperity nor loyalty. There is OPP
preston and poverty and justifiable
dsloyalty. We submit to the English !
usurpatiOn of the government of Ire !
land, but we do so: because we have |
no adequate means of successful re-
sistance We are still an unconquer.
ed race and all the might and gold of |
England cannot impose her yoke on |
the hearts and spirits of the Irish |
people, ~. /
Now. sir, who is the traitor? Is it |
Patrick Pearce. who died for the |
cause he espoused. or is it John Red |
mond, the arch-hvpOcrite. who was |
sent to parliament to champion the |
cause Of people he has since be-
trayed? .-> -.
As a dinloma. you would be a glo- !
riOus failure. + fear that | /
have treGpa ssed too much already up
on valuable space, but ! shall be very |
sorry not to have reply from you |
n this letter. / would welcome it so |
that I could 1av few interesting and |
tolling facts before the good peOple Of |
this community. ] now challenge Won |
to written debate "On the right or
wrong Of TreIand's claim to national |
emancipation" If the Star.Bulletin will |
grant me sufficient space ! feel that |
you will refuse because you will not he
able to maintain your present attitude
with credit either to yourself or your
paper. A much easier and more nat |
ural course would be for you to sneer, |
instead A refusal to accept this chal-
lenge. however, will be taken as
display of weakness, and one who
earns his livelihood with his pen should
have. strength and force enough to de-
Tend his slanderous and vituperous as
sertions. SO come on. now; let's clear
the air little.
JACK u. CLEARY.
HIS OBJECTION TO BRITISH RED
CROSS CAY. i