The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12
IRELAND UNITED BY THE WA
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WAR

irishmen nave died by hundreds of
thousands in France and in Gallipoli.
fighting. az free volunteers. in opposi-
ton to the curse of tyranny. and that
II they by the slightest word or l"as,
significant deed take aid or comfort TO
the common enemy Of Great Britain
and humanity. they thus will make
themselves responsible for the deaths
Of other Of their countrymen.
us &, not true that Irishmen are
great enough. n noble enough, have
pride and common sense enough To
realize that 1t Is wisest and most hon
ora5le for them 70 night out their do
mestic battles among themselves, upon
= lofty plane. without comforting tie
international assassin OF the high seas
and of Belgium. OF the Balkans and
north France
II would a thousand times rather
shake hands and declare my friend
ship for the most bitter and extreme
among my fellow lrishmcn. no matter
now pronounced their enmiiy for my
beliefs and my ideals may have bccn.
than to contaminatc my fingers with
one touch upon the hands Of any one
Of tlose VINO have wrought such lam
ming outragcs against every tcnc, Of
mass Of all religions as have marked
the ether side OF this erea; war, |
would rather to stricken dumb han to
give one word OF faint encouragement
TO them: ] would rather burn my
money than that a single iarthing of
it should 20 as support to the TWO
civilization under the anima,ing force
of German 'kultu.
"Furthermorc. n. lr.shmcn Aho
have found homes in America. who
have been happy there ana free. wh"
have had the advantage Of American
free institutions. who nave protitcl
themselves and through their children
by American tree education. should
nv u'Nh W wv ltitilllb'b AlbN INV W ore
German movement there is not only
fashioned to destroy the cause of the
Allies. but il inimirai 10 the best in
terests of nc United states. tho hos
pi,ablc ANA ~ their adoption. Surn
action upon their part would No poor
repayment for the Welcome which the
great repuh'!" caVr them.
Good IriShmcn. ut home ard In III"
$500. leo - --
10 soc this struggle in It's larger as
poets.
II am Il lawyer. NJ knowlcdcn ~
u lawyer. combined with what has hap,
pcued since this war began, teaches
me that the Allies must WIN the striE-
sc II any %Guarautce of human lin
crty. Irish liberty as we'll as English
liberty, or French. or. for that matter
even American liberty. is to ns re-
gardcd az in any degree worthy Of con-
ldcncc. freshmen love liberty.
"\cutralS should remember and
re lrislman who j. an American cit
Ken Is a; least a neutral, or should
h" Il that ia" great events which
led up To this struggle proved the sheer
impossibility Of enforcing international
agreements or conventions. however
sol-mnly they may ne entered into.
The independence of Belgium was
guaranteed 10y every European state.
iuo Convention ~ The Hague wrr"
agreed 10 10y every European stat,
and AL these y per promises nav"
proved To to" entirely worthless. l.,
tusi somrthing winch tho Irish blood
In free American can properly forget
DO the Irish in America wish to
feel that they must i've in a mad
world. wherein agreements between
nations. however solemn these may
he, are TO he d~isrcgarded with inn
panty unless every nation party to
them has at call forces armed y
large enough tn rcpol any conccNahlc
attack upon It's sovereignty?
THAT cannot he the real ideal OF
the Irish N America To acc"p i
would he frankly to grant ihc retro
gressioN of all human civilization.
Are the Irish OF America, any %
item. absolutely sure that IL the Allies
should be defeated they in tho United
states might not soon he called upon
T., struggle for the protection Of thea
new found homes agains, the con-
uueror Of England and me Grea.
French republiC"
Greed avar,ce and arroGarcc grow
WITT success and ~ become Iu-a-
table
upon the eastern side Of tho
Atlantic, who love orr liberty. We wio
wish to profit by tn" progress which
can come only when nations ar" a.
peace and growing n thoS. avis ~
peace WhiCh alone can mcan develop
msnt Of the individual look 20 America
az the one great Power that ever y
sh" stands aloof from tile war. can
put aside all selfish inter-, ST.. ANA
Viewing the future broadly can axe
care that nothing shall he done winch
VIII hamper the efforts Of the allied
nations to triumph in this war.
THE States will not he doing his
FOR our sakes. but for their own sakA&.
THE Irish in the States, II they sub
scribe To this y to no other course
viii not thereby primarily I've aiding
England. but will h" aiding definitely
their adopted land and assuring the
prosperity aGd peace, security and hap
plncss Of their new found homes be
meath the nag which they profess T."
love and which, II they ana a IT,
beneficiavics prNperi. protect, ana nm
happily not otherwise. may certaiu.y
continue az the ensign OF rcai free