Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-29
THAMPLED INDER HEEL.
OF ARROGANT FORCE

MOREOVER, tho nations for which
through ali her history she had felt
The sympathy that came from COM
mon principles and common aspira-
tons were ,ramplcd. as she in her time
had been trampled. under tho iron heel
OF arrogant force.
What has ireland suffered in the
rast which Poland, Alsacc. Belgium aud
Serbia have not suffered At ,he hands
Of Germany" And may add also
NAT rcrtion OF the soil Of France. her
old friend and ally. which is in the
hands Of Germany?
What has been tho record Of Ger
many but the suppression Of national
ity. OF freedom and OF language
short, the Suppression Of all things for
which for centuries Ireland has etruE-
=led the victory Of which Ireland ha.
achieved. Take the case ~ Ecl-ium.
Has there NO, been there tho same
ruthless Shedding Of blood "f the
priests and tho people that is par, 81
ireland's own history" Leave the QUO.
ton 81 principle out and consider tho
question only Of the mere Interests %
ireland herself Mat did The situation
Gematd' - =.
hostility TO The ius, cause Of the
allies" Is there sane man IN ire
land Who docs not see that this meant
the drowning Of Irelanh'e newly won
liberties In Irish blood" &c this view
right or wrong. this was the opinion
81 an overwhelming majority Of the
Irish people. II was the opinion which
thousands Of Irish soldiers have sealed
.t,i,
% the lib.r,y OF Ireland and of the
world
"But. anyhow. II was tho opinion Of
ireland. and surely | need not argue
'ho principle. cspccially Win anybody
who has professcd himself = home
ruler that the policy Of Ireland mus
ne decided ny ireland herself Ths
Is ihe principle which has hccr
ado0tcd BY tho IRISH race cyeryuhey-
NEVER DENIED RIGHT
To tHnOSt: OWN POIiC,
millions OF our people in tho United
States and elsewhere where cen.rou,
devotion helred Us SO largely 20 vin
our victories frr the motherlsnd Of our
race: have alvays acceptcd it, How
ever oourtcous thcir help never h,y.
they denied Ireland right 10 choos
her noicy ,or herself That doc,:i.c
hos been confessed oulr " the ye,.
same men Who to-day nave trlcd 80
mai t Ireland cars ~ = OF German.
In all GU! long ard successful S,rIc
E!e 10 obtain home rule Ne have bc.n
thNarted and opposed bv mat sam,
section. "" hnNs wou hone r:lc
through them. put in suite a.: ,lt.
This wicked move OF theirs was the
last SLOW ~ HON. rul. II waS~uo,
half 3. much treason to IN. cause o,
the allies as treason TO N. c.u.. ~,
home rule.
This a1temrttd deedly blow NOM,
rule carried on through this section +.
made more wicked NOR. !usoler,, r.,
this fact-that Germany plo.,sd 4,
Germany organized: Cermuny r,io fo-
IT. SO far rs Gerrnan:s ssarc IN - -
concerned, II is a German invasion ~
ireland rs brutal. as selfish a. cynical
as Germanys INVASION Of Belgium.
Blood has been shed and II Iyclard
. nag not been reduced TO the same ho,
rors OF Belgium. with her starving p.o
Pile. her masaacreG priests and h-r v,n-
lated converts, II Is not tn, fsul, q,
Germany.
AND the Nnnl arSravation Of TIN.
movement is this: The misguided in.
skne young men, vino have taken mar,
In THIS movement in IRELAND have
riskeJ, and some OF them lost ,hei,
lives. Eut wha. am 10 say to ,hos.
nen who have sent them In this insane