The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12
By EDWARD MARSHAL.

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don home-talked until the coming or
his son, AN officer on leave from q
British submarine. interrupted us.
AT present. while the nation s,rug-
cles against Germany, a truce must
be observed between all parties in
Irish affairs" he said. We must set
Vie our domestic differences after the
war and see how far the war may af-
feet them.
The broader and deeper questions
IT the general European wal will hold
ne all enthralied mil they have been
settled. as they Will lie settled. with
the cause of progress and humanity
triumphant.
Il am well aware that John Red
mond is having his own difficulties
with the extreme ~anti-English factions
in ireland. and | do not wish in the
slightest way TO emba rrass him. in the
slightest measure to add TO his troubles
10y emphasizing the %deplorable facts
which have initiated against recruit
ing in Ireland for the war. For them
he Is in no wise responsible.
so far as Ulster is concerned. IT,
stcrmcn simply have put their whole
hearts and souls into the war. exactly
as Enelishmen have done. In Ulster
We are allowing politics 10 AXE care Of
itself for the present. subordinatlng
everything 10 the paramount necessity
OF winning the war.
We take a great pride in our Ulster
Div ision anon the fighting forces. Il
H. purely Irish and is absolutely up {"
strength. We are proud. also. Of our
Ulster Hospital. which was organized
on the outbreak Of war and was pre-
scented fully equipped and stated TO
the military authorities and is being
maintained by private contributions.
'Our reserves. which now are III
training. are good men to look at and
will do fine work when they are sent
into the fight. They are being trained
we'll in advance so thai drafts from
them, a. need may arise. VIII he ready
to keep up the Irish character OF the
division.
we are proud Of Irish fighting meu
and are nXiou to- keep them AT The
front in full strength. II IL because We
have tliat feeling that We so generally
have regretted that h Government
did not see its way clear 10 include
Ireland in tn" compulsion bill.
THE real freshman V Is afraid
n fight. but the real lrishman loves
peace as well as any man, and the real
freshman H. sure hat Europe never
will be free ct turmoil or the danger
of another struggle a. terrible as that
which nov progresses unless the vic
tory Of the Allies is really complete.
Loyal fishermen believe that it was
an ~egregious mistake not to include
ireland in the compulsion bill. Even
when the question of ultimate nat.ona.
unity i cor sidcr.d solely the magnl-
tudp OF the error remains unmlstak-
able. Thsr. should have been no
discrimination between England and
Ireland in the bill.
1.-THE inclusion Of Ireland would
have demonstrated the SINGER" desire
OF those who have been our bitter op-
ponents-those who were bitterest /"
their condemnation OF the Govern
ment's procedure in the management
OF Irish afairs--to be treated. as far
A. the war with Germany Is concerned.
in the same way exactly as that In
which the citizens OF Great Britain
England, Scotland and Wales - were
treated when the empire called for
help against the common enemy
Does IL seem strange to hear an
Irishman declare that he wants peace!
Well, all Ireland wants International
pea ce. and the best blood and highest
spir,ts in all ireland. whatever may be
'helr national pontr's' "'1i'NV '""'
that can come only through the tri-
umph OF the allied armies.
There il another reason FOR our
deep regret that ireland Mas omitted
from the provisions Of the compu'sion
hill. /, seems 10 us that the recoru
uf that grave omission may remain 4
.lur on Irish character N history Tor
all time To come. What Will the
future think Of ireland when II reads
between the covers OF the books about
this war that when the cinpire was IN
arrest peril ireland asked for treat
,nent different from that accorded TO
HE rest Of the British possessions"
We have az mach 10 Jose as eng
and has through German victory, We
value the Ideals of freedom as highly
AS the English do. II the Nationalist
had Joined with us and We in Ireland
had presented a united front in a hxed
denomination tn have the compuls!on
nill applied 10 Ireland a. TO England
it Mould have been TIA" best possible