South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
ENGLAND CONSISTENTLY FOOLISH.

To the credit of England. has least been
sistent Had Roger Easement have committed high
treason against the United populace would
have hailed him hero. and if he not pensoned
the United States senate elected
thing. he might least have rested assured of a
Portable living matinee idol. This is saying
that Easement should have been executed. The point
shoot his co-revolutonists. of
whom he the leader and the most hagrant traitor
legal standpoint then. because
he the leader and mad held high positions under
the British government let him so free The purpose
distinguish the incident of Ameri-
methods of penazing the the bottom and
placing a premium on cussedness a the top.
Englands mistake. of course. began with the cond-
lions that induced the Irishmen revolt.
crysalized she began court-martalizing
execution of those Dublin leaders whom Case
ment was in inspiration. The Sim Feinders were
home patriots at least Easement, in time o De-
tween his sovereign country and hated enemy, had
invoked assistance that enemy. quite much
the principle that a revolution ireland would be
an aid o the enemy. as that the enemy assist
Ireland. In fact evidence produced at the Case
ment trial tending that his purpose really was
more help Germany than free ireland. If there
culpabiity anywhere. it rested clearly with
Roger Easement. despite his former knighthoods and
high positions British official life than with any
all the others The "eN-sir" died all appear
ances and regardless Of his dying utterances. part
for Germany. rather than all for Ireland.
We are disincined, however. approve of capital
punishment for anyone. England could have handled
all these Irish patrots-even though traitors Britain
--. way we believe that would have done her much
good. IL necessary make martyrs Of
them. England the sh
gan such program. The executions all the way up
Pollock Easement only serve TO enhance
Irish resentment to Engnsh rule. Another British
tyranny viii have to be lived down. Human nature is
pretty much the same ireland as elsewhere; some
what the same among Engishmen. with respect to
whom here las a in point:
A war ccr ~spondent writes from northern France
that when British about attack the German
trenches. heard OF the execution Capt. Fryatt a
of wrath swept through the ranks. The men
red" The. made the captains battle cry.
and charged the enemy with a murderous spirit
than they had ever shown before. Nobody will ever
know how many Germans that day and since were
thrust through British bayonets who for that
mistaken execution would sttll be living.
That shows the really important factor German
acts of military Aside from abstract questions
right vyrons. and considered on.y the
standpoint of practical warfare, absurd military
tactics 10 shoot English captain Of a merchantmen
for having tried 90 ram U-boat time when the
U-boats were torpedoing merchantmen without warn
ing Every enemy instantly angered by the act and
the 'come-back' far outweieas any possible sain.
"Frlghtidness" Calls brighten. IL simply seels the
enemy TO stronger resistance
The Zeppelin attacks British communities we're