Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-23
Take. o'Connor 10 ra.k.


Takes O'Connor TO Task.
TO the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,--As your paper is considered
South. We were very much surprised
that you should publish in your issue
of December the diatribc OF Mr. r. p.
O'Connor, member of tho English Par.
lament. delivered at Springfield, Ohio
so laudatory of Mr.. Lincoln and dcpre.
catory OF the South.
in this remarkable address Mr. CCon-
nor characterized the whole South and
her people in her attitude towards
tween the states as on plane with
the Kaiser and tho bsrbarous and MUIR
aerous millions he Is leading to de-
constitutional government and the de-
struction Of every scmblance OF free
mona nom: ma mat he may ; establish absolute
over the world.
The New York Times. not long since.
published an article very much OF
similar tone designating the Southern
people and their aims as analogous, i'm
the war Of '6l TO IS. to the conduct
and objects of the Kaiser and German
people In the present war. This crrc-
Iious and wanton Islander Of tho South
by the New York Times was replied 10
ann ,HS ,n Sfu nonc in most logical
the Hon. Lyon g. Tyler. prcsident Of
William and Mary College. in the No.
be read by all who arc unnforrned or
would IKE TO know the truth or fall
sity OF these diabolical ISLANDERS on
the South: the most conservative, the
most loyal section OF our country
w snY feresn 1sm
insh. american war. rnlshinE more
% inc sry and navy pro.
other section of the country. Depior.
able, indeed. would be the condition OF
.
combed. az Is New York. Chicago and
some OF the Western States. with dis
loyal and Germnnized Americans. ready
10 obey and carry out the propaganda
OF the Kaiser and his minions. to burn
nlow un and destroy everything in or
der everywhere TO cripple our resources
1t is truly unfortunate and certainly
iil,timed, that while VIC are IoaninE
allies, and are straininE our resources
10 equip millions Of the very flower OF
our young men 10 wage this diretul and
dcpiorabic war in behalf Of our allies
no less than for ourselves we should
have a member OF the English Parlia-
ment 10 visit us and with so little dis
condemn and twit the South and her
people with having at any time within
her history cntortai ncd such incorrect.
vicious and destructive ideas OF justice
and tho rights inherent TO civilization
ana humanity, or 10 compare us and
human conduct OF tho German EN-.
peror and his people. God forbid
:, Something's may be pardoncd to the
ignorance OF his subject 1t is we'll
authenticated fact that Lincoln an
nounced on being elected President
sition to interior" with slavery in any
manner" and later he said lie would
,pT,se*crve the Inion, half slave and
was. with all the rights and privileges
Of tho South intact. II only he could
sse member ne the Ens f "a lament
dcihc" Mr. Lincoln for being imbucd
With love Of the negro. The honorable
scfu Of ,hS }ne ,na, no for.
advanced SO rapihl+ IN civilization. en-
lirhtmcnt. contcntnent and happincs,
from Africa did when transported from
thei, native junslcs drought b. New
England skiprers in New England
ships) and made. against the protest
OF tho Southern representatives In the
convention framing our national Com
stitution. part Of our population. Tho
their amelioration from savaGery. both
mentally and physically. with such sue
c.ss that large numbers Of them were
norton OF our citizens ut 10 wear the
"rrtne of r iudsr. and to adorn a seat
in the United States Senate. and Il SO.
English Parliament. BY contact with
the whites. the dominant race, thu
that when given their freedom they
were then. and arc to-day. far more
carahle of exercising tho right Of free
MN intelliEcntiy than tn. average i'm
migrant from tn. land OF Kultur hav-
Ing In two centuries Of slavery enjoveA
more freedom. comfort and health than
and children iromured for years upon
years during the Same period in the
coal r1ines OF England and wales: con
for the benent Of the English lords and
aristocracy without the sunlight ever
penetrating the subtcrranean abodes. to
CONSIGNED and comrellcd to work for
a mere pittancc from, years end TO
rrrIs end T nv hsiTs allowed TIE
tho surface for breath of fresh air
20 wad some Power the eiftie gle US
To see ourseIs as ithers sec us!"
We would recommend, our honorable
the Hon. Beverly r. Munford's work,
"virginia's altitude Towards Slavery
n s.tur aso on SSSFs sd his
lin and enable him 'eh in T the fu n1Te't to
shape his discourse and deductions
more in accordance with the facts OF
history.
would resnectfuliy ask The Times
Dispatch not To publish any more such
false and ill-ti'ned statements and in
ferencHs as made in the address OF this
George and other distinguished expo
n"nts ~ English thought and directors
OF English affairs TO bride such speak
ers. and. if necessary. to require such
homhastic rntors TO use their false fig
ures OF speech md their illogical and
erroneous comparisons for home con-
sunlnt'on and not on this side of the
Atlantic. where every fairly well-read
child knows better.
In conclusion. allow me to say J have
three grandsons in tho service, having
volunteered before tn" first draft. and
! have offered my service 70 the Secrc:
,s hSr. ." war !" tsrvc whenever ana ,na
meantime, 4 am collecting books to
form librar- Tor. the soldiers at
Carrn Lee. and have been successful IN
making the largest money collection in
'his section Cor the v. NJ. G. A. fund
hut nnihinC has shocked my loyalty to
the allies as has this untimely disposi-
tiou nv sor,e public speakers and sor,e
oort'nr ~ the public press to heratc tho
South by such odious cor' n, ~iaors.
r. l. FARIHHOLT.
West Point. Va. Dec II. 1917.