El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-10

In all the history of relations between England and
Ireland during $50 years there not one redeeng
feature in the British policy 81" has been story OF violated
treaties of broken promises, of continuous eaney On
Britans part without the slightest indication OF improve
ent in the mental social and political attitude OF the
ngisL Fve concession has been wTung by force due
to The impulse of is not to go into the
details of the long controversy over the precise Terms Oh
"Home Rule" of self government OF "nauonansm, OF
a,nion of "imperia pact" of "paramentaranism, OF
suffrage and land tenure Of evcons of purchase and lease
of abseneeis of revenues of education OF state rgon OF
peeraqes of police and ad nfinum THESE Things are
f our own time and those who do not remember can find
plenty of material reading and refreshing the memory
We now come to LoydGeorge and his speech OF wednesday
lust past the sake of the record The Herald mere IN
serts the significant parts OF wednesdays LonuOn
cable:
during controversies that might impair national
There were two fundamental facts whose recognition
conditional to any possible SCI In sc5,etbInT 10
DO with pride self respect Il was indispuaoe he
ever she was no more British rule than she
wa IN in northeast ireland was as bitterly opposed
Irish TgG c tine of he POSITION that Ulster
be coeTced is more likely to aenieSe ne ooe'' o
TSe deaI is nstiona unity and method
Ulster to Come in that Ulster Will come in at
my oer to parts Of Irsla Land T., is t an
which would take immediate erect am hot IA el
least AFRAID OF & friend Of Ireland in any
merely 1rshmsn to know but want II, 9 zen
British empire TO know That II Is fnt toGSg , 6oe
rule-self government-shan get it
prepared to force the population northeastern
neT ireland submit to be gOyerRed BY population
judgment and here speak in behalf OF the government
oConnor. Nationalist moved resolution ut -tha,
Tnf o5ae further delay 'OAS
Premier IIoyd-Cieorge concluded by amend
to the resolution offered By Mr. ocOnnor. The
This house would welcome any settlement which
would produce better & lsno
PTa a TO %R9ss 0y has G no their
Over against this let Paneps declaration that
with Irish parliament and Irish executive depart
ment, Home Rule IN all domestic matters and imperial
interference only in imperial concerns-with these tunda
mental demands conceded he would not quarrel about de-
tails, about Irish representation at Westminster
Robert Emmes last speech In the shadow of the gaovs
Is known almost by heart to every Irish man woman,
lad and lass read aloud every hearth throughout
the world where Irish blood runs true and the little children
know the picture the story of that aented youth
they know mothers face and mothers love- Ireland still
has ideals.
Henry G1attans unforgettabe words uttered than
century ago
@The constitution may be lost for time; the
character Of the country cannot be so lost. Minis
tiers of the crown will find that il is not easy to
put down forever ancient and respectable nation
by abilities, however great and by power and by cor
ruption however irresistible. Liberty will repair her
golden beams and with redoubled heart animate the
country. Loyalty is noble, iudiciOus and capa
cious principle, but loyalty, distinct from liberty
a never viii be satisfied as long as the meanest
oottager in ireland has link Of the British chain
clanking to his rags; he nav be naked he shall not
be in irons The will live The spirit of liberty
shall not perish"
amendment offered by LoydGeoTge, the last para
grauh quoted above Ill harmonizes with the facts Of British
Ireland these $50 woful years England. pre-
tending be fighting for the rights OF the Nhtte
peoples the weaker nations and oppressed races OF eaI
obviously the need of setting her house in Order
so that when the time arrives discuss peace the repre-
enatives Of the empire 90 into court with clean hands
Perhaps Lloyd Georges plan will be accepted step
in the right direction Unfortunately there seewed
Parnen TO eapers the pattern and calculate its
deviation from Justice with the cold exacness Of auto
matte coin testing machine in the mint.
Truly the dead must be called in council