Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-26

lect, the history of the Irish Domini- | cans would open my friends mind to
 a few hidden facts
 i 1t is a matter of history that muiti- 1 tudes- of Irish people were deported
 as slaves to the West Indies during ! the regime of Cromwell and the Pur-
 itans, as attested by a host of au-
 ,f,1 thorIties. &. csontemporary and modern. waved aside. Surely it Is hard to l forget this.
 Speaking of Redmond, 1t is to dig deep into the depths of infany to man in his true light, and his descent into the inferno of treachery and de- basement has been at a lightning l speed: Here is the man who is to
 save Ireland, cheering in the house or commons when the execution of Pearse was announced, one of the
 many martyrs, who died that Ireland might live. Speaking of Sim -Fein- CTS. can Willie Redmond and his crowd of Castle hacks explain if his word goes for so much in Ireland, why 150,000 English soldiers now garrison Ireland? He knows, and we'll he knows it. It is to keep down the Sinn-Fein movement which is
 strong throughout Ireland. Skeffing- ton, Pearse and others WI re butcher ed when they rose for freedom and democracy, as Washington and Jeffer- son did. Agitators are the offsprins VI NSol'CIAS1i1 anu OPPI SbS4Oily anu they have always been crucified by their kind. Living under the flag that is the symbol of liberty, we find those with a mind shackled in slavery, who in fair weather are loud in profession of devotion to the land of their birth. Summer soldiers and sunshine pa tffots." When the ship is sailsl g smoothly and the seas are calm they are loud in enthusiasm and acc.aim. Let ripple disturb the currents and they scurry -- in terror and slaVish fright and even go out of their way to repudiate and deny the principles they formerly professed. Paragons of patriotism, they shrink in shame or apprehension from the mere mention of Ireland, for fear it will give of fense. We can imagine them display ling any manly or womanly attribute if they were in the country that is held down by all the forces of coer- clon- Were they in Ireland who would feel secure in their association if 1t were a question of life or death for Ireland surely we might well pray God to save Ireland from such sup posed Irish. Are they loyal to Amer ica? If slave can ever be loyal to any country, yes. That man or wo-
 n.&. who, in whatever crisis thalt comes, is ashamed to mention the name of the country where he or his forebears were born and who is in- different to it's welfare. is but a sor- ry. shabby and cowardly citizen.
 Oh, the tragedy of it, to think that men of the type of those who went to death in Easter week, did so for such as these. In closing let me say this, l refuse to enter into any dis cussion, but I cannot make myself believe that the Irish people will all low Redmond, DeVlin and O'Connor to drag them any further into the nire, so that gang of tricksters. place -bagsers, as mean and paltry as were Keogh, SaGlier and O'F1aherty, and the brass band in the fifties. Rcd mond with his own relatives filling British jobs. his own firm filling lu- crative British contracts. The same is true of all the parliamentary lead CTS. Dishonest men never believe in human honesty. They believe every man has his price. Redmond has his, and he is earning it by dirty service.
 This ends the subject with me. If space would allow I could give my friend the gist of many historical facts, which, perhaps would not look well in print from his or her view point. Whats the use? I'm through.
 J. IT. CUMMINGS.
 Norwich. May 24. 1917.