The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-10

the SIN reiners are
Francis p. Jones furnishes a def
milton In hts History OF the Sim
rein Movement n the Irish Rebel
lion OF 1916"
The sim Fein was not q secret
oa,h-bnund society. and had 10 re-
iatlon 10 plans or schemes for revoiu-
ton. No doubt hut that many Sim
Felners we're revointionists In spirit
and act. and equally so there were
many sim Feincrs opposed 20 revc-
luton by force.
OF itself. the movement might be
termed patriotic political economy and
for unselfish aims coupled with patri-
otto purpose has not had its equal ia
modern times Indeed. IL was more.
II wal aitruistic in It's projected serv.
ice TO country and humanity. and its
spirit Is expressed In a free transia-
tion OF It's title. "For Ourselves"
II was born Of the terrible condi-
tlon OF Ireiand-a fertile country. al
ways on the verge II famine; an is
land favorabiy situated on The
worlds great water lanes. its coast
line lndented with ~capacious harbors.
without shipping or ommeree' a land
with fine water facilities and rich
mineral deposits. without trade or
industry. ana a vigorous. feeund
population. decayine go rapidly es 20
bring into view tins vanishing point Of
the race
A true prospective OF the acts and
motives OF the men who organized
and led the rebellion o. Easter week
can only be had through sympathy
with heroic endeavor. 1t would be
ac unjust to their memory as IL would
be misleading TO the student OF his
tory 20 measure them by the o
materialism OF the day. Granted that
they were idealists with n very pratt
teal turn OF mind, that had a clear
conception OF their rights as well as
their duties. They knew that God
alone fixed Ireland's place on this
planet, thai He rave its people a Ian
suage and implanted in them an In
stinct for racial and national existence
that lie conferred upon them the
right to make their own laws for Ires
land and In Ireland. and that he had
never abrogated that right by trans
ferring IL to England. They know they
had been deprived Of that right by
force. and that it could never be re-
gained except by a duty fulfilled. and
the fulfiiment Of that duty was life's
highest law. They were convinced
that a nation that has lost !ts freedom
does not deserve it. unless TO regain
IL II j. ready 10 march to victory
through constancy in sacrifice,
Said the Slim Folners: Nature has
blessed our country; 1t has been cursed
By man. We eat English bread. we
wear English clothes. Industrial en-
terprise depends on English capital.
and the best produces Of or land are
taken 10 English markets. We are
taught to think and speak In English
and fashion u morals on English
lines. Let W encourage. as fer as we
lean. home industry, by refusing TO
buy or articles OF foreign
ma nufacture or product: let us stimd-
late Irish trade by the aid OF Irish
capital being applied to 1rish enter
prise: let Us retain and employ our
men by %cultivatine the soil. reaping
the harvest. and feeding our people.
instead OF raising sheep and cattle
for the Englishman's table. let us
have a system Of national edu-
cation tina, will instill into the heart
u youth love OF country. reverence
Tor its historic past, and hope for it,
future welfare. instead Of the present
system that d-enationaiize and degradcs
and fosters contempt for everything
Irish"
These and kindred objects consti-
tuted IT. program. aud they were
capable OF attainment by means u
association only
II il noticeable that even under tho
Extraordinary powers conferred oy
he Defense 81 the Realm act Sim
Fem has not been proclaimed nor'has
there been one public trial OF p]r0secu-
ton for espousal 81 H. principles The
treason h. plain-its principles do not
violate even % CLAUSE OF English aw.
and. while the society has not been
lplaced under legal ban, tie members
have been prosecuted upon the Vicious
bat oft-applied principle that hc who
seeks to beennt ireland thereby be-
comes the enemy Of England.
The bedrock Of the Sim FEN policy.
which embraces every phase of Irish
national life and activity may fitting
us DE summed up m the foliowinH
words:
National acknowledgment secured
through the recognition of the dut,c'
and rights VI citizenship on the pan