The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-11
PEOPLES FORUM
Home Rule For ireland.


Editor Daily Tribune: Dear Sir:
Will you allow me q few words about
Home Rule for Ireland? am led to
make this request because of the fact
that it has become live question just
now in the United States, and because
an injustice should be done none of the
people concerned.
The Hon. j.. p. OCOnnor, now in
the U. S. A., in the Tribune May 7th
saye, "give Ireland Home Rule now
and then give to an Irish parliament
the question of CONSUMPTION" or words
to that effect.
Now let me hasten to second this
question. Provided the agreement is
carried out that was entered into by
the British government at the begin
ming of this war.
When this war began the whole
question of Home Rule for ireland as
1t then stood, whatever the agreement
as to terms were, was to hemain with.
out action or enforcement until after
this war With that understanding
the matter so far as an international
question is concerned was considered
settled.
The recent determination to force
CONSUMPTION and Home Rule at one
and the same timeo on all Ireland
has reopened the whole question. Just
now the distinct impression has been
made on the public mind in this coun-
try that, in all likelihood an Irish par
lament would pass c0nscriptDn
bill for Ireland II given Home Rule,
and second that the Ulster factions
alone by opposing Home Rule are
standing In the way, Of CONSUMPTION.
1t happens, as we sometimes say that
nobody in the United States so far as
l can observe, has word to say in
defense of the attitude of the people
of Ulster in this matter. Instead of
Ulster being opposed to Home Rule
they are perfectly willing that all the
rest of Ireland except the counties
claimed, shall have Home Rule. They
are not now and have not been OPP
posing Home Rule for the other rs
or q counties of Ireland. In the Sec
ond place the Scotch.Irish people and
leaders in Ireland are now and have
from the beginning been In favor of
CONSUMPTION for all of Ireland That
the same laws apply to Ireland as to
the rest of the British Isles.
This new cry for Home Rule first
and then CONSUMPTION while 1t may not
be SO intended would force Home Rule
upon the people Of Ulster not as 1t was
agreed upon but now while the wary
is on. Let the war be settled and
then let this question be taken up.
Just q word more, President Wilson
insists on the principle of "self.deter-
mination" for just such small nation
alities as exist in Ireland. If this is
to be observed then why not apply
this to the Scotch1rish of Ulster as
well as to the nationalist of the rest
of Ireland? The Scotch.Irish are a
distinct race Of people as their name
implies Their religion and even Ian
guage lis as different as their nation-
atty. Mr.. J. P. O'Connor "quiteore-
Gently in an American publication dis
misses the Scotch-lrish people as not
worthy of consideration Then why
not let them flock by themselves?
II they are the kind OF people the
American public are led to believe
them to be, then the wisest thing for
the real Irish will be to let them alone,
Time, even a short time, will then
reveal their rectal weaknesses to the
world, II such exist. want to see
Ireland have Home Rule as far as the
self-determinati0 of different races
will accomplish that result.
,s'.s''1z, j. G.
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