Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-03
EUerybOdgs Column

Ia the Editor ~ the World
Charles Pages papers are Ftlll
picking on tho irish. Some days
ago one o' the intellectual giants
probably the same one who always
writes anti liiDerniiu stuff de
,llred that the irish were perpotu-
ally anxious To engage IN "a riot
This sort ~ talk has been given
out before hy anti. Irish propaRand-
iHtH and Is rather absurd Tho Irish
are willing TO tight when the tight
Ing ir good pr when they believe
they have eason for exercising
physical force. but At that, lrslA nd
mas nu more lawiesspess Of this sort
tnRn can b, found In other countries
! have been there and Know about
It Also I have read some chapters
about ireland
At o. time Nhcn tho nations of the
earth tro engaged In an uupr"c,-
dcntod riot OF bloOi-lettiuE II ~
rather foolish 10 declare that the
IRISH have Il monopoly of the tight.
INK
In the latest literary offensive OF
the Page paper against the irish
II is declared hat they should be
Conscriptud regardless uf home rule
rho lri1h, Tor seven centuries have
been seeking form Of sslt-goy-
"rrmert aud have been denied i.
short Hlghtei policies based largely
ON prelJdiCe, lave been eNerclScd
by Irchud's = political and military
uiCthturu. Now the Irish are of
Tered home rule and with It con
Ncripucn. The Irish have been Of
Tered home rule since gladstone
lime and have not NJ yet received
n tn" "nEychoiogiCal moment" In
chosen during a period of interna-
ttpnui stress Tho irish are told
ih1t they can have home rule with
= string TO ttHHConsr riptlou being
tre string ThiS has had tho etfrtt
of producing resentment among the
Irish They Ere opposed TO being
forced into the situation \ lihctal
pClioy Vnull have brought about a
different spirit tad II been eAey
cised ~ all events. II Is an affair
~ the l'ritlAh empire aud feel
convinced thdt It will hc worked
out by mutual concessions
The PAGE editor brings the CON
scrlption matter homo to America
and says that the Irish here are not
al opposed to the draft, but some
are. ct"
In view Of the fact that Irishmen
and the sons OF lrishmen ia this
country are now rallying around the
Flag lovnlly and In good faith, any
sur which Page : papers may cast
upeR ths race seems decidedly inep-
perfume In every war that Amer
tea has had. he Irish have shown
themselves to be no slackcrs. A. y A
writer's ard speakers have s'andered
then hut they nre stlll to he de-
pcndc rpon to do their bit as loyal
American citizens Every list OF
fallen heroes now cabled daily from
France, y likely TO contAin a mum
Ter of lrisl names. However. there
is nothing wonderful about this. II
Is the Il lty of every citizen to flght
the battles OF tho country To which
he holds allegiance. Tho Irish nRtur-
allied citizen on the dcsceudent OF
AN lrishman owes that To the ma
tion which hls been so friendly to
him the Nation In which he Is 81,
en- a chance.
Tulsa is growing town and II
IL a cosmopolitan town. Some OF
its citizens are either Irish or Of
Irish descent why shoIld PLRe,
In his daily publications. insult
them? Are they not his equal In
the matter nf good citizenship lie
may have more money than they,
but IN other matters they are AZ
law lidipg and ~ patriotic. Page
should avoid narrow prcvincialism
Small town stuff" Sdch as he IL
allowing his hired men TO exploit
In his newspapers. is not In order.
IT RdvertiScs to tho public the false
idea that TLlsa IL stlll "a frontier
hamlet where the light or liberal
ism nn1 modern thought has not
penetrated
The irish have faults--lots OF
then Ert vino is faultless'
H. A l..