New-York tribune., 1918-02-02
Sim F Elm in America
Why Nono Of It's Advocates Should
Be Trusted
o the Editor Of The Tribune.

TO the Editor Of he Tribune.
Sir: A good deal of fear seems to be ex-
pressed as regards the Irish convention, tina;
has been sitting in Dublin for many months.
ueing able 70 come to anything like unan.
nous conclusion as to q settlement Of th.
irish question. AS matter of fact any
thing like II unanimous conclusion is no.
TO be expected from any Irish body but al
the same time it is 10 be hoped that the
British government Will accept the recon,
mendatlons of tbe MAJ jority and put sucf
recommendations III force, this being the onl,
Va, 10 adjust matters.
The section of the Irish who have refrsincs
from attending the convention. the Sim
Feiners appear to realize to some cyten.
that their ally, Germany. has only been using
thcm as a stalking horse and tool by ybicl,
'hcF could fr;atc and annoy Great Britain
No doubt the recent destruction of tisb;n.
AZ" othef irlsh craft by Germany has brought
ms i&ct home to the minds Of many ~
'Aem Who hVed in the foolish belief tbu4
any attack on Ireland by Germany. c,cont
IN conjunction with arrangements with the
Slnn felners, was unthinkablc
ne growth of socialism has been unfor,u.
na'e IN ireland, and it is to be regretted ;ra.
me Catholic Church did not sooner re.live
'4ie dangers of its nsidious propapanda III.
priesthood Of Ireland is and has al,vavs hoo,
recruited, SO far seven -eighths % = !.
concerned, from the peasantry, rs per cent
OF the remaining onc-eighth coming from the
small farmer and tradesman class, and the
young clergy at the present time show an
u2mistakable leaning to Sinn Feinism, and
SUN continue to adhere to it in spite Of the
order ISSUED by the Catholic bishops Of Ire
laNd against their attending such meetings
oalorlunately, the bishops order was issued
100 tate IN the day. One sees a situation in
ireland no. 70 be dreamed Of a few Years ago
namely, the young clergy defyins their. su-
periors.
James Iarhin's labor movement. CORE
! spending to what is known as the !. W. ".
mere, Is largely responsible for the Growth
OF Slnn Foinism, but in spite of the fac.
mat 1arhln dciied the Catholic Church. send
lnS lis authorities frequently in his nublis
speeches TO an extremely hot place. and that
'!'s leaaera ol Slnn lcinism arc for ali prac-
llcai purposes atheists and Socialists, the
'hUrcn never seemed to realize the far
fcacHlnS influence OF this movement until
'Vc2Nu|' when 1t was brought 10 its notice
IN an unmistakable manner through thc Long
Hinh felnets We're elected in spite of the
authorities OF the Church and the Nationalist
party, extreme measures being taken by the
younger members o. the working classes
VINO, although without votes themselves. were
&b4e TO bfing considerable pressure to bear.
an example Of this being the daughters and
sons OF small farmers without votes init
mating that unless their fathers voted for
'Ae sihn fclners tic boys would nos work
On the farm and the girls would not attend
TO the house and thc farmyard So the old
man, loyal to the Redmond party, was coerced
INTO casting his Vote for "a candidate whose
opinions he did not agree with and the meth
oGi OF Whcsc party he realized were spelling
ruin for his country
inc subject Is i particularly interesting
one '4t thla side of the Atlantic, where ire
sponslble persons in large numbers arc sup
porting Sinn Feinism without realizing the
paSehess or ITS doctrines, the fallacy of its
pfopaGand2 and the use that is being made
- 1t by the enemy of this country. Germany.
y supporter or advocate Of Sinn Feinism here
ls on All fours With person who, while
claiming Loyalty to the United States. IS
working with aud assisting German intrigue
and YiclouonesS, of which We have had so
"'s'H eAaihp'es. A B. G.
| New York. Jan. 20, 1918. i