The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-22
As TO DRAFT TREATY

Editor Tho star II affords rna
great pleasure 20 take pen in hand
20 express my views relating 20 the
Bfitlsh.Am-rloan draft treaty.
IL related to drafting all Britlah
subjects In this country. from 20 10
% years Of ago. and all American
boys ia Canada and Britain to 81
only. Why such preference
IL not Uncle sam an ally Of Can.
ada and Britain Are they not all
fighting for tho Same cause
ThSn why make the ago limit 10 81
for Americans and "a for BritiAh
subjects In this country. and why .E.
c-npt an friahman' To m. such an
act In ridiculous IL appears 10 mo
that a man born In America who
goes over TO Canada 20 get out OF
tho burdens % this war Ia more 81 a
Stacker than the man who has been
IN this country Ci3rItonl for 10 years
past. who has shaved and tolled away
the beat part OF his iifs and buried
all His earned money In property and
trying TO pay for home. and now
that he's around tho tos. and nearly
got no that he can eat thre. squares
a day, he must he MAGE 20 so back
10 fight Tor Britain. 40 tina, the
Americans who go 10 Canada can sit
down and laugh and enjoy them.
selves At our American wo-nena e.
pcnse. and also fight for another rca.
son. that the Irish may live over
here In luxury. take their tths Brit.
ish subiectsl property they have fin
ished paying for. and enjoy tho fat
OF the land. and 20 have and 20 hold
the big fat jobs over here and the
fat salaries. at our expense. and then
sit down and laugh and call US easy
marks
Uncle Sam. DO not think mo a Brit.
lAh subject am not, | arm an
American born citizen. from tho top
OF my head % tho tip Of my toe, and
II hurts mo TO have to give my hard.
earned money. to deprive myself and
child Of necessities. thinking IL will
help our dear boys over there. and
TO learn that tho big. robust. husky
Irishman IL exempted. who IL more
capable OF fighting. and In sitting
hero, doing nothing but waiting 10
SEQ our white race and the British
killed off 40 they tthe Irish may car.
~ on with the kaiserH dirty prus.
sian system. that they may become
tho rulers ! am surprised 10 think
Uncle Sam and his allies Will fall for
this Kind OF work. Investigate the
Irish. and you will find 60 per cent
OF them at heart with Germany.
Yet the poor Britisher who has
toiled and yet gives his last dollar TO
the United states for Liberty bonds
and war savings stamps. must aull
give his life TO protect ireland.
II the United States. Canada and
Britain are all fighting in unison.
then make the age limit In unison.
Uncle Sam. am with you first.
last and all the time. am "a lover
OF odd Glory" but be fair, and let
Canada and Great Britain do like.
wise. To me | can't see when n man
coming from Canada or Britain.
holding first papers. swearing away
his allegiance 10 that country some
10 years past--why should he he
made to 30 back there. when his
heart and soul nrc with Uncle Sam ,
II this country IL good enough to
live in for the Irish slankers, then
Ia II not good enough for them TO
fight for?
why come 10 us American women
for more than our share 20 boar ?
Why not make tho Irish do their
share? Thank God. we women arc
not slackerS. There was one time
whom we had 10 ait back and say
nothing. but God gave us eyes TO see.
ears 10 hear. arms 10 fight. and
tongues with which to speak and
minds with which TO think. and
again / thank God our Great Lead.
or. for the wonderful opportunitIes
He IL giving us Mt this breat crisis
for which TO use His wonderful Gifts.
Again ! thank God l an an Ameri.
can fighter and not an Irish Stacker.
God give tho British and our allies
courage. strength and freedom. that
we may all shake hands on that final
day OF victory and sing in unison
The Star spanRled Banner"
Think IL over. you Americans. and
think " ] am right or wrong. Give
tho Brltlshers and Canadians in our
country n square deal. Make them
all at home--thcy deserve all good.
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