The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
THE DRAFT FOR IRELAND.
Does Ireland Prefer to Be a Poland or a
Rumania?

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Lloyd George demands the draft fol
Ireland along with all other parts Of
the United Kingdom because its whole
available man power Is needed TO keer
the iron heel of German militarism of
the neck of all men who would be free
This paper for one thinks too we'll OF
the Irish people TO believe that as a
whole or as the greater part they will
resist the draft when they know the
bitter, the ignoable. the irreparable price
which would have TO be paid to triumph.
ant Prussian barbarism If the allies were
overwhelmed By the most perfect war
machine that has ever stifed liberty and
cnslaved mankind.
1t i unthinkable that the Irish, 10
whom independence is religion, would
choose German seryitude for themselves
rather than have England escape that
war machine. II is unthinkable that
the Irish, whose intelligence and keen
ness are a proverb, would fail TO see that
England cannot fall under the iron heel
without Ireland meeting the same fate.
1t il unthnkable that Ireland, rather
than be loyal TO the allied nations bat
Ting grimly against that war machine.
would choose TO be a Poland, Ruma
MIA, Russia IN the most sickhnlng chains
that have ever shackled the opportuui-
ties and the hopes Of mortal man.
Tens Of thousands of men in whose
veins runs the purest Irish blood have
gone from this country willingly and
eagerly to join the allies battling in
France Their love Of liberty Is j.
strong a. any on this earth. Nobody
has a dearer passion than they to see
in the family OF nations on even terms
with all others. And they have gone
TO the war as drafted men with no I
other thought than that there can never (
be Irish freedom, there can never be I
secure freedom for anybody anywhere,
II the iron heel Of Prussian militarism |
il to be permitted to crush out the very
life of liberty
There will be, If we are not much
tens of thousands Of men to
70 cheerfuilv from Ireland under the
iraft a. tens of thousands of others
rave gone from Ireland under enlist
nents to make the same fight and the
anne sacrifice for the first of all prizes
o-day-the emancipation of civilization
rom military despotism. In Ireland
ust as in this country, just as in Eng
and just as in every land where de-
nocraey is made the plaything OF polt-l
al maoeuvre and personal ambition,
here are always men who will not fail
o take advantage Of an opportunity to
lit their voices against unwelcome gov
rnment programs, however necessary
hey may be, to profane the very name
f liberty with their rawlings in its be-
alf But their clamor is out of all pro-
ortion to their numbers, Their efforts
re not honored by the majority; they |
ONE to be seorned even by some Of
heir very own.
In the struggle for the preservation
{ the rights Of civilization part of Ire. ;
md has already gone to the war and
one its share to the everlasting glory
Ireland. Now in the very hurricane q
the conflict in northern France, in :
he very crisis Of the liberty of the
orld. another part of Ireland will 90
nder the draft with cheers on their =
ps and fire in their hearts as long as l
lie German war machine strives to de- Q
lse all free men into crawling crea
Tres licking the dust OF Prussian jack c
,ots.--New York Sun. h