The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
DOES THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS INJURE THE CAUSE OF
 IRISH FREEDOM?


 The United States Senate has passed resolution of pathy with this
 The labor party has declared in favor of self de- termination or Ireland.
 The London Times, for many years the organ of British opinion arrayed itself the side of the assertion that the Irish question question in which Americans are interested A always a fact. And the fact is that America is question: which is pressing and burn ing question: to which thoughtful Americans ought to bring their best minds.
 Among the proponents Independence who tive in America there who regard the League of ions with disfavor
 Among the enemies League, especially among the who playing partisan politics. They little about Ireland and less about democracy but much about party
 These usually distinguished by the bitterness of speech their violent nvecve against the President of United
 larger sincerely of the opinion that the Nations will stand in the of Irish aspra ons they been told because of their nterprcta clauses in the instrument which the because they opposed to organza ton n Britain has a part
 Times-Farmer the League of Natons first for stands the greatest good for the greatest number because the League will replace the epoch of force by epoch will operate upon the side of liberty everywhere and especially upon the side of b erty for Ireland.
 There are many millions of men of n Aneri- They the fabric the nation They hold the places government They influential in every department of national life They sympahize with Irish pirations the
 Practical understand opinions hopes the desires of such large number of Americans cannot be nored.
 To pretend otherwise way of visionaries those blinded by prejudice.
 the Irish in America think about the of lions is important and will be important for generations 10
 Most Irish opposition centers against Article i0 by which
 Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve against external aggression the territorial
 integrity and existing political independence of all members of the League. In of any such aggression or in case of threat or danger of such aggression the council shall advise upon the by which this obligation fulfilled"
 This a repudiaion the by orce Without aid it would that have safety whatever yet Ireland hopes to be free through the intervention of the armed force of foreign Section io unqueonably does operate against Ireland Ireland be O two ways; either by force or by the counsels of justice and reason
 And if Ireland by force, ap- piled either by Ireland alone by Ireland acting with egn So the first question to be determined is the prob ability that Ireland may by force
 The method of force has been relied upon During these TOO there have been upon The mutations European powers have ble Often the door of hope has been Ireland often closed France has promised armed assistance Germany promised it. but always emerges without independence without much home rule.
 The rebellion of Easement by easily rebellion of days. The paraphernaia of force has multiplied Only the largest industrial power create modern weapons in sufficient quantities to maintain modern Such weapons beyond the mans of small nations.
 Therefore an epoch of in which their disputes be determined justly under sprudence of international right.
 assumption little to hope of force If 700 years of freed it period might be freed by
 Ireland rely her upon the methods of reason and usce which the League of Nations to establish Section O estoppa of force exered
  is established that likely to vndicaton of Ireand's
 Ireland then must rely upon the of mankind rather upon weapons violence What the the sky? sym bos of a happier tomorrow?
 To the seeing eye there are signs and symbols that Ire be happier than her past There peace and moral authority will do for Ireland than for that land in centuries did something than overthrow balance of power within nation definitely to of mankind in the state controlled This reform still in Something than kings disappearing.