Republican farmer., 1919-07-25

ton many lands they complete freedom they raised rebellion and threw off yoke Br Taey something more, something unusual in the his sn~y They wrote the right of rebellion into the instruments upon which their institutions founded
 The literature the world holds language which has been read with breaes interest than these words from the Declaration of Independence:-
 We these truth self evident, that all equal. they endowed by their with certain unalienabe rights that among these life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness That these rights governments instituted among deriving their just powers from the sent of the governed that whenever any form of gov destructive of these ends it is the right O people abolish it, and to in stitue government laying it's foundation such principles and organizing its in such form to them shall most likely to effect their safety n happiness"
 1918, present of Connecticut muated the right of rebellion expressed in terms definite n of Article follows:
 That all political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments founded on their author ity their benefit; and they have at all times undenabIe and indefeasibIe right to alter their form of government in such manner as they may think expedienL
 The forefahers themselves of the oppressed. Their government founded in rebellion
 They regarded America therefore the op- pressed they with appreciation upon the efforts of struggling peoples everywhere to gain freedom If anywhere a struggling people took up to gain lib ery they enthusiastic in the of that people Lafayette Kosciusko Kossuh and Garibadi in turn, idolzed by the American people of the earlier day.
 So Americans in favor of their system of and for the oppressed naionatie that American government from time to time found it necessary to enthusiasm which exered by in favor of the liberation people, might have shattered America herself
 policy oppressed nationalities formulated express the President Fl- Of Dec ?. 1851.
 There been ar attempt to invade Cuba with arms behalf of the victims of Spanish incompetence The expedition unlawful, received support government did nevertheless nterpose the lives the lutoniss who fell into the hands of Spain.
 Said President Fillmore:
 Our true mission is not to propagate our opinions pr impose upon other countries form of govern ment by artifice force, but by example and by Ou iISfic the ngs of self government and the advantage of free in stutions Let every people choose for itself and make and alter it's political institutions to suit it's ditiOns and convenience.
 while nd mail neutral policy OuTSef anxious to the fOrhear- on the part of other nations whose forms of gov ernment different from
 THE DEEP INTEREST WHICH WE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FREE GOVERNMENTS AND THE SYMPATHY WITH WHICH WE WITNESS EVERY STRUGGLE AGAINST OPPRESSION FORBID THAT WE SHOULD BE INDIFFERENT TO A CASE IN WHICH THE STRONG ARM OF FOREIGN POWER IS INVOKED TO STYLE PUBLIC SENTI- ANY COUNTRY"
 Examples might be multiplied almost indefinitely Enougf has been exhibited to the historical attitude of the ioan people
 "They witness with sympathy every struggle against op pression."
 They not indifferent a which strong a foreign power public press the spirit of freedom in any country.
 The language applied to a between Spain Cuba It applies to the case betweer Britain and Ireland where public the spirit of freedom is repressed.
 The sympathy of the American people toward Irish apa toni for independence has been repeatedly shown.
 In of the Fenian whenth ha suppressed to American attempt House of Representatives, July 26 1S66 passed addressed the executive asking of Fenan prisoners heled by the Federal courts
 The country against program of extending its insti other countries by force but it synpathzeG indifferent to the conditions in It would take to relate the occasions Americans shown their sympathy for being the recent adoption by the of resolutions favorng the Irish Republic he afforded President Valera with the traditions of America The ences him, than those whc