Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-27
WHAT OF HIS RECORD.

WHAT OF HIS RECORD.
The people of this country who arc
now encouraging De Valera. the pre-
tended president OF the pretended Irish
republic. are not aiding i'll restoring Or
der ana good will throughout the
world De Valera and his leading fol-
lowers in Ireland were not loyal to
the allies during the war and ii they
had had their way about it Germany
would have won and Ireland and all
the rest OF the British empire would
have had to pay tribute to the German
kaiser 1t is not forgotten that many
lrishmcn in Ireland were loyal to the
allies in the war and many of them
volunteered and rendered great serv-
ices. But president De Valera and
the leaders OF his cause were not
among the loyal ones. They were CIV
ing aid and comfort to the enemy and
many Of them were identified with the
movement headed by Sir Roger Case
nlent. which movement ended in the
execution of Easement for treas N.
The northern part of Ireland WAS :tD-
solutely loyal to the foes OF Germany
during the war and furnished vOiun-
teers far in excess Of the quota based
on numerical strength. but the horth-
ern part Of Ireland is practically solid
against De Valera and what he stands
for Yet this pretender is goins
around over the United State, ard
saying things that he would rot dare
to have said when the war MaS in
progress. spreading falsrhoods of Il
character calculated to estrange the
-, l11lf
of this country and that OF Great
Britain. This has been the view Of
the Frceman-.JOurnal ever since DE
Valera came 10 this country to spread
his propaganda. but it has hestitated
in speaking it in the fear that il
might not have senscd the situation
correctly. However. the resolutions
recently adopted by the American
Legion of Pennsylvania, III state CON
vcntion at Harrisburg. has convinced
ii that it wis right in it's Judgment.
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas, Eamonn DE Valera.
sclf-styled president of the Irish
republic did. during the hostilities
between the central powers and the
allies. all in his power to hinder
and obStruct the governments OF the
allied nations in their prosecution
of The war. did have trairorious
dealings with the enemy. thereby in
crcasing the danger TO cur soldiers
and the difficulty of winning the wlr:
and
Whereas. he now is visiting the
United States and is being publicly
received and honored in some Of otlr
cities: therefore be ii
Resolved that such public reccp-
ton and honoring Of the said Eamonn
De Valera in an insult TO men who
were in the service of the United
States and is Il reflection on the cause
for which our comrades fought ana
died. and that it is the sentiment OF
tie first PENNSYLVANIA state canton
mcnt of the American Legion that
such receptions. Ovations and honors
accorded the said Eamonn De Valera
or any person who was dislOyal to the
allied cause during the war should be
condemned.
Edward &. Lukens. Post lis.
Bryn Mawr.
Eigin Lenhart, Post So.
NorristOwn.
j. Burnett Holland, Post 80.
NOrristOwn.
The people of the United States are.
Of course, in sympathy with home
rule for ireland. ana so are the people
of the British empire. and Ireland
itself is responsible for not having
home rule. The British government
passed !; hClue rule bill few years
ago and authorized Ireland to deter
mine upon the details. y convention
was called in Ireland and AL sections
were represented in that convention,
1t met and debated for about IL year
and finally made Il report that ii was
unable to agree Ulster. containing
about one-third of the population OF
Ireland, has much more than its pro-
portion of wealth and industry. 1t
pays the larger percentage of taxes
and is bitterly opposed to being doni-
mated by the other sections OF Ireland.
and is therefore opposed To IN Irish
republic or to home rule SO intense
is Ulster against being governored by
the balance of Ireland that it stands
ready to rebel aud has for several
years been drilling lis young men.
and The vast majority Of its people
have signed !: paper plcdsing their
lives and their property to resisting
any plan Of government that would
put them ilnder the domination of
southern Ireland.
This being the situation it would
seem that the British government, |
being willing TO grant home rule TO