The Irish standard., 1919-08-23
(By E. A. Petrain.)

on ireland and What He Saw" One
half, if true, of what Mr.. Walsh told
his 1000 hearers, would be sufficient
to condemn regime responsible for
such conditions. decided then and
there, also to listen to the s'rebutta"
speaker, New Yorker, advertised to
explain Sir Edwards side of the Irish
problem. It is probably known in the
west that Sir Edward is billed for
speaking tour all over Ulster to begin
September q, the day before the Brit
ish government celebrates her coven-
ant day. listened most attentively5
to this "apologist.
The audience, about 200, was that
class styled ULTRA Conservative" One
had to be either very conservative or
else devoid of every benevolent senti-
ment to digest the logic of that speech.
l cannot tell from the manner of
the audience whether his speech car
ried pleasure or pain, but on me the
legic produced feeling which l will
let Edgar Allan Poe explain in words,
which thrilled me-filled me with
fantastic terrors never felt before!"
would recommend this speech for
dramatization. For cynicism, for
heartless irreverence to justice, hui
man and divine, this speech surpassed
Lucifer's own masterpiece. ireland
was the freest nation on earth" Like
"Alkali Ike" was told by the Texas
Judge: "Ike, you have a free choice
between hangin', shootin' and drown
in Take yo' choice!" If Charles XII
of Sweden was Europe's madman, Sir
Edward must be England's Sturzen-
becker and Frankenstein rolled into
one destructive firebrand. London
Nation, July 5th, says .'sir Edward
Carson is out to stop a Nationalist set
tlement, and, if possible, to destroy
the government before it has time to
proclaim one"
The following from the Associated
Press speaks for itself:
"ULsTER MEANS TO FIGHT.
"carson Warns Followers to Be Pre-
pared to Prevent Any Encroach-
ments On Liberties.
Belfast, Aug. 9 (Associated Press)
After an address in which Sir Ed
ward Carson, leader of the Ulster Un-
ionists, told the Ulster Unionist coun-
Gil that it was necessary for Ulster
to be prepared to prevent any en-
croachments on it's liberties it was
decided to revive the Ulster political
clubs, which have been abandoned
during the war and celebrate coven-
ant day, September %, with speech
making campaign led by Sir Edward
Carson"
Sir Edwards apologist (?) should
dramatize the Ulster speeches and
have them set to music. l would sug-
gest that the Irish Lullaby" be called
"Erin's Crucifixion.' The music could
be from "Belshazzar's revision of
Asa's Death" Happy days, days of
sunshine and of peace, prosperity and
/ blessings begin for Erin when the snu
goes up September %. That day the
Ulster clubs will be revived God is
!, in great danger and must be Saved"
| by Sir Edwards manly campaign Of
speech-making The religious ques-
! tion, of course, is the questiOn-par
excellence! It stands to reason that
religious fervor and spiritual devotion
surges through the entire mental con-
stitution Of atlivorce lawyer and a
discarded political opportunist, whose
only chance Of political days of
grace" depends on stirring up national
animosity and class hatred against the
underdog. There can, of course, be
no greater danger to the sovereignty
of the British empire than an indepen.
dent Ireland. That act of magnanim-
ity would be repaid in terms Of plot
ting, foreign secret understandings. in
increased bitterness and in horrible
atrocities committed against the men,
women and children in Ulster" So
that that must not be the cruel faith
Of the Irish, who with the Jews are
the only people without a country. The
redoubtable Allies are attempting to
force country onto the Jews, who,
good business men as they are. see
the joke and have declined with
thanks. The Irish people, who have
country, ask ii vain to be left alone
to repair their own Fences" and re-
arrange their own "furnitures." The
Irish are denied their just rights for
| the very reasons that the Union-Tory
party must have IN issue, based on
Traditions.
The only example the world can
point = fof voluntary diplomatic a.