El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-08
Letters To The Herald

Editor FL Paso Herald:
The following is a statement, in
Z supstance, Of what said when dis
Sussins the league Of nations in the
ron Chambers encyclopedia I want
J 70 De lair and truthful Our alliance
Is an intelligent set OF men ana vet
some OF these facts may need to be
Our English sympsthfzers duh
everyone pro-German who dares to
state the English facts. Like Mr..
! IN Ason's mother, my mother WAS
english Ny fathers family was in
Virginia in colonial days and may
.lahs come from Germany about the
tline me Angles and SaxOns left that
am a Democrat, voted for Mr..
wilson twice, but would not now. I
do not think Mr.. wilson a hypocrite
or traitor, but he has let Lloyd
George oyerrule him. We are not
getting what we fought for. II I am
NOT mistaken. he has surrendered 70
england every vital point in his IA"
NE gave our money and our sons for
wnat we are not getting.
Did we not make strange bedfeI-
lows in this war? How Mr.. Wilson
could believe that Russia was fight
ing Tor democracy or to make the
world safe for democracy is a mystery
TO those who think. Who did not
~
polio tyranny on earthl How he or
any one else could believe that Eng
ldnd wanted universal democracy is
just as mysterious
For nearly 200 years England has
held $50, 100000 subjects in India IN
DER her military control. II requires
100000 soldiers and 40, 900 police TO
make them enjoy their English lib
erty. &C. E, p. 544) The same author
says D. 1885, india was celebrated
through many ages for its riches,
natural productions, beautiful manu-
features. costly merchandise and the
early civilization Of its people IN
the days OF Alexander they devoted
themselves 10 religion and philosophy !
and 1t IS true TO The present day" .. /
e. P. 5ss; This people is Of Aryan ,
stock, our kinsmen-"
They are intelligent, but divided /,
into clans, which TACT enables Eng
land 10 conquer each separately. I
When Alexander conquered Porus, on I
the banks OF the Ineus, he asked
Porus how he would like 70 be
treated, and the high minded Forus I
said. Like king. sir" England has I
been teaching the Hindus for six gen.
erauons and says they are not fit for4
self government, and they say. We ]
are not fit for English domination" I
need 100000 men TO keep these sub
1ects down and India pays for the I
music 10 which she is made to dance U
But England IS making the world safei
for democracy
Ireland's vail Of woe has been GO
ing Up for 500 years But II is Eng
lands foot that is on her neck, and 4
we must be SILENT England is a law
unto herself and to all the world,
The Boer republic is under the
tyrant's heel ireland is divided into
four provinces Three are Irish and =
Catholic, but human One is occupied 4
by English invaders. This ene-fOurth !
Is large majority over the three
fourths- This one-fourth holds the |
three-fourths in constant subsection. 4
Among other excuses, England says
Ireland is too poor to have a separate
government.
In 1886 q commission was appoint
ed to investigate ireland. Elerei
were English and four were Irish
After two years OF Investigation. thar
commission reported: ireland is in g.
prosperous condition and is contribut-
ng enormously TO England's wealth
lrelands share Of the English gov
expenses was 1-2lst, and
.he was paying l.l ~ ~, Ireland was
paying yearly Sl5,yeO,OOO above her
equal sSare. Ireland could maintain
4 sovereign government on S5Qs 000.-
700, but was paying England 5000.
zoe. 900; See a L. survey for Nay
Australia begs for Independence.
Egypt has tried to reach the peace
;onferenct TO secure her freedom
While W and the French were
lighting England's only European
ival, she was gObbling up the Ger
nan colonies that she might control
II Africa and. pushing her armies
ntO western Asia, that she might Sc
ure to herself all Asia, She has one
ourth Of the earth and all the sea
inder her military control Can any
ne except an EnElishmen endorse
sngland's democracy? From such
democracy may the good Lord deliver
IS Her "sirs" and her lords" stamp
he English democracy as a some
hing entirely different from our
american democracy.
Having had US 10 help her conquer {
he greater part Of the earth she in /
lists we should furnish The money I
nd men to entable her to rule il Is