South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-27

Of their own people: conceded every
thing 10 England and dealt harshly
with suggestions coming from Ire
land.
Says England Had Schemes.
I'm the meantime, England was
carrying out a very subtle and very
cruel policy of denationalizing Ire
land by impoverishing and enslaving
the people in both mind and body.
First OF all, England was trying
20 give the Irish the English mind,
the English point of view. This was
being accomplished by separating
the Irish youth from the history and
traditions of their own people Lam
guage is the great conserver Of the
aspirations and customs of a people
The Irish language was attacked and
almost destroyed. II was a crime
to speak Irish. The text books in
the schools were English and writ
ten from the English point Of view.
The children were taught that their
ancestors were wild, barbarOus
people given over TO quarelling
among themselves. and making no
progress because they were natural
~ shiftless. England had gracious
Is received these poor barbarians
into her great empire. but the Irish.
with natural perversity, have shown
only ingrautuje.
Intelligent Irishmen began TO
realize that if this sort of education
were continued for several genera
tions. the Irish people would be-
come slaves, indeed, because Eng
land was attacking them where
alone slavery can be complete-in
the mind and heart. The Sim Fem
policy was formally set forth in a
speech by Arthur Griffith in Dublin
In 1905. The cornerstone of the
movement was education. Sim Fem
aimed at serving Ireland by reawah-
ching her soul through a general en-
lightenmcnt. The movement was
modelled on the constitutional re-
form accomplished by Deak in Hun
gary, by which the Hungariyns pre-
served themselves against the at
tempt OF Austria to denationalize
them; also on the movement in Po-
land whereby the Poles resisted a
similar attempt by Russia and
Prussia
Physical Force Not Policy.
THE Sim Fein policy was not one
Of physical force. although its final
aim was, like all patriotic movev-
ments in Ireland. 10 make Ireland
a nation. II was Carson and his vol
unteers who drove ireland 20 arms.
Although Arthur Griffith believed
that an appeal TO arms would ulti-
mately be nece sSary, he proclaimed
the wise principle that the first step
toward freeing a nation is TO free
the mind Of the people through
knowledge and to awaken its heart
through love ENGLAND was trying
To give Ireland the slave mind: Sim
Fein strOve to save for the Irish
children the glories of their own
past and the ideals OF their own race
which possessed a high and noble
civilization when England was Il
Roman colony.
Sim Fem aided the Christian
brothers who were the only irdepen-
dent teachers in the primary
schools; it aimed\at establishing a
national university where enlighten-
ed leaders would be trained: this
was TO he supported and maintainei
after the manner of the University
OF Hungary. Patrick Pearse started
a school i'm Dublin where an ideal
Irish education was given. In adj
dition. Sim Fem carried on it's ed
Gcaton0l campaign by means of its
newspapers. masaZines and clubs
more than a thousand of which were
organized throughout Ireland.
Cooperate With Gaelic League.
In this work of making ireland
Irish. the Sim Fem movement CO.
operated with the Gaelic league.
which had for its object the revival
of the Irish language. Under its
auspices frequent fairs were held
which renewed interest i'm Irish
music. dancing. folklore and games
The men who directed the Sim Fem
movement were men Of great intel
lect and noble OF heart They had
stepped themselves in the history
and literature OF Ireland AS one
of their number has written. they
were girded around with the maciC
of a great love. They had bent
low and kissed the quiet feet OF
Kathleen. the daughter OF Houll-
han; they had seen the Dear DarB
Head, as they loved TO cali then
motherland. beautiful in the slories
OF her past, still more beautiful in
her hdelity 10 Christ in her LONG
dark night of persecution. Nov
they felt was her resurrection-time,
her hour OF triumph and glory. Tn,
old Jream OF the Irish patriot burn
ed in their souls ard they sang u
the Ireland OF their love"
Cooney Quotes Wilson.
John NJ COOney quoted some pas
| sages from a speech OF Presiden
Wilson's. using these as a premis,
| from which he drew some clearcut
logical decisions concerning ireland
I'm the words OF President vii
son" ne quoted. not only the PEG
pies actually engaged bat man,