The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-07
AMERICA AND IRELAND


Nations, because Irish freedom is
doomed therein. The advocates of
this step may be classified in this
fashion % Conscientious Ameri-
cans of Irish birth. who are being mis-
led (2) Irish agitators, who are pie
eaters out of the fund which can he
raised in the interest Of what Is call
ed Irish freedom, (3) Penthouse. poll
ticians who have never been discon-
nccted from the Bernstein propaganda
fund, az opponents to everything
English. IL
The sensible Irish-American III
such a title should be recognized) will
not be misled by either of these class
es. There should be no, Irish-Ameri-
cans any more than there should be
Germ;n-Amcricons A true man
can and will be an American first No
man can proclaim allegiance to two
countries. If he chance to come from
Germany and becomes a citizen here,
his allegiance should be to this Coun-
try and not to Germany. So too, II
he comes from Ireland, and becomes
a citizen here, his allegiance should
be here. No man with the right spir-
it can serve two masters. So that in
this country Instantaneous should
be just as scarce as German Amer
leans. There is no place here for hy--
phehated citizenship. Tho Irish OF
this nation are sensible people, and
they will not be misled by those who
are political pilferers, pure and SIM
Pile. They will use their good sense,
and the Democratic party will lose
only the few who imagine they have a
vest-pocket possession of the whole.
These few are the ones who benefit
from the fund raised, whether they
be from the one source, Of the other,
indicated above.
Those blantant self-serving poll
ticians say that Article 10 of the
League puts Ireland out of business.
Let's look at this from sensible
standpoint. This article reads:
"The Members Of the League I'M
dertake to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the ter
torial integrity and existing poll
independence Of all Members of the
League. In case of any such ag-
erosion or in case of any such
threat or danger of such aggression
Lne COuTCll SHAH luNloS upOi bAS
means by which this obligation shall
be fulfilled"
Note the language. The guaran-
tee is against External aggression
There is nothing in this instrument 20
prevent Ireland from declaring her
independence of England. She has
that right, and no nation belonging to
the League of Nations could interfere.
Their only guarantee to England is to
protect her territory as against Eek
ternal aggression" not as revolution
within. As to England the League
leaves ireland just where the fortunes
placed her long years ago. She IS
Just like the territory we acquired
from Mexico in 1S4S. That territory
could revolt against this government,
if it was thought desirable, and the
League of Nations would have no au-
thority to interfere in the contest. 1t
would be "internal aggression" as
against our government, and not Eek
ternal aggression" as covered by the
League. If Ireland, Canada, Austral.
ia, or any other component part OF
Great Britain wants to establish a
government of its own, the League OF
Nations has no application. What our
so-called Irish patriots seem to want
is for this Government to establish
government for them. They say we
re-established Poland and some Bal
kan states, why not Ireland? They
forget that in doing what was done IN
this regard we were but reducing the
power of the common enemy, Germ
any. There would be as much sense
in England saying to the United
States, we will not ratify the treaty
and the League, because the PHILIPPINE
Islands have not been made independ-
ent. as for us to reject the treaty be-
cause Ireland. Australia or Canada
has not been freed. The man of Am
erican or Irish descent will not be
misled by this propaganda arising as
it does from personal rather than pa
triotic motives. ,..-s.'---,,
The Irish question is as much pure
question for Great Britain as is the
Philippine Island question, question
for the United States. In either case
the right of establishing a free gov
eminent, rests with these Respective
people, and the League of Nations IN
terferes with neither. In other words
this League OF Nations ,leaNes IRE
land as free to act as We're the ON
erican Colonies, when we did cat, ant
established this government over thu
protest Of England. The League O.
Nations does not obligate any of thu
signatory powers to protect any gov
eminent from aggression from with
in" but only from external agrees
ion" Irelnand, with the League o
Nations, has just as much right to es
tablish a government of its own as !
has ever had. The thinking disinter
ested Irish will view the matter iron
this angle, and the Democratic part.
will not lose them. They have nothing
to gain by allegiance with the Repub
licans, who once used the slanderou
slogan, in referring to the Democrati
party, nj one composed of Rum, Re
manlsm, Rebellion and Rye"