Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-24

Tulsa from thc army service IN which he
enlisted last Apting
BY HORACE II. lIAGAN.
rhe peace congress has proceeded
far enough TO hcartcn tho lovers OF
liberty everywhere. II Is now eN-
dent that we are not 10 have rcpo-
tltiOn Of the congress ot Vienna,
which left the world more cnslaVcd
than ID found II. II Is inspiring 10
contemplate the ancient WrOnRA thil
finally are to be riRhtcd Nm pn-
chained Poland free bohemia. an
tmAnclpated Armenia, liberated
AlEa &c Lorraine, u delivered Italia
Irredenta- these are but few OF
the conceded results Of tho Rwth on
ing OF the conscience Of nations.
Even far Off Arabia ia to feel tho
thrill OF freedom. To all appear
unces, when the peace conference
draws 10 ita memorable close. all
those open wounds Of the world that
have 80 long poisoned its tranquility
viii he healed that In. all save one,
ireland Il seems In tn experience no
hmelioratlOn OF lts captivity, From
present Indications, when the con
grcsA of Parts adjourns there IL TO
remain in the world but one cub
Ject nation, and that one subject mn.
ton is 10 be Ireland.
Two apologize are offered for this
aEgravation OF AN already historic
wrong ON the one hand, We are
told that lreland's case IL 10 receive
no consideration because Sho Ia al
ready free. on the other n nd, II
is whispered that Ireland's conduct
during the war has been such M TO
prevent any serious attention being
devoted to her claims. The two pleas
In justification are. OF course, incon-
sistent Overlooking this fnct, how
ever. II would seem n sufficient an.
swer TO the flrst one to say that the
people Of Ireland, who, after ali,
should DO the best witness. have Just
recorded their measured judgment
that they are not free, The fires OF
Ameriuanism have indeed burned low
In the breast Of the Individual who
will assert that any people is free
that must bsar tho load OF gov
ernment which three out OF every
four OF Its inhabitants declare In
toierable,
why ireland II Not frec.
II In frequently said that Ireland
enjoys all the rights and privileges
OF Scotland or Wales This ls not
true. IL, however. II were true, where
will he found the scotchman or the
weishman who would Justify Eng
lirh dominion II three-fourths and
more OF the people Of Scotland or
Wales demanded autonomy Scot
land annexed England after II had
defeated all the efforts OF the latter
to subdue II by force Of arms, Wales
long ago consented to It's conquest,
thing Ireland has never done. the
act OF union was procured ny the
most shaweleas bribery and corrup-
ton and IN no more binding on Ire.
land man fraudulent compact
would be on an indiviuual'
n"' IN any event lreiah" nas nevcr
pceh treateu, mas never peen con-
sidcreu by 'nc bri.isn autnorineS 10
oe part OF the br,tish Enhre on
lhe same terms anu oohuluYhs us
scotianu Or Whes. SIreihhu mas NJ
ways peeh Weated s cNhoty ~nat
enc Ia. conquered territory he!d py
force. nas cco'iahu or Wsles
Niceroy, exercislhk vast powers an"
fcsponS'oie~-not 10 their people
nut 10 some tar OIL in'ahRlo!e power
IN Lohoen, rs ei'her sco'"nu or
Whies ruieo from castle Whoso
very name ue'es'eu uy tneir III,
hhoithnn1 ApoVe AT are noo,'hnu
ana wares CONFRONTED On All sues
a,
IL not the defense OF thcir soiI
against forelgn toes nut tne reptes-
SION OF 'neir ihhaoi'ahh hhiess
all hlstory " wrong, freedom mas
never known such ioliowers ine
present government OF l~and uoes
not represent the people OF lrelans
IL IN not responsive 10 inc peopie
or ireland: u IN tolerated py the
people or ireland ohly because up
held by superior phynieal iotce
What american ~ there Inat wou ""
Inlsapply 10 such cohniIoo OF AZ
fairs the sacred name OF lfeeuoh
irctand's War Quotations
BW. we are earnestly tolu' ito-
land mas torleited hef flHht W iree-
dom by beraylng 'ne cause OF no
ertyi she mas hampereu 'he hlhes'
she has wirhed for GERMAN success
she has even WORKED Tor H. IL N
sometimes soou PoilcS 10 inee' eN'
treme statements WIN bo'd counter
peopositlons, dare assert 'hat SO
tar from deserving me ~ Will OF
the allies ireland merits ther Hrau-
tnde more thah any otner nstion,
by this ! do not mean thet ireland
ala more lhah any other hhuon 70
achieve German deteat he won'a
be fatuous and churllsh, indeed, VINO
strove 10 fllch that honor from rhe
nation OF Fooh, from IN" country
that won nj the Marne ana held at
Nertup | mean simplN mat when