Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-24
URGES AMERICA TO
AID IRELAnD'S CAUSE
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years and consequent infirmitieR'
rendered him incapable OF making
such an effort
II hold In my hands" said the
cardinal IA resolution On behalf OF
Ireland which should appeal 10 every
lover OF liberty and justice =
MY friends, there IL liberty In the
nlr. The nations OF the earth are
clamorlng for liberty. And why
should not freedom loving ireland
Join In the general cry? Yes, Ire
land wants freedom to breathe the
air OF heaven, She wants freedom
To stretch her grawny and sincwy
her resources. She wants freedom 10
carve out her own destiny.
And we are here today To plead
tho cause OF Ireland's sons and
daughters, that they may stand erect
redeemed, regenerated and Olsen
thralled on their own sacred soil"
THE text OF the resolution follows:
we, the delegates OF the Conven-
tion OF the Irish race In America
assem- bled In Philadelphia, the city
In which the immortal declaration OF
American liberty was given to the
world. and speaking for many mil
lions OF American citizens called
upon tho president. and citizens OF
the United States OF America to urge
the peace conference now in session
nt Paris to apply 10 Ireland the great
doctrine OF national self-goyrnment
and to recognize the right ofIhe peo-
ph OF Ireland to select for themselves
without interference from any other
people, the form OF government un-
der which In future they shall live,
we urge this claim. In the first
place. In the name OF justice. recog
nizing and insisting on the truth set
forth by the founders OF our repub-
lie. that all governments derive their
Just powers from the consent OF the
governed
we urge This claim In the name
OF America, insisting. as we have lust
shown In the case OF France. that
we are not an ungrnttful people and
recalling othat no other people have
CY Ibuted more than those OF Irish
hNd 60 the creation, the upbuildinR
the development and the preserva-
ton and defense OF our great coun-
try.
Ireland Deserves Freedom.
I'VE urge this claim in the name OF
Ireland because <of the unparalleled
les that Ireland has carried on for
national existence and liberty he.
cause all efforts 10 break down and
destroy that existence have failed.
and becanse Of the extraordinary ma
jor,ty by which tefS than two months
ago the people OF Ireland declared
not alone their dissatisfaction with
the government OF their land by Eng
land, but also their determination
to govern themselves without Inter
ference from any outside influence or
power
We urge this claim In the name OF
humanity because we believe that
war cannot be ended, and u Just and
PERMANENT peace cannot be brought
about unless the doctrine OF self
government be applied To ireland
and tho people of that country he
permitted to decide for themselves
the form OF government under which
they shall live.
I'VE point out that England has
tried In every way 10 cocrcc or TO
persuade or to coJolc the people OF
Ireland to give up their devotion TO
their national aspirations and tried
them all in vain Lloyd George
within the last few months has been
compelled to assert that Ireland liz
At present ~ much opposed to Brit
sh rule as IN the days OF Cromwell.
Britnin Can't Crush Her Cry.
The Industries OF Ireland have
been destroyed. her trade and com
merce wiped out, her population cut
in two, her leaders derorted and held
in English jails without Indictment
or trial; and yet within the last two
months the people with an unanim-
ny never before attained have aa.un
decl2red t1Sir utter dissatisfaction
with English rule ana their detrrni-
nation to hc tree England refuses
to listen to the voice ~ ireland. but
WI point out that England Likewise
refused To listen - the voice dt the
American colonies England was
compelled less than century and a
half ago TO recognize the indepcnd-
enCc uf the colonies. and within the
las. Year the efforts of our country
saved England ana her allies from
total defeat q, tn" hands OF the cen.
trHl powcr. Theianl to which Eng
land was thus Compcllcd To do Jus
ticc has just saved England in her
hour OF need Lot England now rca-
lize that Justice 10 Ireland, which she
has SO long denied. with gricvious
loss to ireland but also with great
loVs 90 herself will now remove from
her path the hittcrcst hostility which
She has 20 encounter an over the
world and will convince mankind Ind
general OF the sincerity Of her dec
,ar1uons when she says that she be-
'i"vcs IN liberty and Justice FOR others |
as well as Tor herself
let Justice BE General
Finally, We urge this claim that /
peace and order may hp brought aut
u the chaos with which the whole |
world huw seems to hc threatened !
In tha' Ercat hour when governments !