The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-24
BY JAMES DENINE.

IN an article IN The world few
days ago stated that 3S per cent
OF the men that made up the CONT
mental army were Irish. In making
that statement II was neither my de-
sire or purpose to claim for the irish
race any undescrvcd or unmerited
glory. | simply made II because |
believed II to he easily within the
realm OF truth and to call to the at
tention OF the people OF this country
the fact that they we're indebted to
the people OF Ireland as well as to
| the people Of France for the as
sistance they rendered in that strug-
gle.
My attention has Just been called
| to an article In later issue OF your
paper by Nr Bailey in which the
correctness OF this statement Is ques-
| toned, and the fact cited that the
bureau OF census of 1890 places the
population OF the colonies at 3,a29.-
625 OF which 2.605.699 OF these is
tabulated as English and 6l,534 as
Irish.
The number OF men that made up
the armies OF the Revolution is given
at about 10000. II It was true that
there was only $1,000 Irish In the
colonies at that time. there surely
could not have been more than To-
900 to 10000 men OF all ages, and n
| that was true, there could not have
been more than 5000 TO 10000 men
OF military age, which at the most
could not have been more than three
per cent OF the army of the Revolu-
ton.
Sull we read In the published par
liamcntary debates that lsord Mount
Joy in speech In parliament re-
corded under date OF April 2, l7Sf,
declared that AmerUa was lost by
Irish emigrants, He declared he was
assured from fhe best authority the
major part OF the American army
was Irish and that the Irish language
was az commonly spoken in the (ar-
mics AZ English, and further thar II
was their valor that determined the
contest, 30 that England had Amer
lea detached from her by force OF
the Irish emigrants.
Some War Records.
Again we read that In the year
I177a there was widespread dissat-
isfaction In England over the con
duct OF the war. Charges OF incom-
petence were brought against the
Commander incl Hover and al
investigation ordered and a Joint
committee OF the lords and com
mons appointed 10 inquire into the
charges The committee began Ia
sittlngs In the house OF commons
July e. 1919. one OF the principal
witnesses at this inquiry was Joseph
galloway. whose examination lasted
|. three days He swore he was ar
American by nativity. a lawyer by
profession, for rs years member OF
the Pennsy ylvania assembly and
speaker l2 years. was born In Mary
land OF English descent, prior to th'
revolution lived in Bucks county
Pennsylvania. n loyal subject or th'
colonies, his property was confiscat
ed. he being indicted for treason by
tho Pennsylvania assembly lie wa!
asked this question:
WAS the rebel army composec
PRINCIPALLY Of Americans or was I'M
greatest part OF them English
Scotch or lr.sh?'
, ArsSer-"They were scarcely one
fourth native Americans, about one
half Irish and the balance princi
= palIy English and Scotch
lie left America in october, '.h
This statement was given under oatl
by an intelligent man on the groun'
and should be worthy Of considera
T ton
, lasslng says:
I "'rhe riflemen from Maryland
o. virginia and Pennsylvania were Ic'
5 nv Daniel Morgan and A large pro
norton OF them were lrishmon.
Again We read IN referring 10 m
I racial elements in America NJ tn
4 outbreak OF the war. Dr. David Ram
% sav saws. The irish with few ex
a rontion. had fled from oppression
, In ,hsir native country and could no
= brook the idea that It should follow
= thor here" and In his chapter OF
- the pennsylvania line says m
\ common soldier was for the mos
Q part natives Of ireland" Gen. Henr'
leo afterwards governor OF Nir
= ginla. in his memoirs says: Genera
\ Wevne's troops were known az m
n pcpraviyanIa line. but they coul'
: with more propriety be called III
line OF Ireland Four regiments .
2 this linc were detailed 10 cover th
retreat from Long Island August 70