The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-11
STAND BETWEEN IRISH
AND NATIONAL FREEDOM

New York, June 12.-The excessive
zeal Of certain Irish patriots will
spoil Ireland's chance for full meas
ure of autonomy, according to G.
Ward Price, a British journalist, who
wrltets a defense Of feBsland's poaI-
ton with regard to Ireland. called
AN EnglIshman on the Irish Prob,
lem" in the June Century, II Is the
"lmmoderate' attitude OF the south
Irish toward Ulster which, Mr.. Price
AYERS, makes all the difficulty.
1.-THE immoderateness Of the irish,
their refusal to accept any compro.
mise, stand in the way OF their own
interests England would accord the
fullest measure of autonomy to south
and central Ireland IL the nationists
of those provinces would accept it
without demanding in addition that
the unwilling FISHERMAN of the north
should be delivered bound into their
hands. IT, as the nationalist Irishmen
maintain, moderation and tolerance
for all should prove to be the char
acteristics or the government they
would set up in Dublin, it might well
be that after lapse of time, listers
fears would be allayed so that the
autonomous unity of the island would
be achieved Irish nationalists would
have the sympathy instead of the op-
position Of the rest OF the British
empire if they would consent to try
the experiment of enticing Ulster in
to collaboration in the creation Of
selfgoverning Ireland, instead of
wishing to compel her to come in by
force
NationaIists Inconsistent.
What we cannot understand in
England is the one-sided view which
the nationalist Irishman takes of his
own question. If he feels so keenly
the injustice of being held in "thrall-
dom by England, why does he insist
upon wanting to impose upon Ulster
thralldom which Ulstermen would
resent just as strongly?
ut is very doubtful whether an in.
dependent Ireland would be sue
cess as financial proposition. Cut
off from commercial union with the
rest of the British empire, without
and raw materials OF he;
own, how could Ireland hope TO pay
her way? Her full confidence that
she could do so reposes on the fact
that she has never had the chance
to try. But the English would be
ready and glad to let the Irish try |
this experiment, of which the risk,
after all, would be nobody's but |
their own, by according to ireland |
The very fullest measure OF self-gov- |
such as Canada or Australia |
has already, if only the whole of Ire.
land were OF one mind. Ireland |
not united in her demand for polit
cal autonomy. There is large and
compact and desperately earnest mi
lority or lrishmen who will not heal
If separation of the Irish legislature
rom that OF Great Britain.
Religion and Politics.
IF it were not for Ulster there
would be no Irish problem, for Eng
and would long ago have yielded
With virtually everything Ireland ask
d. But II there is one thing that is
repugnant to the English.
mans character, it is the idea of let.
ing down his friends. While the
est of Ireland processes few senti-
nents but those of open hatred fol
lngland, Ulster remains true to the
mpire, and breads no fate worse
nan to be cut off from it and incor
GRATED in an autonomous Irelad. Ul-
ter is the most Industrious and
part of Ireland 1t is pre-
ominantly Protestant, and the peo
lie of that province fear from an
ish government both religious per
ecutio and economic exploitation
rhether these fears have or have
Dt any foundation is beside the e
lestion. There is no doubt that I
ley are rooted very firmly in the
lsterman's mind, and since he asks
} more than the preservation of an c
listing state of things, his position
a strong one. 1t would be ex-
emely difficult for the English tol
Dset present Institutions if that i'm
les the sacrifice OF their friends tc :
lose who claim to be eheir foes"
,aaN rfAIAAtNEa