Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-10
The Irish Question

uG hASM &ANoSaOA
The latter portion of the leading
article on the first page of The News
of March 90 entitled Irish Question
discussed" brings wildly to my mind
The old familiar narrative wherein Pat
and his better half were one day en-
g-aead in the settlement of mutual
misunderstanding, in which Bridget
was getting the worst of the encoun-
Ter. A stranger came upon the scene
and Interfered in Bridgets behalf,
zVDen the cOmbatants both Joined IN
giving the stranger a sound beating
FOR his pains.
The writer of the article in The
News should know, and no doubt
does know. that should the United
states take up the championship or
ireland in her desire for home rule,
that it would Immediately involve our
country in war with England, far
cnnre terrible in it's consequences to
Us than the one just ended, as it would
bring it's horrors to our very doors,
and set people of a kin at each others
throats. The war just ended was
fought beyond our sight and hearing.
But with the cannon booming along
sthe thousands of miles of our north
I'm border; with the mighty English
navy bombarding our thousands or
miles of seacoast; with Mexico on
the south urged on to war and abet-
led by indicative foreign nations;
with Japan waiting an opportunity to
g0Dble up the Philippines, then would
The real horrors of war be brought
home to us Does anyone wish to in
v0ive this country in war OF this
kind?
certainly hope not While we all
can. and many do feel for Ireland in
ner wish and endeavOr for home rule
vet can we afford the terrible sacri-
ice that would be entailed on our
Da.rt by an active championship OF
Ireiand's cause at the present time?
There is no Old-timer but can re
member well the flood Of Indignation
that swept the North, when it was
learned that England was interfering
in behalf OF the South, in the war OF
the rebellion. This is parallel case.
England is seeking to maintain
Hrtty of the nation. Ireland is seek
ing to secede from that union. AS the
North adortted strong measures to
e0arce the South into making the
antOn inyiOlable, so must England use
strong measures to coerce Ireland to
regnain part OF the British nation.
And as we quickly resented the action
9f England when she interfered in our
domestic affairs, so we should have
due regard for the feelings of England
arG not involve our country in ter
yjA1e war with her, until there is
Ia more urgent need on the part OF
E-eIand than is apparent at the pres
ent time.
Another thng-Ouf country IS on
rha eve of enough internal troubles
10 tax her every resource. With
cyclone. of graft and prOfiteering
sweeping the Sand: with sickening,
znaWkish pandering to the wealthy
classes; with d wholesale exploiting
more fortunate, there is sure to come
day of REIMBURSEMENT, when griefs
such as now known to Ireland will
5 nix into insignitiCance.
While ii may be for the best to go
forth as a guide and saviour for all
nations, yet the adventure should new
g. be undertaken until ones home is
made safe and secure from evil ten
denotes.
AL favoring Ireland's cause have
small regard for the welfare Of this,
our country, when they would induce
rs % take up the cudgel in ireland's
behalf, as against English rule. And
it is to be earnestly hoped that Presi-
dent Wilson will have too much solid
American common sense to entertain
the idea for one moment
n c. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark.