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The Irish standard., 1919-11-08
CARSON PoWERLEss.

Thomas Sinclair, of Rossyn, Lisburn, widely
known Usterman writing to the London Times, :"
protests against the Carson policy which, he says
while unsettling everything, is powerless in the
long run to settle anything. There may be people
who look forward cheerfully to the perpetuation in
Ireland of system akin to that which prevails
amongst the tribes of the Indian border This is
not prospect, however, which appeals to the ma
ity of Ulster business men. Their support was
originally secured on the assurance that the strug
gle would be short, sharp and decisive; they are
now in danger of finding themselves committed to
conflict which promises to drag on intermnably,
against overwhelming odds. So far, party discipline
has been strong enough to prevent open revolt but
ominous mutterings already heard, and if Sir
Edward Carson develops his policy along the lines
and more insistent. Personally l was strong sup
porter of Sir Edward Carson until the war opened
my eyes to the fact that the path along which he
was marching led not to the Delectable Mountain
but to the Slough of Despond l know the same
conviction has been brought home to many men
born and bred like myself in the strctest school of
unionsm and Orangesm. The fatal flaw in Sir
Edward Carson's position is that he assumes the
law of force, abrogated elsewhere, will be main
tained in Ireland for the benefit of himself and his
followers, in defiance of the claims of the of
the Irish people and of the acceptance by Great
Britain of the constitution of the League of Nations
The politician who at such crisis sets himeslf to
revive race hatreds and inaame party passions may
achieve his purpose but he will live in history as
an enemy not only of his own country but of the
order in the world. In the long Ulster
must make terms with the rest of the nation Ulster
has never yet seriously endeavored to make deal
with her opponents. When Ulster is forced to real
ize that Irish self-government is an accomplished
fact and that the only issue which she has to pro-
nounce opinion is the relations between herself
and the other provinces, negotiations will begin in
earnest. 1 confess I shall be very much surprised
if in such negotiations Ireland does not offer terms
Of
Ulstermen who, be it remembered, also Irish
men"
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08

looter comes now, through Article
x, for the worlds benediction
and protection.
And not only do we give
through this article our approval
and benediction to all the sue
cessful crimes of history, but we
guarantee protection to the GRIM
inals!"
Splendid words!> Splendid Arch.
bishop!
1 am not a Catholic, but 1 am an
American and recognize, I admire,
love patriot when see him, regard
less Of his race, creed, or religion.
America is fortunate in owning such
patriots. And America is fortunate in
having Senate which dares do it's
duty in the face of popular clamor
and despite the threats of men of ex-
allied place and power. Those of us
who remember our history recall that
20 centuries ago there was a republic
whose domination stopped only at the
limits of the then known world. But
that great, that proud, that free re-
public became . despotism and the
Roman Senate, degenerated into a
bunch of rubber-stamp puppets be-
cause it centered in Caesars hands,
one after the other, all the powers of
the Roman state.
Thank God, my countrymen, that
Americas Senate scorns to make of
itself a rubber stamp, that it refuses
to make our Republic a one-man
government by placing in the presi-
dents hands all the powers of the
American state. Though denounced
as men who ought to be hanged,
though by turns cajoled and threat
ened by the executive power of our
governments power more absolute
than that of many kingdom or en-
pire-the majority Of our senators
dares to vote as their immortal reason
and conscience bid them, and not a.
they are commanded to-vote By .
would.be president ok the world.
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08
ENGLAND THE GREATEST HYPoCR1TE
AMONG THE GOVERNMENTS OF
THE WORLD

I'm accepting the principle of self-determination
for other nations, but denying its application to Ire
greatest hypocrite among the governments of the
world. The patriots of Ireland have never
acknowledged the sovereignty of England There
fore, no true Irshman be classed as traitor to
the British crown: Let England take warning
rity, can kill Irishmen, but they cannot kill an dea
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08
The Work OF Imperialists

Two Britishers Drew Up Covenant
Says Senator ShieIds-"Is Not
Sacred, but the Work of Gen. SHUTS
and Lord ceciI,' He Tells Senate.
Washington, Oct. 28.-One of the
strongest speeches made in the Senate
during the debate on the Johnson
Amendment to raise the voting power
Of the United States to an equality,
with that of Great Britain was made
today by Senator John K. Shields,
Democrat, of Tennessee.
Senator Shields took extreme
ground in denouncing the arrange
ment, whereby each colony of the
British Empire is awarded the same
voting power as the United States.
He declared the American people
would never agree to proposition so
humiliating and so degrading.
Would Reject Treaty.
Denouncing the League Of Nations
covenant as British document, Sen
ator Shields asserted that unless the
treaty were -Americanized, it should
be rejected bodily. He said:
"The League of Nations covenant
is not sacred nor hedged around with
divinity. 1t was not thunderd down
from Sinai, amid commissions of ma
ture, like the laws of Moses. It is not
profane for the United States Senate,
if necessary, to amend it in the inter-
est of the American government and
the American people.
1T is British document The or
iginal and foundation was by General
Shuts, a British subject, and the
|superstructure was largely the work
Of Lord Robert Cecil, an hereditary
aristocrat and adviser of the King of
Great Britain
Senator Shields declared there was
no more reason why the Colonies of
the British Empire should each have
one vote than that the separate states
of the United States should have votes.
He said:
There are many Of our states and
|commpnwealths greater In wealth and
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08
TURNER UNMAsKED BY HIS ARTICLES

If ever Edward R. Turner, professor of history
who has written book on Ireland hoped to con-
prejudced witness in the case, that hope was shat
tered by the appearance in ''World's Work" for
October of an article by Professor Turner on
america and the Irish Question" In these maga-
zine pages crops ou the bitter partizanship which
to keep out Of his more pretentous effort. For he
knew that, were his false position discovered too
soon, the hope of creeping into the "Best Seller"
class would be shattered Turner'S attack on Presi
dent De Valera and the Irish Republic of which he
is representative, and upon prominent Americans
of Irish blood, raises the curtain suddenly and
yeals Mr.. Turner shorn Of his makeup.
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08
SENATOR CORES TRIBUTE TO THE IRISH

Senator Thomas P. Gore, of Oklahoma, in
cent brief speech before the Senate paid beautiful
tribute to Ireland quoting offset to the bitter
abuse of Senator John Sharp Williams, the words
OF the man who Mississippi always lovingly pro-
claimed its greatest orator. Senator Gore said Gas
a native of Mississippi love to quote what Misss-
sippi's greatest orator and what of Americas
greatest orators had to say concerning the Sons of
Erin:
1T has given the world more than it's share of
genius and greatness. 1t has been prolific in states
men, warriors and poets. It's brave and generous
have fought successfully all battles but their
own. In wit and humor it has equal; while its
harp like its history, moves to tears by it's sweet
but melancholy pathos.'
"These words, as true eloquent, fell from the
lips of Sergeant Smith Prentss an historic
sion in New Orleans. In every forum where the
champions of liberty have been permitted to plead
her cause has been heard the voice of Irish elo-
quence. On every battlefield where men have died
for liberty will be found the graves of Irish heroes
Every cabinet to which worth win its way has
been adorned by Irish genius and craftsmanship
Irish valor has helped to win American lndepen-
dence, and Irish chivary helped to maintain the
American Union.
eff it be true that one swallow does not make
summer, it is equally true that snowbird does
can destroy the monuments of Irish genius. No one
iconoclast, however, powerful, can demolfsh the
statues which commemorate the virtue and valor of
Ireland's sons. No one Mussulman, however arlx-
1ous, can burn the libraries or blot out the brilliant
and consecrated pages which inscribed the
sufferngs and the sacrifices of Emmet and his coun
trymen.
"The Democratic party owes the Irish vote debt
which it can hardly pay. 1t is in debt to the lrsh
Democrats for every Democratic victory since the
Civil War The following language will be found
in the National Democratic Platform of 1897: We
tender our profound and earnest sympathy to those
lovers of freedom who struggling for home rule
and the great of local self government in Ire
land Similar assurances contained in other
platforms. Shall Democracy keep the word of
promise to the ear or break it to the hope
Immortal little island
No other land or cline
Has placed more deathless heroes
In the Pantheon of time"
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08
"BLUNDERING ENGLAND" {"

The St. Louis Republic, one of the influential
papers of the United States, prints the following:
Bunder'ng England-blundering Particularly as
on another of its futile campaigns to subugate the
island: Raids, wholesale arrests, machine guns and
brutality are again the order of the day. There is
only one way that England placate Ireland and
still maintain CONTROL and that is by killing and inn
Prisonng about Is per cent Of the whole population.
Is she prepared to do away with couple of million
people whose only crime is desire for indepen-
dence? The British inability to see joke is pro-
verbal; their inability to serious fact is also
likely to become generally accepted. Ireland does
not want to be ruled by England She has been
showing it in no uncertain way for centuries. For
hundreds of years her cry for independence has
been ringing through the British Isles. Bullets.
ails galows, racks and wheels have failed to stie
the cry. 1t has grown in volume decade by decade.
England cannot stop it, and she ought to know by
this time that she cannot stop it except by giving
Ireland what she Graves for and what she has right
to have under the doctrine of seldetermination ac-
cepted by England at Versailles-her freedom
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08
make it applicable to the League of Nations: I,

10 nlake IL aPpHcaDle 10 the League OF NatlOnS 1t
reads:
when mine eyes shall be turned to behold for
the last time the sun in heaven, may they not see
him shining the broken and dishonored SOW
EREIGNTY OF A ONCE GLORIOUS NATION;
on land rent with ALIEN INTRIGUE or
drenched, it may be, in EXECUTIVE AUTOC-
RACY. May their last feeble and lingering glance
rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the Republic
now honored and respected throughout the earth
its glory polluted star of its majesty obscured
bearing for its motto such miserable nterroga-
tory WHAT is OUR NATIONALIST
WORTH? those other words of delusion and
folly WE WILL SETTLE THE AFFAIRS OF
THE WORLD. but everywhere spread all over in
characters of living light that other sentiment dear
to every true American heart, AMERICA, THE
TORCH BEARER OF FREEDOM, THE
WORLDS INSPIRATION, NOT ITS DICTA-
TOR (The words in capitals are incorporated by
Bradford Webster, who fittingy supports the elo-
quence of the great Daniel)
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08
WHAT WOULD WEBSTER SAY?

" The mighty peroration in Webster's notable reply
to Hayne remains today one of the greatest histor
cal efforts in the annals of America. It is interest
ing to consider what this great statesman, lawyer
ber 81 tie United States Senate. In an interesting
volume of the writings and letters Of Webster, as
revised BY Bradford Webster (l4l Broadway, New
the author the reply to Hayne
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08

The soundest argument in favor of Irish inde-
pendence is the same as the argument for woman
suffrage Quite aside from the question whether it
will DO them or anybody else any particular good,
nobody has any right to keep them from having it."
Erie (Pa.) Despatch
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08
Saturday, November 8, 1919

imprison destroy principle The idea of justice.
the principle. of selfdetermination, the cause of
Liberty may lose battle here and there, but they
are certain to win the war, because Time, Truth,
and God fight on their side ''-Brann's Iconocast
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08

population than all those colonies.
and their people are just as brave and
patriotic and contributed just as much
to winning the world war.
I'VE are as much entitled to 48
votes in the league for our sovereign
states as Britain is entitled to have
five votes for it's colonies. If one is
allowed, common Justice and national
equality require that the other be al
lowed
"The empire state of New York,
with it's immense wealth and 11,OOO,-
600 people, is certainly entitled to the
same consideration as Australia, with
it's 5,000,000. Tennessee, the great
volunteer state, with 100000 brave,
free and enlightened people, the
equals of any in the world, has more
right to be recognized among the ma
tions than far-off New Zealand with
population of 100000"
He read from their constitution to
show they are under the domination
of England. For this reason, the SEN
ator declared, it was absurd to argue,
as some senators have done, that in
the event of a controversy between
England and the United States, these
colonies, or some of them, would sup
port the United States. The senator
said:
II attach little weight to the argu-
ment advanced that these overseas
dominions, especially Canada, would
probably favor the United States in
controversy with the Empire.
They are not only bound to the
parent country by strongest political
ties and look to it for political favor
and commercial advantages, but they
rely on its great navy for protection.
REAL MEANING OF ARTICLE X.
By Hon. Lee Meriwerther, of st. Louis.
Recently Archbishop Glennon, of
st. Louis, said:
Every act Of conquest, every
acre Of ground stolen, every land
looted and taken over By the
- - Z.
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08
PRESIDENT DE VALERA'S TOUR WILL
LIVE IN HISTORY.

The eyes OF the world are focused today upon the
President of the Irish Republic as he swings west
on one OF the greatest speaking trips ever under
goes, President De Valera is greeted by record
breaking crowds, eager to hear the words and shake
the hand of one who represents new era in world
affairs This week De Valera sweeps triumphantly
across @ Missouri, Nebraska and into the mountains
of Colorado, pleading the cause of ireland to re-
sponsive audiences. Next week he plunges into the
Far West and by Sunday will look out upon the
Pacific. 1t is indeed marvel how he stands the
terrltc grind. From October l, when his tour began
from New York. until the present, he has been trav-
cling steadily, speaking almost every day, and some
times two and three times day. And the end is
not yet in sight, for his program carries him down
the Pacific coast and then back again eastward
There is to be no rest, no let-up in this remarkable
tour until Christmas comes and brings brief re-
spite What other man in America ever embarked
on such tremendous undertaking?
The Irish standard., 1919-11-08

How can America say Hands off Funnel" to
Italy and look on silently while Ireland wrthes in
Ghans! AS Lieut. comdr. Hon ]. M. Kenworthy,
R: N, NJ. P. writing in the English Review, saws:
"The policy of governing by naked force continues
IN Ireland and Egypt. With our failures in
Ireland and Egypt writ large for all the world to
read what case have we to put to Italy in
resistance to her mad demands for the port of
Fiume?"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-16
.ukRAk|ANs REPuLsE Poles
MACHINE GUN FIRE CHECKS IN.
PANTRY CHARGE.
Allied Troops Marching On Budapest,
Hungary, Will Not Make
Hurried Advance.

Vienna, May 15.-Polish attacks in
the region Of Lemberg have. failed
completely, according to reports from
:Ukran1an sources. The Poles attempt
ed a strong infantry charge against
the Ukranians, but were moved down
with machine gun fire, leaving hum
dreds of dead behind them.
The same message indicates heavy
fighting near Kiev, ocoasioned by Boil
shevih attacks on the army Of Pet
ura. The fighting is said to be es-
pecially heavy near Berdicheff, south
west Of Kiev.
The Allied troops, which are march.
ing on Budapest, will not make any
hurried advance on the city, according
to information reaching the Acht Uhr-
blatt, because the Allied powers feel
convinced either that the soviet gov
eminent will be overthrown by the
Hungarian counter revolutionists or
that the city will .capitulate without
1ghting or bloodshed worth mention
ing.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-16
s,r.A16pINo OUT 1II.ITERAOY.I

9IAGRING OUT llsll1Y $500
The actual percentage of ) lliterates
within the draft age was 40. In other
words, one out Of every four could
neither read nor write. Americans have
prided themselves on their educat ional
system, but the draft showed that no
country had such a staggering percen-
tage Of aliens and illiterates. Being
able neither to read nor write, these
illiterates had little or no opportunity
to know and appreciate American prin-
lciples, ideals or government
Through the mammoth school system
that has been established overseas, the
War Department is doing its part to
stamp out this illiteracy. OF an army
Of approximately one and quarter mil
lion young men in Trance on April 10,
100000 had been enrolled in tho army
schools, where they were being taught
the rudiments. More than $4,000 who
had been taught the elementary prin.
ciples were in divisional or secondary
schools.
Over here, Secretary Of the Interior
Lane had bill before the last Con-
gress proposing compulsory instruction
Of all under "a in the English language
and other branches, including Ameri-
can ideals and government. It died on
the calendar because of the Republican
flibuster on the last days Of Congress.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-16
1000 MINNESOTA MEN IDLE
Affected by Paper Mill Strike In Inter
national Falls District. :,

International Falls, Mimi, May IS
Probably 1000 men are out of work in
this district, either strikers or those
affected by strikes at two paper mills
the Backus plants here and at Fort
Frances, Ont. The plants are closed
The employees are striking for back
pay under q government provision and
. slight increase in case Of a renewal
Of contracts with the unions. Six hun
dred fifty employees are out at the
mills.
The sawmill also is idle on account
of a strike and closed down 80 min
utes after starting the seasons opera
lions two weeks ago.
The strikes have caused the closing
Of summer logging camps and the lay
ing of Of many railroad men employed
by the Backus interests which control
all.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-16
CANADIAN PEACE ENJOYS
ARE RETURNING HOME
Premier Robert Borden and A. L.
eifton Depart From Paris
for London.

Paris, May 15.-The Peace Treaty
having been completed, and questions
OF Importance awaiting consideration
in Canada, Sir Robert Borden, the
Canadian premier, left Paris for Lon
don and will proceed to Canada by
the first available steamship. He was
accompanied by Arthur l.. Sifton. The
premier has been absent from Canada
for more than six months.
Sir George Foster and c. J. Doherty
will remain in Paris.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-16
PLAN
DRIVE on MOSCOW!
Admiral koIohak Declares That Thaw,
Delays Advance Towards IN
terror Capital.

Paris, May 15.-Plans are being
made by the all-Russian government
at Omsk to begin An advance on Mos
COW, Admiral Kolchak, the head of the
government, declared in an. interview
with the correspondent of the Petit
Parisien. In discussing the military
situation In Eastern Russia the adj
iniral said: s,s9 ~ 'er9fn:7" t:ys-:e
owing to the thaw and the Diff
Guilty Of moving the artillery forward,
9 lull prevails. But the operations will
be resumed before long and we will
try to establish and guarantee CON-
munication with Archangel and also
with General Denekine in the south"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-16
AMERICAN DRLoMATlsTs.

Under the stress Of the world 9 gleat-
~ 1yor which sundered relationships
o ona smhverted international law IN ev,
CIV continent, the American system OF
choosing the country's diplomats from
onaonn men of affairs rather than from
- Professional caste, has been triumph =.
anflv justified. In the case OF AZ least
Two Of the great belligerents-dermany
and Austria Hungary-the ola 'neInvu
of selection has been conspicuous
failure. o.,oo+ has
hoon founded on the conviction tnat
man who have succeeded in winning
+be;r vav to success in commerc1af VI
literary or scientific spheres Demon :,
s+rate bv that fact that they are lifted
NV native ability and large experlen Il;
~ renresent their government IN us
off;c;al dealings with other nations: fo1'
ofter all. modern diplomacy is prlmar-
Nv the task Of adjusting and MAN. =
y W contact between the business OF
ona government and that of another
business in this connection ne1ng 1n4s
another term for affairs IN tae "Aooe'
sense. I'M o,d r,o;se
to achieve place VI uCnn onn $3.50
country of more than 10O,O0o,0oo intel.
Hgent progressive people. Only man
Of exceptional requirements can sue
coed. Having succeeded, such man IS
equipped to be his country's agent ana
spokesman in other lands.
The Washington Star Gan independ'
ent iournaD has editorially an apprecl-
alton of the American system, and IN
particular of it's workings during the
war.
1.-THE American fashion, so to say,
has justified itself under many admin
istrations," says the Star. HThe lat
est justification is familiar. Not man
appointed under the present administra,
ton to an important diplomatic: post
had had days experience in the OIL
plomatic line. And yet not one mas
failed in office. All have been tried
unusually in times unprecedented in the
history of diplomacy. With all the
world shaken, and all affairs more or
less dislocated, making it difficult for
even the veteran diplomatists OF other !,
countries to find their way, our men, all
new recruits, have been reasonably
sure-footed, and have made GOAL
Press Bureau. - -%
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-16
W0MEN'S CONVENTION
SCORES PEACE.TREATY
Zurich Conference Sends Reaolution
CONCERNING Terms to Paris
ENJOYS.

Paris, May 16.-The Peace confer
ence received from the Women's In
ternational Conference for Permanent
Peace at Zurich the resolution adopt.
ed by the conference. denouncing the
terms of peace with Germany. The
resolution declares that the terms ta-
city sanction secret diplomacy, deny.
the principles of self-determination
recognise the right of the victor to
the spoils Of war, and violate princi-
Pies OF Justice Rule Of force, it is
declared, Is continued by the financial
and economic clauses.