The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-24

An nslo-A American Irishman, if such indi yluuaI exists, is now without a country. Ireland is not recognized a nation, and as an 1Ahglo-Amerfcan Alliance does exist, the term is as much misnomer as any hyphenate There are Gritshers. American citizens and there are Irish Nationalists who fin their logical and in some ways most reasonable, because most honest forn, are called Sim Feiners. A man can be any one of the three and die it. Can a man sympathiga with all three
 If he does he moment a man without a country: and must rely on membership in such iaealistc bodies as the Gaelic League of Ireland, the Friendly Sons of St Patrick, in New York and the English Speaking Union keep him at tached to the planet. During the war when the divine instrument catastrophe cut down the cat erwauling of the politicians anything might occur at any moment and it aarmed that Ireland, freed politically and cuituralIy might be fair price pay for Irish assistance in the United where Tor nearly three years the forces that were fun de mentally or superfically inmical England, were not unsuccessful In keeping America the
 That desirable stroke of worlds board did not take place. and more difficult bam- bit has been left result Granted that Irish freedom Nationalist development pc good for both the British Empire and the United States no greater service could have been rendered than such an Irish coup d etat Not an Ulsternlan would have been slain, and Irish Legion would have joined the Wrench Army from the ends of the earth. Incidentally the President of the United would felt sooner his election fin he electiob not only by a narrow margin, but against both Irish and German votes. Wilson spelt because he was the unwilling instrument of destiny and therefore based his claim electoral allegiance the fact that he had kept America out of But he was careful not to promise that he would continue to do so. Accordingly the Pan-Germans extremists turned whose photographs English papers at that moment bssfully exhibiting as the Pro-A11y can didate,
 German and vote would have de- feated Wilson had 1t been for the action of Sem ator Johnson, who though a Republican, narrowly turned California to the Democratic President It a good instance of the powerful possibilities of the Irish in fair combina tions. During the American participation in the they did their share and they warmed to WilsoI To be perfectly frank, gradual change fin attitude to the Pres ident dated from visit paid to America by the present Lord Chancellor The good ship Birkonhead struck the hidden rock of 1r!eh susCeptbfities It was understood the President insisted sociation alliance with England. and the Irish, resist such alliance, gave him only victories the polls last November In his appeal for election victories they a+orship of Massachusetts for the Democratic par ty. They turned bitterly against him finding his League of Nations took account Ireland Their wrath when conducted in Achil enter a combination with Scandinavian and Ger man elements, perhaps with disgruntled Italian. element certainly with the Labor element, they share strongly in the making of the next President who need not say he is pro-Brttish to prove he is n good American.
 There fifty nations in America but there are numbers entitle them- The AngloSaxon the Ger man Irsh three have figured well in the J- S. Army The English have the advantage of the language and the traditions of Government The Germans great industrial asset, and record science and and citizenship. The Irish have their pull politics and journal lsm, and also which has succeeded in achieving few brilliant successes fin profession and calling. There are mighty fields in which the Engh'h element made conspicuous hit perhaps owing 10 lack of the ecclesiastical and labor fields. the Germans have taken great parts It has been that if there ever is an American Pope, a Labor President of the Unit cd States he will be Chicago Irfshman with a Ger man inherited from his mother