Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-05-03
NOTHING IN COMMON.


Shane Leslie. the distinguished ed
itor of the Dublin Review, protege
of the late John Redmond, close
friend of Sir Horace Plunkett in
Ireland, and member of the greatest
of Irish families, in statement to
the Boston Post, announces that Boil
shevism and Sim Fein cause have
nothing in common and are two diff
ferent things. lie is a nephew of
Lord Rosebery a native of Ulster
and son OF Captain Leslie, the last
Tory Orange member of the British
Parliament who sat for County
Monaghan, Ireland He is a grad
uate of Cambridge University, Eng
land. and one of the best known
Irish writer's of the present day.
The Sim Fein cause could have
no more powerful adherent. for Les
lie has been one of the strongest OPP
pOnents. He has persistently clung
to a Home Rule solution OF the Irish
question His prestige has been
such that among English politicians
he has been looked upon as the lead
er of the moderate" party in Ire
land His family connections are
such that he has been on intimate
social terms with the leading fam
lies of England and Ireland AS
an essayist and poet he has won
wide recognition
In aligning himself with the Sim
Fein he definitely breaks with all mis-
former connections and they have
been numerous and important He
is one of the few Irishmen who have
felt that England would somehow
rise to the occasion and do justice
to Ireland, He constantly preached
the doctrine of cultivating friendly
relations with England and relying
on her sense of fairness. He now
comes out. and comes ont fatty. for
the Sim Fein cause and denounces
the policy he has chung to hereto
fore. In disgust and dismay he con
fesses that all his hopes have been
blasted and Sim Fein way is the
only path lrishmen can follow. He
looks to Cardinal O'Connell as the |
great leader of the Irish race and |
the real guide for Irishmen.
His statement is found 10 create |
tremendous interest in Ireland and |
England and gives the Sim Fem |
cause q great boom. He says.
There is good hope that Ireland /
may teach the world the only safe
llOil DOlSlltNlcll. All ONGi
the world the Irish penetrate labor,
lead it and ChristianiZe it. For that
reason it is necessary to give Sim
Fein a clear path in ireland and
await whatever betide. The Sim
Feiner is not Bolshevist. The Boil
shevist destroys tradition and prop
erty, massacres Bishops and pro-
fanes churches. The Sim Feiner
harks back to the tradition and Gull
ture of the Celtic past, obeys Bishops
and respects all churches. The Boil
shevist is a virulent Socialist. The
Sim Feiner is a Christian demo-
crat.
In spite of mistakes and mud
ding it is necessary to recognize this
side of the Sim Fein. The world
viii find in a free Sim Fein Ireland
the greatest bTeakwater and pledge
against universal Bolshevism that is
possible. The world may have to
choose between recognizing the
green flag or being swamped under
the red. Finally, granting from the
higher point of view that ali nations
should be at generous and general
peace, between no two countries is
an entente more necessary than be-
tween England and America, and
his can never be until fair, right
AOusness and lasting settlement OF
he Irish question has been made.
'Propagandists, editors and pro-
essOrs, stationary OF peTpatetic.
who wish to keep England and
america in sweet accord and har-
nony will find short cut in ap-
dying a sane and salving solution
o the Irish question. Personally,
S a propaganda for Sir Horace
and an abettor of the Irish
and a panegyrist of Brit
sh good intentions TO Ireland. |
eel the time has come for political
uicide and oblivion; though If
aesed to believe in the justice of
he Irish cause ! should also cease
D believe in God"