The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-13
The Truth About Ireland
BY Eam0nn De Valera
President of the Irish Republic

devices by which she hides her in-
iuluuliy from the worlds every Irish
man sees these i'm this document
Does every American? Read, and
realize that those wrongs which
burned into the souls of your an
cestors, have been abiding ever pres
ent wrongs of every generation ot
lr!shmen since this document was
penned and are but a 1.-THE of the
wrongs lrishmen suffer In Ireland to-
day
Enemies call our recital OF these
wrongs an Irish whne'-yOur
enemies called HancoCk's documents.
too, "whine"---a yankee whine no
doubt II the term was then in use,
and when you Americans read this
document and the lines Insult
was added to oppression and long
so'cbcaranCe rewarded with the i'm
putstiun OF cowardice, think not
merely of Hancock, Washington and
his band, but also of lrIshmcn.
Historical Document.
From the delegates appointed 10y
the United Colonies Of New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Is
land and Providence Plantation,
/ Connecticut. New York, New Jersey,
[ Pennsylvania, The Lower Counties
on Delaware, Maryland North Caro-
lima and South Carolina in general
congress at Philadelphia, the tenth
day Of May. l775:
| Friends and Fellow Subjects:
I. As the important contest, into
which we have been driven, Is now
[ become interesting 20 every Euro.
| pean state, and particularly affects
. the members OF the British empire,
l 1. Il a. #Haf.a
/ on the subject. We are desirous. as
| Is natural to inquired innocence. oI
/ posse SSlug the good opinion Of thl
vlrtuous ana humane. We are par.
uculariy desirous Of furnishing you
. with true state of our motives and
/ objects, the better 10 enable you 10
/ ;Jd-e OF our conduct with accuracy
, . q cetermlne the merits Of the con-
'r'Nersy with impartiali'y and pre-
| cision.
.. However incredible It may ap-
pear, tha., at this enlightened period
The leaders OF a nation, which 10
every age has sacrificed hecatomb
Of her brayest patTiots on he altar
Of liberty should presume gravoIy ,o
assert, and, by force of arms, attcup
to establish an arbitrary sway over
the lives, liberties and property OF
| their fellow subjects IN America, 4
u.s. nevertheless a most deplorabl,
and ind.sputable truth.
English Genius Withdrew.
3. These colonies have. from th'
time OF their first settlement, fo'
near Two centuries, peaceably en-
jOyed those very rights, of which th'
ministry have. for 10 years past en-
deavored By fraud and by violence
70 deprive them. At the conclusion
~ The last war, the genius Of Eng
land and the spirit OF wisdom, as
offended a the ungralciu4 trcdimeu
OF their sons, withdrew from thl
British councils, and lcfJ that natiol
prey 20 a race OF ministers VIII
whom ancient English honesty am
boneyOltnCe disdlluei 10 dwell
From that period jealousy, discon
tent, oppression md discord hay
RACED among al! his majesty's sub
iccts, and filled every part Of h.
dominions with distress and com
plaint.
&. Not content with our purchas
ing Of Great Britain, AZ her owl
price, clothing and "A thousand Othe
articles used by nearly 100000 o
people in this vast COufiuenE not sat
.sf.ed with amazing profits arlsiuI
from the monopoly Of our trade
. Wl-hgul giving us et'NtF 'lINt u
breathe after long, glorious war, o
tho least credit for the blood an
treasure we have expended in !,
Notwithstanding the zeal We ha
manifested for the service ~ Ou
sovereign and the warmest attach
ment 10 the constitution Of Britat
and the people Of England, a biac
and horrd design was formed; :
, convert US from freedom into slave
from subjects into vassals. and fro.
s'sud8 INTO enemies,
Heavy Taxes Imposed.
3. Taxes, for the first t.mn sinc
! 90 landed on the American shorei
] Y-re, without our consent, impose
r Jpun US; an unconstitutional edlt
! 10 compel us 70 furnish neCessarie
70 for a standing army that We wishe
. 70 see disbanded, was issued, an
Z the legislature OF New York suspend
ed for refusing 20 comply with
2 our ancient and .nes'imable right Z
= trial by Jury was, IN many Instance
! abolished, and the common law {