Arizona republican., 1920-11-23
The Irish Tragedy

great many wholesale tragedies have marked the history of Ireland ever since the first Anglo Norman attempt conquest of the island was macA by Henry 1T in the middle of the twelfth century, dertaken under papal bull, afterward ascertained have been forged. After the King of Lenster had been deposed by his subjects and had taken refuge at the English court the for his reinstate ment was begun by the English king Immediately upon the death of the king sis the Earl of Pembroke "strongbow," laid claim to the throne The earl and other English and Norman adventurers we learn. encountered formidable opposition before they succeeded in establishing themselves
 And they were only partially established nor did the alien rule become general until after some cen z ,~Iries It was maintained only in the vicinity of $Songholds under the feudal system The eight textirfes since have been almost constantly marked by disorder which now and then has flamed con spicuousy The hold of England upon the island was steadily strengthened Every resistance from the isolated uprsings movements taking on xle proportions of rebellions has been put down with strong hand.
 Within the last three quarters of a century sreater moderation was shown the treatment of Ireland than formerly but at all times the hand or 1snrland has rested heavily upon the lrsh The aa,ninstrators have been the most part without sympathy with the people. Absenteeism has always been one of the curses of the country Two efrects of the rule which has given to Ireland have been the prevailing squalid poveryt of the people and the enormous migration which has taken place within the last century
 When we consider the deep affection which Irish men always manifest for the Emerald Isle and how .tronely it is implanted in descendants of even renaote generaons we must suspect that the causes of this migration must have been impelling as to be irresistible. The emigrants must have been left no other choice We naturally associate their de- parture from land which they much loved, with gross misgovernment
 Home rule which had been so long sought and with which the Irish would have been satisfied might in time have brought friendlier feeling toward the British with whom in the centuries there has been such an ntermnglng. though there would have been a long and diminishing memory of ancient wrongs
 But the resistance of short sighted statesmen to home rule movements which had been instituted oy fr seeinr leaders from the time of Gladstone down 10 ten years ago. further embittered the Irish until nothing short of absolute independence would meet me demands of the radical who have increased in numbers until now the Sim Fen is the strongest eodv that has ever placed itself attitude of op roston to British rule. Nor there ever before such an uncompromising attitude of opposition
 If we except those periods of slaughter under acme form of martial law, incident to or following the putting down of uprisings, when human lie III the mass was held much more cheapy than in modern times there was never before such bloodshed as has taken place within the last few months
 There must follow, believe, another orgy oi bood Great Britain the circumstances cannot yield Though it might be disposed to do so and rlS iaelf of the disorder events of the last six years have made it impossible reinquish control 1 ter ritorv SO near to 1t. The marked sympatry showr bv the Irish with the Germans, not becaues Germany was more loved but because Great Britain was tn' more cordially hated, has shown how dangerous Ire land would become as an enemy base. On the othe ,,and rreland cannot make a successful fight fo freedom The old Irish leaders are no more or with out influence have showed into the backgrouno their places taken by leaders who pledged agains compromise.