Arizona republican., 1920-11-26


 To the Editor:
 Your historically correct editorial of Nov. g on Irish affairs is a splendid example of the waste of perfectly good paper which tends to aggravate the shortage. Your trite reminders of the strong hand" of England lack sym pathy of the rulers for the ruled, ab senteeism, and. of course, that ubiqui- tous bit of hackneyed sentiment about the rishman's love for the Emerald Isle have been embellishing such pages as yours for so many years that they deserve to rank with "The Confessions or a Bride and similar literary gems. The one statement that you have made which deserves any comment Is that Great Britain in the circumstances cannot yield" which, of course, to be quite correct should have been written will not" instead of "cannot."
 In supporting such theory you are putting yourself in a dubious position. You are upholding the right of con- quest against the American idea that strong nations shall not be free to wrong weak nations, and make them subject to their purposes and inter ests." You tacitly admit that military and economic expediency justify re- prisals in the form of murder, torture floggings, and wholesale destruction of property and life giving industries. When the German Hun found such drastic measures necessary did you write editorial apologies for him?
 Doubtless you recall the glorious principles and splendid ideals which rang through the country in those days when thousands of us were leaving for the other side. How about the men that died ito see that every people in the world shall choose it's own masters and govern its own destinies, not as we wish, but as it wishes"? When our president said: Shall there be com mon standard of right and privilege for all. peoples and nations, -or shall the strong do as they will and the weak suffer no redress?" our much vaunted 100 per cent Americanism simply over flowed and We were willing to die for 1t. And MT. Bonar Law, seeing the English troops steadily driven toward the sea, enthusiastically lied-"We are fighting for American ideals By emitting to add when we are up against it and there is nothing else to do," he left his veracity open to question. Is the repudiation of the principles for which your fellow eoun- trymen suffered and died consistent with your idea of American honor?
 In mentioning the we'll known Sim Fein liason with the Germans Eou failed to mention the, 30,000 rifles that Sir Edward Carson received from Ger many three months before the out break of the war. You did not mention the mutiny of the Curragh which was heartily supported by those 30, 900 Ger man rifles. In referring to Ireland: propinquity to England you failed tC note that the coast of France was 1 somewhat nearer; and it is fair to as sume that had not the arms of Joar l d' Arc been so successful, England might have found France so close al to be absolutely indispensable for he safety today.
 Quitting your first seven paragraph which give a haekneyed stereotype, review, of Irish history from the day of Henry II, your last paragraph is splendid Justification of Prussianisr and Prussian methods. which of cours are not so bad when indulged in by ou gallant allies, the English. l am,
 Truly yours,
 Frank Cullen Brophy.