The Washington times., 1920-09-14
What Is Treason?
BONAR LAW says McSwiney 1
Love of Iibertyf Then ALL Are Traitors.

BONAR LAW says McSwiney is traitor and must
pay the penalty. What Is treason?
MoSwiney sympathzed with his Irish compariots and
must forfeit his s but Carson defed the British govern
msut organised open armed resistance committed overt
his penalty election to Parliament and
. place In the British cabinet.
It seems to make difference whether treason is com
mtted in the north Of Ireland in the south OF Ireland
whether is committed by Ulster Sinn Fener
whether It is committed behalf of the Irish people and
Irish independence in nagrant violation OF home rule
passed by Parliament in the interest OF Ireland
openly violated by Carson and his organized Obstetrics
through force of
There is justice in Englands treatment OF Carson
traitor the authority of Parliament and douby traitor
the peace and permanency of the British Empire and
the treatment Of Mcswney much less traitor if traitor
at ALL England welfare But there has been
any Justice England treatment of Ireland there
has been any impartaty any feeling Of fraternity any
human sympathy; there has been nothing but
stupidity and bgotry hatred and religious prejudice
The mailed fist of Germany has gone, but the iron heel
of England remains and is stamped upon the neck OF Ire
land upon the neck of Egypt upon the neck of India
and all the subject peoples which the mtarism of England
rules relenless remorseessy seshy and shorsghtedy
The British Empire does not need Lloyd George or
Bonar Law with English bull dog tenacty to the wrong
and blindness the right seeking stupidity to crush Ireland
The British Empire needs for its own preservation
Lincoln to teach the English that mo government
endure half slave and half free" The English need a
Jefferson teach them that governments derive their
Just powers from the consent of the governed
We living in modern times of freedom and en-
nghtenmen not in the dark of ignorance and oppres
son Force will longer substitute for justice
terror will not compel obedience where love and loyalty
lacking Patriotic people cannot be governed by guns
Lasting empires cannot be pinned together with
bayonets They must be welded with mutual sympathes
with united aims and Objects with common interests.
The great war for liberty, humanity, independence,
sef-determnaton not fought in vain. These ideals
have become permanently established in the minds of all
as the guiding principles of just government and
tions that would endure must conform to them
England lost the United States through her stupidity
and cupidy her intolerance and injustice She will lose
other parts of her empire for the reasons she
persists in her course.
For centuries she has been trying to rule Ireland by
brute and has failed She must replace force
with liberty and iberaty she must follow the preceps
of better statesmanship of higher civilization, of
truer Christianity, if she will succeed.
King George, Of England, you are wiser than your
petty ministers Ignore their prejudiced advice iberate
McSwiney the evidence of era, the pledge of
better purpose This act of simple justice and humanity
may the safety of your throne the salvation of
empire. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST,