The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-16

who had somewhat to say on behalf of
 Irish emancipation from English domi-
 nation. Whether the aro1ementioned
 speaker was a wolf in sheeps clothing
 IS not to the purpose. O'Neal with all
 his talents and abilities is not a reader
 O. hearts, nor has it ever been heard
 that he arrogated to himself any such
 divine attribute, and to visit upon him
 any deficiency as a reader of hearts is a species Of ex-post-facto Judgment,
 which is about as foreign 10 Americanism
 as is conceivable.
 But, it is suggested in response, the az itation of this Irish question is yirtu- ally an interference with the affairs of
 fAendly nation. Now be not over righteous, nor overwise, as it brings on self-destruction, for if memory fan not, and history be true, we, as Americans,
 may take pride in that Interference with the affairs of friendly nation which resulted in the liberation of Cuba. We may further point to the Panama canal
 as monument ito just interference with
 the affairs of a friendly nation at the time we participated in the immaculate parturition of the republic of Panama. | That the Irish made the nlunder of all | times in their bull" espousal of the cause of the Hun, would be apparent to any people within the favor of that power: "The giftie gie us,' as Burns
 
 | but in the name of heaven, let not the Legion fal into the same error by even | ccuntenaucing asperSions on a native | Protestant, even though he has an Irish l name, for having introduced one whom
 he believed to be native Qrish) Pro ! testant speaker who had somewhat to say on behalf of people who so un- 1 fortunately put themselves beyond the | pale of consideration by their thought less esponsal of the cause of the run. l There are too many Irish names on the rolls, both Protestant and Catholic, in 1 religious persuason. to permit of reflec- | tions upon ONeal on account of his | Irish name; the Irish themselves are too ! much in need, even of the assistance of ] the Irish Protestant, for them to con demn him on account of his Protestant | ism; the pretended .solicitude for the in- | terests of friendly nation is too ut terly diaphanous, and by reduction there | is nothing left but politics, of which the Legion should be free. not only of fault, but of suspicion. As for MT. DeVSlera's s proposed speech, the Irish are not dis covering good taste. If the gentleman be the exponent of the dignity of a na- tion, he most certainly ought to grace himself in the first instance by an apology | for the existence of such conditions in his domnionS as neceSSitated the quar- artining of ships bearing American sol diers outside Irish ports, as though they were affected wits some dire contagion like scurvy, smallpox, cholera or yellow fever Our own government does not consider it beneath it's dignity to make 1 the amende honorable upon occasion, l Italy having been so graced upon the occasion of the lynching in New Orleans some years ago of some American citi- zens who bore Italian names, this n- stance being fresh enough in the minds | )f many to justify reference to it; but we are strong for it when the occasion demands.
 | There are some things quite as appar- l ent to the casual looker-on as the superb redundancy of posterior exposed by the ostrich who, sticking his head in the sand considers that as he cannot see, | ne cannot be seen.
 Again, no asparagus" is to be thrown