The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18
Should Be Suppressed.

Should Be Suppressed.
The people OF America viii sym
pathiEe with Mrs. MacSwiney. the
wife Of the lord mayor Of Cork who
died because he refused TO take the
food that was ready AZ hand and
urged upon him by the authorities
% the prison where he vas cor fined
as a result ~ violation Of British
law. They win aympathize with
The widow In her suffering. while
they will not sympathlze with her
mission m this country. which il TO
United States and Crest Britain.
going 10 the extent Of declaring that
war must onsue between the two
countries as a result Of the British
policy in Ireland
Closing one OF her addresses tho
other day. she said England shall
have 40 Tcace. tho NO. IA viii have no
peace until our republic il recognized. ,"
This n the spir.t 81 the Irish aRlta-
SEA a. tale country II - the same
spirit that was displayed o. a small
scale when certain misguided suffra-
giats pieketed the White House and
made nuisances Of themselves in|
Washington In an attempt 10 coerce
and overaws congress into action on
the suffarge movement.
u is the spirit that regards Moth
Ing but tho success Of the movement
IN which II Is interested Il matters
not 10 these agitators that here is|
danger that the two great English
speaking nations may be brought to|
The fighting point BY their ill-advised
and wicked agitation That unthlnk-
able thing. war between Great Bril-
tain and the United states Is clear
~ within the Irish program II the
thing can be accomplished in order
20 free Ireland.
The interests. the welfare OF hun
dreds OF millions ~ people weigh as
nothing with these fanatics who are
stopping az nothing 10 gain their
ends In all ireland there are not
as many peopla as there arc ia one
Of our great states. and yet they de-
clare that neither we nor the rect
az the world shall have peace until
their desires are satisfied. desires
Nith which we have nothing %. A..
aims and ends with which we should
not entangle ourselves
The people Cf the United states are
en- extremely tolerant people ia some
directions Thy are permitting these
prupaRandists 10 come 70 this c3un-
~ 70 further a project which has
for its end the cmbroinng Of this
country IN a war with IT'S best ma
tional friend and ne people DO
nothing about ~.
n - fortunate for US that eur
a
They are not finding fault with as
now. because We tolerate these fire
brands. hut there IL . danger that weI
nav permit the rronagandlsts 70 Sc
too FAR.
The spirit that declares that the
world shall have no peace Gnin Ire
land Rets what she wants is the spir-
Il q anarchy. Of riot and Of murder
n o. an evidence that even II Ireland
Tains what she wants. or AZ least
what a part 81 her people seem eel
want she will stiil he a fir sorand
among the nations and that desiring
other things IN the future she viii
continue her tactics ~ guerilla war
fare until she IL pacifted HaHlng
tho same methods - coereo the
world In the future All OF which inI
unthinkabie.
American people should lef these
agltaiors severely alone They should
not he cncouraEed in making thia|
eountry thc hattie ground for their
freedom They should be prevented
from continuing an agitation that hasI
Ter It's Are end fratracidsi par so
tween two great nations Of one blood
enc language and ore history. Miafni
Herald