The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-29

public as a governing body but of
the Irish people. The whole world
would then ignore the Irish question
just as effectually as President VIII
son ignored 1t In Paris.
And although America is closer
to ireland than TO any other Euro
pean shore and her people are bound
to us by stronger ties than to any
other people on earth; although the
people of ireland have been on our
side in every war In which we have
ever been engaged, we would be
bound "in honor to see her actual
ly die in chains and utter not word
of protest which might be consid-
cred external aggression"
And this regardless Of the other
fact that England has never been
on our side in any war except she
was bound by a common interest
and was actually opponent in the
two most important conflicts In our
history, and a sympathizer and as
sistant of the forces which threat
ened our very national existence
during the war with the southern
confederacy.
Meeting a Popular Argument
The British empire is now, we are
told, a league of nations within it.
self Here is an object lesson indeed.
What constituent part of that league
has any nationality, any aspiration
or ambition which is fostered or en-
couraged eNceH desire to be OF
and for the empire? The league Of
nationsl would be but British em-
pire on a larger scale because once
It was going British ingenuity would
see that British ideas would gain
ha 81 n grIa ~
may differ on other questions, but
to their credit be it said, they are
of one imperial mind when foreign
ers are concerned. Can you imagine
British statesman advocating a
league OF nations in which Britain
had one vote and any other coun-
try six votes2 That's not the plan
upon which she has grown great
among the nation of the earth. That
is not the way she manages to have
her forts guarding all the great mar
row waterways of the world. except
the Panama canal, where she has
as many rights as has the United
States, which built and maintains it,
The Warning TO America.
Granting all this, you say. and
supposing that all the submerged
| people would be kept lin the pool"
/ wherein Is our national life or spirit
threatened?
In the first place the United States
| is the only nation and the American
| people the only race now on the
| face OF the earth which does not
| show some sign OF decay. In its
superb majesty and democratic
| power IT among the nations Is but
! budding forth as the tree of politi-
cal and industrial freedom, a light
! - al la i l.. IL.
see It's way TO earthly happiness and
! prosperity, an example by which hu,
manity may be emancipated in the
| people work out its own destiny
without designs on the persons nl
| property OF any other nations or peo.
pie.
The United States Is the only ma.
tion on earth which has no com
! munity Of interest with any other
nation save that OF humanity and
brotherhood, It's constitution has
no parallel among contemporary ma
tions. Its people have ideals and
practice essentially their own and
share not in the imperial designi
which characterize all the other ma
tions OF the earth.
suppose America was in" as
Governor Cox would have Il. And
suppose that with America in the
league did all the things its advo'
Gates claim for II; reduced arma
ments, put an end TO war and ush.
cred in the universal brotherhood of
man. What would be the position
OF the government OF these United
States 20 years hence?
Where would be the nation which
was established In the revolution
and cemented together in the civil
war, and which has been held, bS
the citizens at least. as the most ad