The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-06
The Irish ItcpubliC.

Editor World. For the second time since
the armistice was signed the people OF Ireland
rntion from England by a vote Of more than
to I. This was In tho local elections held last
week in which the Sim Feiners captured 10
ner cent of the offices in spite OF the fact that
The elections were held under new plan
proportional representation p Q c a ! y de-
signed TO prevent the Sim Feners from getting
In every part OF Ireland the advocates of tho
irish republic made gains, even In Belfast ana
the other o-called strongholds of the Cnionlsts
Carson forces. John okelly' VINO Tor % %sotne
time has represented the Irish republic IN Parls
was elected in Dublin and another okeny al
present In Jail, also successful and Is eA-
pected to be lord mayor OF that city
The meaning of all This is that the irish re,
public stands on better footing. from an
American standpoint than the present Lloyd
George ministry which remains in power IN
England only through a coalition of eight dts
tinct groups. Furthermore, the Irish republic.
In a second plebiscite taken under the most ao-
verse conditions and while martial law prevails
has A much greater claim to political unanimity
than any other government In the world Ae-
cordtng to standard American histories wash
ington and his associates were never able TO
rally to their support more than majority OK
the colonsts while de Valera and the Irish con-
stituent assembly are backed by more than me
traditional democratic wo-thirds OF the people
OF their country.
History does not record parallel to the
present conditions in ireland. There are two
governments functioning one represents the
irish nation, duly elected by the Irish people
and complete from national executive and legis-
lature to local governing bodies. The other
represents an alien and foreign oppressor and 10
nor only maintained but owes It's very existence
to military strength II the question OF deter
mining which was entitled to recognition were
left to the American people there would be only
answer
Not even the British diplomats, skillful as
they are, can confuse the issue now. II is use
less TO discuss dominion home rule or any other
variety There is sense In talking about
something which England wants for Ireland as
long as the Irish people demand absolute and
complete separation, And as time goes on the
British government will find IL increasingly dif-
ficult to function In ireland. With complete
Sim Fein Organization in control, England's oc-
cupation will be neither pleasant nor profita-
bile. The people last year elected the consttu-
ent assembly. which in turn elected Eamoon
de Valera president They have now elected
county district and municipal bodies which
raise taxes, control the highways and in fact,
do everything except manage the police and mil
ltary The Sim Feiners have their own law max
ing bodies, their own courts. their own eNeou-
tives The next step will he the control of the
finances and when the English government Is
unable to get any money in ireland, the Irish
question will be In a fair way towards solution.
A, f. SWEENEY,
State Chairman for Oklahoma OF American
commission on Irish Independence.