Republican farmer., 1920-05-21
THE IRISH REPUBLIC PLANK

Democratic The plank contains propositions It asserts thai the Democracy sympahzes with Irish aspirations independence It recognition of RepuDnc oI Aeian6
 ia for regret the Hartford Times, print community where the right of men to independence first asserted in written constitution out of touch with the traditions of the people and the temper of American citizenship as to utter the following: States and the United States with Britain but official being England in this country as e1rihq resolution of democratic
 
 friendly votes through prejudice
 which contemporary induges takes two .obects be attacks which have been made as it says which that country cannot forever deliberately bnd And the recognition plank "de hber4ely offensive to friendly naton an nsncere at temptto capture votes through appeal to prejudice
 The attacks to which The Hartford Times refers doubt of describing the various acts of the Senate national House of Representatives, of various members thereof taken in support of Irish Independence
 of these the appeal of sS representatives Congress for the speedy ra the early release of Irish Apparently our able contemporary has overlooked two important principles that have become part of international the operation of the world and the develop including the adopting of the Covenant of the League, by the European allies. By this acceptance (of Covenan Britain sary the principle Article Eleven which provides that nation its friendly offices to call attention to may endanger the good understanding which such depends
 It would not be unfriendly United States directly signify to Great Britain belief that the situation
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 It is not unfrendy, insulting people to conduct those aations movements by which free peoples usually impress their wishes their governments.
 Recognition would be of War, under the post belm development has received new ssa'us The Treaty Peace with the included Covenant conempaes in stalls and recognizes sort of not necessarily carried on by marchne armies put an economic wa" Ill Wnc bellgency is expressed through economic Postal communication be severed communication cut off, goods boycotted The is species of nterdct but of lar instead of religious origin.
 Under this principle which Great Britain has accept ed the people of Ireland have beyond question status o bel gerency they could not have gained before the ra the treaty except by larger of than they yet able to engage
 Ireland being in state of begerency the question arises whether it act of for another nation to recognize the belhgerens
 It is unnecessary remind well informed but mentary foefu contemporary that it not act of to recognize the belgerency of nsurgent people.
 In the recent matter between Cuba and Spain most of the this continent the Cubans begerents Spain did not declare flor this tha the recognition was an occasion for war;
 matter making insncere appeal to get contemporary touches matter that can be viewed than When people numerous, when the! influential when they constitute virile and powerful part of the citizenship o any country when they have share pes and fought the fights of that country the disposition please group, things that will be helpful t hem share degree their viewpoint and their pathies will certainly be great.
 To deserved influence of the Irish effect politicians seeking yoes is take exceedingly limited view of exceedingly large fac
 From the inception, nation the Republican form of government America support ed the Republican aspirations of France favored epubca and the independence of Hungary sympahzed with Pc land and hoped for the independence of Greece
 The Monroe doctrine born of the necessity that tn Republics South America should be freed from the sions of European monarchy.
 make Cuba Republic this country resorted to fore employing force in the late founded reput lies upon debris of broken down thrones
 It unfriendly act to desire to extend the Repubca to the people of monarcha countries Re publican proved itself best fitted to survive, and establishment throughout the civilized world bl matter of few years.
 Ardently to be desired by the friendship of all the English speaking peoples which about while Ireland rebellion