Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-09-16

eventful but there are things about it
that | shall never forget. One Of those
things was certain topic Of conversa-
ton, general perhaps, because of the
number Of persons dressed in black
clothes and wearing collars that but
toned in the back and most of them
talking with an accent that betrayed
their nationality. That topic of con
versation you have already guessed to
be the question of Irish independence
1t is not for me to say that I would
that any people should not have its
independence when the time comes
that they can use it advantag eously
and be better off when the apron
string of the mother country is cut
away, But if there is one thing that
am more convinced of than ever be-
fore it is that it is not for us Ameri-
cans to mix ourselves up with that
question. That is question that
Great Britain must settle herself and
the part she will play in the future
on how she handles and settles that
very suestion feel the independence
of Ireland will be the beginning of her
national dissolution, for geograp phicai
reasons if for no other and | don't
think she can afford to have an island
SO near to her out from under her
jurisdiction especially when part of
the population are SO tremendously
hostile to her. At least it is a very
good thing that Ireland was not in
dependent during the great war With
the idealism that England has really
always stood for conquering in the
great war and with the power of Aus
tria crumbled a power, whose tenn
p0ral stronghold has been destroyed
may now be trying to in turn destroy
her old ancient enemy by endeavoring
to dismember her from within herself
It is an old trick and one she has
played many times. 1t seems peculiar
at least that only a bit over year agoS
Joan of Arc was made a Saint not be-
cause Of the life she lived and the
things she accomplished but because
two members of a religious order tes-
titled that by praying to her they had
some sores cured that had been both
ering them for long time. And anoth-
err funny thing is that only yesterday
the KS of G.. presented Marshal Foch
with baton in the name of the
American people. The ceremony had
all the frills sfolemn high mass and
everything. A statue Of Lafayette
was also presented to the city of Metz
I wonder if they had forgotten that
the Marquis was a member IF George
Washington's Masonic lodge at, Alex
andria, Va, I almost forgot that the
Supreme Knights name was Flaherty.
Celebrate Fourth Enroure
I must tell you 'abuot the Fourth of
July celebration we had on the boat
coming over had the pleasure of be-
ing chosen to arrange tthe program
and to act as chairman of the meeting.
We had wonderful evening some fine
singing, some excellent music and
some wonderful speeches. The key
note Of the whole affair seemed to be
subsequent adoption or the legion of
Nations in some form or other with
the purpose of abolsshing conflict and
strife. That the Fourth Of July was
not a definite holiday for the u. S.
alone but it really should be the In
dependence Day of the world be-
cause it was the real birth of that
spirit that has been marveling for
ward ever since and striking the
shackels off of peoples. and nations
ever since. It was it seems to me,
an indirect cause of the great world
war and certainly is having its influ
ence in the great Russian unheaval
that eventually will mean the liberty
OF the great Russian nation. It is pleas
| ing to learn that in the present Polish
crisis our government has seized the
situation up along those lines and
stands for letting them alone almost
forgot to tell you that at our Fourth
Iof July celebration not one Of our
Irish friends in black made his appear
ance. To me this was a circumstance
of more than usual interest and per-
| haps meaning.
DR.. B. N. ROBINSON