The Irish standard., 1920-04-10

nadians were Indifferent to lreland,s
claims, OF assented to misrule and
coercion. they were compounding with
hypocrisy: and that ~ parts Of the
empire, Canada must energetically
and bravely work for fuu selt-determi-
nation for Ireland.
New York City, March 21.-Today
an interesting debate was held before
the Brooklyn Philosophical Society by
Prof. Arthur Upham Pope, member
Of the Executive Committee OF the
Protestant Friends Of Ireland, speak
ing for Ireland; and Mr.. Philip VIII
son, American correspondent for the
London Daily News, speaking from the
British point OF view.
| A large and interested audience
were treated to the exceptional spec
tacle of amity and good will in an
Irish debate. There were sharp diff
ferences of opinion upon matters of
outrages In Ireland, military provoca-
| ton and atrocity, the Interpretation
of the recent local elections, but, as
Mr.. Wilson was ready to grant that
| ireland had been ferociously misused
in the past, and was, by the principles
If the war, entitled to determine her
'wn life; and that he would favor
| rish independence il England could
,e secured by such an arrangement
is the Platt arrangement with Cuba
| which protect her from any military
| ttacks using Ireland as basel, the
lebate went off in a very smooth and
'leasant manner.
| London, March 21. - The London
>aily Herald publishes statement by
lannen Swaffer, formerly editor of the
.ondon Times, in which he says:
! There is no use blinking the fact
hat millions of Americans either hate
7 despise England and that millions
Britishers likewise loathe the Unit,
d States and most of the things il
tands for. The war with Germany
tarted with peace conditions just like
hat.
II have just returned from a tour
f half of the Union, during which
alked with thousands of people, in.
luding Senators, millionaires, famous
reachers, world-renowned film stars,
ctors, musicians, judges, walters
;orking men Of all sorts and descrip.
.ons. am now choosing deliberate.
y newspaper which circulates al
lost entirely among thinking work
lgmen and women in order to publish
his grave and urgent warning.
II was lunching at the Bankers
'lub in New York two weeks ago
With multi.millionaire whose name
famous even in the smallest town
Europe.
""The Americans came into the war,
hey thought, with the unselfish chiv-
Try of the Crusaders he told me.
They think they won the war for Eu.
ope; but now they are astonished to
ind themselves loathed by the very
european nations they think they
'aved. And every day American
newspapers tell them Britain has
:ome out Of the war more powerful
han ever. The ideals they talked ot
ire forgotten. except when some Eng
ish paper sneers about the. ideals
hey turned into cold cash.
Lincoln Day this year was used
definitely % an anti.British occasion
" newspapers and orators who earn
heir living that way. Lincoln's
,hrases warning against European in
iuence and craftsmanship were read
ind heard everywhere.
This is only one instance of many
could name, only one case of thou
lands in which old misunderstanding
ire famed into a semblance Of fame
md hate.
l "The British and the Americans are
lot friends. How can you and 1 helr
o stop them from becoming enemies
"Blood Is thicker than water and II
ody spills It,"
II editorial Comment) Protestant
friends Of Ireland would advise, since
he gentleman asks for advice, that
he best way England can break down
he rising tide Of American dislike ie
try to do some things that Ameri
ans like. One Of these things would
e for her to get out of Ireland bae
nd baggage.
New York City, March %. - The
y! lew York World carries the following
=. ,ry, purported to be an interview
,,..., w Auckland, Geddes, newly an