The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-21
A~ IMPOSSIBLE COMPARISON.

N IMfoNSiBIis sfMfNiINoN
In replying "a. tho prcsontmonts of The AnElt.
can bishops on his Irish poic,. Nr Lloyd George
deity attempts to compare tho Irish question 'o
the secession of the south I'm 1850. and himself
to Abraham Lincoln.
The former s not permissible undertaking.
in the light Of undisputod history. while the
latter is grotesque and utterly impossible. There
are somo things the human mind is Incapable
of doing, and ono Of them is to think Of the
shlny, oyasivc and subtle English premier In
tho samo half hour that tho mind pondcrs the
direct and non-evasivc character OF tho great
emanopator
W. do no, want to indulge in criticism con.
cernlng the English policy with reference to
Ireland further than to express. have
peatedy done. deep sympathy for the Irish In
their struggle for self expression and racial In
dependence. n the prophecies do not permit
American nationals to do moro than that. tho
traditions OF their government and tho blessings
that have come 60 them through that indc-
pcndence they won with the sword in opcn con.
fct with precisely tho mme authority that
IL battling Irish patriotism. should impcl them
one and all TO go that far.
But when tho English statesman socks to
compare the English-irish controversy with the
North South controversy OF 1905. hc must
In the interest Of historical verify bc instantly
challenged. II he must como 10 America for n
comparison, let HIM seek the parallel in our
with England for our own independence.
for there both cause and effect with
cause and effect OF tho English Irish conflict
with this difference! Even In with Eng.
Irh imperialism and deapotism 1t was not a
subject people seeking to throw OF bondage
hut a faction II identical race desirous Of scpa-
rating itself from tho impossible practices Of
tho mother country,
And precisely the same thing was true Of the
between the American states. The ques.
tion Of subject peoples--of a race In vasalagc--.
was not an issue. excepting as the question OF
slavery and OF tho colored race In bondage
might be construed as falling within that moan.
ing Tho real csusus bclli, Rs all historians have
declared, was purely political question the
relation OF state government To federal author
ity, and the right of states TO sever the bond OF
union, or as the southern statesmen contendcd,
to terminate tho contract OF confederation. AT
viii. In the first instance. the confederation or
union between the states was voluntary--agrcc-
ablo 10 all the people OF all the states and did
not grow out or either a war or wars Of con.
quest as result OF which defeated race was
forced. against its will to yield lts national cx.
istence 10 tho conquercr.
The southern states and the northern states
had compacted to Join their forces for protcc-
ton against outside foes; In doing which they
had yielded substantial rights OF sovereignty
There had ever been a dispute between them ms
to tho precise sovereignty yielded and az to the
authority NJ the federal structure IN a conflict
with the various states Tho slavery quest lon
forced the issue after many years Of dispute
and growing irritation because Of tho unccr-
tainty surrounding this relationship,
So that tho war OF the statos was IN fact a
war to determine a contract between members
OF the same household contract IN which a
property right was the paramount issue, It
not contcndcd that tho south suffered
vassalagc or that the form Of government was
Objectionable, but that ma iority Of the OK
istng union being hostile to the dearest prop.
crty possession of the south that tho south had
a right to secedo from tho union and thus rc-
move the danger Of that majority,
For the English premier or any other man 10
attempt to make that contcst a parallel with
the present English-Irish controversy IL for
such individual to either plead ignorance CON
cerning an Important incident in human his.
tory or practice Grass dishonesty in his pIcad-
ings. Either horn of the dilemma may bc takor.
Ireland is seeking precisely the same thing
that we wres'ed from English Imperialism at
Yorktown. only she seeks It as A subject race
that has never voluntarily accepted her s,atu,
in the English imperial system; that has main,
tained It's characteristics in spite OF generation.
Of English statesmen who have exerted then,
selves TO destroy such charscterisJlcs
Therefore in law and morals the only oucs
tion is whether or not Ireland has a right :,
her ambition. And on that question there o,qh
not. in deceucy, to he any division OF opinion II
The United states of America