The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-24
WILSON K|WAN|ANS.
GIVE W|LSON|ANS
PLEASANT EVENING
PRESENT DIR. BRoUGHToN
Illuminating and Interesting
Address on the Irish Ques-
ton "By One Who Knows"
Sinn Feiners Want to Divide
England and America Says
DIR. Broughton.

DR.. Len G. Broughton prominent
author, traveller, speaker and min
lister, who founded the Baptist
church in Atlanta, and served a.
church in England during the first
years of the war gave first hand IN
formation regarding the Irish quest
ion last evening in the auditorium or
the Wilson High school under the
auspices of the Wilson Kiwanis Club.
The address was most Illuminating
from every standpoint and DR..
Broughton discussed the question in
all it's angles. He was most eloquent
| ly introduced by Mr.. Fred Swindell
of this city also Kiwanian, who re-
ferred to the ilustrious career of Dr..
Broughton, and his ability to enter
tain. The Irish question is one that
| is generally little understood, on
account of the conflicting mass of
| information that has come to us, and
therefore we welcome the coming of
DR.. Broughton who can tell us as one
who knows the real situation, by
virtue of his large experience and
acquaintance with the subject, Mr..
Swindell said.
DIR. Broughton opened his address
with the statement that he felt that
he was in a position to know much
of the situation in Ireland and the
Irish viewpoint, by reason of his
study of the question and his visits
to that country Having been a pastor
of one Of the largest and most inf1u-
gential churches in England at the
outbreak of the war and having
come in contact with the prominent
men of that country, and visited Ire
land number of times and talked
with leading Irishmen, he had reach
ed his conclusions after much study
and deliberatiCn.
DR.. Droughton then described Ire
land geographically, politically and
religiously He showed that ireland
situated as it was right at the door
of England would be a perpetual
menace to England if the latter coun-
try should grant Ireland absolute in
dependence as the Sim Feiners were
demanding. That England had of
fered Ireland home rule bill that
was passed before the war but was
not put into operation during the
war on account of political reasons
, and that after the war when it was
offered Ireland, the Sim Feiners OF
South Ireland under the Leadership
of De Valera who is the President OF
tn Irish republic and has been in this
country spreading his propaganda
!, refused the offer, and as result
south Ireland has been in the throes
of revolution, with murder, pillage
|. and outlawry on every hand. 49,
DR.. Broughton described the diff
ference between Ulster, the north OF
ireland where the Protestants are il
) control and South Ireland where the
: Roman Catholics dominate. He sai6
: here the Roman Catholic priest:
walked around living upon the peo
l pie, and nursing their ancient hatred
: against the Protestants, and the peo
pie were lazy, and indo1ent, anC
would not take advantage of the op
portunities offered by England to i'm
prove their country. He said that no
: only had England offered home rule
to South Ireland, but that under al
: act of parliament it had been arrang
ed for every Irishman to purchase
land and become a substantial far
Imer IL he SO chose. In order t<
e handle this justly the landlord wa,
compelled by law to fix the price o.
his land, and if that was more thar
the prospective purchaser desired tt
= pay for it, each were to select al
r arbitrator, and if these could no
r agree they were to call in a third
and if these could not agree as to tn,
= price, the government paid the differ
: ence- out OF the national treasury. Il
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