The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-02-03
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the Irish republic. having lived in New
ork and San Francisco. therefore we
venture to refer to the Irish question
which some people are trying not I'M
successfully to make an American
question It is a subject that bristles
with unpleasant points. but it is one
that no honest editor can ignore in
definitely, even if he might wish to do
so. because it is producing cOnse-
lquences much too grave to be disre-
garded by serious commentators on
current events The foremost objec-
tion to agitating the Irish question in
the United States is that it introduces
a non A american issue among our peO-
pie and tends to disintegrate national
solidarity by melting a controversy
that makes an appeal to racial preju-
dices at the very time when an earn
est effort is being made to American
ize the alien elements in this country.
The climax of Irish propaganda is
the advocacy of a blood feud between
the Irish and the British. all over the
world and more particularly in this
country, in a speech made publicly in
New York by a Mr. Boland. who is
described as the secretary of the so
called president of the Irish republic
anything so foolish on platform in
Cork or in London. it would be none
/ Of our business, but that he should
incite American citizens of Irish birth
/ to kill American citizens Of British
birth in the United States is very
much our business, as it should be the
business of all good citizens. After
all the Irish question is no more our
affair than the Santo Domingo or the
Alabama question is one for the Brit
ish Some of our public men believe
it best for MS as a nation to keep out
OF European entanglements, and they
quote Washington in support yet a
group of senators has seen fit to in
terfere in the affairs of a friendly ma
ton. and members of the Massachu-
sets legislature have sent an insult
ing message to the prime minister Of
that nation. one that only recently
was our cOmrade in arms against the
common enemy. \ VIGOROUSLY pro-
German editor, Mr.. Oswald Willard of
"rhe Nation" has appointed a parti-
san committee to inquire into the gov
eminent of Ireland, and this commit
tee is now in session at Washington A
mob of Irish Americans flying an
Irish flag attacked a club in New
York because ii celebrated Armistice
day by displaying the British flag in
company with the French and Amer
lean flags 1t is not illegal to display
foreign flag. as everybody knows |
because we have had as many as
twenty of them in public places dur
ing recent years. 1t is illegal to as
saut a private residence. The leader |
Of the Irish rebellion. a man of Span
ish birth and born in New York. has |
been received formally and given civ
ic honors by the mayors of New York
and san Francisco. Now, gentle
reader imagine that corresponding
acts had been performed in Great
Britain. Suppose the leader of a re-
hellion in Alabama or Santo Domingo
had been given the freedom of the city
of London; suppose the editor of the
London Nation" had appointed an
nti-American committee to investi-
gate the lynching of negroes or the
exclusion of Japanese: suppose the Z
house of lords had discussed a resOlu-
ton criticising our administration in
the Philippines; suppose the legisla-
ture of Quebec had sent an insulting T
message to President Wilson: suppose ,
the Carlton club in London had been {
attacked by a mob flying a Japanese r
lag because the club had displayed =
lie bear flag of California; suppose a =
rexan were to make a speech in Lon q
Ion advocating a vendetta between q
he Canadians and the British Try
his on your piano. Mr.. Reader, and r.
zee how you like the tune The imag- y
nation of any sensible man. of course !,
ccOis at these suggestions: to state T
hem is to make them a nightmare Of y
liminal absurdity. Yet their con- 3.
crse has actually happened. Is it not
me to call a stop to the Irish propa- V
anda in our midst? Ireland has q
rongs and we deplore them; the a
fish are unfortunate in their rela- ~
ons with Great Britain, and we re- ri
ret that: but for the time of a gen 7,
ration the liberal statesmen of Eng
nd have tried honestly and persist
ltly to arrange their troubles, and
any from Gladstone down. have
rocked their political regulations in
lie effort. It is a domestic quarrel
HIGH few of us understand. and it is Ell
lie in which our interference only eV
axes more mischief. as usually hap to
ms when outsiders interfere in q al
'mestic quarrel. We are not help W;
g the cause of the Irish by sowing as
ssension among our own people: 1t tin
ay fairly be doubted whether we are an
lping them by irritating the British: on
? are only introducing a non-Ameri- pu
n issue in a way to create ractional he
sturbance among ourselves, as if we alb
d not enough difficulties. economic fro
d political to engage our best at thi
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