Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
lRE[AND'S FREEDOM
FIGHT ENDED AFTER
ALMOST 8 CENTURIES
Since Invasion Of Strongbow
England's Name Has Been
Anathoma.
MANY LEADERS FAILED


land and Great Britain and the pros
poet of Irish sovereignty In Irish af-
fairs. with Britain cooperating as
neighbor state within the empire,
marks at once the end of a struggle
that has written In blood the history
of Ireland for seven and a half CEN
turtles and the dawn OF an era that
promises fullest play for the highest
development of Irish economic and
cultural possibilities.
Mutual confidence and friendship
between the English and Irish people
ceased with the invasion popularity |
accredited 20 strongbow. heir TO the
Earidom Of Pembroke and liege OF
Henry III OF England. In the twelfth
century II is also given "a truth in
histories. principally British. that
Nicholas Breakspear. or Adrian w.
tho only Englishman TO become Pope
of Romo. sent Henry bull empower
inr him to take possession OF Ireland.
A. a consequence of this, Henry
dlspatc n force of Anglo Normans
under Dlarmid MacMurraeha, the foe
of King Rurle O'Connor. and that the
invaders took Dublin and other places.
IRON this victory. the historians say.
undor Dlarmid. married Diarmids
daughter and assumed the throne OF
teinator upon his fathor-i laws
death I'm ti1i. After all this. Henry
a. said 20 have gone 20 ireland. fur
thcrod the conquest. established Duh
lin Castle as the seat of Irish Gov
crnmcnt. appointed Huge de Lacy as
Governor. and given Dublin to the
HH II HsaIsa a
held uut for n long time and Henry
negotiated with him. but he finally
retired 20 n monastery in llS3, and
Ireland became the land OF tragedy.
stronghow's Invasion.
II the English Pope thought himself
privllcged to dispose OF ireland TO
Henry, or " Henry simply sent
StVnghow or someone else TO seize
ireland. makes little difference TO the
essential facts herein contained. They
act out In brief outline the one great
characteristic of Ireland developed by
tho conquest which was and Is Ire
lands absolute refusal TO be con-
aucrod or Co surrender her nationality
even after these centuries OF starva-
tlun and the sword. And down
through the years this fact has been
the cornerstone In the policy of every
man who rose 60 leadership among
the Irish people. And upon a wiling
ness 60 tcmporize with Il was founded
the ruin of many brilliant aspirants.
Indeed, not only. has one leader after
another came Co power In Ireland by
this appeal 60 the Irish instinct of
resistance 20 English rule, but IL is
u.at Ia "a II
English, Welsh and Scotch and even
~ other racial groups. have not only
failed 90 disturb the essential unity
~ tho Irish people but these immigra-
tiona, with the exception of a portion
81 the Scotch element I'm Ulster, in-
vsriehly and rapidly coalesced with
tho existing population. and, as Mr.
ne Valera was fond OF saying In
America, became more Irish thar
the Irish themselves"
And, u it Is curious. Il is neverthe.
less true that Of the great Irishmer
~ whose patriotism and even martyr.
dom Ireland gives deepest homas,
the srcatcst Of them are mon whc
wcrc not fcllow-worshippers with tn.
Irish masses In the Church OF Rome
but nrm and sturdy protestants
Witness Robert Emmett. Wolf Tone
Henry Grattsn. Lord Edward Fitz
gerald, Thomas Davis, Smith OBrien
isaac Butt, Charles Stewart Parncll
and oven among the living. one VIII,
yesterday affixed I'm Ircland's nam
his signature 60 the agreement 4:
pownins street. Capt Robert Barton
Henry Grattsn was the soul an,
spirit OF the Irish Parliament of i7s2
which since that time has been known
~ "Hrattan's Parliament" Agains
every odds he fought for Irish nation
slity, and his address at the closini
r'ssion--prcceding the enforcement
81 the Act OF Union. the enactmer
of which according 20 Mr.. Gladston
was one of the blackest pages Il
british history--lives In ireland as on
of tho most patriotic orations.
Picturesque Lenders.
Lord Edward Fitzgerald was one G
the most picturesque figures in IN
history ~ the movement that led 1
the Revolution OF l7ss, revolutio
almost entirely directed by Protes,
ants. In this connection IL might b
wcll 60 quote Grattan for the motlv
underlying this movement. lie sal
THE Irish Protestant can never
ffcc tlll the Irish Catholic has cease
90 be slave" by which he referr.
o. various discriminatory measure
AGAINST Catholics, among which wa
tho denial OF the right OF suffrag
Lord Edward Fitzgerald was arreste
NJ iips IN the house of "A friend /
Dublin and during the resistance h
put up against II was shot by m
British soldiers, dying several day
later.
Emmett Brilliant Lender.
Emmet is one ~ Ircland's most bs
lcvod heroes. Young. brilliant an
COURAGEOUS and the brother Of Thoma
Adds Emmet, a leader OF the Unite
lrirhmcn movement. he struck h
name from the body OF Trinity OF Co
leso IN i1ss as protest against N
inauisitorinl examination OF the D,
litical viows OF students and turn,
% political intrigue. The Revolutio
h.lnr broken by the British and II
United irirhmcn exiled over the Cor
tlncnl ~ Europe and elsewhere, xoun
Emmct travelled and cemented rels
tions with and between the exiies. II
frrvi,winr Napoleon and obtainin
new hope. Returning to Ireland
isor with plans for another revolt
arms
An explosion az one OF his arm
depots In Dublin made Il necessal
90 carry cut the revolt earlier tina
he had originally planned. his plar
miHcnrrlcd mlscrahly. he was b'
itaNed hy those upon whom he migl
have expected most confidently