The New York herald., 1921-12-08

in position To destroy the unity of
Ireland If England wants Craig to fur
ther play that game.
With Irish coastal Notifications
under British control, with power in the
hands of the English Government to
appoint a Governor-General for Ireland,
with the Irish Government restricted in
dozen different ways by England. with
an Ireland swearing allegiance to a for
eign king, the use of the term Irish
Free State is an insult to the dead who
died fighting for an independent Irish
Republic. 1t is also an insult to the in
telligence of the living men and women
in Ireland who will still continue to
fight for absolute separation from Eng
land, and to the intelligence OF millions
OF Americans who appreciate the diff
ference between n free America and a
colony of England
What citizen OF this country would
consider this an American Free State If
the forts guarding the harbors of Port
land, Portsmouth. Boston. New York,
Philadelphia, Chesapeake Bay, the Po-
tomac River, Norfolk San Francisco
and the naval facilities they afford,
were to-day in the hands Of the British
Admiralty; II instead of electing our
own President responsible to the Ameri-
can people, England had the power of
appointing a Governor-General over us:
if our relations with foreign countries
were so hamstrung that we could not
even erect wireless station for COM
munication with the outside world; II
American legislators had to swear
allegiance to King George? Free State.
indeedI'
Vassar Presidents Views.
sar. protestant of Irish descent.)
Great Britain has made a magnificent
gesture. The magnaninity Of the Irish
terms appears more impressive the
more one studies the new charter of
the Irish Free State. The sacrifice of
rational pride involved in the British
terms is equailed in history only by the
sacrifice of American prestige made by
Abraham Lincoln in the surrender of
Mason and Slidell. Lord Carson, the
former leader of Ulster, is quoted as
saying that he never expected to live
90 see day Of such abject degradation
Tor Great Britain. Those of us who
are American Protestants OF Irish de-
scent. may say that Americans never
expected to live to see the day when a
great empire could arise to such a
height of generous dealing and sacrifice
Of prestige. We congratulate the Brit
ish Cabinet and King George. and we
telieve from the American point of
view they will never have reason to
regret their action
ut remains for US Protestant Amer
leans of Irish descent tn urge our
brothers Of the same faith and blood in
cur resolve to enter the Irish Free
State. Ulster has everything to gain
End nothing to lose under the safe
guards which have been given her. Her
ties to the British Empire are not inn
Ialred Economically and as a unit of
Government Ulster belongs with the
rest of Ireland. EthnicallY North and
South are of the same blood. Innu-
inerable citizens of Ulster nave believed
for generations in a united Ireland and
have worked In common with their fell
lew citizens of the South. 10 revive the
culture of the common Irish folk. Now
tnat generous guarantees are provided
II is time for them to put az, end to the
feud and to add the vital factor of
fheir strength to the new State. Their
BUSINESS ability and conservatism will
did an essential element tc the Irish
character. Their position will be en-
hanced by the fact that In the inevitable
rolitlcal division their members will
hold the balance of power In the new
irish Parliament.
"rhe United States does not want TO
have to deal with two Irelands, two
sets Of Irish customs and regulations.
We urge the Ulstermen to forgive and
forget and to accept the new oppor-
unity Of service 60 the British Empire
which the charter Of the Irish Free
state confers upon them"