The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23
on Miss NIncSwIncN.

Editor world: Miss Mary Macswney has
come and gone She left bowIldcred Tulsa
she told us OF things We have mover heard and
about which we shall never read
she challenged the truth Of the atrocities com
mtited In Belgium hy the Germans and said al
such stories were English propaganda aud we
were led nto war 10y them. Would you citizons
ut Tulsa rather believe her or Brand Whttlock,
our secret service and newspaper corresponds
cur with hor, to believe We are 9Sla per cent
English what "a wonderful exponent Of the
Irish cause IL Is one, or me other with her
There Is no halfway ground for US. The Amer-
can people are not accustomed TO have their
thinking done by some other pcrson-and least
of all by foreigner.
she endeavored to tell us our press is pro-
British. II such were the case her picture,
speeches ana receptions would not have APP
pcared In the newspapers TO tho extent they
have, She evidenced an ignorance Of our train
ing from childhood. Very few students grad
uatcd from any OF our schools have gone into
the world without being slightly prejudced
against England.
She attempted to inform us ON United states
history She ls woefully lacking of knowledge,
or has a naughty contempt for our Intelligence.
She told Of the raising Of money in Phta-
drIphia during the Revolution by twelve Irish
men. Washington, stark and Morris are named
as the principal men who pledged their fortunes
and aroused the citizens OF Philadelphia to ac-
tiou. She further states that ireland furnished
us with food and men. And sull further that
Ireland has done moro for us than any other
people ON the face OF the globe Why don't
these foreigners use "a block OF granite, instead
OF a bail Of putty, 10 form their arguments. 80
there will be something solid 10 present 70 the
American people France and Spain aided as
with money In the beginning of the war,-but
Why France wanted to avenge herself for the
injuries done her ln the past, France had Iarge
possessions boz America, which could not be de-
veoped IL England succeeded in suppressing w,
France wished TO use us as means of lnJurinC
England; France wished 10 help us In sucha way
that she could not be convicted OF "A technical
act Of hostility. What further steps France
would take depended upon the issue of the con-
tcs spain hated England, but thought with
ENGLAND u, could
fectivcy against America and In the event OF
dominating the western hemisphere, she could
make her own terms with France. Spain pro
posed to- France that England and America
should fight TO a stnndsill and then make OF
with the spoiis To the credit Of France, this
was turned down. Yet their aid ana help were
purely through sclrlshuosS, let Miss MacSwlney,
or any other person, who desires 10 beliite our
tOrefal hers git To us to their own ends read
the story OF the first two years Of our struggle
and become inspired with that old saying ot
FranklIn's. "God helps those who helps them
selves" when France loreaaw our victory she
came out for Ms opculN in year ltiN. We had
citizens from half dozen, on more. foreign
countries won our independence Is lie, il is
the urm belief In this country that American
rltizous won our liberty.
The trpublo with these foreign countries they
think they have an equity in our government
and should bee represented in our councils since
some uf. their subjects have como over here and
become "ritizena" For instance Niercck, tn,
German publisher of New York has demanded
Of Harding that German American be appoint
demand. Miss MucSwury tells us TO collect tn,
money England owes ua for 10 is being used
against Ireland II is remarkable line Of rea,
soniug IL Is Nhr mat We Shouid awaken z,
the fact that We are a nation OF new people
Americaus--as timc obtains In history. Oui
blood IL "a disu.atiou of an the world and Il B.,
pretty high u proof. \ few ut the nations u
the world have tasted OF &c. and found k.cb
in a.
II these foreigners come over here to max,
speeches seeking aid. they must first learn tC
treat us with "a little more tolerance and hew
TO the line when thry present arguments And
a uitlr moro courtesy lS requested from those
yisitora 1t is hardly polite tor a guest to de,
mand from the host thing he cannot give
at the time,
Nours.vcry truly,
LESTER CURlE.
Tulsa. ksb. 70,