Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1921-03-17
SEND THEM HOME.

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William Randolph Hearst, owner
of the New York American, writes
as follows in his paper:
Sir Philip Gibbs should pack up
his trunks and go home. He is
not doing any good over here, either
to himself, 20 our country or to
England by stirring up factional
feeling over the Irish question
through his antj-Irish, pro- english
propaganda This country has long
been flooded with bro-British propa-
ganda through the press associations
and the newspapers. ProBritish
propaganda of this chacacter, how
ever, though Questionable, does not
incite to riot. But Sir Philip Gibbs
methods of misrepresenting and
abusing the Irish--or rather the
English Governments method
through Sir Philip Gibbs-is dis
tinctly detrimental and should be
stopped, If not by the British Gov
ernment's retiring Sir Philip Gibbs,
at least by the failure of our people
to attend his disturbing lectures.
Sir Edward Carson declared that
the Irish question was none OF our
damned business in America, and
denounced American meddling" in
Irish affairs as damned impu-
dence." If it is the opinion of the
British Government that the Irish
question is none of our damned
business, they should keep their
propagandists at home and not send
their people over here Extensively
to NEEDLE in matters which they
declare are none of our damned
business. and not attempt to thrust
down our throats British views of
the desirability of outrage and
massacre, destruction and brutal ops
preston in helpless Ireland. The
foreign nations. particularly the
British, that flood this country with
propaganda under the impression
that the American people are poor,
gullible fools that can be made to
believe anything if it is repeated
often enough are wasting their
money and in reality injuring their
own cause.
Our people are tired of propa-
ganda of this kind they resent the
efforts Of these foreign countries
to misinform and mislead them
They are becoming actually incensed
at those nations which seek toll
NEEDLE in our affairs and to compel
us to participate in their agrees
sions, with which we have no SYM
pathy.
Our people want the non-interfer-
ence policies of Georges Washington
restored. We want America to be
alone, and we want America to be
let alone. We do not want these
European militaristic nations to
embroil us in their quarrels or TO
to control our action at
home or abroad. We want them to
pay their debts and clear up their
accounts, and hereafter attend to
their own affairs. We would like
them to do their duty to humanity
and to perform toward the peoples
of the world the promises and
pledges that they made when they
were anxious TO get us into their
war. We would like them to do
this, but we no longer hope that
they will do it.
In spite of their propaganda we
have come to know these European
nations for what they are-break-
ers of pledges, dodgers of debt. |
shirkers of obligations. detrayers of
trust. ready to plumber every other
people. and ready to sacrifice their
own people for imperialistic power
and spoils. We have no interest in
with governments of this
kind. We must cut free from them
or we will be dragged down with |
them in the general wreck that such |
cruel and constituencies policies are
sure to cause.