The Washington times., 1921-02-23
.CAVE[l IDEAL
OF IRISH GIRLS
Mary McWhorter Says Women
Of Erin Emulate Example Of ,
MartT-Murse. /
BY MARY F. McwHORTER.
N.tss.ai rrsside.t. LaSses' Auxiliary
Ascieat Order ef Hiberaiaas.

Nsttsaai rrestdest. Ladies Auxiliary,
A.cis.t Order sf Hissr.is.s-
This Is the sizth and last Of series
Of articles t0rittsn by Mrs. MoWhor-
ter upon Information gathered is an
erte,lded tnvestigati1a In Ireland.
Miss Mary MacSWiNey, Vhose Sire
land Todoyp sods published recently
IN The Times, has reviewed Mrs. Nc
Whoster'sy articles and declared that
they present a true picture of life ~
ireland today. - =
Mr. Lloyd George may screech
such names as murder gang" from
the house tops until his lungs give
out, and it will not hide the fact that
the Irish In Ireland today are bear
ing UP splendidly under most abom-
Unable repression, repression that
would goad any other race Of people
to madness.
LIFE A NIGHTMARE.
/ have described only a few OF
the many events which made my life
a HiB was
l visited all the towns that were de-
stroyed up to the time / left there.
I visited Belfast after the Carson
inspired pogroms took place. saw
about thirty destroyed creameries
As ono scene OF desolation after
another unfolded itself to my tortured
gaze, marveled that democracy
could be so dormant that such things
are permitted. Surely our 5000 boys
whose graves / visited .before going
to Ireland did not die in order to help
England gouge the life out of small
nationalities such as the Irish.
In addition to all this frightful-
ness. there is no such thing as social
life in Ireland. All social gatherings
are forbidden. To sing an Irish song
or dance an Irish dance Is a crime
against ID. o. r. A. The women can
not gather for even a social cup of
tea for fear OF q raid, Under the
military restrictions put into effect in
Ireland for Christmas present.
women caught harboring Irish re-
publican soldiers are to be shot in
stantly.
To this latest threat the women OF
Ireland have bidden defiance. They
have said to England: "You have
made heroine of Nurse Cavell for
uOInS LOT you what we are UO1n8 TOT
Ireland. Very well We will emulate
the example of Nurse Cavell. You
can make martyrs OF us. but you can
not make towards or traitors Of u.s."
/ What the end of this unequal
struggle will be, God alone knows
On the one side there is an entire
race of people determined that life
without liberty is an impossible
thing. They are determined to re-
sist every effort to take from them
their heritage Of freedom. They are
almost without physical means to en-
able them to resist On the other
hand they are faced by a force fully
armed with every modern instrumen Mt
of warfare and having at it's disposal
unlimited supplies OF ammunition.
II the fight is continued along
present lines, 1t will mean the ex-
termination of the Irish race in Ire
land. Sir Nevil Macready has ask ed
for six months additional time to
settle the Irish question. No doubt
Sir Nevil will. IL he is given his way,
settle the question. but II will be a
one-sided settlement.
IRISH HELPED WASHINGTON.
Will no nation intervene in this
unequal battle that is a disgrace to
civilization? America has given rec
ognition to many small nations. Why
does not America save Ireland? Amer
lea has paid its debt to France for
the service Lafayette rendered
George Washington. America should
remember that Count Dillon and his
5000 Irish wild geese came to Wash =
ington's assistance months before the
arrival Of Lafayette.
America should also remember that
BENJAMIN Franklin went to ireland,
on the same mission on which Eamon
de Valera came to America Franklin
obtained what he sought from the
Irish parliament. De Valera has re-
turned to Ireland from his mission
to America empty handed.
Recognition of the Irish republic
by America will not lead to war.
America has recognized other repub-
lies and war did not follow. American
money is being used today by Eng
land to keep up her immense army in
ireland. an army that will, IL al
lowed to continue it's present course,
exterminate a whole race whose only
fault is that they love liberty and
are determined to have 1t. Is this a
crime IN the eyes of lovers of lib