Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-09
AS the People View 1t

! the committee of One Hundred and
stir up strife between this country
and England, he would have been
welcomed by every liberty loving
American and welcome TO stay as
long as he liked.
If the writer of that article call
ing the editorial from the Christian
/ Science Monitor q damnable lie.
win acknowledge some known facts
regarding the matter as they stand
and are known to the majority of
the people, they will have to admit
that the majority of Ireland is
Catholic and should Ireland re-
ceive her independence at this time
without restrictions or provisions
| being made regarding the future
government, it would be ruled by
| the Roman Catholic church, by
majority. This fact is known by
all those who are interested in Ire
lands trouble. They also know
that the Sim Fein party is a Cath
Ole movement, and that the Prot
| estant population of Ireland is not
associated with it, and prefer to be
ruled by England rather than the
Roman Catholic church. The
Professionals of Ireland do not want
independence, except under condi-
lions that they have a separate
government, or have an equal say
in the government and lawmaking,
which the Sim Fein party is I'M
willing to agree to, and have re-
fused home rule under those con-
ditiOns, while the other party in
Ireland has excepted those condi-
lions and are trying to establish
their government now.
The Sim Fein party is demand
ing that England give Ireland its
independence without restrictions,
and that they be allowed to form
their own government to suit
! themselves This the Protestants
believe would deprive them of
their religious rights as it did at
one time in the past. Therefore,
why should one party have any
more right to religious freedom
than the other? The only peace
able solution to the Irish question
is for ireland to bury the Ratchet
and put aside their greed for re-
ligious domination and unite in one
body with one purpose in mind
that of establishing a government
suitable and acceptable to all the
people regardless of their religious
beliefs. with love in their hearts
! for one another, then their inde-
pendence will come through "Di-
vine Love-" and nothing will be
able to prevent it. And 1t is Am
| erica's duty to let Ireland alone
that they may settle their own re-
! ligious troubles and regain their
peace and happiness. We should
not be led by those who seek to
mix us up in European troubles
that do not concern us.
Will those parties who claim
that the Irish question is not a re-
| ligious one answer the questions:
why did the Sim Fein party
| in ireland refuse independence UNI
der conditions that the Protestants
have separate government, and
refuse to allow them an equal say
in the government and law-making
| if they wanted peace and indie
pendence? ,
Why do not the Protestants of
ireland send some one over to AM
erica to protest against the so
| called prosecution and oppression
by England, as the Sim Fem party
has done?
why do not the Protestants of
ireland join the Sim Fem move
ment and settle the matter?
why do not the American papers
give us more detail in the matter?
one who desires peace and JUS
tice for all.