The Washington times., 1921-06-15
ENGLISH WORSE
THAN GERMANS.
SAYS HAPGOOD
Forgeries Of Suppressed Irish
Paper Used As Propaganda,
He Charges.
ny NORMAN HAPGooD.

Boston boasts a society whose
purpose is to attack the Irish who
are dissatisfied with British rule.
The president OF this society has
written me a letter which he means
to be scorching.
He charges me with being victim
OF Sim Fein propaganda Also with
criticising the present Irish situation
without discussing the religious MS
tory OF the last three centuries. Also
with consorting with highbrows.
The second and third charges l ad'
NIT. AS to the charges that the Sim
Fein people have the better of the
propaganda fght, II Is childish. The
behavior of the British in Ireland or
late has been SO bad that no propa-
gandA 10 needed
The facts are 30 terrible that they
horrify political leaders like Asquith
and Cecil. are the subject of damning
reports by the British labor elements,
have the bitter condemnation OF the
best literary elements in England.
and caused a distinguished general
to resign.
Talk about propaganda! The Gov
ernment has not only kept the facts
out of all except a few British news
papers, but II has INDUCED In mis-
representations so gross that the
New Statesman. which can never be
muzzled. calls them forgery. The
Manchester Guardian. which Is the
most trustworthy newspaper In Eng
land. 10 scarcely less severe.
FORGED DOCUMENTS USED.
What was the forgery? Dublin
Castle had gone the whole distance
in spreading false news on It's own
account. There were finally put out.
from the purlieus of Dublin Castle"
papers which were passed or as be-
ing the famous Irish Bulletin" but
which were forged.
Tho quotations from the forged
Bulletin" are what might be imag-
ined- All kinds of atrocities were
recommended and those elements In
Great Britain which are demanding
justice were mixed iutJ the story In
ways most likely to aro1se prejudice.
Meantime the genuine Bulletin" was
suppressed.
My record makes 1t clear enough
that I believe in the British people
and the general record of the British
government / say. nevertheless, that
he present behavior O: the British in
Ireland is as bad as the German be-
hsvior In Belgium. and, on the whole,
worse
Some of the recent arrests have
been: For speaking Irish, for refus-
irg to swear allegiance to the king.
for having a book OF roems in ones
pocket
TROOPS NOT REGULARS.
The British troops are not regulars.
eubject to tradition and we'll discip-
Fncd- They are temporary fighters
procured in England by advertise
ments.
On the other hand. the Irish troops
contain many who fought with Eng
land in the late war. One who died
the other day enlisted at fifteen and
fought at Gallipoli.
That is the type of Irishman who
can say to England, as one of them
DID:
This Is a tragedy. but 1t Is your
tragedy. not ours"
Propaganda! Perhaps my Boston
friend does not know that the Dublin
Press Is directly and severally con-
trolled by BITE military authorities
from Cork. British correspondents in
Ireland have been warned not to send
sny narratives that might seem in
any way to reflect on the conduct of
the British troops or officials or en-
courage the Irish cause
II INC correspondents o1d not i've
up to these rules they were to be eI-
PEELED
Now I will make my friend. the
president of she Boston Anti-Irish As
recitation. a proposal Let him drop
fts law work for . while and go to
ireland.
will give him letters to prominent
Irishmen of the most moderate type
ike Sir Horace Plunkett. and to the
leading British publicists. when he
comes back he may be willing to
aobl his society and stop making gro
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