Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-03
IRISH REVOLT IS
LIKE CIVIL WAR
BY WILLIAM A. MALLABAR

to'0 ~ iiIOt g AlltcIc cSltu III IfGId uu
than they are in the South Pole
| This is one of the many flat
footed statements which appear in
Il book just issued under the title
of The Administration of Ireland
1920"
i The author, who conceals his
identity under the 9initials 81. o.
deyotes lengthy chapter to Ire
! land and America starting oui
with the declaration:
THE Irish have always sought
in new land that prosperity which
their own country failed to afford
them"
On this topic the author says:
In the case Of America, geo
graphical considerations have in
fluenced the trend of emigration
ireland, the western outpost of
Europe, almost necessarily stretches
out her hands TO. America. endeavor-
ing to bridge the Intervening ocean
der of the old nationality for the
new.
There can be no misunderstood
ing on this point, loathe though
lrishmen may be to admit it II is
a natural characteristic OF the race
to wish to have the cake and eat
1t too, but in this case the worlds s
sympathy is against it,
'"rhe citizens of their adoptea
State must be Americans first and
before all things; their allegiance
must be ,unquestionably to the coun-
try OF their adoption. else are they
but sOjourners and scarce trusted
guests. There can be no room in
the Great Republic for half-hearted
citizens. as she proved so uncompro-
misingly during the great war"
The author then goes on to claim
that II is very doubtful whether
the republic as a whole has any
real interest in Ireland. He states
that agitators, mainly from inter
ested motives and from a desire Ia
participate in the benefits that
sometimes accrue to those who fish
with bond of sympathy and nm
|derstanding.
hn,
the promised land, not Derhaps quite
realizing that the price of citizen
ship must inexOrably be the surren-
in troubled waters, are the ones who
have always represented themselves
as friends of Ireland.
After brief history of the efforts
lof Easement to make an allegiance
between Germany and Ireland dur
ing the early days of the war. the
writer states that finding Germany
broken reed the Irish malcontents
have turned once more to America
as being the country whose popula-
tion might be expected TO be most
in sympathy with Irish ideals.
On this subject the author SAYS:
We have one guarantee which
can never fail us: that the only
! tyne of man who can Influence
American policy is the man who is
Ia citizen of the United States first
and an lrishman incidentally, al
most rs 4 hobby. we might say.
For America the Irish question is
one of politics only, to he INDUCED
in at election times
"The chief weapon of the Irish
republicans in America is propa.
ganda and the most important q,
the propaganda societies is tn,
Friends of Irish Freedom.
"The position OF the Irish repub,
licans as agsressors In war O,
secession is not analogous to that OF
the American colonists in 1873. who
were fighting taxation without rep,
resentation.' and who would un.
doubtedly have leapt AT a far les:
generous measure Of home rule thar
Is contained in the present govern
mcnt OF Ireland Acts In order Il
avoid the conflict.
| THE poaitlon OF that section n
the Irish people who wish To seesd,
is far more approximate 10 that q
the Confederate States in 1861
They wish TO rebel against long
standing partnership. Ia the detri
ment of both partners Aud no ou,
now will doubt the wisdom OF IN,
policy which held the South b,
force 10 the Union"
/ In concluding this chapter thl
writer states that il cannot he 10,
Istrongly urged upon those in Amer
lea who desire TO see ireland happ,
and peaceful to do their ntmos
to persuade the Irish people To ac
lcept the present act Loyalty an.
i lcheerfully and then. by dcmonstrat
ing 10 the world their capacity 10
Isnccessful government. Gradual,
work for snch notifications os IN
present measure of Homo Rule a
lwill prove acceptable 10 Ireland. IN
british Empire and the world.