Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-20
Woodrow Wilson
AS KNOW HIM Y
BY JOSEPH P. TUMULTY.
BY JOSEPH P. TUMULTY.

to poison Lincoln's mind by instill-
ing into it everything that might
lead him in his treatment of the
south toward a policy of reprisal,
but he contemptuously turned away
from every suggestion as a base and
ignoble thing. Faith on the part Of
Great Britain in the deep humanity
and inherent generosity of the Irish
people is the only force that will
ever lead to settlement Of this
question. English statesmen must
realize that in the last analysis
force never permanently settles any
thing. 1t only produces hatreds and
resentments that make a solution
Of any question difficult and almost
impossible. I have tried to impress
upon the Englishmen with whom l
have discussed this matter that
there never can be a real comrade.
ship between America and England
until this issue is definitely settled
and out Of the way"
Student of Irish Affairs.
Many times in informal discus
sions with British representatives
that came 70 the White House the
president sought to impress upon
them the necessity for a solution,
pointing out to them how their fail
ure was embarrassing our relations
with Great Britain at every point.
I am sure that if he could with pro-
priety have done so, Woodrow Will
son would long, ago have directly
suggested to Great Britain a settle
ment of the Irish, question, but,
unfortunately, serious diplomatic OBJ
stacles lay in the way of an. open
espousa1 of the Irish cause. He
was sadly aware that under inter:
national law no nation has the
right to interest itself in anything
that directly concerns the affairs
of another friendly nation, for by
the traditions of diplomacy such
Interference" puts in jeopardy the
cordial relations of the nations in
volved in such controversy.
Long before he became president,
Woodrow Wilson had eloquently de-
clared his attitued with reference
to self-government for Ireland and
had openly espoused the cause of
Irish freedom. In speech deliver
ed at New Brunswick, N. j., on Oct.
26, 1910, he said:
Have you read the papers re-
Gently attentively enough to no
tice the rumors that are COM
ing acress the waters? What
are the rumors? The rumorS
are that the English program
includes, mot only self-govern-
ment for Ireland, but self-gov-
eminent for Scotland, and the
drawing together in London or
somewhere else of a parliament
which will represent the British
Empire in a great conferedated
state upon the model, no doubt,
of the United States of Amer
lea, and having it's power to the
end Of the world. What is at
the bottom of that program?
AT the bottom of it is the idea
that no little group of men like
the English people have the
right to govern men in all parts
of the world without drawing
them into real substantial part .
nership, where their voice will
count with equal weight with
the voice of other parts of the
country.
This voice that has been cry
ing in Ireland, this voice for
home rule, is a voice which is
now supported by the opinion
of the world; this impulse is
spirit which ought to be re-
spected and recognized in the
British constitution. 1t means
not mere vague talk of mems
rights, mems emotions, and
mems inveterate and traditional
principles, but it means the en-
bodiment of these things in
something that is ging to be
done, that will look with hope
to the program that may come
out of these conferences.
If those who conduct the gov
eminent of Great Britain are
not careful the restlessness will
spread with rapid agitation I'M
til the whole country is aflame,
r and then there will be revolution
and a change of government. N
In this speech he plainly indicated
that his plan for the settlement Of
the Irish question was the estab-
lishment of some forum to which
the cause Of Ireland might BE-
brought, where the full force of tlic
public opinion Of the world, includ-
ing the United States, could be
brought to play in vigorous and
wholehearted insistence upon a So
luton of this Notwithstanding ques-
ton.
AS we read the daily papers, con-
tanning accounts of the disturbances
in Ireland, what prophetic vision
underlay the declaration contained
in the speech of Woodrow Wilson in
1910!
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