The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
St. Patrick's s Day

Patrick greatest missionaries tine con vered Ireland Christianity and became Some 400 elapsed the sonary abor during years the to her nearing condition unity independence those early days Ireland had considerable civilization but unity government kingdoms the were still split into less tiny organizations and governments with Rome at the head city ate loosely federated with ject states held mostly by the sword.
 eapse Ango-Norman invasion and the beginning struggle has more or less held the attention of mankind.
 The struggle reached it's phase Cromwell the efficient his period peace ruthessly slaughtered soldiers with scyhes green spocy starvation instituted. Irish and per by in campaign population s5oOOO of country, listing foreign and Irish Catholics good family foreign princes people dreadful hardships and close to annihiation.
 Through the years Irish patriots made futile attempts Sim Fen movement which has cuinaeh in The Irish Free State.
 history modern civilization an- other large proportion of the people of nation who ready to give their lives for independence.
 struggle independence successful though
 had such complete unity of purpose in the people, that rebellion which began after the Easter executions in
 early described in the Lebar Gabhala" Book of Invasion until the days of Cromwell certain changes taking place. those early, pagan and indescribably terrible The fight for exteminaon, and to conquered people fight usually without quarter and often the captured tribes slaves Crowes Chris anty ruled than sixteen centuries and Ireland had been Christian naton England had ben for twelve hundred years.
 n years ameliori- alton of hareds Humanities had crep in The which Cromwell fought did not have the approval of thoughtful men morally deensbe Thus had Christianity operated the minds of Thus had the principles of St Patrick meated minds.
 Christian spirit longer had it's the world The latest struggle between Eng land Ireland fought moral atmosphere diff ferent that which existed in the days of Nemed
 longer possible to proceed by the Gromwellian method Ireland much less by the earlier methods which pagan warriors employed.
 Not alone the Irish capable of greater unity in re- ssance than had other days been the but the British incapable of the employment of force to the utmost While there doubtless existed England advocated medieval severity the exerminaon Irish there something which prevented the massng of the mashaing arshp and the employment of the force called into being by the world which the fish had at their command.
 At the time the Irish Republican it's pagn with few and insufficient the historic opponent controlled for destruction which greater the power Cromwell had by such tremendous degree that figures scarcely reduce the superiority to terms
 prevented the employment of this in the olden days would have been employed? The growth of Christian spirit which sets metes and bounds to the of against unarmed populations controlled and forbade.
 principles of resistance to tyranny arrayed the and the armed determination of Ireland profound conviction of the people of Eng all such had imagination and Christian spirit the Irish question must be settled not by force but by right and
 glory of this settlement. that is of the first perhaps very which public opinion based belief been the chief factor in concluding what seemed to be quarrel that could never be ended
 mind this St. Patricks all will in America and elsewhere will do what haed to destroy preudice restore good feeling amy The humanity which taught and will be the true of that permanent peace which is the desire of the
 celebration of this St. Patricks Day will be fervent