The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-20
The Pulse of the Nation

be possible, particularly at the hands
of a Tory government. As a special
writer in the Toronto Star expresses
It, ''if Healy had been told, years ago,
that he would be what he is today, he
would have laughed his siikiest, bit
terest laugh. Still, he long ago learn
ed to expect the unexpected" Ed
toriaHy,' the paper voices the belief
that peace for Ireland, content for
her people. progress for her interests
and industries, all seem to be around
the corner and within a short days
journey, unless a desperate minority
can succeed in striking a demoraliz-
ing blow at a moments warning.
That danger is, Of course. not over
looked in the general feeling of OPP
timisn which colors American CO.'S
ment De Valera and his followers
ARE now fighting their own kith and
kin" says the Asheville Times. their
hands are raised against their own
people" since, as the BROOKLYN Eagle
explains. rebellion in Ireland" now is
rebellion against Ireland itself. re-
Election that should force itself upon
the prompt attention of cannon. De-
Valera and the misguided men who
are keeping up a violent disturbances
and injuring their people as serious
as British domination ever did" Ire
lands greatest need now, the Roanoke
World-News suggests, is for some
good Saint Patrick" to come along
and drive ont DeValera and the
other political snakes which infest
her"
But already another element that
threatened to disrupt the new ma
ton at its inception has proved neg
ligible. the Pittsburg Press comments
in recalling that "a. year ago it
seemed as if the chief obstacle to the
establishment OF government in Ire
land lay IN Ulster. But Ulster is
troublesome no longer. Carson has
failed utterly in his attempt to excite
Ulster rebellion against Irish home
rule" And in the opinion OF the pa
per it is doubtful if the disturbing
Republican, element will be any more
successful in preventing the new
state from functioning. Serious as
is the Republican menace, the Utica
Observer Dispatch is confident that
murder, arson, assination and all
the kindred crimes in Ireland will
ston, for. as the Albany Knicker-
booker Press declares, "the new Irish
nation has the brains. the ability. the
capacity, the understanding and the
experience to govern itself wisely and
bring happiness to its people"
ireland has n great opportunity
to become A prosperous common
wealth. and it is the duty Of the gov
eminent to protect the people in the
effort TO work out their destiny" de-
clareS the Canton, CO., News. In
the discharge of that obligation, the
best guarantee for the future as
the Decatur Herald sees it, is the fact
that the Free State has gone through
a hard year successfully" 1t has al
ready made an excellent impression
everywhere" the St. Louis Globe
Democrat adds. showing a resolute
energy and resoureefulness under the
most trying circumstances IRE
spective OF listers final decision un-
der the self de termna ton allowed
her. lit is TO the Irish Free state.
says the Boston Hera q. that the
world will look for Irish national de-
velopment, and for effectual partici-
patton in world affairs. No govern
ment will be reader than the govern
rnent Of the United States TO extend
the friendiieSt recognition IL the Irish
Free State"