New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-11
Bishop Turner
Beggs That u. S.
SIlllrl De Valera
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vast civil body is orderly, sober and re-
spectful of property rights.
what of the political future? The
provisional government obtained a
4-to-1 majority in the June cleo
tons. To-day their position is still
stronger. The military system of the
| irregulars is completely broken. The
government troops are in possession of
every important town and city through
out the whole territory Of the Free
State and the irregulars are broken up
into little bands that with rife and
bomb and machine gun are doing all
they can to annoy the civil population
and make the governing of the coun-
try impossible. If G vote were taken
to-day 1t would show that not merely
80 but 80 per cent of the people are
| with the government, and especially
since the death of Michael Collins.
| The whole population with few excep-
tions approves the drastic measures of
repression which the government is
now determined to pursue.
Plunging Into Debt
| "What do the irregu1ars hope to ac-
complish? They have declared that o
| few hundred of them, and there are
hardly more than that under arms, can
prevent orderly government Some say
they have, in addition, the deliberate
| intention of bringing the British
| back However this may be, they are
destroying the wealth and the sources
| of wealth to such an extent, that the
| hill Of damages that the government
l Will have TO pay is allendy very great,
/ and the new Ireland, contrary to all
expectations, will have to face con-
| siderable national debt. This is not
only senseless, but immoral 1t cannot
be justified by any code of political
ethics or Christian morality.
But please make it clear that the
rank and file Of the irregulars, and |
| met and talked with many Of them, are
ilne, young fellows misled by few
leaders who put their own ambitions,
| jealousies, hatreds and resentments
before their love for Ireland.
"Ferosious Women Leaders"
"Who are these leaders had rather
not name them. One. was my friend
while he was in America, though I do
not know what to think of him now.
| Others are fanaGical idealists, Zero
cious women politicians who fan the
enthusiasm of young men by appeals
to sentiment and hatred of England.
England, by the way, far from having
| lost Ireland, has won it and is less
hated than ever in the whole history
OF her relations to it. Ireland means
to carry out the treaty, and England,
with admirable courage and forbear-
ance, is willing to wait and to deal
fairly with Ireland to the end Did
see much fighting? saw enough of it,
but | do net care to speak of my per-
sonal experience.
What do Irish Americans think?
That do not know, as left home in
May to go to Rome, and since the mid
| die OF June could receive neither let
ter nor newspaper from home until a
few days ago.
| But ] can say this much; We re-
solved in America when the treaty was
proposed to let Ireland choose for her
self On that resolution I will stand.
| was neither pro-treaty nor anti
treaty then, and now l merely record
| the sentiment found in Ireland to be
prostreaty. One thing, however, is
clear: To send money from America
to support the irregulars is both use
less and sinful-useless because the
cause of the irregulars is doomed and
sinful because, in it's latest phase, the
activity of the irregulars is nothing
but looting, wanton destruction and, If
reports are true. deliberate murder.
The looting and destruction I saw
Il am thankful that / was in Ireland
this summer so that from what | saw
myself | can speak with authority, if
need be, to my fellow citizens of Irish
blood, and advise them, if they need
advice, to keep their dollars at home
and cultivate, if they can, an optimism
like my own as to the future of Ire
t land, be it free state or republic"
The prelate also said that, while sc
per cent of the Irish people might
have been pro-Free State before the
death of Michael Collins, surely since
his death the marvellous augmentation
ana cohesion Of the present govern,
ment might be safely regarded as be-
ing 80 per cent pro-treaty.