The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-03
The Irish Question Agaiu.

Editor World: l Just read your editorial in
The World of yesterday entitled "Uphappy Ire-'
land" and l am astonshed at the sentiment
therein expressed.
1 have generally found your views to he clear,
honest and fair on questions like this that af-
feet the welfare and liberty of people, but on
this question you have certainly got out on the
wrong horn OF the dilemma. You have gone
clear off the reservation OF reason and right.
Your viewpoint on this question is not the view
point OF broad-gauged man that loves liberty
but rather the viewpoint of a man with slave
mind the viewpoint OF man who would rule the
world by brute for and enslaAe the weak.
Tour viewpoint IL the viewpoint OF a tory OF
our revolutionary days. You would reverse the
established and accepted ideals OF America that
have made the world better. II your deduc-
tlons are correct George Washington and the
men associated with him in our revolutionary
days were traitors and Benedict Arnold
patriot You speak OF the fuller measure OF in
dependence offered Ireland by England, and
you know that England has no legal or honor
able right to assert any claim in Ireland, and
you know that the claim she does assert was
founded on and is being sustained by brute
force. You say that the Irish very correctly
understood that England was making tremen-
dous concessions in the settlement made witt
Collins and Griffith. II that reasoning is cor
rect it would be a tremendous concession for a
brutal thief who had broken into your house in
your absence and murdered your wife and FAM
lily to leave 1t upon your return
You speak OF De Valera not being willing that
self determination be allowed to operate TO de-
pose him. He knows that the election held last
fall did not register the wishes OF the Irish peo-
! pie. lie knows that at that election the young
! manhood and womanhood OF ireland who had
! borne the burden OF two-year war was large
| ly dlsfranchsed He knows that 10 per cent
| OF the people of Ireland voted TO establish re-
| public when he was elected president. lie knows
| that at that election they expressed their hon
est wishes. and he knows that at the last cleo
! tion those who changed their views did so be-
| cause they believed their limit of endurance OF
! English brutality had been reached. No honest
| expression of the wishes OF a people can be had
| under such circumstances.
In revolutionary days Benedict Arnold
| attempted to hog-tis his cOuntrymen and de-
| liver them bound and gagged Into the merci-
| fui keeping OF John Bull who at that time was
| tho owner and operator OF various scalp mar
! kets and towns and villages scattered along the
western borders of the colonies.
Mickey Collins and Arthur Griffith spent
the last days of their lives In the service of John
Ban operating army OF Black and Tans try
| Ing to shackle and hog-tie their countrymen
| and deliver them into the merciful keeping OF
| John, who has been numbering and massacre
lHG-sc5a Fly wSS want liberty everywhere his dirty
flag flies, since we helped him make the
world safe for democracy.
Mickey Collins and Arthur Griffith spent
| their last days trying to destroy the republic OF
Ireland, Spent their last days trying to teai
down a government OF the people. for the people
and by the people in Ireland, and erect another
upon It's ruins that represents the imperialistlC
ambitions of English tyrants.
We are told that II is not best TO will the death
OF sinner but rather that he should repent anC
! live, because OF this thousands OF Irishmer
! everywhere, win regret the passing OF these two
men, while at the same time they cannot helI
hut realize that God In His wisdom knew tha
their usefulness in ireland was ended and tba
He doeth all things well.
JAMES DEvINE,
| Tulsa August 20.
=. S,--After reading that article in the Tulsc
World last night would not expect that yol
have any space for the cause OF Irish liberty