The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-08

republicans. The British govern.
msnt directed the Free State 20 take
forcibls possession Of the courts. and
Hrltain's men and guns were fur.
niuhed for tina, purpose. After three
days' bofnbarcrnon, With little head.
way. except the destruction OF valu.
able property. tho outsiders sen, in
a flag Of truce and offered an arms
tics to Rory o'connor. Liam Mel.
loves and others.
The FREQ State gave tho most soi.
efnn pledges 90 these men Of person.
al security and honorable treatmrn,
thereafter an prisoners ~ war. After
keeping these men IN irons for five
months. the so.caIied Free State 20,
orders from is headquarters in Lon
don 70 put these men 10 death
Thereupon o'connor. Msiiowes. Bar.
reti. Mekslvsy--anf others since. All
prisoners Of war-wrre taken out
and done 70 death In total disregard
Of all laws Of civilized warfare II
IL the British imperial barbarian Of
old. now mashed under the name Of
~Irish Free BtafA- This Hypocrisy
and sav~gsry -oaiwsgiAn- com
menda.
Tits attempt 70 make . hero u Col.
linz ID also In tine with other British
propaganda Collins was not muir.
dared. bu, killed IN battle.
''GaiweEian- also writes. NOT In m.
vor Of. but against. Irish liberty. Tho
fundamental principle OF liberty N
that ALL MEN are endowed by their
CREATOR with certain 1SALfEN-
ABLE rights--those which cannot b.
rightfuliy taken away, or even sur.
rrnd~red-and among these are life.
liberty and ths pursuit OF happiness.
That 10 secure these rights govern.
racnt. are instituted among men. do.
irving their Just powers from THE
CONSENT or THE GOVERNED.
That taxation without representation
wherever snrorced--fs TYRANNY
These are basic principles of right
government wherever the CREA.
TOR has put Ills hand--in Ireland ~
well a. America. The man who Do
mics this In false 20 American ideals
lieves in the inperialistic doctrine
this, might makes right" which has
no place IN any FREQ government
when did the irish people CON.
SENT to have an English king. or
governor general and judges appoint
81 by such king7 Never. They have
resisted that kind OF government for
$50 years. and VIII continue the 70.
slatenoe until II ends. REGARDLESS Of
the name used 20 impose ". Under
tho ao-called IRE. State" Ireland
~ not freed. but perpeiualIy cnslaved
and taxed. Britain imposes. and iia
Free State creature accepts. a debt
Of fbop 900 .oov--2. 500 900 600 900 OF
American dollars. The annual inter.
est Ia $3.50. 900 900. Payment OF inter.
est alone would keep any 1000. 900
people In poverty. the vast principal
10 forever hold them In bondage The
British Free State was intended 10
hold tho Irish people IN perpetual
vaeaalaRe. II In not Free. but an
'lriah Slave state" Its attractive
name was broadcasted everywhere 10
mislead and deceive tho world. But.
true 20 ita British proRenitor, this
Slave state bastard naturally dogcn.
Grated to the level Of other savagcs
who murder their prisoners OF war.
II is not surprising that "Galwcgfan"
uses an assumed name in attempting
to Justify this barbarism in the goth
century.
II was not President DO vaicrs. Of
the Irish republic. or his followers.
who made the war. II was tho rene
gades. lame ducks and office seekers.
backed by British guns. md former
Black and Tans dressed In green uni.
forms. Before the present year ends.
the fraud and hypocrisy IN forcing
this Slave State creature on ireland
win he generally recognized. In spite
OF British propaganda TO hid, and
uphold H. JOHN 4. CASEY