The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-29
In Today's Mail
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reaping a harvest of profit in oil sales to the Mikado's kingdom. Of course Japan is making war upon British interests in the Far East; but what of that? Last few months, the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company sold millions of gall Ions of oil to Japan. The United States Congressional Record states that the net results of all this, of course, is that the United States irritates still another potential enemy in the Far East; British im- perialists reap still more profits; and London guffaws at the 'gullible buffoons from across the Atlantic
 "The radical opposers of aid to Britain are devoid of concrete reason why we should not aid Bri- tain!" Continuing MT. Parsons states: It is a Celticized type and tied up bundle of hate, devoid of rhyme or reason, which results in intense aversion of everything Brit ish."
 In answer to that bonehead state ment, it is not the question of WHY WE SHOULD" but a ques- ton of Why should we? You have made a very serious accusation against 20 million American Citi- zens of Irish extraction; who are just as much entitled to their opin- ion, as you are entitled to yours. I don't know if you are entitled to an opinion. By your own admission you call yourself an Anglophile. That statement places you definitely in the ranks of the FIFTH COL UMN." According to all reliable de- flnitions, a FIFTH COLUMN AGENT is one who places the well fare of a foreign country before that of his own native land. Per- hapS the Irish have a reason for re- maining neutral? If were you MT. Parsons, instead of making yourself rediculous, by making un-substan- tial statements, would get an Eng fish history, and turn back to the period of 1846-47 when two million Irishmen died as result of the British h-manufactured famine, and the London Times" of that period gloated over the fact that the Celts were going" and that before long Celt in Ireland would be as rare as a red Indian on the shores of Manhattan. That pillar of Journal ism might well use the same quota ton now, with one slight revision. For it begins to look as if the Eng fish are going. and that it will not be long before they grow remark ably scarce in the, British Isles. Fortunately it is not in the nature of the Irish people to gloat over the misfortunes of a neighbor. If it were, the time would be now. His tory has way of catching up with those who transgress the moral law. It looks as if England's turn has come.
 We seem to have forgotten the lessons of the World War. We have thrown overheard our ability to view this conflict in it's broad lights of imperial struggle. We have for- gotten that this nation, to even greater measure than England, is alone and friendless among the great powers of the earth and that our wealth, our gold and our fiabby military power. are lure which will call down eventually the thunder of invading guns. If the testimony of war experts is worth anything, England will have to launch the mightiest offensive of all time to to come out even. It is one thing for her to defend herself, but an- other to win back the continent of Europe from the greatest military power, and perhaps combination Of powers on earth.
 If our national existence depends upon England, then for Gods sake let's enter the war now, while there is still an England. If we accept our destiny as not British, not Eu- ropean and not Asiatic, but aS American. we will arm ourselves as no nation has ever armed. and we will again raise the ancient cry of our ancestors
 DON'T TREAD ON ME"
 GEORGE l.. AYoTTE.