Word: irelander
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...death of Lord Mayor MacSwiney in an English prison was indeed an unfortunate event for the Lloyd George Government, and one not calculated to restore peace in Ireland. Aside from the excellent point made by Mr Ferguson in today's Crimson, there is the Cuestion of what effect the death of the Lord Mayor will have on the minds of many people. Among those who have always been pro-Sinn Fein, it will serve only to intensify their bitter hatred of England, but the greatest effect will be upon the minds of those who are friendly to the British Empire...
...Republican Party today. The candi- date has himself stated that he intends to be led rather than to lead. Who will lead him? Will it be the 31 pro-leaguers? Will it be Messrs. Borah, Johnson and the hard-headed anti-league Republicans with the green flag of Ireland in the van? Or will it be that politically-minded came lion, Senator Lodge? Can anyone imagine any combination of these three groups which would remain in the same room more than five minutes? Who then will lead? No one can say. Read Senator Harding's speeches and you will find...
Again Mr. Lloyd George has demonstrated his strength. On October 20 by a vote of 346 to 79 the House of Commons rejected the motion of Arthur Henderson, Laborite, for an investigation into the Government's policy in Ireland. The result is an overwhelming vote of confidence in Lloyd George's policy and a severe defeat for the Asquith-Henderson forces...
...might be wise, Mr. Editor, to read a history of the great war, especially England's part in it before allowing such a distorted pro-Irish book as "Ireland...
...case is not at all parallel between the colonies and Ireland today. The colonies were not offered every indulgence, Home Rule, Dominion government if so there certainly would have been no Revolutionary war. The Irish are not bowed down under taxes that threaten to ruin trade. The colonies were not treacherous to the mother country in times of war (to wit: the French and Indian war) as were the Irish during the great war. In fact the points of similarity are so few that it is ridiculous to say that the cases are parallel...