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WILSON HISTORY SHOWS ENGLARD
DPPRESSEDAMERIGA LIKE IRELAND
“History of American People” Tells How First Colonists Were
Treated as Slaves—Later Came Authorization of Dispatch
of Armed Forces to Interfere With Religious Liberty—
English Treated Indians With Ruthless Brutality—Dif-
ferent Races and Groups Here Inflamed Against One
Another—Colonists Took Advantage of England's Diffi-
culties to Strike for Freedom—Government of Maryland
Put in Hands of Minority. and Religious Toleration Was
Abolished—Cromwell Aimed to Use America for England's
Purposes
By Alfred W. McCann (| : pelted a of can:
« Science? to iis new way
evemts OUiog return heme in England
IQT4-1920, as recorded in Alsace~
Lorraine and Iveland, are cur-
iously ‘eminiscent
American
i another kind.
inns wha pass
cctistomed
.
ute h Chareh,
gotten even by ns,
¢ to be yemembered |
ho and English
and writers «i the dav
Woodrow Wiser.
1909, in his “Td
dean Peopic." no
touches the shirts
when speak
olonist
aw a member
Engiand? but
Engtishmen
Church)
chusetts
were exciu Sed
irom voting.
Severe Penalties
faithful peopic,
manner of ti
inte a peopl no
faithiul. :
Slaves of English Compani
“In the beginniag.”
“most of the colon:
to serve the
he deciares, colony aiogethe
were ineld ii
heen re
good
in
sles
without Jet orlaft
ts ai the po
re of men.
The Lord Archbishop of C
Witt fiam Laud, the
we thee
Zot not
mercys
sort
who mutinied or ran
ptt to death er to 7 is
if need were, to keep the isci-! yi
pline of 10
or cits cher
n Sandys, authosiaine., as in the case of \
a man who loved liberty, staod in! ginia.
his piace in the Common
patch «
aleriere with
alll Tite:
nt, that “a
cient. force to
Ir sounds vers
century
died
cS lony
thre imore’s colony, estaly
d
they net
potent, for on Jul
first represeutative +}
‘America met at Jamestown, Vir.
1» ti
discuss even at ae at re
srote, period, the i:
erty and seli-gove:
colonics.
Arrival of Negroes
_ There were nota
tencies recorded iu
just as they arc ieine recorded |
Among them was the
ar of these brat
‘the first /excent 2
i
‘in the w oadrow Wits
ect demanded
none iad the g
wirkout
it appiies
liberty,
discussions 0!
group of negro slave:
theni, were brought into Vir
Woodrow w ilson telis us how
inia,
bure
ihe teare
hi
“the En lesmen, ¥
mechanics and farmers were “de: V
nied-religious liberty by the
them all to worship in the
Ablished Church, but, neverthe-
less, allowed thous: ands of Dutch 1 2Ot cen
artisans to remain Anabantisis, ordair
would:
neeive that
den LEY
’ leone themselves lik ic-
icra! No wonde: Roger rpeadent States and asked no
Sich were to ime hee nih Upraide the rongren [iners Tease to unite, At anauie: |g
How he flav f self-interest: hot openty separate mf ne. perk: they would have
ow the lavor of se Chure! - hesitated, but now ther | an
ersists in the 2 of men | the hureh of England. No won-! cunity that migh -
persists the progressive modern| ler he declaced that “magiat ity that might not come
‘continues to assert that the age; have no rightiul power, except
candles ‘oreve
paaed tallow and are wrong when they trv to
{ecodrow Wilson does net por- [command what men shall believ
‘mit.us to forget that “the exordns | i nev’ shall worshi
who fied from England, 1629, to] | 1m the meantim
thé ‘colonies, was not composed 'C° lonists. ie among vthen
‘of Separatists, whom the la selves oa -religion wer
‘al of |
but not unmindiul necessi
e driven! m
of rounds that they had nothing o
jreligion in them.
Extermination of Pequots
ch wre | phen had’ ‘grown ‘very ho
othe
he-:
the charches
also
over a man's body and gonds,
of exterminating is Tadians on (convulsed in war, could at's
When summer came..1637, the! the fact. the
THE
[against the English crowding in.
writes
Woodrow
h set them-
to exterminate
j the tribe. The braves were slain
driven in little
ler roups into the Ww
women who survived, were mac
[nen oi. Ti ible business
iecleared ail the river valley aii
all the nearer regions hy the,
| Sound and the glish began to
pour in again with a new t
|" Viven as the Indians after they
| bad been degraded hy the
vere net tolerated, toleration
His Englishmen themselves took
the form of oppression “In
Rhode Island there were
nen of many creeds and heii
—Baptists, Di Fentient Puritan
l “Therefore,”
x on, “the
pm
Hutehinsomans men and
{women whose views and pr
tices were not tolerated clee-
wiv
Further south in New Amster-
Ditch were irighicned
English swarming at
e India
serous in
hein to
gan
ralty and
hate of all whites,
looked up
Frene!
ment io he user
ian of cach other.
"when Trance had
and between the
sippi and the Eastern moun-
had axed
y
ne great Frederic!
nz could aot de made to be-
eve that the King Fagiand
tand not the King of France was
gn in America.
Preferred the French
“Tt moved them oul to think
lof such a change. 3 Wond-
row Wilson, “The Trench had
m welcome ai their
ts and did not drive
The Frenei
frentier
off the game.
ibeen v
them
and | ‘a
ke dogs rather than
them | far-iate the
vd them and often
in trade, Tt was
ink of the Eng-
cared and ha ted.
iorests,
cheated
them
te learn,
on's pen. that the
i Proch and, Spanish, hard press.
jed by the Engti nS soon found it
passihic
ng
fof their pa
prow ed them
racial animosities
jOUs prejudices oF the
d.
and calumny
against natives
| tke white
thenise!
Union of Colonies
Connectient and New
Haven met at Boston, Mav ta.
d made a formal agree.
their coionies should
ved in a confederation
port and deic
der the name of the Ur
omies mw England.
convelsed with
80, Woodrow
Wilson. “the contracting parties
0, un-
ted Coi-
had a precedent” estab-
lished so fong ago in America
that ‘Anglo-Americans, unmind-
ful of the Past, Gnd it to
understand how
c
ret
a_seli-| helping
recrace of Trighmen, with Engle: nd
sh
tla time strike a blow for Tri
| freedom,
Strangely cnoueh, and again it
‘is Woodrow Wilson’ A ho records
Rev, Hooker,
ti. (Continued “en Fouts peg
PATRICK CONNOLLY =|
RELEASED FROM JAIL
Citizen of Irish Republic Who
Got 15-Year Sentence After
Refusing to be Illegally
Drafted, Set Free
PATRICK J, CONNOLLY
a tnd
into ‘ihe United $ s
the
w
s
ground that s
s in Violation af
viee Net, has
Connot
jays ago in Vile
}
¢ thelr heme,
ro sentenee,
ved a iow
iphia,
where family
ken
the time oF
bout
arre
years
den
a physical
xusi of the
ally:
» TOTZ. and passes
examina
me year.
understand
-As he did}
On
’ report joy military
ie ap-
1130 AL My
on the card,
Wovld Not Go to Camp
was forwarded to Nn ihe Yea!
doxrd he returned
= dne
or
ornnes of
Fifteon Year Sentence
kor let gu, owever, and on
been commited after ins second ar
rest, and growin cut of
thal he was Wena
These el
fused to obey
hae also refused fo dan an army uni.
form. On these grounds he was con
ted. and rentenced to fiftean years’
v detained.
a pee
an officer's command. and
cures
“Jeonfineent.-at ‘Fort Jay, with, for-
a fife “Dublin headquarters on
now
ap lenges,
registered in Cam
the drait!
sted, buticially, gave
APRIL .-26,°. 1919
{feiture of ail pay and allowances and
|
ja
rorable ai
harge from the ser-
hough
fL hoard
vico at the ond of his term:
ar |
was admitted by the
that he had. now
tal
been in tho service
ime atl
ho avag transferred to Fort
After being hell some
‘Port Jax
Leavenworts, >
Cunnyiiy was in tie hands of |
the noied |
kuwyer of Uh city, who contanged his
[efforts to encure Connotiz's releane, Mr. +
‘Doyle too the ease up at Washing-
i Michael
wo
frome friends
GETS $25 DAMAGES
(Continued From | First Page)
v8 Miss Hickey ha
nav even yet fully recovered from|
ie eficcts of her injuries, her head !@
her constant trouble. and}
close
¥ throat!
ier is yet well. Her work. !
ssened, and Mrs. i
+ her position. !
Tn his jeter regarding the mil |
ncn the matter Lieuten-
at Coionel aig, writing from;
Janu
i
rhe question of compensation to:
en carefully con-;
m the meclical evidence
it would appear that Mis:
dered.
roused camming capacity is not reduced one.
so 9 liability rests with ;
he War Department, as she did not,
ply 19 the sentry’s three chal-
As an act of grace, how-;
i
sever, it has been decided tp offer!
'Aiss Hickey £3 in full discharge of!
all compensation alleged to he duc’
‘to her. If she is prepared to accept;
uM arrangements will he made
s payment by the Command
Paymaste
The Evening Herald descrikes the
occurrence as a stupid and uncalled |
for outrage, hecause the corporal of
ine unre Kuew that Miss Wiekey!
ad ‘gone to her work tinqaestioned |
land unchallenged, and under the;
anices ane would naturally
‘dequate compensation, and one vat
he court-martial officers, unofii-
such an assurance.
; CHESTER TO HONOR MAR-i
‘YRS "16
Will Demand I Recognition of the
Irish Republic
April ow
1 dre ‘dom here
Pa.
t
street, Chester.
April 27. at 2.30 P.M.
ti:
sh music and songs.
dition, well known pub:
will address the au-
dd demand the dnterna-
epeakers:
dience
= af Pe
ica ani Talend in) Delaware
county to any Feague of Nations] st
nges upan the sover-
of America or dees notic
¢ Trish Republic an a
absolute equality with
ST.
EASTER WEEK
whieh
y evening,
! “the
Taraneh king vince ir was
i started for the spread of Irish culture,
jand hes done much in thet diveetion,
Cemidhs are held for the puvpure of
heiping support the warl ef the sefmal.
‘ose who desire to assist in the
it is performing can do their jechara
y attending the cellidh, and ia { enjoy
al Irish evoning as well
la
ya
ener. We hope that today,
. ant asset of thee ant
ENDA'S REMEMBERS:*
EGYPTIANS LOT
UNDER ENGLISH RULE
WORST IN WORLD
British Exploitation Finally |
Drove Patient Natives i
Into Revolt !
“ENGLISH LABOR STIRRED‘
‘ Never Wakes Until Shaken by
Some Great Rising, Says
Irish Labor Paper
The Voice af Labor, published in
'Dablin, edited by Cathal O'Shan- {OF
;Non, who represented Ireland at the
Berne conference, says:
At the Be: conterence Mr,
Ramsay MacDonald. speaking in
the name of the Briti hor
party, said that the Egyptian ques-
tion had not recently come before
British her, and implied that, ine
|. Bri labor had not had
tinnch need to concern itself about
‘Egypt. As soon as he had uttered
ithe words we realized thar w
pt, with Treland. Gri
Briain and | British ber
!
1
them out of their national infer.
ence fo the state and the aspira-
itions of iheir stthicct neoples. ‘Nor 1
iwere we long in Switzerland until
twe had learned from the European
committee of the young Egyptians
that England would not have many
months to wait until Egypt would
wake her up inno very gentle man
after all
e the events of the last three week
iw Egypi, Mr. MacDonald and the !
Rit sh delegates are wiser men,
The wonder is that Egypt has
borne the heavy hand of Engl
so patiently ince Great
against the will af the whoie peo-'
tiple, turned the orcupation into
protectorate. Lut new
tein
clear that the at nts hs 0 torn
up!
off England's
he whole hypocrisy 0 Emeka
For
dom and. self-determination
the truth is, that. in spite of w
wud
ssihas heen said iar the British press. ote
the nationalist movement is boti |
strong and wi wideepr cad. and the ris-;
heen hath serious and exter
the legitimate political claims of the
Egyptian nationali.
ulded tie eq
jbressing economi
eptian workers.
falehin have contributed #
to the revolt as the thou:
educateci and professional men.
Slavish Labor.
More even than in Ireland, the
i or
nd mest import-
and
the
claims of
‘The t1,900,000'
much
Kis
s under the
lot is the
Fenatish yrovector
ise to
‘Ted “Te the}.
soil jor long hours under
a boiling sun. Ae interrupts
his continuous labor only to snatch
one hast inadequate: ¢!
meat, con niece
kneaded wheate or mitize bread. |"
easoned with very Tile salad
and only occasion liy with a ie
chee: Jis only clot nail s
sons is a shori cotton shirt, His!
dwelling is a vile hut of the most:
primitive c¢ action, some three!
or four yards s¢ tare, with no aper-
c ept_the door, and with ai
small chest for its only far
et well he otherwise, when his!
car
. {y's wage is no more than from
© leightpence to tenpence. ‘There is, of:
course, no such, thing aS a legal j
“has the advantage of
no instal ance, accident or relivi:
Jaws, and he has no legal protection!
of any kind against the most sean-+
dalous exploitation. Tacking the!
most elementary provision for -se
curing hygienic couditions, he is th
prey of “all kinds of endemic 4
eases and epidemics. Amongst hi:
class infent mortality rises fo ap-
palling heights. Thus a French au-
thority. Chambert, in his “En-
‘more sury
never
co.
inurl least rel
i le which
fellahin die at a very carly ‘age.
Within recent years, too. a new
scourge, which always, ace ompanies
ad ancing lEnglish ilization, is
jplaying havoc ‘ ith the fellahin.
‘This is drink. late years, under
(En, nalish: fnivence and encourage-
liment, the fellah, the most temperate
of all laborers, has taken to alcohol,
Imannfactured’ in small Egy
idistilleries, and frightfully
iterated. in order that his mt
wage may alluw him to purchase it,
avi ing conquered the population of
the towns, wl here it it is comsuned not
only in the caf Mh
rbut as well ind
ithe tempting spir
British institu
trapidly conquering sn
1 And what is more seri i
swe co not agree w
rienis. when
prising, is that 10 real
supervision of Fine traffic. and
nergetic or sincere effart to oppoce
the spread of this plague has bee:
made by the protecting Government:
a country where the dominant
religion, that of oy per cent. of
population, prohibits the use of al-
cohol.
Lashed Into Army.
Ts it any wonder to anybody.
cept an ill-informed British |
leader, that this kind of thing
should Iead to insurrection ? Add to
this the undenia!
facis
treatment of the fellahin during
war,
them
of
under the
honsing and clothing condi«”
Tiundreds of thousands
vere employed,
nsport
“hteie periedt of service was
.six months. but after the
six montis they were kept in
service oy <t_ compulsion,
eruiting for this
acta
t. brite ally come
oy ‘party of recruiters of
le village in
and waited.
to come Kk from
With the reeruiters was.
Unde, the Mezor or Teadman
of the village, and under the orders.
of the recruiter and of his o! 1
superiors, as the fellahin caine in
from the fichls ere rounded
tup. and the ones suitable
“ployment picked ont.
recruits were then sigt
the
Noivin: My.
y
ct this proce are the Cini
tdeh was at hand. ind the recruiters
aul the iash.
senlist "olin
vd"
2 I
lar qractice. and the nse af the lash,
1 1 same years aga, ecru a
\
British war measure
yy
Ibatile cries of small nations, free- {thousands of the fe! akin” thied like
Mies from epidemic diseases, he-
i se were hind worked and
erfed, aml we die
hem.” This was Lnglish
hristianity.
And nay cneral Alle
open:y procktiming that he is tal
opressive ineasures, the I
bellious class on God's
and the oftici,
¢
et
sirike, and Lave joined
earth, tie ia
have guac on
the revalr,
asDonald
iends still wait until the
the fudiaus and the
the war into England's
ech aul I pleas i?
Ramsay
ait Tanne ?
ILLINOIS LABOR
ASKS RECOGNITION
FOR IRISH GOVT.
(Continued from Firat Pager
the right 0}
all nations
“|hyposritivally ignore vie princi-
se loudiy py
when cailed upon to carry ont in
80 insist.
it her
ently or each
Reselved. that we kereby call
upon the Senate of the United
States to refuse its appre val or
On Ui its
this conatry and
or frou of nat
not fully and ce
nize the’ sis
BRITAIN. Sets, AMERICA) N
Was! » April 21.—Great
Britain has the seeret of helium
gas. the discovery of an Amer«
ican and up to this time the ex-
elusive. property of the United
States Government.
No charge is made the
oral employe was responsible for
the British Government's acqui-
ib}
a Fed-
sition of the non-combus
ichemical or that it‘was obtained
hy unfair methods. Scientists at
McGill — University. Montreal,
Canada, it was stated. simply
“worked our” the process.
When you patronize our adverse
quete sur a condition du fellah;tisers mention The Irish Press,
egyptien,” in 1999 calculated that
threeafourths of the children of the
By so doing you will help then,
yourself and the cause of Ireland,