Show I I 1ST STATESMAN EDITOR FROM TORONTO TALKS ON IRISH QUESTION Herald S Special Ida Feb 16 LIndsay Lindsay Crawford editor of ot tho the Statesman Toronto To To- Can spoke to a very ver large and appreciative aUve audience at the Knights of Columbus hall ball last evening e on the Irish question Mr rr Crawford Cra Is now tho the re recognized leader teader of the movement for tor Canadian Independence and was formerly a leading figure In Irish po political political po- po l area affairs Irs Speaking as a Protestant he ho denied that the tho Irish question is a religious Issue The situation In Ireland today said Mr Ir Crawford is exactly parallel with the situation of the thirteen colonies cob colo ales nies of ot the United States in On one hand are the tho people determined d to govern overn themselves on the other Is the I I British government with willi an army of ot troops armed with machine guns buns armored cars rs tanks and other paraphernalia of or war Between the people and the army array tho the struggle is going on and will not cease until either cither the army is removed remo or the tho people are annihilated Great Britain has no more right to Ireland than she sho has in the United States The war was fought for tho the freedom o of all nations and Ireland deserves to bo be free tree Many Ian of ot the tho sons of oC ErIn were numbered numbered num acm I In the audience and were loud loudin in their applause for tor tho words of ot tho the sp speaker speake eak er I |