Thursday, May 21, 2020

Today -100: May 21, 1920: Of anti-imperialism, hostage-taking, and dabbling in politics


Sir Edward Carson tells Parliament that the disorders in Ireland are being directed from New York by people who aren’t really interested in Ireland but in destroying the British Empire.

Dock workers in Dublin are refusing to unload munitions being sent for the military, and dock workers in London are now refusing to load them.

Hearing that Russia is detaining Americans, the US asks Austria to hold on to communists who fled Hungary after the fall of Béla Kun.

Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore warns women: “You rule the home, the husband and the children, and should not attempt to dabble in politics. If you try to rule over two kingdoms, you will surely lose both of them.”


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