in England, Scotland Wales as to what measure of self-government Ireland to have ought not to affect the matter by 'freedom of small nations' which the British Government has so bombastically sworn to defend, essentially question Ireland herself to decide.
Let a popular vote be taken in Ireland as to whether she shall be an independent, self-governing republic, or an autonomous part of the British Empire Australia Zealand. That is the only method by which the Irish difficulty can be solved.
The 'firm and vigorous ministration' WiCe The demands for which suspect is but another term for coercion, and such suggestions as that of the professing-Liberal, longtord. that conscription shall be applied to Ireland, and that the Irish Rebels shall be set free on condition that they join the army, will only lead to graver trouble in the near future.
Ireland has been held in subjection by force too long, not to retaliate with what force she can, voked beyond a certain point.
Official reports in the very nature of things, are of course, one sided, and these are all that may be readily obtained as Theretore it is not possible to say al the moment of writing whether the time of the Irish rebellion was chosen by its leaders, or whether the outbreak was finally provoked by outside agencies, but there are various indications that the latter view may be corOr present Westminster (and what at is ment seems more the force.
this is for his office.' adTimes Professor to tne Fress or 4 April, described as a 'gross wrong'.
Carson
when pro- being prepared to resistance to Home yet.
would need them later on army;
Government administration at the moprobable?) the Home Rule Act could easily be repealed before it had ever been put into On the eve of the European War, Sir Edward Carson and the Ulster Unionists were threatening and openly preparing revolution, to prevent the application of the Home Rule Bill.
The Times which supported CarUlster rebels. declares that: "The country will not be satisfied with the Irish situation until the men who sat and looked on while armea potenta reoels were opemy trained in Dublin are removed from But The Times is not referring to Sir Edward Carson himself, though he talks very glibly of preserving Law and Order, just now, makes it quite clear that he intends to revive his pre- Will War threats of armed rebellion when there again appears a prospect of enforcing Home Rule, which in a letter 1916, he As a matter of fact, so far from forego armed SICS.
Rule, the Carsonites are keeping their ammunition ready, and when asked by the British Government to hand over their arms of for use in the present War, they refused to do so on the grounds that they Everyone knows that it was the Carsonites who first armed to resist Home Rule. It was afterwards that the Redmode Hate Resise Fein organisation armed to fight for the The Sinn Feiners Larkinites have gradually though strike in Dublin the Sinn Feiners accused the Larkinites of appealing to the Irish people to foreswear name of İrishmen for that of the world' and Larkin and his comrades declared mattered little workers whether they were enslaved by British or Irish capitalists.' To many of us who believe that neither race nor creed should separate the workers of the world, it is a matter or regrel lnal old position Larkin and Connolly should now be somewhat obscured.
We believe that the co-operative millenium cannot be reached Capitalism overthrown by workers. Yet we know the impatience which many an earnest reformer feels unle SoW growin or tae letarian movement.
We understand the revolt of the impetuous Celtic ten calcul against being tied TO SOW England, more conservative either Wales or Scotland, England who with her strong vested interests and larger population is always the predominant partner We sympathise with the dream of so many ardent lovers of Ireland to make of her an independent paradise free people, little republic famous, not for its brute strength, but for its happiness and culture. thing unique in all the world, holding a position amongst nations like that of Finland, who until Russia trampled on the constitution which she won not bloodshed, but DV a universal was thought here to be, probably was politically, the drawn the till the profree of all lands.
than every man's hand against them, yet reckless though they may have been, their desperate doubtedly animated by high ideals. British tion will further those ideals. proclaiming Republican declare "for equal rights and equal op portunities for all its citizens,' resolved to 'pursue the happiness and prosperity of some- cherishing all the children of the nation equally.' They promised that as SOUT be established elected by all the men and women of The Times calls it a and savage rebellion.
The Republic evidently set up without violence and bloodshed, the Rebels' says that it cheers.
When the soldiers came, began, indeed heartrending slaughter slaughter sides, but the Rebels, untrained men. women and boys, had for arms only lot of rifles opposed machine guns, bombs, bayonets and cannon. Volunteers in the Irish Citizen Army parading outside Liberty Hall, headquarte The Irish rebels today find almost venture was unAnd we also know that their acIrish Brotherhood, they Pride nation Government be 'Mad folly' perhaps, but hardly as 'brutal, bloody of a week was War News was proclaimed with CALCUTCOS there perpetrated both whilst them with tenement. to leave, but they replied that the would stop and die with the men; spirit too good for so bad a cause 'When the end came and the fir drove the garrison out they sought t escape by rushing in a body from th rear of the building. The street at th back bends a little, and beyond th bend was a machine gun which, soon as the rout began, discharged Il volleys in to the fleeing rebels'.
Can the story of scenes like tha bring pride to the British heart?
without allying himse with armed rebellion in Ireland, neve publicly repudiated or criticised hi and always pointed t the fact that they fought because th justice they longed for was witheld.
Mr Redmond, on the contrary a once placed himself in line with th to do he declare Ireland's grievances had been redres ed and that she had been led 'fros slavery and poverty to freedom an But no open-eyed, unbiased pe son could visit Ireland in recent day Dublin was obviously a city decay, the fine old mansions, let off i dwellings, were crowde with poor, ill-clad people. Five shill