The Irish standard., 1909-06-12

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he pointed out the fine qualities were
1 grown. He thought the proper way to
assist the industry was not the way
proposed, but by devoting attention to
improving the methods Of production,
curing and manufacture.
Mr.. Harold Cox pointed out that
| tobacco growing was crushed out in
England in the seventeenth century
solely in order to give preference TO
the Colonies. England. surely. had an
equal right with Ireland to demand
from Chancellor Of the Exhanequer a
, subsidy. Ireland would be a Weather
country if it were less prone to ask
for subsidies Nationalist interruption.
They could make anything grow
If watered plentifully with British
gold.
Mr.. W. Redmond-it's our own mon
ey. You are adding insult to injury
nationalist cheers). -.
Mr.. Cox-1 am quite prepared to
meet the hon. gentlemen opposite on
the question of what they call their
own money. I maintain that Ireland is
undertaxed Nationalist ironical
cheers).
Mr.. T. M. Healy said the Hon. mem
Der for Preston. who had just spoken,
was at home when he was lecturins his
own Government; but he had also lee
tured the Irish members. The Irish
| members did not come there to be lee
tured. They came there to teach-to
teach that. House on the only subject
| they (the Irish members) understood.
the AFFAIRS of Ireland. They did not
come to listen to debates on Free Trade
or Protection. He believed both Free
Trade and Protection to be false cloud
laughter). There was nothing right or
wrong about Free Trade or Protection.
Whatever suited you was best cloud
laughter). There was one thing which
did not suit Ireland, that was, to be
robbed Nationalist cheers). Another
thing that did not suit Ireland was to
be robbed, and then to be told by those
who had stolen their till when they
asked for AID. "You cnnnot have lad,
because 1t is against the principles of
Free Trade" daughter and cheers)
The British were taking two millions
out of Ireland by this Budget. and Ire
land was asking a. very small thing in
return on, question Of principle, only
IN palliation against their rascality
loud laughter and cheers). BY every
engine in this country they DESTROYED
the Industries of 1reland-they turned
her perfumed garden into a blackened
potato. patch-and they had driven her
miserable people across the seas, where
they were her deadly enemies now
(cheers), allying themselve against
England with the Germans in eyery
city OF the United States, and when il
was attempted to keep up some little
industry at home, the member for
Preston gave them chunks of John
stuart Mill Oroars Of laughter). When
England destroyed the Irish Parlia-
ment Ireland was paying total of one
million in taxes. Under this BUDGET
Ireland would pay something like thir-
teen millions: yet the member for
Preston told them he could on Mat
FORM convince the Irish people it was
they who had the advantage. of the
partnership 0aughter). What tribunal
would decide it? Would a British iurv
decide 1t? Would that House decide it,
where they were 600 against 80 Irish
men? Would they have Hague Tri-
bunal? Would they submit the oues-
ton to any of the 4s States of Ameri-
ca? Or to- little Holland or Belgium,
spain or Portugal? No; the gentle
men whe would decide it were sent,e-
men OF the calibre of the member for
preston. These would be the impartial
Judges cheers). But the Irish people
We're the judges Of whether thew were
lll-treated or not. They had to wear
the shoe. They knew that the proof
of the pudding was in the eating
Naushter). Why. take this two mil
lions that they were drawing from
Ireland under the Budget. If capital-
lied at 20 years purchase it would he
| forty millions. With that sum thew
could buy up all the Irish railways. Rut
perhaps that would be against the
principles of John Stuart Mill Ooud
laughter). Were the Irish people ask
ing for anything except to be let 20 /?
They were willing to pay for police
and education. everything else connect
ed with Ireland. if they would only
be allowed to do so. But the British
insisted upon bringing in these Bud
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