The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-03

ergies against that perfldious power
that has held their native land in
subjugation for centuries. Let them
heed the advice Of Mr.. Ganly-respect
each others opinions and cooperate
with one another in compelling Great
Britain to do Justice to the land of
their fathers, and not leave the work
to posterity.
THE WAY IRELAND IS ROBBED.
When bluff old DR.. Johnson. the
English literary lion of tho 18th CEN
fury, was asked by an Irishn,an for
his opinion respecting the legislative
union of Great Britain and Ireland,
the friend Of Goldsmith unhesitatins]y
exclaimed: Don't unite with us, sir:
for If you do we will rob you. We
would have robbed the Scotch had
they anything to rob them Of" Ard
Lord Byron. the friend of liberty for
the Irish as well as the Greeks. in
his two speeches for Ireland in the
House Of Peers, condemned the act
of union between til. two countries
and declared it was nothing less than
the union 'of the shark with it's prey"
What both of these famous English
men said tofif the accursed union was
proved to the hilt by John E. Red
mond in his speech on the financial
relations between Great Britain and
Ireland, which appears on the first and
second pages Of this issue of the Irish
Standard.
Every statement made by Mr.. Red
mond was based on official reports
Of the British government, SO that no
English member Of parliament at
tempted to disprove the. facts and fig
ures adduced by him; but instead Of
making restitution for past wrongs,
acknowledged to have been committed,
the responsible leaders of the Liber-
al party Who pretend to be in favor
Of Home Rule for ireland continue
to rob the SISTER isle" by taxing it
beyond it's capacity for the protection
OF England from imaginary German
foes, though 1t was already overtaxed
In 1894, according to the report of q
royal commission, to the extent of two
and three-quarter million pounds ster-
ling, and since then the taxation has
increased by 100000 pounds year
in spite of the fact that the popula-
ton has decreased In Ireland while
that Of Great Britain has increased
by several millions.
Is it any wonder that the Irish find
the British yoke hard to bear? The
British keep the books and fleece Ire
land to pay the imperial expenses. Ire
land was taxed for the Boer war,
though the majority Of it's people SYM
pathized with the gallant farmers Of
South Africa. 1t Is now taxed for the
navy to save England from invasion.
1t is taxed for $4,000 red coats and
$4,000 .constabulary p in. Ireland who
are ready to pounce upon the people; 1t
is taxed for the salaries Of the viceroy
and his retinue, the judges and other
functionaries of high and low degree.
The petty officials holding fat jobs
in Ireland are imported from England
and Scotland, and the Irish are taxed
to pay them for their services TO
Fin GLAND h. oil l. 90
no earthly use to Ireland. is paid a
stipend of 100000 a year. or more
than President Taft, for attending
balls at the castle or horse races al
the Curragh of Kildare. In view Of
these facts. which are indisputab]e,
1t is time for the Irish to kick Wig
orously against further taxation COR
imperial purposes, and demand a ces-
sation of such robbery for the solo
benefit of England. Ireland has 10
trade or commerce and is mere
drawfarm for the predominant partner
who reaps all the benefit Of the legis-
lative union. While Ireland fills the
capacious NAV Of John Bull with the
products Of its fertile fields, that pir-
ate furnishes Ireland with the products
Of his factories and charges high pric-
es under the beautiful system Of free
trade between the two countries
What would England do without
Ireland? 1t appears to US that the
Liberals have not the remotest ia
tention Of giving Home Rule to the
Emerald ISLE The commercial ele.
nent in England would hurl them from
power. The Irish are too quiet and
law-abiding to get anything. They
never receive any attention from their