The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
PRESENT AhII-ENeLIsH
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system the English government, for
long concealing the coercing, the inn
prisoning and the banishtng of Ire
lands best, has sought to impress on
the outside world that ireland, con-
senting in q day to forget all she had
learnt In centuries and in bitterness of
heart OF England's altruistic war mo-
tives. had taken her step-mother's side
in said fond mothers hour OF
peril.
Exclude frish-A merfean Press.
The London Daily Chronicle has at
length felt compelled TO inform the
English public as follows:
Once more we have a period OF
activity in Ireland. The policy of re-
preston pursued by the British au-
thorities is rapidly roustng the peo-
pie to state bordering on revolution.
Seventeen of the leaders of the peo-
pie were to have been tried for high
treason. but the government. in
state OF panic has decided to post
pone the proceeding till the popular
ferment has decreased. Martial law
has been proclaimed all over the
country, and in Dublin the state Of
affairs resembles a siege, Political
meetings are forbidden. and force
of soldiers is locked up in Ireland In
OGuHF 10 tHC pCOPiEs
Not only are the Irish-American
papers excluded from Ireland. because
they execrate Mr.. Redmonds pro-
British policy. but the purely Ameri-
can papers, with the single exception
OF the New York Herald. are almost
entirely banned also. Maurice Leyne.
a returned Irish-American, Ia arrested
In Kerry for having in his pocket an
American paper with pro-German
cartoon, and a grocer In Cork is ar
rested for wrapping up pound OF
bacon in a copy Of the Liverpool Post.
containing an article which 1t was not
well for the Irish to see. and a Kerry
maiden is seized by the police for cir
culating a clipping from the same
Liverpool Post.
Recruiting Tragic Failure.
Recruiting has been tragic failure
In Ireland. Mr.. Redmond INDUCES
in the recreation of speaking OF Irish
recruits in the hundred thousands, and
so per cent to his leaders figures and
cables II to America. chiefly for the
benefit of Mr.. Redmonds lost Irish
American following. But a waggish
English NJ. p. asked in the House OF
Commons recently II Mr.. Redmond
| spoke truly In his wonderful Irish re-
crufting figures. And to the amuse.
ment of the House, the questioned
| minister naively answered:
Mr. Redmond's figures are not Of
| ficial."
The London Times. TO set the ques-
| ton at rest, set men to work COM
piling the Irish figures. and more than
month ago Ii announced the resuss
So, 900 Irish recruits. $4,000 of these
being Ulster arrangement. enlisted and
held in Ireland. and $4,000 nom
Orangemen for the front, chiefly from
the idle part of the population Of the
larger towns, in plain words corner
boys and "out OF works"
Redmond Biggest Loser.
1t was complained that no farm
ers' sons and no iaborers had enlisted
and recruiting had at that time prac-
ticaliy ceased in Ireland. Very few
of rnose who Joined the English army
| were of the kind whose absence
causes regret or whose failure to re-
turn would create any unfiliable void.
No. the Irish Volunteers. of which
the three nanished men were MEM
bers. have withstood first the wheed-
| ling and then the attempted coercion
Of both Mr.. Redmond and his Dublin
Castle friends. They stand for Ireland
and Ireiand's rights whole and in
tact. and although less than 5000 OF
them have arms they are source OF
deep apprehension to the government.
The biggest loser in the present
crisis probably is Mr.. Redmond. who
| has lost the more patriotic part of his
| following in ireland. lost practically
all his following In America. and lost
home rule-which wretched measure
| by the same token, lis mighty little
loss.