Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-23
CAUSES OF IRISH REVOLT
DESCRIBED BY Tim HEALY
CauldrOn OF UneaSiness, After OH.
cial Neglect, Disparagcment
and Contempt.
SUITED TO GERMAN DESIGNS
CnselfisI and Self.Reliant Men
Joined Sim Fem Movement for
Purpose OF Purifying and Uplift-
ing of Political Ideas.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch

\
ing of Political Ideas.
| Especial TO The Times Dspatch.l
| LONDON, May 22.-Tim Healey. NJ
T.. in AN article in the Sunday Times,
headed The Causes Of the Irish Re-
volt and the Way to Peace" says:
| AZ the opening of the world war
Irelan daligned herself completely
with England. She seemed almost to
have lost her identity In the imperial
crucible. Then came the boycotting OF
the deeds Of the Irish regiments from
Mons to allopoSIIED. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mons TO Ciallipoli. the INDIGESTION Of the
| war Office in the handling Of the
| Irish volunteer question. and worse
and still more tragic the folly Of the
Treasury in seiZing the moment when
| 1t added 10000 100000 to the Irish
taxes to cut down the grants for the
housing OF laborers and artisans for
which huge loans were being made in
England.
| This especially cxasperatcd the
Dublin population. The slurns had
just been largely cleared by thee or
Poration, but the treasury withheld
, advances 10 erect building on tho
cleared areas. AT the same time the
intellectuals witnessed the attempt TO
deprive the Royal Academy of Music
| of pal,ry $500 year, and further
promise Of Improvement IN the ma
tionai teachers position.
! From one end of the country to the
other the nation felt sore at the otH-
cial neglect, dsparagement and con-
tempt. while Irish blood flowed like
water in the empires quarrel.
The country was therefore left in
a cauldron of uneasness, with armed
men on either side to enforce or resist
home rule when the war should come
| to an end.
SITUATION Is SUITED
TO GERMAN DESIGNS
This situation was admirably suited
to the German designs. and froze the
Irish American pro-ally sentiment.
| German agents and German money
were set al work. and, as Birrell con-
fcssed. the government placed conf
dcnce in the influence OF John Red
mond's party to cope with the hostile
hybrid agencies.
This influence had been undermined
The tobbery of the official party had
disguised all earnest and unselfish
minds among the youth of Ireland and
the acceptance by the Irish party of
salaries of ttoo pounds per year. after
their formal resolution declaring they
would not take the money, and that
the government should devote il to
some useful Irish purpose, sank deeply
into the hearts of the extremists who
were prepared TO make such sacrifices
themselves.
! The imposition OF the insurance act
the killing of the land purchase by
| Dillon. the founding of n secret politi-
cal and religious society called the
Ancient Order OF Hibernians to direct
the patronage of the castle to It's own
profit. Slapped the foundations OF be-
lief among the disinterested youth of
the country.
| Soon all who were sober. unselflsh,
| self-respectinG and self-reliant in
town and country quilted the ranks
and Joined the Sin Fein movement In
doing so they originally had no more
thought of rebellion and pro-German-
! ism than Redmond himself. They be-
!ieved they were engaged in the puri-
! fication and uplifting Of political
! ideals
| when the war came, the censor de-
prved the English public of the know
Hedge that new strikes had been TO-
mented in the Dublin shipping trade.
Contrary to the law and without the
board Of trade on the Irish govern
ment taking the smallest notice of the
shippers. shipping held up and
! Dublin once more was allowed TO fry
| its own fat.
RESULTS OF OUTBREAK
KNOWN TO THE WORLD
The result is known TO the world.
Our metropolis is charnal house. our
noblest buildings are in ashes, our
prisons are fostering, our deportations
! have surcharGed the capacity of the
| English jails. General Friend, an eX-
/ perienced soldier. who knew Ireland,
was put under an Egyptian general,
who bombarded the city for forty-eight
hours after the proclamation command
! ing the inhabitants to stay within
doors and sentres barred the escape
of fugitives. from the burning streets.
! Il blame nothing on Sir John Max
we'll except his ignorance.
In my View Augustine Brill and
! Sir Mathew Nathan should be impeached
or tried.
| IT entirely approve of the refusal of
troops on the part of Lord Kitchener
and General Sir John French. These
great soldiers showed wisdom. for
any one should be able TO manage
Ireland with 10000 armed police.
! I'VE find Brill whining for sol
diers. Dublin Castle had ten to one
in lighting elements against the Sim
While the bravery of the rebels was
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