New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

gauization in Ireland the Ancient Order q,
Hibernisns. is a sectarian and semi-seere. %.
ciety Of which no Protestant can be a msn.
her, Ulster has some reason 20 be troubl,1
When We consider Home Rule for ireland
here are five things which must be eoasis.
c-ed:
81 The point OF yicw Of Great Britsi,
Great Britain viii always rightly demars
cha. ireland be friendly 20 tne imperial an.
.-ce. T. Is clearly impossible that Engans
..ould allow on uDfriendiy power 20 nav,
r.odora fcr independent action 10 Ireland
"s The poi1t of view OF the Irish N..
nona.ists. They desire The political u,i.y
ireland. and vii! not have partition. They
desire full Irish control over the trade po.
lev and over taxation. Until they win TIA,
full control they viii have continuous sgita
ton and there Wi. be unfrioncly feelings be-
tween the two countries
FngIand's Friendship Vital
.a. a and ; The point OF view Of lister
.a ,hc following matters:
ulster requires assurances that The self
governing Ireland vIu be friendly % Gres,
Britain. Ulster carries on an immense trade
with England She builds ships FOR England.
She exports linen and other goods. She has
orders from great shipping arms and from
the Admiralty These orders would not 20
70 A self-govcrnmg Ireland with raggng, IN
friendly politicians in control and listers
.rade would decline. She could boz crippled
economically by race hatrcds expressed n an
Irish Parliament
"Uls.or demands guarantee both economic
md religions. as % Ger own po ton 'n
self-goverring Ireland fhe Natioralis;s
should meet Ulster on al. these points. l.
.hould be demonstrated 20 her that under
Home Rule Ireland will be friendly 20 Great
Britain and just 20 the religious and indus
rial life of Ulster Nationalists, in ny opn-
ION. should offer Ulster political power equal
20 her economic power This might he ar
ranged ~ proportional representation by
dividing Ireland into twelve great ccnstit-
uences. so that the Prctestants could return
members from districts whore they are now
without representative. ! suggest also that
.hc Senate or Upper House. should have
veto power for a certain number of years
until the traditions Of government were fixed
saw. ten or twelve years. and that a majority
If members I'm the Senate FOR that time
should b, nominated by Ulster. We have
model in the Canadian Senate, which is a.
ways packed with majority adverse 20 the
pqrty IN power This is accomplished By
permitting the party in power to nominate
vacancies I'm the Senate
Not Bad Laws but Oppression
"Sir Edward Carson has said that what
Ulster feared was not bad law making
What we do fear e oppressive admnIstra-
ton They fear that public Offices sill be
packed with friends OF the party n power
that the policy Of TO the victor belong the
sooils' will be practiscd. IL is necessary d
reassure Ulster that all public post would
be removed from jobbery and that merit
should have its open chance Of winning pro
motion. The way 70 do this is 20 make al
government positions. all posts paid for out
of public moneys whether under Boards OF
Guardians or County Councils part Of a ra-
tional civil service so that jobbery on ac-
count of rel gion OF politics would be impo'-
s.ble. Along these lines OF concession ana
balance of power do not regard the pcc'aI
Ulster problem as nsoublc.
There are only two ways TO deal with
I~eland-cithcr complete union. with aoso-
lutte equality. or else complete irish control
of purely Irish affairs. The Home Rule bill
As passed. would not settle the question: be-
cause it does not grant to ireland the fixing
Of taxation and the trade policy. Whoever
has financial and economic control of q pco-
ME fixes the character Of the civilization OF
that people There is no British reason Tor
paesiug Home Rul, bill unless 20 settle the
question. Either England must control Ire
land. bv making IRISH people into English
PEOPLE in sentiment and culture. or else she
must grant 90 ireland the status OF DO
minion. England must retain control o.
military naval ard foreign policy Let ire
land send representatives. not TO the 6rilsn
Parliament. but TO the new Imperial Parla-
ment. which is certain TO be formed after
the war Let hcr pay her contribution 10
imperial defence prepared by assessors ap'
pointed for that purpose by Great Britain
and the Domnions. What We should aim at
is A kind OF Sun Fem Imperialism a COM
plete control OF Internal affairs and par
ticipation in the empire polIty.
Lost Gaelic
Gin me last one hundred years Ireland lost
the power 10 speak Gaelic. Only 100000 oil
her people speak the language to-day Ana
vet Gaelic literature contains che dreams and
soul Of the Irish people for 2ooo years. IL
is one Of the odcs, and most beautiful IT.
eraturcs m Europe. That lost race memory
is a loss in the dignity and spirituality Of
their life. Imagine the Greeks without
Homer. 50 3 has been Of late with the irisa
IN the loss OF ,heir national Literature.
legends and poetry. The Irish do not reSa
English literature, nor have they accepted
English culture. That ancient literature o.
theirs ran like an underground river for the
last century an +, came yelling up again ~
Stand.sh O'GIady. stephens Yeats ana
Syngc. There Is ieshapng OF Legendary