The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-06-28

principal revenues came from Ulster, despite the
fact that it represents but onethird of the coun-
trys population. The great shipbuiding COM
panies linen mills, rope works and other in
dustries sell but little of their products in the
South. Their markets America and England.
Some of the banks have branches in the southern
cities, and the commission houses sell the agri-
Culturists Of Munster, Leinster and Connaught
much of their supplies.
For these reasons purely financial, some of the
smaller business men are opposed to any system
Of partition. The majority Of the people Of the
North do not want partition, but they will take it
in preference to Home Rule in any guise.
When religion is discussed with the people Of
Ulster it is almost impossible to believe that they
voicing their real convictions. They become
so violent that they almost give the impression
that they are not sincere, but are merely pretend
ing.
TIE World correspondent has talked to most
Of the principal men Of affairs in Belf%a@ When
religion is mentioned they fairly fume. 1T is FREE
Quently difficult at 1ifrst to understand whether
they talking of present-day affairs or of
things that happened centuries ago. Their
knowledge Of the details of religious wars and
feuds that occurred 100 years ago or more is so
great that they appear to be discussing the hap
penngs of yesterday.
is working night and day upon gigantic plans
for their destruction. Their fear is real and
acute.
dominated by Priests
Sir William Crawford, head of the York street
Flax Mill, one of the greatest linen factories IN
the world, employing approximately 5000 people,
is a distinguished looking gentleman Of seventy
eli ut. He has the manners and appearance Of
retired statesman.
He received The World correspondent in his
private office and disCOurSed for than
hour upon the situation
In America you do not understand the situa-
ton in which you find u.s. he said You can
not understand it because you have never eX-
perienced anything Of the sort. Three-fOuTths OF
the population Of this country is absolutely domi-
mated by priests. They come up from the peas
ants home receive a little education of a poor
Variety and from absolutely poverty and obscurity
they nd themselves within few years virtually
dictator of some rural section.
''Soon after getting their first church they are
invited to be chairman Of some political meeting.
They deferred to by the people, and the first
thing you know they have forgotten their own
duties and are running the entire community.
'They become grasping. They squeeze the
poor. They dominate the schools and keep the
poor in ignorance. They are determined to con-
troll this little section Of the country where we
have worked for so long and so hard. There is
doubt whatever that they intend to force
out and take over properties"
"How?" The World correspondent asked.
BY preponderance of numbers and making it
impossible for us to do business. l am British
subject. | do not propose to be a subject Of the
Vatican. The house I live in l bought
several years ago from a gentleman, who sold it
coming and he had been informed that the
property had been ballotted for and had been
signed to a certain Catholic, who was to come
into it when Home Rule became effectiye.'
1t was useless to ask Sir William for details of
how this strange process of confscati0n was to be
brought about He insisted that it had all been
arranged and that it would be enforced by mum
bers despite the laws of the British Empire which
insures justice to it's people everywhere.
Horrible Crimes"
Sir William told in great detail of horrible
crimes that had been perpetrated by Catholics on
unsuspecting people. He had personal knOWl-
edge of these things but invariably he gave them
upon the strength of the word of some friend, who
alleged that he knew all about them.
He reviewed the history Of Ireland for centuries
81 and insisted that in all of the religious the
Catholics had been the aggressors, and that the
Ulster plantations would have been wiped out had