The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-07
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noDNo MY BIT FOR IRELAND. by
Margaret sklnnIder. an account OF
the recent revolution in that un-
happy little country, for which
cir Roger Easement gave his life.

cir Roger Easement gave his life.
NIX This book IL particularly interest
(. ing al this time because the per
sons not already executed for the
mari they took in this pitiful dash
"A for liberty, have been let out OF
Y prison. in view OF the coming iFlsh
conference by which Loyo-George
tries 10 get rid OF all responsibility
for the British government over me
\ Irish question and Jet them settle
a themselves. Unhappily this can
< NOT be done as he very well knows,
but II will please the United States
and give the government a chance
"a finish the war before tackling in
fernal troubles. when the revolt
Of a people that feels itself OF
pressed is successful says Miss
skinnider. "it Is written down In
history as a revolution. as in this
country in 1876. When II fails, II IS
called an insurrection-as IN ire
land in 1916" Those who conquer
usually write the history OF the con
nuest and for that reason the Dubiin
~-fnsurrection may become Legendary
.nfn Ireland and quite unknown 10 the
rest OF the world To preserve TINS
..bit OF history, so full OF courage and
xelfsacrifce, the author has writ
.efen this book and told of her expert
Fences as one of the revolutionists.
There Is a charming picture OF the
&Countess Markievicz and her hos
spitable home where everyone inter
-.-ested In progress was welcome ana
.where "the visitors often climbed In
nthe windows al night II II was rate
and the countess was asleep. the
description Of Dublin where 10000
e~people live in rooms each housing
one or more families, is depressing
In the extreme. The head" OF these
families never receives more than
-four or FIVE dollars a week, and coal
rim quantity costs SIS per ton. One
go on quoting this interest
-~-1ng. intensely human book for many
v-pages: how any strike in Ireland
-~was found to have England back or
1.-THE employer and how the strikers
had to meet the two members or
= che opposition without any defense.
1.-THE citizen army which was formed
lest the government should go back
.on its word concerning consumption
was what made the uprising pos
pible. There was much more 10
y this revolution than ever came thru
TO the press and had Miss Skinnider
mot done what she did. II is not too
= much to say that America would
: never have understood the indomita-
: BILE spirit which animated these
: Irish patriots.
rrl~ ~
I 11.00.
~ePEAkiNo OF PRUsslANs, by
X: Irwin s. Cobb, who abandons HIS
= role Of humorist In this short book
: 20 tell US his opinion Of the Ger
:, mans, and also Of certain Ameri-
cans, called pacifists, Of whom he
= speaks In no uncertain terms.
= Mr.. Cobb believes that we shall
never have peace until three at
tributes OF human nature, greed,
Jealousy, and evil temper. are over
.come. He profoundly hates war
ssbut is at no great pains 10 conceal
~his own temper on the subject OF
pacifsts whom he calls little broth
y GT8 10 the WOTm anu tue sHctp anu
the guinea pig. all OF them" He
writes this book. he tells US, be-
cause he believes II to be HIS
patriotic duty. because he was on
the ground at the time OF the inva-
sion OF Belgium, and he describes
what he saw with his own eyes. He
declares that all sane Americans
hope for disarmament but indulge
in one mental reservation: which is
that his own nation will be the last
TO lay aside its arms. Mr.. Cobb has
many actual happenings TO relate
and all Of them make a hideous
case for the Germans. The book Is
Avowedly written TO awaken Amer
lea to her duty in exterminating the
Prussians, and we think. II would
have had the desired effect had IL
not been interpolated with so many
Of Mr.. Cobb's individual opinions.
Had he simply painted the picture
and told, In unvarnished words,
what he had seen, II would have