The Irish standard., 1917-09-15

of the Irish Party had questioned this
and power was given to the British
Parliament to continue imposing taxes
on Ireland. No colony in the world
was ever offered such Parliament.
1t was put there on the shelf in laven-
der, and there he hoped it would re-
main.
After the war Ireland's taxation
sprang to E30,000,000 year-at least
four times what it should be. AS tax
alton increased, the population would
go down, and emigration would so
on. When the Land Tax was intro
duced the farmers would have to pay a
taxation worse than the terrible rack
rents of the past. Total separation
was the only, remedy. Mr.. Dillon,
who was coming to Armagh, was the
gentleman who said that the Home
Rule Act was to be the final Consti-
! tuition of Ireland. It's financial bad
ness fully justified Ulster Unionists
objecting to it. Since they begon to
take G4O0 a year the Party became
Englands representatives in Ireland.
Today they had martial law, and
man dare not discuss the affairs OF
his country on the public street with
out danger of imprisonment. The
Party claimed to be democratic, but
was afraid to trust the young men
and women with the vote.
Not Baton Convention.
They would hold not a baton con-
vention, but Sim Fem convention.
England dare not take up the attitude
that it was crime to demand an in
dependent Republic, because her three
principal Allies were Republics. They
must stop England taking away the
food of the country absolutely with
out RECORD to the condition Of the
people. If they acted skilfully they
would give John Bulls stomach a
good squeeze in the next 10 months.
The convention in Dublin was the lat
est method of gaining time. England
was afraid they would be admitted to
the Peace Conference, and that her
corruption would be exposed.
Mr. Sean Milroy, who was heartily
cheered, said the business people of
Kilkenny realized that Sim Fein was
a better investment than Parliament
tarianism Ireland must get Free
Trade. 1t was their duty now to put
John Bull in the dock.
Slim Feiners United.
| Speaking at another meeting in Ar
magh, H. PIN ridiculed the reports
in the DAILY MALI which suggested
that there was divergence Of opin-
ion between him and Sim Fein lead
ers who worked in Kilkenny He had
observed with amusement that Union
list stock owners had held protest
meeting against England's attempts
to destroy Irelands cattle trade, and
they had used the very same words
that Arthur Griffith had used. The
inference was obvious. This particu-
Jar meeting had been arranged be-
cause Mr.. Dillon had schemed with a
few of his cronies in Armagh to give
him a civic welcome. Mr.. Dillon
should expose himself to popular al
lection and Judge by the result. Mr..
Devlin could not hold public meet
ing in his own constituency. That
was probably why stream Of Union.
list agents was pouring in and out of
Berry street Nationalist" Club. Red
mond and his followers had become
Unionists In name, and had signed 8
working agreement with the Ulster
Unionists. But Ulster Unionists we're
decent, fair-thinking men, and he did
not envy them the company of Mr.
Redmond and his ilk.
! cIonakiIty Meeting.
Countess Markievicz addressed a
Sim Fein demonstration in Clonakil
ty and had an enthusiastic reception
The streets were decorated and sew.
, eral bands attended. Addresses were
presented by the Clonakilty Guard.
ians, among others. j. M. Cullinane,
solr., presided, and dwelt on the
enormous increase in taxation, and
said the country was sick of humbug.
Countess Markievicz said the conven-
ton was sitting to break up the Re-
publican movement, and she asked
what guarantee had they that any
thing that England might give through
the convention would be carried out.
They were not going to depend upon
any more promises from the English
Government. The cattle prices were
an attempt to starve Ireland. When
the Countess Markievicz drove after
some prisoners towards the military
barracks, Cork, she was the subject
of hostile demonstration by soldiers
relatives. On Sunday night she adj
dressed meeting in Cork at the
rooms of the Transport Workers.
w. Hoolan, Nenagh, speaking at a
Sim Fein meeting at Templederry
eco. Tipperary), said that from the
first time that Mr.. Redmond's nomi-
nees sat on the Committee of the Vol
unteers until Mr.. MacNeill issued his
manifesto they did all they could to
prevent the movement going ahead.
He had handed a cheQue for ESQ to
Mr.. Redmond for rifles not worth the