The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-09

on the surface of things a wiling ness upon the part oi most Of the Irish farmers and manufacturers to relapse aader the seduction of pros perity and increased wealth, into condition of West Brtonism when even the British national anthem could be played in public without discontented jeers regardless of the police.
 In any event what it did do was to wean the Irish from their deyo-
 tion to all principles of physical
 force, and the redouDtable force of the Irish clergy and the bishopry
 united with the leading agrarian forces to follow in the steps of John Redmond and make the Irish move ment about as harmless thing as l could well be imagined. So, when
 the Irish Rule Bill is finally passed
 into law and the British parliament provided the Irish with an emascu- | lated form of self government, there
 was majority ready and willing
 to accept anything for they were
 su9feited with agitation. Their song were getting into government posi-
 tions. The farmers were being com
 missioned Justices of the Peace and
 one has to be Irish to appreciate l la Iatt I eli 1 social point of view, after a mans
 name-excalling as it does the Iron Cross. the Cross of the Legion Of
 Honor or any of the trumpery
 things that are given on the field of battle. Irish members of parlia-
 ment became very close to the Brit.
 ish government. Not few secured
 fine positions for themselves and their sons. The civil service began
 to fill with Irish names. London music Hall songs were thrilled in the streets of Dublin and the small
 caps, cigarettes bicycle and riding
 pants affected by the dudes across
 the water, became the fad of the
 hour. The West Britcnism was al
 most an accomplished fact.
 But events occurred quickly for
 several years before the War. For
 the first time syndicalism began to
 present its head and the strike ot
 the transport workers in Dublin saw
 Nationalist and Conservative em-
 plOyers unite to secure police to
 smash the skulls of the strikers who
 lived, worked and had their being
 in the most ungodly conditions
 throughout the world.
 The strike ended and it ended in
 a temporary defeat. The men who
 fought against the great employing
 interests were prosecuted under the
 same laws as formerly nationalist
 members had been prosecuted under But this time we behold the edify-
 ing spectacle of these nationalist
 members giving undivided sanction
 to the prosecution of the laborites.
 What was good to denounce when applied to them was good to ap-
 plaud when applied to labor. The example of this class point of view has been powerful and lasting.
 Just at the beginning of the work. , ing class movement the Irish work CTS themselves maintained the idea that they were exploited so inten- sely by reason of their union with , England. They were therefore just | as ardent Home Rulers as any. And
 when the Ulsterites began to arm
 and the Ulster Unionists are in reia- ton to the rest of Ireland and that , includes Ulster, very small minor [ ity indeed, for even in Ulster the
 nationalists are in considerable of 8 majority, there was very consid f erable concern. The government af , fected to do or be able to do no thing, until Professor MNeill drew up a plan for the Irish Volunteers
 Thereupon the Transport Workers 4 took up the work with vim anG gusto. It is said that many oi
 these had been members of the mi litia and had experience carrying arms and in drill In any event they proceeded to arm and to dril
 and the movement spread through
 all sections of Ireland, the priests and bishops, good men, doing theil best to prevent its spread and every