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nelleve It; but the result Of North
Noscommon set his doubts at rest. Nv
"hose object had been to revive Crit
nth old policy and to get Griffith into
control And until the advent Of De
Nalera all things seemed to be going
N practical and sensible manner
lhen dc Valera came forth from pris-
on endowed with what lie Bon calls
accidental popularity" resulting from
ms defence Of a bakery during the re-
peiiion; and the excitabe Nationalists
called upon him 20 pit his brains
against John Redmond. the British En-
pre-, and incidentally the Ulster Union
ISIS BY John Redmond he was de-
feated IN three elections: whereas boz
tore ms arrival as leader Redmond's
party had been consistently routed at
each contest. He set about infornni,,,
the British Empire that "Engjishuen
must clear out of Ireland. bag and
baggage; and TO effect this expulsion
he invented the policy Of "ten-foot
pixies Finally he gave the Ulster
men SIX months to leave Ireland
Nn6er the rule Of de Valera Slim
Fem became a g.orifed Donnybrook
talr. Executive meetings resemblcd
dog fights; industrial revival was for
gotten IN the JOY OF preparing to wipe
out the British Empire" And as the
lrlsh Nationalists, apart from Mr..
Redmond's followers, consistently sup
ported de Valera in his tcu-foot-nike
farce, it was brought home to ne that
the Southern Irish preferred wild talk
TO common sense, and were conse-
quentiy racially childish. Illusions de
hard. l had accepted the irish Nation
allst argument tina. if a majority de-
mands independence, that majority de-
serves it. l began 10 see that =
mere majority clam must be based ON
more than numbers e., on the quality
OF the individuals VINO constitute those
numbers. presidAlt Wilson put this
idea into shape when he said some
llttie time ago that freedom was for
those who deserved it or who were
tlt for >,
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rot admit of the full claim Of independ-
/ enco and whose methods could not
provide for the inclusion Of physical
force
Sim Fem was really based on the
repeal OF the act of union and the
enforcement of the Pronunciation act"
whereby England had declared in 1882
hat she had no right to lcgislato for
ireland and had never possessed such
right. However, IN spite Of opposition,
the new movement seemed to be gain
ing ground until Is bye election was
fought on the issue and the Sim Fcin
candidate defeated. After that Sim
Fem died, and had practically been ex-
tinct for seven years before its re-
viVal in October, 1916. 1t cannot be
too carefully noted, if this article is
20 be understood, that the Volunteer
movement which eliminated in the
Easter Week rebellion had nothing to
10 with sim F1in. though the name
was applied to tho Nolunteers The
reason why this name was applied
VIII bc explained in due course. After
lts defeat at the polls Sim Fein. as
has been said, died. The headquarters
OF the society "a magnificent old
Georgian house occupied, curiouslv
enough. by Cardinal Newman during
his residence in Dublin on the occasion
of his ill-fa.ed attempt to found a
university still remained. and occa
Flonal lectures were given to small
audiences IN one of the rooms. The
National Council was duly elected
year by year; but it did nothing. for
p"onc interest had deserted what was
looked upon "a q lost cauyc. Mr.. Red
n'o'a' as snail be explained, called The
irish Volunteers Sim Feiners AS a
nickname, and his object in doing This
WIS 10 associate them with 4 proverbial
i@lure 10 call man before October.
,'l6, Sim !ciner wss TO cal. hin, a
failure
Whom the Ulster Volunteer Force
was formed by Sir Edward Carson the
Nationalist extremists, then Very
negligible quantity. proposed the for
nation OF irish volunteers to counter
balance the argumcntntive value of tho
Ulster force. Bat 1t is certain from
the start that few of them looked
upon the formation OF volunteers as
means toward an end, and that end
rebellion. The services Of Professor
foin MacNeill We're secured rs Dresi.
dent a. the Irish Volunteers "to give
confidence TO the public as Tn.
. Raha!ily explained TO me. This move
had q remarkable result; and the fac.
that MacNeill lent rcspectability to
an otherwise extreme movement lea
10 the pouring in of recruits to the
number OF 100000. How "safe" the
movement appeared to the public will
be understood when it is known that
vast numbers Of rescrvists in the Brit
ish army associated themselves with
the Volunteers. MacNeill and the ma
Iority Of the Volunteers regarded the
movement as means OF presenting
the same argument for Home Rule as
Ulster presented against it, But the
men who really formed the Volunteers.
and who persuaded Professor MacNeill
TO act as President, set about design.
ing the new body as weapon with
which 10 strike for liberty
Mr.. Redmond was from the first verv
Of the irish Volunteers, fer
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Success ~ Hungary

The Sinn Fem policy succeeded
Hungary becaus- ;he peop'e VI luz
gary realized ibe folly # armed re-
bellion. and b. tncir methods proved
themselves q nature race. win ths
requisite characteristics Of patience
and determination. The Nationalist a.,
Ireland are nc. nature race. al
their lrfesp9nsibility males them a.
tractlve because or their irrespons BIZ
Ity. The NationRiists want everything
IN hurry. They want to rule before
they have learnat 70 obey They
want to- run nation before they nave
learned to be punctual and to answer
letters and keep appointments Their
failings in these matters are almost IN
credible. They want TO be Statesmen be-
fore they have cultivated restrain
caution I'd fores si,.
thin .hat The rebellion Of Easter
Week wlll be the last IN irisi. his.ory
# the Empires rulers govera Ireiard
firmly and fairly. foster industries. de-
velop me enormous untappoa coal and
IRON resources OF ireland. and provide
system OF education which viii in tine
hit the people above the impalsiveness
and dreamy enthusiasm which stifs
and bewllder the Irish Nationalist o.
to-day.
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moving behind the pillow, over the
Glebe of their ancestors.

moving behind the pillow, over the
glebe of their ancestors.
They saw no other solution to the
tragic problem that Germany's ag-
grcssion so rudely thrust upon them.
There comes to mind the saying Of
one of them in 1917, when a moral
crisis was upon France, when Incl
dents and accidents were seized upon
and exaggerated by enemy propa-
ganda in such a way as to endanger
the final result. But said this
peasant, I'VE can't leave things like
that" For the peasant does not
conceive it possible to leave the task
unfinished, and that is Why the
laborers Of France, dressed in
horizon blue, fearless fighters be-
cause they are interchangeable workers,
wanted to finish once for all what
they had set their hands TO- They
wanted to end it before going back
to what they loved best in all the
world-the house where they were
born, the parish steeple, the familiar
faces, shelter and affection. They
longed for that Corner by the fire.
to which, under the black sky of
terrible. winter, in the trenches Of
Champagne and the Argonne, the
thoughts of our heroic child OF
France turned yearnjngly, though
he steeled himself TO hold on as long
as was needed, that the way might
be- barred to the invader.
Alas. Jean-Corentin Cars was
never again to see his E'aouet, the
shores Of Morbihan, the school where
the best of masters had revealed to
MN tho true meaning of human life.
feats of bravery at which his officers
marvelled brought him promotion TO
sergeant, and then to adjutant. But
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eln lrish. THIS vas proved By Ire
elections Pat Just a. SIM Fem won
success at tho polls in proportion to
the more restrained conduc; and utter
ances Of its less extrame leaders IN
ireland. SO x departed from tie char
scteristics which marked it OUT for de
s-ruction. AS a big popular movement.
depending upon Tire principles u.
the original policy Of Arthur
namely. seif-rel'anco--.t =
my opinion tnat sim Fea would
oecome as harmless AMI ressor-
able as any constitutional. novcmeis
which has gone before il. Il IS ceria;I
that the murders and crimes at presens
disgracing Ireland are repurnant i,
the majority. But Nationalist lacs
moral, i they possess physical. CORE
age, ard few voices are raised Ia con-
domination. Sim Fem may perhaps
turn its eyes nom visions and fix them
upon the hard realities OF practice.
life, and N doing this j, may perform
a miracle and educate The emotional
and oasygoing people Of She South n
business habits. II tina, esso we shall
nave a busy and prosperous ireland. II
may 90 these things. But / can hardy
suppose that the cnarm OF De Nalera's
Wild utterances will fail TO wean tic
people from what is practical. have
studied the Irish character very closely.
And this may he said: Irish crthusi-
assn. like the enthusiasm of children.
IS soon spent. The greater tho rush
sac greater tho collapse Alroaay PIC
lessor MacNe'll is waning the SIM
Fciners 20 BE patient. and to bc pre-
lsred 81 he more iificuli Sequence -
small .acr.iices. in piace Of tic mora
theatrical and attractive bas..ess o.
one Instantaneous effort. Sim Fer
WIZ oAe slowly. bat = wil lie. Ard
the men Who VIII give il its dea-holow
VII be tie men VINO preach physical
once, tncso who while laterned sefasoi
to sign declaration that they would
'efrain from violent me,hods r re
leased
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the epic beauty Of this brave
he alone seemed not to realize -. -,
after two years with The ,,s.1
he held that he had not done eno'@:
for the safety Of France and ~
honor Of Brittany. He vas troublas
moreover, by a scruple. This ~
jutant Of seventeen commanded So,
men, some of whora were double h,
age. He suffered at the thought 49,.
his chin was TOO beardess 70 LET h..
impose authority upon his ~no;lns .
though in truth this authority bss
been established without question H.
his courage.
Il aln Leaving the infantrv.p :.
writes, not because OF the misor.
that IS our lot in that arm Of rho Gov
vice, but because { tound -.
sponsibiIity Of the fftv hmm, ,-
/ command a little bsavv TO- ~,
young shoulders. In the aviation :
shall try to show what Rro.,. -,
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very simply. The bravery which
won him four splendid citations has
in it nothing Of ostcntation. IN
decd, his chiefs-tO whom he is the
most respectful and the most de-
voted of "poilus' -have to do af-
fectiOnale violence to his mOdesty
in order to secure the information
which enables them to award him the
praise and the marks Of honor his
courage merits. And this courage be-
came Legendary even in q regiment
where time and again it was neces-
sary to refuse the press Of volunteers
thrusting forward at word Of
dangerous mission. He answered
always (and how many echoed the
saying!D that he had done no more
than the others This little Breton
Of Faojiet fought, as did the little
maid Of Domremy, that France
might be free, and in freedom carry
on her work of peace.
This idea it was that moved all
these peasants Of France, who came
forward in their millions to win, or
to die, and who went from the fur
row TO the trench, to defend their
land, their hearth, all their heritage,
and all their future, on the field Of
honor. They sought no more, and
their philosophy was not compli-
Gated. AT first glance they saw The
truth. AT the first call. they gave
themselves wholly to the heroic work
of war, as they had given them
selves in quieter days to more
peaceful labors. There was task
to be done, and they did it without
vain words, or empty gestures, nos
staying their hands until the end
until deliverance was complete.
They had thought it all out in the
long hours of meditative silence.
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to save her. France has need of
all her children, and all must be
ready to sacrifice themselves for
her.
I'd much rather be sitting by
comfortable fire than to be standing
guard at night, at the bottom Of a
trench, with mud to my knees, or
moving forward to the attack, Of
fering my breast to the shells and
the bullets Of the enemy. But must
we think Of that when q great army
threatens to ravage and destroy our
country? ] couldn't live under the
yoke of enemies who, at each in
stant, would make me feel their
ty--that's why l am SOL
der. And this idea of honor | got at
school, and you, Monsieur Mahebeze,
arc among those who taught it to
me. | could wish that all the little
scholars of Faoiiet might understand
the lessons you give them as | I'M
derstood. Life in itself is nothing
if it be not richly filled.
1t can be seen that this was the
idee fxe, the essential principle of
all that he did. In another age, this
young knight, without fear and
without reproach, would have made
these words his war-cry, the device
upon his standard. But he is very
modern in his clear vision of an end
far-of, and yet of near realities.
Ia him we can glimpse the peasant
of France, who is as proud as a
gentleman, because he knows how
noble is the stock from which he
comes, and how fair is the country
he serves.
More BY token, in the spirit Of
this young Frenchman, there is as
little as possible Of the feudal, and
nothing at all of the German CON
ccption of sovereignty and vassalagc.
His duty calls INN, and he obeys
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had not need of long deliberation be-
fore consenting to this new sacrifice
The school teacher of Faoiiet,
Monsieur Mahebeze, had one day
said: Life in itself is nothing if it
be not richly filed" and this simple
maxim, wherein all morality is en-
shrined, struck young JEAN orentin
with the force of d revelation at "A
time when he was one of the best
boys of the village schoot. He made
Of it his device, his rule of conduct,
and his gratitude toward the teacher
who had thus made clear to him the
meaning of human existence was
infinite
1t was from the trenches, when his
regiment was holding one of the
most difficult sectors Of the battle
front, that on March 5, 1917. he
wrote this admirable letter to his Old
master:
On those school benches where T
wore away not few trouser seats
learned that the greatest thing in
life is duty. There learned that
my country meant not only the
land whcrc | was born, but ali the
respect that must be paid to all
the traditions and the honor Of our
race. did not volunteer in order
to make them talk of me, in order
that they might say: That's q fine
fellow" prefer to remain un-
known and all seek is the personal
satisfaction of duty done. In this
war We mustn't say: cone more
or less wont matter, because one
more or less won't save France"
Certainly it will not--but it will help
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Paris to the humblest village,
the eyes and hearts Of
grateful people arc turned at
this time toward the tablets wherein
arc craven the names Of heroes
fallen on the field Of honor. At such
a time the splendor of glory lights
up the humble house where was born
the youngest soldier of the great
war.
1t stands in the village of Faoiet,
in Brittany, among the gold and
purple of heather and briar, not far
from the Gulf Of Morbihan, where
the fishers Of the place and their
fellows from Sene, Truscoat and
Arradon spread their pink sails to
the breeze as they set out for the
sardine catch. Travellers are many
i'll the Breton country these days, and
they will not fail to visit the humble
cottage where was born Jean-Co-
rentin Carrie, who volunteered at the
age of fifteen and who died FOR
France three years later.
His age made the lad member
Of the class of 1920, ard he could
have awaited the calling up of the
contingent to-day. But as soon as
war was declared he asked his
parents to let him volunteer. They
gave permission. for his reasons
were their reasons, too. They were
Breton peasants; they had already
given two sons to the army, and they
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Under Wny

~" hfst president of Sim Felr was
AR Edward Nartyn. of Tulfa Castle.
county galway. to whom George Moore
gives so much attention I'm ave" The
largest hail in Dublin was engaged ror
day IN November. 1905. and under
ne Guardianship Of Edward Martyn
Arthur Griffith expoundcd the "Sinn
Fein policy Griflths address. n af-
falr OF extraordinary length, was af
iSt"ard published under the above title
:. closely prime book Of hundred
pages; and OF this book over forty
thousand copies were sold or distrib-
uted.
Mr.. Redmond's party Immediately at
tackled tho new party with great VIC
fence. Sim Fem was accused Of BEING
desperate aud bloodthirsty associa-
ton, while as Il matter OF fact il had
no attraction for extremists The
late T. H.. Pease himself assured me
that he would have nothing to do with
Sim Iein. rs it acknow lcdgod the au-
ihority Of the King and based its
rlaim To the restoration OF lrelands
Parliament upon the "rcnunciation
set" passed in the English Parliament;
and he told ne that more than once
n public he had declared that he was
Tot Sim Teiner. The truth is that
he Irish extremists saw IN SIM Fem
s.cyes Of compromise which would
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Americans who are to make pilgrimage to France
should knoW Of shrine auhich is oorthy of all honor
of the great aVar auhose story as told IN "Le Temps
of August 49, Is here freely but faithfully tyuuslated
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(From The Ntactecnth Century
ond After,' rcpudlishcd here By spe-
clol permission Of Jeoncrd Scott
Publication Compauy)
q EVENTEEN years ago clever
~ Young Journalist named Arthur
~ Griffith began to edit small
weekly paper in Dublin. His
writings became popular with Ger
tain section of the PEOPLE as the re-
su't' OF his caustic treatment Of eco
homic problems in Ireland; but he
developed into person Of local i'm
portanco after the issue Of his book
entitled "lhc Resurrection Of Hun
gary" In this book Griffith pointed
out That Hungary had lifted herself
out Of poverty into wealth, and had
secured virtual Independence by q
policy Of reliance. He showed
that by Withdrawing her members
from the Parliament ut Vienna, boy
eotting Austrian goods, fostering Hun
garian industries, and generally acting
when necessary on the principles OF
passive resistance, hungary had, after
an unsuccessful republican msurrec-
ton. freed herself from Austrian con
srol. Griffith declared that what Hun
gary had dono Ireland could do; and
his arguments drew 20 Kim great
many thoughtful and quite a number 81
wealthy people. l. was eventually
decided BY t'e persons associated witt
Arthur Gri0ilh that political party
should ho felmed to carry out in Ire
land the "Iiupgarian polic9" But as
forelea name was undesirable, the
new parry took for ia designation the
words Sim Fsin, which arc pronounced
Shin Fame, and mean "self-rcliancc"
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on the table. Out Of thirty-live per
sons present at the con ference only
three supported NE. As already stated
the Sim Fem Society. though virtually
dead. still owned its headquarters, but
these premises were closed up.
II communication with Mr.. Gleeson
| learned that it was possible TO get
an old copy of Griffiths book, "The
Sim Fcin Policy" procured a copy
which was IN a rather tattered cond
ton, and from this / designed leafet
cmbodying the principles OF the policy
under the title Of "Sinn Fem IN Tab
loid Form" These leaflets have been
sold in countless thousands
The Shock
At this stage | wrote to Alderman
Kelly, of Dublin q member Of The Ma
tlonal Council OF Sim Fem. asked
Alderman Kelly to call meeting Of
the council and see if the old policy
could not be revived. On the 1lth Of
October, 1916, Alderman Kelly wrote
to me: Il do not know who gave YOU
The news that Sim Fem was still work
ing at Harcourt Street, as it is not
correct Politically we have done moth
ING, aud the few OF us tina. remain
have discussed the situation and can
not at present see that we can start
again with the Sim Fein propaganda.
We will not be able to do the
political work"
This came rs very great shock to
me. because had announced to the
public that sim Fein was still going
on, and ttat communications should be
addressed to the National Council at
8 iarcourt Street. However, in the
firm belief that the best thing 10 do
would be to keep the people engaged
IN working out the Sim Fem policy.
which involves industrial revival. tenn.
oerance and other lines Of value. |
determined to go ahead, and SO | in.
formed the National Council. which
had refused to do the work for which
1t was elected, that | should run the
whole political movement from my own
house III Belfast f they refused to
open headquarters aud do their part.
And that week | published Sim Fem
IN Tabloid Form and issued it on this
occasion as an article in 1.-THE Irish
man Next week Alderman Kelly. on
behalf Of the National Council, wrote
to me under date OF October 13. 1915:
YOU had better leave things as they
are now, as it would not do to change
You may rest assured that all corre-
spondence sent to Harcourt Street
VIII be attended 70. I will get a meet
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(From THE N1actecnth Century
ond After repudl;shcd here By spe-
c'o| permission Of Leoncrd Scott
Publication Compauy)
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T~HROUGH0UT France, from
Paris to the humblest village,
the eyes and hearts of q
grateful Deople are turned at
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went into effect on May /. The &C
ton taken in the district court tenn
porarily restraints the order from
becoming effective.
The commission directly attacks
the jurisdiction of Postmaster Gener-
al Burleson in overriding the com
mission in the matter of regulating
rates of the public utility within its
Jurisdiction. .-.
Say 1t Is Illegal.
1t is charged by the public utilities
commission that the defendants ell
legally and unlawfully and without
authority of law, contrary to the act
of congress and the proclamation of
President Wilson and contrary to the
constitution of the United States, an
nounced the increase in rates."
The contention is further made by
the commission in It's complaint that
the defendants have never at any
time presented a petition to the COM
mission seeking that the increase be
allowed and for that reason is in vio-
lation of section 1853, chapter LOG of
the compiled laws Of Idaho. It is
further conended that the putting in
to effect of the increased rates will
result in continuous and irreparable