Arizona republican., 1919-10-06

approval of Castle policy. Such signs as these cannot be taken lightly in, England or America.
 Furthermore, now that the censoA ship which for so long was vigorously maintained both by official and secret methods has had to be abandoned, some glimmer of the true state of af- fairs is beginning to be seen in Eng land, through the efforts of such liberal papers as the Manchester Guardian. Even anti English Irishmen realize that the majority of the people in England, when once they understand these things, will refuse to tolerate them More and more the democratic spirit, temporarily swamped by war fever, is making itself felt again, and the solemn protest of the English labor party against the governments Irish policy cannot fail to have great et- feet. In the minds of liberal English men this policy is classed with that which has been adopted in Russia, and they are determined that justice shall be done in both cases.
 It begins to look as if Lloyd George has got to yield on these points or to go. The question which fills the minds of Irishmen is, Will liberalism in Eng land and America stand by Ireland and make it clear that Lloyd George must make his peace with the Irish world before he can continue his meteoric career?
 In this connection much is hoped from the foreign relations committee of the senate. It is realized that MT. Bull l lit has struck a shrewd blow by his l testimony on Russian affairs; he is known and respected here and is
 known to have studied the Irish ques- ton at first hand and it is hoped that on this point too he may have some thing to say. There is one point for which America can press. and will be l justified in pressing. and it is urgent l perhaps even for the peace of the world, the military rule of Ireland must | be abandoned and the garrison reduced
 to normal and reasonable size. Until | this is done peace and settlement aTs impossible.
 Turning briefly to economic matters,
 it is satisfactory to find that direct
 shipments between New York and
 Dublin have been successfully inaug- | urated on a considerable scale and .lt [ future a permanent service will run ! regularly. The price and scarcity of coal here make the importation of large | supplies from America a probability | and this opens up considerable avenues
 of trade. Meanwhile there can be no
 doubt that the masses in Ireland will
 stand in need of much help during the
 coming winter. We are threatened
 with a food shortage and price level quite as severe as at any time during
 the war and the competition of the
 comparatively wealthy population now
 existing in England cannot fail to make
 things very hard for the poor of such cities as Dublin. Already the price Of
 milk in England has been fixed at the
 unheard price of 25 cents per quart as
 against six to eight cents pre-war, ana
 similar increases in bread prices are
 also foreshadoWed. To make matters
 worse three of the principal hospitals
 catering for the poor in Dublin have
 had to be closed in view of the refusal
 Of the government to increase the fixed
 subsidy allotted to them, which has , been rendered totally inadequate by the present cost of living.
 Some little sensation has been caused by the offer by a body entitled the National Development Company of , Ireland to advance untold millions for the housing and allied purposes: it is claimed that this corporation has DOW } ertul American capitalists behind it
 but up to the present the millions have l not taken tangible form and there is a s fairly general and natural scepticism . as to their ever doing so.