Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-27

/ Wearing q smile lldL would beJltI
fiji Cleopatra upon the return Of
! Antony, this shrcwd woman looked
out upon several acres of squirrel
| food. Crazv-mad with joy for which
no one in sane moment could
| give sane reason. Here we have
an international character made 50
| by the grace of an insane hus-
| band and the acclamations of an
ignorant mob.
Caesar was a martyr, genuine;
McSweeny is claimed to be, but
bogus. What comparison would fit
Colphurnia and this jaunty Irish
widow on an international outing
For the benefit of those who
may not nave access to records, |
wish to submit the following:
A broadcast Sim Fein claim is
that Ireland is not adequately rep
resented in parliament.
Observe these figures:
Ireland has one member for ev-I
cry 41,OOO inhabitants, while Eng
land, Wales and Scotland has one
for each 1900.
Sim Fein claims that Ireland is /.
over-taxed.
The 1918-lS revenue by England .
was SO, 100000 and English ex-
pense $719,317,5OO, leaving $2,736,-,
073,5OO for army navy, consular
and local services. During same
period Scotland contributed to Eng
land $4S6,6O5,0OO, and received
back $976375OO. Now with a pop
ulation practically the same as
Scotland, Ireland contributed only
1000, receiving back $llO.-
8OG500 and contributing to inner
ial expenses but S75,567,5OO against
Scotland's $38S,97O, that is, $685.
4O2, 800 less - or in other words
more than one fourth less taan
Scotland.
Sim Fein claims that her con-
ribution to English expense is a
iirect loss to Ireland.
Let us see.
10 operate a separate govern
nent alone, Ireland claims to need
still larger sum; how then, can
ne support an army, "A navy and
onsular service? since Germany is
n no position to guard her coasts
ven from England alone. Observe
lease, that Sim Fein doesn't even
'hisper that last year Ireland re-
elVed back $6O,O0O,OOO. in nom
IONS allowances, and gratufries To
N-so!diers, sailors and deppndeuts h
lus $2l,50O,OOO bread subsidies
1aking 6 cents less the loaf. and
esidc this $5,OOO,O0O ana as an
ut-of-work donation. -
DO you know how many votes
MS bogus itinerant self-stvIed
resident De Valera received as
lndidate for parliament? lust "a
ut of 9,O0Om
In respect to this Sim Fein. Irish
IAN; the first foreign securities
lat are worthless on their face.
nd IN the face of common sense
Tered here by these mongrel AM ]
lcans; even though they raise q
100000. nothing will he ac-
'mplshed other than fomentine Z
rlte IN this country strainiue our a
latlons with England. developing
IIglous differences and ending in
loss to subscribers. A
That America should barho, E.,
II midst such virulent partisans in D
lsllsh affairs, who are citizens of
Is country governors. uavors
nators' representatives and orbor
lohc officers, politicians all. is all
ost unbelievable.
That Americans through fa.r Of
Is Irish vote" should ip5orgo
Is Irish loan and lend their ,oica
d Influence to this banefYI rror.
anda is nothing short of ,ilIaip-I
Is. '''''''l-
l say give ireland her freedom
ma every renegade Irish-Ap,ari-
n Voter over there. then bui15
nee 90 cubits high around tb,t
herald Isle and sic 'em onto escb 4
her' let them scratch ana H.
hearts delight. and if thew do
u settle their affairs. tiU tbs end
titne' why bring all the worI1,s
iSh back to New York v.bara
ey may be judged in bulk ON ~.
nal Day, ''' mat
SoCTHERNER.