Evening star., 1921-04-01
BRITISH CALL IRELAND
NEVER MORE PROSPEROUS
Embassy Note Blames Sim Fein
Rebellion for Distress-Efforts
to Help People.

NO unnecessary difficulties will be
placed In the way Of Charitable or
ganizations" constituted on "a strictly
non partisan basis" in this country
VINO desire to deal "in an Impartial
spirit with distress in Ireland, &C.
coEoins 10 statement issued Wednes-
Gay Mgnt oy the British embassy.
Inc statement also sets forth:
Banking and trade statistics and
TAX returns show that Ireland as a
whole. has never been more prosper
Gus than at the present time. Cases
OF Unemployment exist as q result Of
the world-w wide depression in trade,
severely felt in Ireland than in Eng.
land. owing to the fact that Ireland
Is largely an agricultural country
Apart from these cases Of rennine
unemployment, common to ali conn
tries at the present moment. and
aparr,r apart from on tn the unhappy but normal
case OF distress and destitution is
directly due to the effects of the Sim
Fein rebellion. Steps have been taken
10 meet even these cases. Millions of
pounds have been made avaiIabIe
United Kingdom to build houses. the fe
encourage land settlement, and to
promote employment schemes and the
general work of reconstruction. but
the counties and cities of Ireland
which are Sim Fein in sympathy re-
to appeal to America for charity.
Were it not for this attitude, there is
no case OF distress affecting anv in
dfvidual or his property which could
not be adequately met from British
sources: Particularly 1t should be
Of food in Ireland"
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Replying to the British embassy
statement, Peter A. Drury. chairman
Of the honorary committee for re-
lief in Ireland. said today:
The American Committee for Re-
lief In Ireland made no move to col
lect funds to relieve distress in. Ire
land until thoroughly convinced from
unimpeachable sources that the great
mass Of women and children were
in dire need Of aid. Reliable reports
from an American investigating com
the Society Of Friends. and various
English commissions, including one
representing the British labor party,
were carefully considered before a
dollar was collected.
who. differ with the statement issued
by the British embassy is shown BY
q recent editorial that appeared in
the London Times. in which it was
said: Week after week we have
recorded the progressive devastation
of a once prosperous country, the
Earnings Of. factories, Of business
premises and of private houses. The
damage done must run already into
many millions. The aggregate bill
for Cork. Balbriggan. Granard, Ath-
lone. .Tipperary and for many places
which have suffered a like fate, the
burning Of creameries and the other
ofiicial and unohicial reprisals must
already be immense. Added to cost
Of actual devastation. there is yet
another bill for consequential injury
to industry, trade and commerce.
Does any reasonable man believe that
these bills win be paid by Ireland
alone? 10 Ireland 20 remote and 30
that she can suffer
material damage to the extent Of
millions and forego many more mil
lions Of profit that might have been
hsr4 without apDreciably Affecting
the welIbeine Of the coontry7 We
can NO more afford to ruin irish
DeoGpe9tty thAA - ooQ3d afford to
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