The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27
DAILY NEWS LETTER
AWAKENING NEEDED TO
 SAVE IRELAND; MANY
 HUNGRY, OUT OF WORA
By DANIEL O'CONNELI. International News Service Staff Cor

l Dublin, Oct. 27-'When will the Irish war be over?'' writes a, friend in New York to me. Two months: say land has the sing1est vestige in Ire 1 land" say the Republicans, but both i of these views must be discounted, for both are prejudtced on one side or the other.
 The whole truth of it is that the present state of affairs cannot con tinue Ireland is facing bankruptcy and not alone that, but starvation. Unemployment is growing to an enor- nous extent. In Dublin 1t IS bad. Men are to be seen standing 1n groups at every street corner, and every day their ranks are swelling. The winter is here-and a cold, wet winter 1t has been so far. The warehouses are filling, and in the hospitals men, wo- men and children are going hungry That is the plain truth. And unless Ireland gets back to business quick and soon there will be no Ireland worth living, working Or dying for.
 Profiteering is the rampant ques- ton in Dublin. There are rings and trusts and combinations, all with the ducing the cost of the necessities of life to the working man and his wife. The grocery stores and the bakeries are charging almost as much as they were in 1918 and 1919, and the sa- loon keepers ride in their automo- biles while the wages Of the work man are being reduced by the trusts, although the cost of living is being kept at the same high standard
 Dublin today is the dearest city in Europe. It is possible today to buy suit of clothes in London for almost a third Of the cost of the same gar ments in Dublin.
 Something must be done. and the Provisional Government recognizes a start is the problem. President Cosgrave sine he took up the reins of office has recognized that fact In a long conversation with him recently food rings was the problem that must receive his immediate attention.
 The Republicans are burning build ings, holding up banks. Nobody is thing that has not been torn down is at a standstill. No Government ever faced such a difficult period the present Oa.l does
 There is no do,.ht that the over wneirning majority of thA people are in favor of the present gee1nie. I was going to write tha trey were sup porting the regime. but they are nat. Everything is being lSft to the F'Tee State Army They have to police tle country guard hanks, round lE the Trregu1ars and do keepers work in the prisons. with little or no asE1st- ance fretzs the civiaan Lass-fsssnn, m mHrafes oieeaie sfa Men aTe seng tna aro2a
 
 their homes for Lheir poi:til.l oEin- ions and summary Iuct:ce inflicted upon them in the ditcf1ec of tc eoun- try at midnight
 There is among the local poVu:a- ton very shrewd idea of who 6ye persons are who commit these terrible deeds. but nobody tells. for s1naost everybody is afraid to do so.
 The Government recognizes that without establishing Q civic spirit as a Government it cannot lIva. rrd I ah inclined to the belief that sooner sar later, when the people recognize the gravity Of the situation, they will come forward and face the gangs of criminals who arc making use Of the present political situation to piunder and roip.
 spoke of Dublin's plight. But even worse is that of Cork City. There for all intents and purposes. she whels commercial life Of the community has ceased
 I hear various estimates of the number of people who are out of work, but the generally agreed per centage is B Ia. The rural districts are particularly hard hit The roads in the countries are mined. and rf-c