New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
..,s Begun in Glasgow
'..A,upcred Regulation Of
si.rsliOn and Imposing
Z Taxation Is Sought

,stnent Of The Irish qu's'.O"
h'.' q, q Home Rule TO the Irish
v and the establishment OF
nv =, q psrIiansnts has Pro'''ked
~ p, ,..,,.,iou in Scotland as to the
800, Il establishing a similar
!. l,si,is.s for Scotland.
~ ' ...m.u. for Scottish Home
- ....a,,., the founding Of the
=, !, ~. s,.s By nuHO'r Of years.
:. ,n.' . =, :, iup.,u, has been given it
~ :. ,,,. .. ss,in in Ireland 1t
" ,,,r ,ontsudsd mat the Par
IS ~, ,.,ssu cannot deal properly
Iisnsn' ,,..s y :. T. has often been point
y s''s ..s s'S'', i sssison tAht the dOminiOn'
= -. 49, : 70 l,sislste for themselves
s'.,lT y Il,'ti h. argument has been made
n''is' !. -. Imperial Parliament the
..,r,ensstives are in a hope
~. ....;.oyi.y--7l Scots as against 4s2
~, last consideration has been
...,,r into particular prominence by
-. ,s,t under the new Free State
,..,.i,utiOn the IO3 Irish members Of
! ronmops will no longer 90 to
l-.,.win,,er. The Irish N. P's ira
,s.r,llv have voted with the seoteh
:, q legislation affecting Scotland
y ,s,ir absence in the future, in the
= a. Scotch Home Rulers, makes
sco,sb Parliamentary epresenta-
,,rl;sibIe quantity. This point
=, present perhaps the strongest
-. n she Scottish Home Rulers
- a. propagands, for while the
-, sf scotland have so far shown
s,s,.lyss apsthetie toward the more
s..,,,leal reasons why they should
III 4 greater measure Of govern
- autonomy, they are showing q
y, lively appreciation Of the minor
.stiss 20 which their interests have
: ,,l,fstsd by the new alignment
i lts, London Parliament.
seN.Government Plans
Iss tangible result Of the sentimens
=, s.o.tish Home Rule has been the
.,r,esr Of the Scottish Home Rule
..o,,e,u, with headquarters in Glas-
=. a., secure self-government for
s.,t,ss' Re Scottish Home Rulers
~ ,dys,stihg not only the forma-
-, q , Scotch legislative body, but
h Of : Scotch executive organizs-
xe any its DEGREES into eject
4, zsss scope Of the local auton-
,r vsIek the S. II. Il. A. desires Eng
rs 70 grant Scotland along these
..br general lines is not yet clear
l,nr the things in which Home
h.rs want a free hand, however, arc
4, regulation Of education in Scot
* the imposition Of taxes Of Whiei
IN assert scotland bears TOO great
an in the imperial quota; the po"el
,nke local improvements, the anal
z,,tion Of municipalities and the de-
rvnent of the backward districts II
u highlands.
his interesting to note, also' tna'
:, q the chief grievances Of the ). IL
eeuters around the large proper
in o, the area Of Scotland devoted
,rlu,ivslv TO deer forests and grouse
ns,u that arc owned by English
,sr,men and kept from agricultural
lxA when both land-hunger, an acute
housing shortage and great congestion
ia the cities exists in the country
condition which. it is felt, will never
bs rszsdisd BY English legislators.
Bills Fall In Mission
TIE original Scottish Home Rule AS
ISOLATION vss founded in 1885; the
resent organiIstion in 1918. Until
1908 Scottish Home Rulers generally
tsrs regarded as devotees TO a cause
impossible Of attainment, though per-
ii'' worthy in itself. In that year q
S.'itsh Home Rule bill was intro
'''sd into Parliament, and the first
f'elng vas carried by a considerable
H'''riy. though il Was then dropped.
s'n that time seven other such bills
'.H been introduced and supported
.a'E unanimously by Scotch and
- members, but, never having had
Epport Of the party In power in
Fitnent, none Of them ever came TO
Si,s
'~her or not the present baekers
Home Rule movement in the
q A. and kindred organizations
H'seed in their purpose is uneer-
q IN many quarters in Scotland
n' regarded as somewhat "fre-
~A richly endowed with zeal, but
!. e'sait deficient in the capacity to
- ne mass Of the Scottish people
III crusade or to manifest tho po-
!, y ihgenui,y requisite for accom-
7asnt. Il is certain, however, that
lFegrsH viii appeal 70 not in
''fable body Of sentiment IN Eng
a9d elsewhere in the British En-
nat following tho lead Of stu
n q government, is in favor Of
1sn'ary deyolution on the ground
n' london Parliament is simply
"A aeined with business, much Of
I . Of Ear too trivial and local a
-. .S'ef 70 merit the attention of the
''si q Psrliaments,v whose atten-
- ~ a fnf1 L a..