New-York tribune., 1922-10-15

T<HE Jews, it was said, rebuilt
II the Temple with g tsowel in
one hand and the sword in the
other. The making of Ireland
!. ha, new status as the Irish Free
.sa+s l. something like that. In one
ss..a 30 tbs Freestafer holds a parchment.
w;thin easy reach of the other-in a
saseially slung holster so that it can
- drawn in time to meet the other
esl,ow. who probably has his all ready
!, his hand--swings his gun.
t,nso;ne the Capitol sandbagged and
carr;soned by troops on the alert for
- stack. Imagine stray shots from
ro,eea,ea snipers sardonically punctu-
aane the speeches Of congressman,
and occasional bomb explosions and
r;ae yolleys due to ambushes within
tbe precincts serving upon occasion
fnr sarcastic salvoes of applause
1s,,oipe the night life of Washington
.n,;vened by the rafting of bullets
,,non the roofs. You have some notion
Of the atmosphere in which Irishmen
are endeayoring to make their first ex-
pertinent in constructive legislation.
Here civil war is menace, threat
ening directly the prestige of Parlia-
,ment as whole, as we'll as the per-
sonaltsafety Of every one of it's mem
bers. Specifically the state of Ire
land to-day is worse than in the most
embittered period of the warfare be-
tween her and England. Ambushes di-
rected against the green-clad troops of
the Free State are more frequent than
ever they were when the khaki-uni-
formed soldiers Of England were the
targets of the republican franc -tireurs.
Net now and then, but every night in
the week, revolver practice and bursts
Of musketry make sleep impossible for
hours together.
Normal Life Still Stands
On Its Head in Ireland
Though as field campaign the war
against the irregulars in the south and
west is over with, in large parts of Ire
land normal life still is standing upon
its head. The very elements of COM
munity. living have fallen to pieces,
and while some try painfully to put
them together again, more seem con-
tent to let them lie. Bands of irregu-
lars concentrate, come down from the
hills, raid town Or stage in ambush,
and fade out again into the landscape.
everywhere railroads and roads are
cut by the destruction of bridges. and
liable to be cut again as fast as dam
sse is repaired. Try to make a iournev
y automobile in default of railroad
transport and you are lucky if you do
ao1 break your axle--and perhaps your
nsck-in trench which q party of am
oushers have forgotten to fill in, or if
you do not find your car confiscated at
remote crossways in the name of the
Republic. Though the organized re-
distance of the irregulars COLLAPSED
WIN the fall of Cork several weeks
ago. there are people living in the
counties of Cork and Kerry who have
not had mail or a newspaner. IN
months. Fairs and markets. the focal
points of the economic life of southern
Ireland, everywhere are disorganized.
more serious, perhaps, than the or
ganized destruction, which the irreeu-
lars justify after the German manner
upon the plea of military necessity is
me tendency of some of their support
ers to push the doctrine to convenient
extremes. Many young men, who NAV
nave joined the Republican movement
at the outset with the highest ideals
now simply find in it loot and a liyeli-
mood Typical of what is going ON in
parts OF the country where the rebels
against the Free State still are strono
IS the recent sack of the Marquis of
hahsdowne's place at Dereen, in Coun-
" Merry Here gangs of iooters and
wshson destroyers gutted the house of
~ nttihgs, stole the portable furniture.
so' drunk on the wine and smashed
Aa'eser they could not carry away.
n'ale Disorders Threaten
10 wipe Out All Freedom
it is not to be supposed that the Re-
ta0i'esh leaders approve this kind of
behavior, but under British rule Irish
Men were inoculated for generations
e'sn tne idea that<law and order de-
aef'ed little liking or respect, and the
Suoiiean leaders, with their doctrine
sas ireland depopulated and in ruins
oe'ter than Ireland Free State,
'e SET loose passions they cannot
sA'toi' Their own idea, so far as it
'sa De disentangled from their rhet-
Wv seems to be to create such a pan
ssnonium that England will have to
."ae back, when the remnant of Kill
.sahy cats could reunite to get them
'eses exterminated in opposing her.
'he free State leaders, on their side. !
s's0 nave adopted policy looking
.sNsfa the ultimate reunion of Irish |
' put they aim at peaceful coun-
a. ahoer the settled rule of the Free
a's'e. Not alone because under the
ms OF the treaty with England Ire
sAa IS bound to get her constitution
.Vaga before December 6, but also
L,s ,.aase they feel, as Minister Kevin
sgihs declared in the Dali last
,ssA' That there can be no end to con-
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