New-York tribune., 1922-11-19
IT'S LITERALLY
THE BOYS"
(Contimssed from r,cye thrse)

Meanwhile Ireland is learning in many d
recsIons. She is learning to organic sud
operate an army; she is learning how san,
build police force and magistracy; she y
learning what the elements OF a constitution
are; she is learning about parliamentary pro.
cedure; she is even learning what the price of
civil disturbance may be. Above all, she is
learning to do without England--that England
that was symbol of injustice, rapine and
atroclty. She has seen now what fearful blows
lrishnen can deal at Irishmen and what in.
Justices and evil-dealing can take place in az
ireland that is without Dublin Castle. IRE
land, in fact, is losing her England complex
and soon she will be able to get about her
business without any particular reference to
her great and much distracted neighbor-a
consummation devoutiy to be wished for!
What ireland needs at the moment land her
need will be for some time) is number Of
trained and experienced men, There are vari-
GUS services that will have to be screwed up to
greater eficiency-railways ports, tsle-
phones, police, new industrial concerns. Il
would be great matter for Ireland il se5s
sympathetic American efficiency engines
General URyan, say-could be induced 10 euns
over with rowing commission when normal
conditions are established.
One OF the difficulties about Irish organic
tlon comes from the insularity OF the country
from the extraordinarily extended personal re-
latlonsfips in the country. ireland is coun-
try IN which everybody knows everybody else
and everybody elses grandmother or first
cousin.
ine late commander in chief and head Of ths
provisional government was "Mick" to thou-
sands OF people, The new commander in chief
is Dick" to hundreds. Ask any one STANDING
before the general postofice (there is postal
strike here and we all have to call for our
mai) about khe ministers, and If he or she
does not know particular minister they know
the uncle from Cork who married the girl tnsl
their mother went TO school with. The 'vsst
cousinship Of the south" is reproduced ano
huddled together In ireland. And 1t goes
through every class. No one can be remote
and Olympian in Ireland. The general mag o
great man, but there is bound to be pr.
vate IN the regiment who saw grsnduae's
OF his digging potatoes or even his nlofnsl
bending over washtnb. And 30 IL is difhcus
70 get man higher mp with rare enough pacA.
ground TO impress his subordinates. And WIZ
out subordinate subordinates it Is hard TO sss
how certain branches Of organization can @
made effective.
The panclty Of snbalterns and the excessive
number of commanding officers give occasion
to very pointed satire in Dublin. Last wssA
a palpable hit was made in the Abbey Ihesses !.
during performance of Shaw's .The Man g
Destiny" Napoleon completely exaspesase0'
turns from the sab-lieutenant to the innkcepet'
What can LIDO with this hiockhead?s he es. !
claims, Make him . general. exceAensy'
says the innkeeper. He was not able 20 sss
on with the rest Of his speech for five minnsss
Then remark made by Dxrreli Figgis is peias
circulated with great delight Darrell was oss
scribing the Dublin that viii be In ~ IS s
grandeur and inpressiseness: And SNOWY y
have u great obelsk raised In this nswl oaa's
street, an ohclisk that will lift up the syes z
all bchoiders. And SHOULD have just cte wv
on it--a single inscription: TO THE usss|
KNOWN GENERAL.