Evening star., 1925-06-26
IRELAND PR0SPERS
UNDER HOME RULE
New Spirit of Progress Is
Shown Under Government
OF Free State.
BY WILLIAM n. BRAYDEN.
correspondence Of The Star ana the Chicago
nnilv Eews

Correspondence Of The Star ana the Chicago
Daily Newa
DUBLIN. Ireland. June What is
Ireland doing with the home rule that,
after long conflict, II has won?
For generations Irela nd devoted its
energies to the question Of home rule.
For more than century home rule
was dema manded. sometimes in argument
and sometimes In arms. by the larger
section of the nation, and was as Wig
orously opposed by argument. and at
least the threat Of arms, by the
smaller section.
Now all sections in lrela nd have OBJ.
self-Sovernment in one form or
another. In the south home rule Ia
by most people from
complete, national independence. The
southern Parliament has the amplest
legislative and executive power and
the right to exercise the fullest fiscal
freedom. The Free State imposes and
collects taxes. 1t can and does levy
protective tariffs against the world.
When 1t chooses it may establish its
own currency. 1t is a member Of the
League of Nations and can send its
to foreign states. Its sep
aration from England. apart from con-
technicalities. is practically
,oihpiCtV- hc NlhS HOdu has Visa
peared from it's postage stamps and
his name from the records of the law
courts. Criminals are tried no longer
for acting against the peace OF our
sovereign lord the King. his crown
a nd dignity but for offenses against
the Saorstat. There is no limitation on
lie SiSla tive or executive authority, for
though nominally the King, through
the governor general. could impose a
veto on the laws Of the Free State
Parliament or on the acts OF Free
State ministers the constitutional prac-
tice of the British commonwealth for
bids him to do so.
Different in North Ireland.
The home rule which the north of
Ireland accepted reluctantly and has
now learned to be proud OF is Of a
different type. The north is not do.
minion. 1t has q subordinate and not
a sovereign Parliament. 1t docs not
collect it's own taxes and II comes un'
der the British budget, which 1t sup.
plements with a local budget. Its pos
tai. telegraph and telephone service is
still the British service. As the post
office was always run at a loss. north
ern Ireland Is quite content to leave
postal matters to the British and en-.
joy cheaper postage. 1t does not want
to change the paint on the northern
postal pillar boxes from England's red
to Ulster ora nge. and 1t notes that the
cha nge from red to green in the south
has meant that everybody pays ! cent
more for the posting Of A letter.
There are many matters of legisla
ton and administra ton with which thu
north. by express prohibitive statute
cannot interfere. Nevertheless. home
rule in north Ireland IL very real and
can be. and Is. effectively used for the
development Of local prosperity.
Thus. today every part Of Ireland
commission. which sooner or later will
define the extent OF Ulster territory
will leave this fact unchanged. Wheth
er it gives TO the north six counties OF
Ave or four. there will still be the two
types OF self-government in being. Yet
every Irishman. no matter in which OF
the 81 counties he dwells. will have ar
effective voice In shaping his own des
tiny.
What Are Home Rule Results.
The home rule experiment in Ire
land Is new. The British method OF
governing Ireland, however inten
toned. and applied equally by friend
and enemy. appeared to be Find out
what the Irish want and give them
something different which we think
better for them There has been 2
sudden end to all that.
Ireland has hardly yet realized thu
ma enitudA Of the change. 1t WAS &c
natural for SO lonk that 1rishmer
should BE- 'agin the government" thai
1t is hard to throw of the old habit OIL
mind and to realize that the state, sc
fn, hAt, IA ft A.
hostile thing. appros chable from dis
ourselves acting in common AZ VI
choose. The new position has lastet
for only three or four years. more ol
less disturbed by birth pains. But 1t /.
not too soon to attempt to estimate
some Of the results.
The world has heard in detail al
about the disturbance. 1t has hearC
little Of the unexcitins hard labor ant
practical work that. even while the
guns were still firing and the bombs
exploding, was done to set the new
state on it's feet with all the necessary
apparatus Of legislative. executive ant
judicial authority. 1t is time to ash
what Ireland is doing with the home
on the happiness and prospects OF tn,
people? What methods Of government
has Ireland adopted different from
those against which it struggled
What practical evidence is 1t giving oi
ability to face the problems of the mod
ern world How much better ia thu
mn ton for the change
Many signs Of Progress.
1t used to be the fashion to contend
that the difference must be Of Sigh
account. We used TO be told that or
the morning after home rule was ca
tablished the Ora n4emen. no doubt
would he surprised to find that nobody
had cut his throat. while the national
ist would be equally surprised to fint
that he had to 80 10 work As usual
That prophecy was very wide Of tht
mark. Home rule has found Orange
men voting to control their ministeri
on questions OF education, prohibition
or wages, and the nationalist, 40 fal
from expecting a millennium OF idle
ness. is concentrating on plans of re
form. long within the region Of drea ms
and all involving personal effort ant
sacrifice for the common good.
1t IL now the settled policy OF tn
Free State to attract visitora to holi
days in Ireland. 1t is thought that th'
time has at last come when Ireland
besides its natural scenic beauties ant
facilities for sport, has much that !!
attractive and hopeful to exhibit. An,
visitor will speedily recognize q cha ng,
in the outlook OF the people. Irelant
il no longer A distressful country
People are beginning to think Of tn,
future over which they have som,
power Of control rather than Of tht
past where effort was 40 LONG checked
because 1t seemed hopeless. The fsca
freedom of the Soa stat will be brought
home at once to the visitor by tn,
examination OF his ba agga &c at the cus
toms He will note the promptitud,
and civility, AZ well a. the firnfness, o
the new officials.
Police Use New Methods.
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