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slago: every leader who thought that the Revolation would stop with him found his head under the guillotine. Rumours, panics, feara of trennon, of invasion, of famine,
the English markets, that Mr. de Valera will surely see the foolhardi- neas of pushing his policy to ex- tremes. It would appear, however, that Mr. de Valera is not a man
WHEN I BECOME ACQUAINTED who thinks very much in economic WITH A MAN, MY FIRST INQUIRY 19—
people. are conducted phrase "No enemies on the left," terms, but, as a leading political WITH WHAT DOES HE EMPLOY HIM--
are The "Moderates" were always nt- were always Journal points out, some of his nd-ELF, AND HOW, AND WITH WHAT through history as tourists DEGREE OF PERSEVERANCE?
conducted through Moscow. Tako tacked; the violent THE
the French Revolution: there in supported: men and parties word visers may reminded that he
ANSWER REGULATES THE INTEREST
a whole corps of historical guides, themselves out rapidly in the ser- han expressed hopes of co-operation I SHALL TAKE IN HIM FOR LIFE
who frat aliow you a peasant in vice of the Revolution: the Parlin- at Ottawa, and that to begin by Goethe.
roga, two philosophers in rural ments, the Constitutionalists, the
Dantonists, the. alienating Ireland's one great mar
In the absence of Sir William solitude, a gloomy Bastille with Gironding, the
group complete, a
of Jacobina, the Cordellers, followed. ket is scarcely a promising way of Hornell, the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shen- fetters
another across the ghastly ton presided at the meeting of the "aincero" fanatics enraged by the one opening a campaign for Irish In-Hongkong Rotary Club held at Lane, wrongs of the people to deeds which dustrial prosperity. Ireland, like Crawford's Restaurant yesterday. A might otherwise be thought cruel, most interesting talk was given by a statue of Liberty with black night all other countries, is feeling tho of Mr. F. F. Selk, assistant secretary of behind facing the dawn. It is all fects of world depression, and if the Y.M.C.A., on "New Guinen."
the clone, the speaker
A group
of French historians were all organised and directed by she is to develop new Industries, she the font. poker was thanked by very picturesque; but is it true?
Wellington.
have been going into it all, with a few heads In the Commune of must pay for the equipment and
for the astonishing results. M. G. Lenotre Paris. "Monstrous and celebrated finance the undertakings from the
week ending June 1 shows the fol-examines the pullulating life of the calumnies, such as the conspiracy | sales of her produce to Great Brit-lowing cases of infectious diseases French Revolution with a micros- to create famine or the tortures of and the deaths therefrom-Small-cope, and the reports of his dia- the Bastillo" were, says Augustin pox
4 cases 4 deatha; diphtheria 4coveries resemble those of M. Fabre Cochin, "launched with so powerful casen; typhoid 3 canes 2 deaths;
among the insects-fascinating and an impeins that they still live but terrible. M. Albert Mathiez and without a shadow of foundation."
The Clears of the Hotel de Ville M. Aulard were more political, but not less pains taking. M. Augustin were not exactly philosophers: the Cochin undertook, the systematic president Huguenin, blackmailer: study of the revolutionary system; Rossignol, murderer: Manuel, for We are very grateful indeed to Mr. but died before his work was com ger and, thief; Hebert, swindler: A. S. Abbott, until recently of the Hongkong branch of Messro, Kelly plete. And now we have M. Pierre Panis, einbezzler; Maral these and and Walsh and now at Shanghai, for Gaxette, who gathers together the such as these had grasped power summary ("The | ciples of justice and humanity are his most generous gift of a carpet for results of these and other researches and dared not let it go. The prin- the Sanctuary, states the St. John's in admirable
by Pierre well enough in theory and in the Cathedral Reviele. The carpet, which French Revolution," was specially made by Fette of Pek Gaxotte, translated with introduc-books of philosophers; but in ing
is a beautiful piece of work, and tion by Walter Alison Phillips, pub-prnetice it is necessary to employ of such a shade of blue na willished by Charles Scribner's Sons. other means; one tone with all four altar frontals. Not content with providing this splendid | 158. net). carpet, Mr. Abbolt has most kindly offered to defray the cost both of the brass rods to hold the carpet and of
taln.
The talk about the Irish Treaty having been concluded under duress may appeal to the unthinking, but If it was under duress that Ireland Rave way about one-tenth of her demands in accepting the Treaty, it was ander duress that England gave way on nine-tenths of her claims in conceding the Treaty.
In any
the argument that signatures io treaties obtained under duress are not binding cannot be accepted. That, indeed, would be a short way to anarchy. Every debtor summon- ed to Court paya, if he does, under duress. Every State that has ever aigned a peace treaty signed it un- der duress, if it be duress to know that, failing signature, hostilities will be renewed. Admittedly, experi eace has often shown the necessity of varying the terms of treaties, but there is a constitutional way of ef- fecting these changes by mutual Me. J. II. Thomas' plain intima-ngreement. Unilateral repudiation tion last week that the United cannot, under any circumdances, be Kingdom Government could not condone. euter into negotiations at Ottawa with the Irish Free State, because The latter has repudiated a solemnu agreement, seems to have brought Mr, de Valera very quickly to his Realising, as he must, the
THE IRISH ISSUE
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NEW
"EMPIRE"
ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY
A new illustrated monthly, de- voted to Imperial interests, has then started in London, under the the name of "Empire." It is an extremely well-produced magazine, printed on art paper, and should make a wide appeal to Britons in all parts of the world. The aim of those responsible for this new The Mystery of Sleep. venture in to supply Empire matter with a high standard of literary Sleep is a mystery which, so fur, excellence, arranged with appeal physiologists and psychologistsing elegance. The first numbers have been greatly praised, und, have failed to unravel.
without good reason.
The
*
must have cut- Thronts in one's pay."
They were usually in somebody's M. Gaxotte shows that pre-re-pay at first the Duke of Orleans,
France Was neither later the King of Prussia distri volutionary poor nor enchained: on the con-buted money among them for their ends. Ephraim, Frederick Irary, "those who lived in it were own better off and more numerous than William's agent, was able to report elsewhere." There were abuses into his master in 1791: "The Club the Government, but little tyranny. of the Jacobins is wholly devoted As for Danton, "he Louis XVI, was "the King In Terto Prussia."
from England, the maque," infected with the Libera- drew money lism of his age, As for the Censor-Duke of Orleans and the Court, ore ship, it was in the handa of the side paying him to foment disorder In the philosophers, who were the real and the other to stop it." tyranny of that time. Malesherbes, Convention the Dantonist Party the Censor, "did his utmost to conducted an organised attack on kindle revolution and protect the in- the Compagnie des Indes. cendiaries." Liberalism, confound-
Their game was a simple one, and ed with philosophy, fed the fashion, and there were few who dared to consisted in making the shares of stand against it. "We laughed the company fall to five or six hun mockingly at the old fashions," the dred livres by moving confiscatory Conte de Segur reports in his resolutions in the Convention, buy Memoirs, all that was old seemed ing up as many of the depreciated to us tiresome and ridiculous... shares as possible, and then ralsing Voltaire carried away 'our intel- their price to four or five thousand lects; Rousseau touched our hearts; by moving reasuring resolutions. it gave us a secret pleasure to see M. Lenotre, who has examined them attack an old structure which the lists of the guillotined, found
and so, without regret for the past, private citizens, small tradesmen, without fear for the future, we workmen, even sempstresses, and walked gaily on a carpet of flowers concludes that they were drawn up that hid the abyss beneath our largely in the pursuit of extortion- feet."
or private revenge. One class was There were economic disorders used to destroy another and was imperial subjects predominate, but the points searches into certain special in-ne must res general in- of more importance; wars drained then destroyed in its turn: what be- issue, with the result thaternal secretions or
hormones, crest, including a fashion feature, the public exchequer; Necker, some-gan as an attack on the Crown, the children's thing of a financial charlatan, aristocracy and the Church, became Mr. Thomas has been over 10 claims to have discovered and literary section, and
the Eden wholesale robery of the bour- Ireland.
corner. Noted personalities con- wrecked the finances; while the Free State | isolated 3 chemical substance tribute to the articles, and, all in Treaty, by opening the ports to geoisie and the rich farmer.
In its most awful phase the leader is to resume the talks which is intimately
connected all, "Empire" is a most praise-English manufactures, disorganised
French industry, and caused wide- Terror was Communism, and at- in London on Friday. Happily, with sleep. He began his work, worthy venture, on which all con
cerned are to be complimented. spread unemployment; there was tempted the transfer of all property this exchange of visits does not apparently, by examining
to the the It is claimed as being the finest G. besides a run of bad seasons-all from the "reactionarica"
Bu "virtuous." "The Terror," naya M. imply any change of policy on the blood of patients suffering from monthly British periodical on sale making for discontent-and
thority was in weak hands.
Gazotle, "was of the very essence throughout the Empire.
The Parliaments, wrested the of the Revolution, because the Re- power from the Government, and volution was not merely a change they in their turn were overawed in the system of government, bat and destroyed by the clubs. That a social revolution, an attempt at little world of Radical politicians expropriation and extermination." was always busy, organising alarms, It was terrible but it was also cor- panics and disorders. A small rupt (poltri)-corruption, Indeed. minority, organised and directed, being the only safety. It was, in- wielded a power out of all propor-deed, in M. Gazotte's devastating the tion to its numbers and influence. judgment, "a game for taking in simpletons who found to their 23- It is this mechanism of revolution tonishment that its rules were al- which is now laid bare. The underways applied against themselves lying principle is expressed in the alone."
eronomie difficulties which the Free latest suggestion for its causatio,, Judging from the latest issue, not seemed to us Gothie and ridiculous, that most of them were obscure
State would suffer if left out in the
comes from Berlin, and is reported The third uniber, of which a vold, Mr. de Valera has made the
copy reaches us, contains ne fewer in the current issue of "The
than thirty-one special features first.
by inviting The Lancet."
Professor Zondek, and short stories, all freely and Dominions Secretary to Dublin for
already Well known for his re-artistically illustrated. Naturally,
move
* discussion of
part of the United Kingdom Gov-
ernment, which stands by its, runs In demanding respect for the Treaty between the two countries.
ja certain type of insanity charac. terised by restlessness and sleep- lessness. He found that the blood of these patients contained less than the usual quanity of bro-
the attacks. He next examined certain secretions of the pituitary gland, a small gland situated at the base of the brain, and found
one
containing bromine. This! New hormone he succeeded in isolating in soluble form, and on injection it produced a
decrease
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Mr. de Valera's case on the Oath of Allegiance is based on the idea that so long as the Treaty remainamine, but became normal between in its present forms. Irishmen who want a Republic find the way barred. It is a very weak case at the best, especially since any con- stitutional efforts are liable to he ineffectual in reconciling the more extreme Republicans. For it must be noted that the more fanatical
of muscle power, fatigue, and section, led by Mary MaeSwiney, re- apathy. According to Profeanor, fuse even to recognise the Dail, Zondek's views this hormone is whatever changes are made in the discharged from the pituitary Constitution or the Treaty. They gland into the fuld surrounding ask for nothing less than "One Ire-the brain, which is found during land-an Irish Republic. And sleep to contain an increased that, of course, ngain raises the quantity of bromine. When the
wakes patient
this discharge question of Ulster. It must surely ceases and the hormone is stored in be obvious that nothing is more the pituitary. It is not revented calculated to preserve the partition by what mechanism this discharge of Ireland than a pronounced Re-and storage is brought about, publican policy in the Free State, whether the cause is nervous
121 inherent property of Home Yet, if sume counsels prevail, 11 united Ireland, equal in status to special portion of the pituitary Rense the England, within the British Com-gland, so that in one
cause of sleep is still a mystery. monweather, might, with a littleNevertheless, if sleep is brought patience, become
possibility about by a hormone it should be There are strong forces of senti-possible to treat sleeplessness by by ment, na well of economies, working injecting this hormione within Ulster for eventual unity stimulating the pituitary to manu- incture more. It is interesting with the Free State. But obvious that bromine plays a part in its ly there
can be no question of chemistry, for bromides have b The following table issued by Ulater becoming part of an Irish woll-founded reputation as seda-the Kwangtung River Conser- Blows tho Republie outside the Empire. Ontiven. Moreover, the
vaney Commisalon discovery the larger issue of the Free State's also throws some light upon the height of water in English feet on tho dates-named in the West, relations with Britain, the economicaleopiness of the "fat boy" in North and East Rivera:
Highest on Inwest Jens Jupe aspect looms up largely. Ireland "Pickwick Papers." Ilis adiposity
record. on record. has always boon thought to have a River wi has so much to gain from co-opera-been due to somo disease of his
Shishing ...141.7 - North River at tion with England and so much topituitary gland, and now it seems "Thingyuen • 4.2.4+ lose by refusing to pay recognised likely that his sleepiness was due
Bamahni 427.3. -5.1 Rest River at debta or by cutting herself off from 'to the same cause!
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