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GLORIFICATION
OF AN IRISH REPUBLIC
Woman Writes Well-Documented Book On Easter Rebellion
CONCERNED - Alphonse Gas- nler-Duparo, French Minister of Marine, whose post has become an increasingly important one, following urgent consultations between Franco and Britain over the Spanish rituation. The decision to maintain A
colid Anglo-French front against any Intervention violation in the Spanish war keeps him deeply concerned;
U.S. Link With Famed Adventurer
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
TABLET FOUND ·
San Francisco, Cal. May 1.
Discovery of a small brais plate on the shore of San Francisco Bay by an obscure clerk may write a new chap- ter in history, California his- torical authorities say.
on
SINN FEINERS GUNS
"The Irish Republic" By Dorothy Macardia; with a Preface by Mr. Da Valera, (Gollancz. 251. net). What would have been the outcome. If the German gun-running ship "Aud" had, on reaching Tralee Bay on April 20, 1910, found the Irish re- bels waiting to receive her cargo?
We can imagine that the Easter Rebellion would not have been sub- stantially less abortive than it was, or that the subsequent career of the never even oft-proclaimed
but partially existent Irish Republic would have been less futile or less inglorious for all concerned.
In December 1910, the Daily Mail described the Sinn Fein movement as
a "mature, determined, national, dis- ciplined and, above all, intelligent revolt." It was never, In fact, any reg of these things, nor can any of these praiseworthy adjectives be applied to
the politicians and others called upon to cope with it or to the methods used.
Never at any time could the Sinn Felner get enough support to turn murder and ambush into open war- fare. Never would Mr. Lloyd George and his colleagues recognise that they but were face to face with anything
a handful of malcontents or take the bloodless, but effective, economic steps that would have brought the Irish to their senses,
THE PROOF
The proof of this is in the reading. Macardle's painstaking Miss Dorothy Macaro and well-documented, but extremely book is equally devoted to the rlication of De Valera and of the Irish Republican Army. Yet we have witnessed, not long since, the re- markable spectacle of Mr. De Valera still play-acting, on the one hand, at an Irish Republic and, on the other, banning the irish Republican Army as an unlawful body.
Fortunately for her, Miss Macordle is not called upon to explain these strange happenings, for she confines herself to the period 1916-1923 and such prefatory excursions into ancient Irish history as no Irish patriot, with the possible exception of Michael Collins, has ever tried to get along
without.
Sir Francis Drake placed the tarnished bit of brass
No Impartial history of these "greate and firme poat" to claim this new and strange land for troubious times has so far been at- is ever likely to be Queen Elizabeth in 1579. There templed or
written. Miss Macardle is the first
it lay until the clerk discovered to attempt un ambitious and detailed it, when he needed a bit of metal. story of the Irish Republican move- ment, and we may take it that if it Professor Herbert Eugene Bolton, had not been written from the ultra world's leading authority on Call- Republican point of view it would
written of been
at all. fornia history, waved the plate before ever hose who know enough of what
To an exclled group of scientists at a
skim off the bins, really happened to meeting last night.
"Here it is!" he shouted, pro- a useful historical residue remains. tessel dignity lost in his burst of how biased the book 14 one exam- ple is sumelent. Under the heading "Executed Republicans" Miss Macar- dle gives three lists, one of 10 men executed in 1910, one of 24 men executed in 1920-1921, and a third, for 1922-1923, of 77 men.
enthusiasm.
of
The plate bore the Inscription: "Bee it known unto all men by "these presents-June-17, 1579..
EXECUTED BY IRISH
School-boys and girls of the Ussuri district in Siberia listening for first time io à gramophone which the school has bought.
Hugh
Walpole Pays High Tribute To British Journalism
"Journalism is a passionate desire of some human being to tell another human being a piece of news," said Mr. Hugh of "The In- Walpole, the novelist, when he proposed the toast stitute of Journalists" at the annual dinner of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland District, held in the North British Station Hotel, and attended by a company of about 120-Mr. Frank Moran, chairman of the district, presiding.
There
THE WORLD'S
PREMIER HIGH-CLASS
BLACK
CIGARETTE
GLACIER
HALTS SLIDE
STATE EXPRESS 555
Washington, April 21.
The All-Alaska glacier sweep- stakes has lost its odds-on favourite through announcement by the U. 9. Geological-Survey that the Black Rapids gincier is just about where it started 27 years ago.
The big plece of fee, according to published reports, had been thun- dering, groaning and crushing down its lee-way at world's record spied day
of 220 feet
There didn't appear to be a chance for another of the thousand-odd glaciers in Alasku to make a mark like that,
Then, with typical selentine in- credulity, the geologists got out the performance charts, had the course surveyed from the air and decided not to make arangements to clock the flush for {ew cons.
INSPECTION MADE FROM PLANE
After Dean James H. Hance of the mining school of the University of Alaska had flown over the glacier to check tips that Black Rapids was doing-n-run-away, S. R. Cappe, government geologist in Alaska work, announced that the glacier's foot was about a quarter of a mile from the Delte River.
The
is Just That, explained Capps, where it was when he helped to map
start of the derby back in 1010. "Glacièrs just don't act that way," he said. "There's no evidence of any- thing dramatic having happened. The fastest glaciers in the world ure Greenland glaciers, and the fastest of those does not move a quarter as fast as Black Rapids is supposed to be moving."
CX-
Geologists suggested several planations for reports that something phenomenal was going on at the foot of Black Rapids. But first they ex- plained that to
to understand glaciers
it is necessary to understand how something go backward and for- ward at the same time.
can
MELTING ALWAYS OCCURS While the tongue of Ice which con- prises a glacier may be moving down a mountain valley at a fast pace, such as four inches a day for an Alaskan glacier, the foot is melting and break- Ing off. Thus a glacier can actually recede while it is moving forward if the melting exceeds the advance of ice.
Geological Survey sleuths, know- ing that a lot of glaciers reverse their were Meredith and Hardy form on occasion and retreat up their Mr. Walpole paid a high tribute to
and the greatest journalist we had
respective mountain courses, suggest- British journalism and the Institute,
ed that perhaps Black Rapids had and told some amusing incidents ever known, Rudyard Kipling him- which occurred during his stay-in-self. What did they all do? These done-just-that-in-recent-years while Hollywood.
were all men who at least were de termined that the immediate moment no one was looking and then started
to move forward again. should be caught by them. Literature Even a slight though sudden ad- was simply a question of the moment being given some kind of eternal rhythm.
"1 TAKE POSSESSION"
No mention is made of the murders
The Institute, Mr. Walpole said, "By the grace of God and in the
all kinds of camaraderie, provided name of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth for which many of these men were
and, much more important, it saw of England and horr successors for executed, nor is attention drawn to
that It kept high and clear the whole over I take possession of this king-the fact that the last 77 men were all dome whose king and people freely executed by the Irish themselves, reputation of Journalism in Britain. resigned their right and tile in the Compared with suppressions of this. The problem which was of great and Macardle's reference to eat importance to everyone was whole land unto herr majesties keep-sort, Miss
"the implac- what in the first place journalism ing now named by me and to be the Morning Post BS
Nova Albion. able enemy of Ireland" is a trifling really was, where it began, and in- known unto all men as
deed what kind of work it was set Professor Bolton received the plate falsity.
It is always difcult for the ensin the world to do. from Beryle Shynn, Oakland Depart- ment store clerk who found it on the thusiastic historian to adjust him southern shore of point Sun Quentin, (or her) self when the heroes of close to the mouth of Corte Madera yesterday have become the villainous check, a short two miles south of San enemies of to-day, and it must be ad- mitted that Miss Macardle is more impressive when trying to let the authority The noted
carefully cleaned it, revealing the inscription. Free Staters down.lightly than when every con- Dr. Bolion pointed out that dis-painting the British in covery of the plate on the shore of celvable shade of black. San Francisco Bay, an area Draice wns
Rafael..
not belleved to have touched when he landed on the California coast, may revise history...,
of Irish
EXPENSIVE SENTENCES He had been for nearly two years in Hollywood. There he discovered why he was not, and never could be, a journalist. He was there a long time, and nothing seemed to be hap-
or
vance,
caused by heavy snowS perhaps on
the earthquake near giacter's head, would account for the
groaning and cracking which was re- ported to have scared the family of a roadhouse keeper near the foot half to death, they said.
SCIENTISTS ASSERT THEY'RE RIGHT
But the scientists were adament
Journalism was a passionate depening. He had been brought out in their opinion that Black Rapids)
to revise the script of "David Cop- had not advanced three and a half sire of some human being to ten que perfield," and to see that the Eng- miles since last fall, as reported, other human being a piece of news,lish atmosphere was all right. They whatever else might be going on We were all, to that extent, every had a grand time, but he began to along the Delia River 125 miles! day and hour of our lives journalists. get anxious to do something."
south of Fairbanks, Mr. Walpole described how he at One of the best Alaskan reverse- After that, however, the real prob- lem began. Not only had you to tell last was allotted a scene, and how form glaciers is Grand Pacific, which somebody about something, but you after a considerable time he went to has been travelling backward so for Yet there is always the underlying had to tell something to 2,000, or inquire what was being done with it. as the eye of a non-scientifle man is suggestion-the currency literary exchange that if an Irish- 10,000, or more than a million; you He found on the director's desk in concerned for the last 43 years. At
had to tell all the people of the
his cathedral-like, office his script last reports it had sneaked over the man fires the pistol it is the detested world something in such a way that lying, with one word written across line into Canada without a passport, Saxon that, with devilish subtlety,
that country has compelled him to pull the trigger, they would be so excited ther would it word dignified and solemn in giving
Miss Macardle's book, as already come out and buy your paper twice America, the word "lousy." (Laugh-harbour. Through the years, Grand
as often as before.
You (Laughter.)
tor afterwards, he was informed that miles. ls, however, a sort of past-word in could go up to Arthur's
Seat Bodega which she concludes with the plous have the whole platform
he had written eighteen sentences, and that there should only be five, at Har-hope that she may see an Irish Re- the distant hills crowded with people and one reason given to him was
public make, with the British Come The theory was that Drake salled monwealth of Nations, a compact of as thick as flies, and he had to raise that every sentence cost 800 dollars.
his finger and say, "Last night I lost past San Francisco Bay, in a deep fog. amity
and peace,"
my collar stud(laughter) and he. This now must be discarded, if Drake
We may all see it of course. What had to say it in such a way that the left his "calling card" on San Fran- a pity the, material blessings of whole audience were wondering cisco Bay.
Dominion association so heavily out-what was to happen next. (Laughter.) weigh the bright but inedible attrac- tions of the sovereign status!
WHERE DRAKE LANDED
The most widely accepted theory is
that Drake landed on what is now stated, ends with the year 1923. There had got to this that the tourstor/ter.) In conversation with the direcPaclic has retreated no less than 12
known as "Drake Bay" or Bay, called a "convenient borough" by the explorer.
The idea that the San Carlos was the first boat to sail through the golden gate in 1775 also must be diz- carded and the Golden Hinde in 1579 replace it.
before
QUALITY OF PERMANENCE There was something further. This thing they told this mass of people serted in the plate and spikes with in such a way-had it got any kind
of equality of permanence? You be which it was nailed to its posts.
Meanwhlic, the plate, purchased gun then to propound the question from Shinn by historians for $2,000,"Is Journalism iterature has will be placed in the University of any character beyond that first in- Hoping to check their theories, his- California Muscum.. Plans to erect tercat of news?" You could look torical leaders plan to sift soil in the a suitable memorial will be discussed back a long time; and it was aston- ares of the discovery in an effort to by the California historical society. ishing the names of those you could
And to illustrate this point. discover a sixpence which Drake in--United Press.
But the plate may have been car ried to where it was found by In- dians, historians said. In that case, earlier theories may be correct.
World's Smallest Baby
Lives Just One Day
New York, Apr. 10.
THE world's smualicat baby has died in a New York hospital after approxie
mately one day of life.
10,000 Mile Tour For School-teacher
After experience of all sorts of journalism abroad, he beiloved it to be true, that we Britons had every right in the world to be extremely proud of our journalism. There real- Trere certain things he had not ised-to how low and how base a use Journalism could be brought- until he had his two years in Los Miss Gwladys Powell, a Welsh Angeles. Some American popers had schoolmistress who went to Aus- tralia eight years ago, has been some magnificent journalists.
But, so far as he could see, there given a novel job by the Aus- was no law of libel is America; or tralian Education Department. at least anyone bringing an action She is to go on a 10,000 mile against a newspaper would have a tour with a company that is tak small chance of success. By allu sions, hints, innuendoes, the life of ing "White Horse Inn" all round In Chaucer could we not see the every human being was constantly Australia, in order to look after whole world contemporary with us? menaced and everyone was frighten the education of ten small girl Shutespeare, perhaps. In the mid- ed, and they were utterly defence actresses who are part of the dle of the eighteenth century you less. He hoped we would keep well
show. came into a world of some of the above this sort of thing. (Applause.) finest journalists solemn, pick porten- goy. tour Addison, Steele, the caustle Swift, Daniel Defoe four of the greatest Journal- ists in our history. Then there were
Coleridge, Thackeray, Dickens, and R. L. Stevenson, with his Uttle articles of 1870.
SOVIET DOCUMENTS
London, May 3.
The little girls' ages range from six to twelve years and they are only able to play on condition -that their schooling is not neglected. Miss Powell plans to give them two hours of lessons in the morning and Yagoda, the former chict of the two hours in the afternoon. She la GPU who was arrested some weeks very thrilled with her new appoint- In this period we had a brilliant ago, has deposited abroad documents ment and has already made friends hope to coruscation of nuthors, one after the incriminating the Soviet Government, with her new pupils, "I other, all dealing with the moment thereby following the example set by have as many classes in the open air as it flies, and translating it into a Radek, Sokolnikoff and others, the as possible," she said, "to offset the
Austral News. Nurses were afraid to handle the tiny infant, whose respiration at birth kind of crystallised colour that had "Morning Post reports from Hel Indoor atmosphere, of the theatre." was 45 to the minute Instead of the normal 40 breaths of a now-born clilld.' 1ts strength and aroma now as the glors.
At birth, the baby, "Kirl, was small enough to us into the palm of an nduil's band, and weighed less than a pound.
Dostors were amazed when Mrs, Max Post, the wife of an employee of the Works Progress Administration, gave birth to the premature baby at the fashionable Park East Hospital.
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