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THURSDAY MARSH, 18, 1919.

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PEKING, March 11 While Japan is officially advising China not to touch the seventeen million yes, the unpaid balance of the War Participation Loan; negotiations between the Okura Company and the Chinese War Ministry for a loan of rain? one hundred million yen, on the security of the Feng Huang Shan strong iron mines and territory for fifty li,

pleted

The plan is to organise a Sino Japanese Company: which will give:] the Okura Company the first call on all products

The Company offers an immediate pdvance- of- thirty, million yen sand | pressure is being brought to bear on the War Ministry to accept this deposit.

The transaction is being freely

When we read in the Madras Moit that the Legislative Council urged the Governor to set aside Ra, 10,000 for the investigation of paddy pests, we criticised. wondered what the Sinn Feiners were doing so far away from Ireland. It turned out, however, to be about something else.

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PRUSSIAN TAPEWORM:

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and literary source, it was developed beat methods for Iroland's welfare. It ab ully do the insurgentă mean to TEMPORARY". OFFICERS. and intonalfed by labour elementa bave been snowed under: The Sinnase force - The outbreak during the 1 en the one band and extreme poli- Feiners are apparently in command. war was a end "example for all con-

March 13 19 10m-No sicians on the offer, and presently In parenthesis les be sad here cerned. The British people would It has been decided by the Army

from Japan and Vladivostoc became in effect a revolt against the that there have beer indications of ragant with abhorrence any further Council that any temporary commis» (DT COURTÉST "HONGKOMI DAIĻT FRLS." unticyclone has developed o The polling in Ireland lus esited Nationalist party, to whose affces the pollity of wise compromise fghting in Ireland. It may be taken digg in the Regular Army granted

Chip and pressure has in alightly to moderately at all re In a wholidale Son Fein rotory, and over a lorg period of years the Home between the best of the Irish Con for granted that every possible effort during the present war, shall be ter the Nationalistes, if not awept out of Rule Bill was largely due.

servatives, on the one hand, and the will be made to svert it. A sense minated at such time as in the opinion JAPAN'S ACTIVITIES IN CHINA. stations Fresh to strong mouse prevail along the China coast, an anistonce, are geheed to skok

Ireland was this divided into three rationalist adore of the of humiliation will be raised with in- of the Army Council shall be expedi

the N. China So bthbe, towards a scheme of self (dignation; it much a cores were forced | ent"and" that any” séch commission negligible proportions: Lu, the exc sitement of the finish of the war the fat, with the Nationalist or government for Ireland which would or tha, Britishi. There will be no shall termianty and cease to have significance of what has burpened is a middle powica and with an aiguate the interests and feelings fighting if the Government can help effect on the specided date to be deter

verwhelming representation in Par-

of the Eter Protestante while give that may be taken for granted. mined by or under instructions from net at present full residentament. With tiae coming of the fag to Trefaid the coti nind of ber on the other hand, there is nothing the Army-Coench and that the wir the Ulster outcry died away her oso interests through her own but tragedy ahead for the Sing Fein- holder of any such commission shall behaving some uncomfortable

A. John Redmond, in noble Parliament. There is this also toss if they resort to force. The on or before such specified date be thought whenever the matter of

The peech in Parliament, declared that be said that the wronge of Irelandbragedy would not be confined to in notified thereof in such manner as Ireland comes to their mind. siccerity, or, if one likes to call it and would fight for the Allie the past undoubtedly wide and dividuals, but would extend to the may be determined by or under in- , the time the Sinn Feinhe operation of the Home Rule Bill Heep have been atorted for in a whole country. The rebels could not structions from-Dur Army Council

Was temporarily shudved. Tument is the dangerous pais of Events rapidly developed, and onter of a cantary. Facilities forrimal possible to conceive of any course of date "given to the' notification of ter2/ surrounding them; are^nearly com Buckóng and Lamocki. The sa

material one during the lust quar possibly win anything. And it is im-The specified date shall also be the it. I dare say there are schemers in this, as in every other political pe dramatic morning oume the news holdings, schemes for education, big action which would more disastrously mination of the commission in the activity, but it is what may be called that a revolt had braken out in Irene housing arrangements, have injury the cause of Ireland as a London Gazette.. the poetic fervor of the Shi Peers, med" at the British piwer with other advantages toitbined to whole.. Every one seems in the dark their absolute disregard or ignorance The Post Office in Dublin was seized make Ireland a remodeled country as to what weapons and what trained. of any other point of view bus therby the rebels, there was fierce fight-On top of this. Home Rule who at men (if any) are available for the The' demecmey of Britain Sinn Feuers. The force of Britain own, which makes them a menceng, there ware many hundreds of hati.

asualties, and presently, the revolt was determined on the matter. It is illinitable. There are grave pos to the existing strike of uffairs.

Circumstances over a long period was suppressed. The leaders of it is true that there were still warring abilities ahead, but one powerful of year have established a stream of were trod by court martial, she some elements in existence. Some of the sheet anchor is the existence of a of the principal paas amor their fervid Ulstermen were prepared to common mind among level beaded, Kympathies between Ireland and America, and extremists there have are executed. Mr Redmer, that is a physical fight against Home experienced, and practical men of always reliet in large ineasure on press fighter for the rights of Rilé, many of the Nationals were various groups of opinion against the extremists here to maintain what end, was shaken to the boat by aniently convinced that the Brit Sinn Fein movement. The indus- ly be called the insurgent point of the outbreak. Britain was aired Govertiment having passed a Home trut chiefs of Ulster veteran fight view. The Sinn Féilire in Aftera leeply by the fact that while she was Rule measure, should put it into ing statesmen like T. P. O'Connor, bare been doing their utmost to exiting against a powerful enemy on operation with armed force against John Dillon, Joseph Devlin; wise in tend their influence nrpong the more Continent a section of Inshmer the termen if it were necessary dependents like Sir Homce Plunkett; moderate Irish Americana, who, and set out to take advantage of that but, speaking generally, a deep and reasonable conservatives like Lord have not the least iden of Mr. inclined towards, constitutional Home: e-and-death struggle by stabbing generous spirit of toleration was Middleton all these provide a body Hughes's opinion on the Irish ques- H. de Vere Stacpoole, the romarice Rule and not rebellion. Indeed, all her in the back. The feeling was manifest, and thers can be hardly of ophion and induene which may tion. I have, however, a high re-writer, In a letter to the Morning the Liberal and Rackcal.elementa in intensified by the knowledge that doubt that this would have led within yet steer Ireland into the path of aspect for his ability and impartiality. Fest, penned this striking analogue Hakodate Ireland turn their eyes continually tierniany had strives to stir up the a short time to the start of Irish self- prosperour and self-government. and I feel sure that his report would Fresia is the head of the tape Tokion towards America. Though the Sin London of Roger Casement, a pathe main thing: for once Ireland bad axerxise an ameliorating influence.asts. It might have an educative joint was Turkey. If left it will agai

jeins's. I sat through the teal in government. This, after all, was the Meanwhile America ean undoubtedly bring enlightenment to many extren worm that grew lately til the last Koent Finers realize that the participatione figure of a man, anti, the evilence Parliament, the force of events The exact fein in which American influence in Ireland itself which grow again- till its last joint will be m of America in the war has in all the circumstances, mude their task here Produced was such as to leater no woukl be such us to lead her to opinion should be expressed is a bill be sliprising. Eren Sinn India. The Prussian is at the cote Nahs very difficult, stil they continuith the Germans in trying to turn changes in procedure as the common think it was Mr. Marshall Hall, the respect. Would they accept it?

panner of doubt that he had acted at her onal destiny, making much atter for careful consideration. I reiners would have to treat it with of everything inimicable to German skijima.

peace and world peace and safety; Bonin leland Irish soldiers from their allegiance. sense and common interests of the famous hinge counsel, who a few journey to Europe was on T1 is urged that, a political mistake country demand frora time to time. caths ago suggested that a way out men that the fervent national spirit is the vital principle of that which

It seems to Home Rule Enghe- he has in him the fire of growth, he Walhaiwei

Fanko nity not to be missed. The Sun:

was committed in executing mis-

Johang Feiny Mayor of Dublin called a m

of the Irish duncuby would be to of Ireland would be able to find ade- threatens us: disarmt blir utterly; meeting to ask the President to visit tided Irish, rabel leadera. "In reply knows. It seems to be the policy of sentiment" in Britain might not

What is to happen now to man cede Ireland to Americs. National quite expression in a form of self-

Kiukiang! destroy utterly his armament factor/ Changaa.. Ireland, and other meetings for s

one can but present the facts of the the Sinn Fein that none of its mem-acpiece in the cession of Ireland,joyed by the individual States of the

30.37. 38 100 KN ies, occupy his territory; and limit | Shanghai government, approximating that en- similar purpose were reported to be five and ask for an impartial judge bere elected to the British Parlia- but it would not be on account of Union or oversens peoples like the

his economic life.

Gatzlaff... 30.38 42 85 ! Place America" in the same

Perhaps the tapeworm was created by 6 a 30.15 480 x

Sharp Pk... 7. 30.16 50 99 organized in different parts of Irent. land. Since then it has been decided position with regard to purt of her me shin attend at Westminster distrist of America. in. Fingland. The Canadians. There are good friends as a symbol to teach us that unless Swatow... 80.12-6794 to confer the freedom of the city of furritory and imagine the feeling their activities. They include ideal interesting point incidentally would of Techend who see nothing for that we secure and destroy the head falhokas ... 63. 30.18. 65 53 THE Dublin on Mr. Wilsodi ·. Finally, we

executions are always

be what Ireland would say to the country but bankruptcy the web everything else is useless: We can rich get the meas that sinu Fixiners bere, but one has to remember themen, sincere and self-proposal, particularly the Sinn Fein- of business, anencial, and political secure and destroy Prussia now by Thiman....

alternative. It ought to be borne in ing; they also include ill-balanced ers themselves. Would they regard affiliations with Britain were shutter dictating a peace which will ensure live announced to the, Washington

number of innocent fanatics and mischief-maka la American rufe or an America piped by absolute separation Ba that the destruction of Prussia as an evil Cantona. 30.10 55 37 Embassies that as the result of the mid that a elections kist month the Irish people people lost their lives, und, not to there any one who can fail to see tectorite as an improvement? That so or not, te British Government influence. If we fail in doing that Hongkong have severe relations with Britanypit too fine a point upon it, were that the best miride of Irelandproc is an interesting riddle.

Gap Rock.. could acquiesce in the secession of the chance will not be given to us

Macao All these things put together mean deliberately murdered by those who eat informed minds, notless de-

set out to establish a new rufe in voted to the national cause ore There is another course less drastic Ireland any more than the North agai

Wachows. Let Saxony and Bavaria and the Pakhoi that America has a tremendous in-ireland. Not only were the rebels steadily, if not fiercely, against bien, than that suggested by part.1

and foreses nothing but injury to Hall. Antica rght bring indirect some Sole in the secession of

bury at the world's-cross-roads the Photien

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situation. I know all the difficulties look. fanatics and moderate men, all alike,

Germans. While a handful of the ure bound to feel the reaction of any ringleaders were executed, hundreds want? Put into a sentence, it seems

What is it that the Sinn Feinerserat affects of another country. Joherent interfering with the in-

thing that the United States us of other rebels ware interned in Eng-to an Englishman to be nothing less the same, personally I should like whole does or even thinks with regard and and subsequently released, than the complete indepahdurice of und unsurgunted America-citet good many peoplethink beating

to see an unofficial body of prominent What stands out clearly is that this Surveying the whole occasion with Ireland as a separate sponts Irish whose bares would have world-wide A cannot be cured without faking-

what may be, called a historic eye, inen of affairs will point out the f country cannot regard with uncon-

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fucnce on Irish affairs, and that with zu.ty of this, but wish arms r their Ireland's interests in the Sinn Fein influence to bear in clearing up the Union.-PRANE DILNOT the rest of them off as you like: hang and Hoikow--

this influence goes a certain responds ware striving to weaken us sibility. Irish rebels and loyalist

to Ireland.

fact remains that many who have no (For instance, I saw it seriously instada, a small corniniwdon under sympathy with the rebels urged that serted by a Sinn Fein syrupathizer

RUB IT IN,

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Is there any statesman on earth who guess what is going to aps would have been expedient not to that the Irish Republic would build the chairmanship of Mr. Hughes. and Storekeepers, pen in Ireland What are the Sian

have executed any of them. The its own mercantile marina to com-

Feinem gone to do now that theyxecutions certainly exacerbated feel. pete in the markets of the world)

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have the majority of sents? What is the British Government going de about it? In Ireland's history there have never been two more vital questions or questions more fraught with difficulty: possibly with danger It is difficult to avoid the conclusion, if one may judge from the speeches

Sinn Fein means " Ourselves alone.

ing, and just as certainly intensifed But, apart from questions within the the secret activities of the "Sinn Fein scope of Irishmen themselves, Bri movement. It remains aw open tain, from the point of view of her question/ however, whether complete own safety, cannot consent to the forgiveness and tolerance would in breaking away of a part of the the long-run have made Ahd Sinn United Kingdom with all the dan Feinens any more well disposed to gers which will have to be czcoun- wards Britain. I doubt it.

tered from the possibility of foreign. of the Irish sympatirizers here, that The next development in the situnntrigue or foreign occupation. They the absolute separation of Ireland tion wue the earnest attempt of the elfin itsblf as an object lesson from the United Kingdom is at the British Government to get the vari-That Ireland should govern her local back of the minds of leaders and ous sections of Irish opinion to thrash affairs is a project which would be rank and file alike. Expressions out a scheme of Home Rule among but she must regard herself as purt enthusiastically received in Britain. about liberty, some of them quite themselves. A Conference, footud- carefully guarded, unfailingly give ing the responsible men of each of the country in so far as opemtions. the impression of independence. Cuo group with representatives of all with foreign Powers are concerned. Great Britain tolerate this? Can kinds of interests, were invited to Ireland is linked up commercially, she consider it? What are the Sinn produce a scheme of settlement. It economically, and in many other Feiners planning to do? If it were was presided over by Sir Harice ways with Britain, is within a few not for the engrossing interest roused linket, an Irishman of moderate miles of her shores, speaks the same "by the Peace Conference, and its views, of intense devotion to his language, and, in spite of turmoil and various issues, the future of Ireland country, and one, moreover, who had trouble, has been an integral part of would now more than at any other consistently kept himself aloof from the United Kingdom for many cen- tene be a matter of painful specula politian faction" "It was probably turies. That is the general situation tion among all friends of that counter the most representative gathering as an Englantian sees it.

and friends of Britain.

The Nationalists, who under Mr. Redmond stood for Home Itule

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that had ever been held in Ireland If the Sinn Feirers do not come to Its proceedings were behind closed Parliennent, there will be but a mero cors. The British people wern de handful of Irish representives at youtly "hopeful that the Irish would Westminster a group of Nationaliste within the Empire, have been prepropound a scheme of some sort. spinably almost wiped out.

on the one hand, and Ulstermen on rere cannot be the slightest doubt the other. 1-is' not practicable that Redmond is dead-dead partly a result of disappointment, if not a that if a scherne had been forth-s group should represent the whole broken heart; His brother, gullant coming the British Government of Ireland.We are told that the Willie Redmond, has died on the field would have put it into operation. In Sin einem are going to call an of battle fighting for the Allies. Me Passing may be said that there assembly which shall serve the pur John Dillon, Mr. Redmond's succes were grumblings even then from the poses of an independent Parliament. sor in the leadership, is reported to extremiste boot the Conference and This is at least a dramatic gesture. have been defeated at the polls. rabout the method in which it was Can it be more? The assembly may Swift MacNeill, another veteran convened. To the great mites of pass resolutions; but can they put loader, has retired in degust. The British people, without distinction then into effect, and will they try? Ulster Unionists seem to have held of party; it seemed that the wit of It is possible for the members and the'r eguts. At least a few Nation-man had gone to s limit in trying their constituents to refuse to obey aliate will remain. But the St to devise soo mess of bringing the law of Britain, to refuse for Feiners hold most of Ireland. The local contentment to Ireland, that example, to pay taxes but can they Parliamentary situation, mixed and the whole matter had been placed in expect to persuade or coerce the big serious. us it is, is made brebly grave Trish bande for the smoothing out of business fire of Ireland, even out- by what has happened in Laland in differences between the Irishmen side, Ulster, to do the same? Sock the past few years In the first themselves. There can be no doubt Arms, it is reasonable to suppose, place, it should be stated that sie Wut the Conference did a great have big commitments in Britain, democracy of Englund has been over amount of good work in clearing any rebellious action would be. whohningly in futour of Hans Ruleway many misunderstandings and suicidal. This is quite apart hom for Ireland for many years past, and showed in many of its members any inherent loyalty. No, it is very "opposition to it even among the old spirit of statesmanship: The eximprobable that the Sinn Feinera, will Tories bow dy ndled away to a point remists of both sides, however, preget any help from the business in- Which makes them of little moment,vented the gathering from reaching terests. The New Parliament Tinally Home Rule Bill conferring conchision, and the Conference will certainly have ambition to

government for Leland is on the came to naught auto-bool. It was passed before Eue war broke out, but the Ulster Unionists put up e fence fight against its operation, and in the early months and have had further succeed, catastrophe to the country welfare of 191 were tirtutening med re the present elect oft has shown. The economiste may regard to thin.course bellion again it Whrie they were Nationalists, sturdy fighters, we and to be). These ambitions will be up- uttering the delizances and making sincere politicians who have laloured effective unless the Sinn Feinere in- these warlike preparations the sin for two generators who have been tend to seize the machinery of cu 1in trovoment was growing, and in touch with the outside world, and forms and excise by force. And 16 becoming stronger. A movement who, from that reneon alone, if from at this point that the series of riddleu (which spring first from an idealistic no other, were well.

to the reaches ing climax.. To what extent,"

The Sinn Feiners were undoubted y exuraged by this failure, and they proceeded with their propaganda

handle customs and excise, to im pose what local duties they like, and to put up any tariff wall that they link might suit them (however

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