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Show IRISH BEGIN DRIVE TO SLASH BRITAIN'S TAXES ON DRINKING BY C. C. LYON N E. A. Staff Correspondent IjI BLIN, Nov. 13 The "Irish Republic" has iwo new BChemes lor cr.ppiing the British government in the island: 1. Qull drinking so much liquor. i. Refuse to pay British taxes n. blfc source of British revenue m Ireland comes from enormous j taxes on the whisky and beer that the Irishman drinks. The result Is styblgn prices; a "regular" drink of whisky costs iwo ::hillin.-s. or 50 cents ) In American mone under normal exchange rates But this if too much for the average Irishman, so the saloon3 dole: him out a "half portion" for n shilling. For the fiscal years. 1918-1919. Oreat Britain collected (180,000,000 in taxes of all kinds in Ireland and pu' back into ihe eountr. n ro. rnmental expenditures ol one sorl or another $110,000,000 leaving a differenci ol Eomo $70,000,000 which Ireland was required to contribute r., : nc- of the Uritl-h empire. What makes the Irishman sore Is the fact that Great Britain last year spent a big pan ol that ?110:O0n.ou0 maintaining ;i Brit! h arm: and thou-j thou-j sands of conxlables In Ireland trying to prevent the Irish people from ' establish i 'it: republican form of governnieni Therefore, there Is now going on in the Island a pnrjisient campaign to mduco the Irishman to cut down his consumption of liiquor; and Ih-? I "drive" la, I am. told, making some headway. |