Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-13 | Page 23 | British Empire Torn by Widespread Unrest

AITISH EMPIRE TORN BY WIDESPREAD UNREST I DISCONTENT Of I PEOPLES FAST I GROWING I When One Gains Point in Fight for Independence. Others Strive Harder N. E. A. Start Special.) LONDON, Feb. 12. Half of Great Britain's dominions and dependencies are either in open rebellion or seeth-ing seeth-ing with discontent. They are keeping tbe government on the anxious seat and continuing the burden or taxation On the overburdejied people. When John Bull starts to appraise hia "good will" as an asset he rinds Canada, Australia. New Zealand. Uritlsh Gul-ana. Gul-ana. the Malay Straits Settlements and British East Africa bcliavlng- But Ireland. India. Egypt. South Africa. Mesopotamia and Palestine are vol-canlc vol-canlc with anti-British feeling When one gains a point in Its fight Tor home rule or Independence. It goads tho rest to new endeavors. H IRELAND. j The Sinn Fein leaderf:. who arc not I In English Jail", continue to demand complete independence. 'Hie district around Cork is under ' martial' law and Dublin is practically in a state t Sloge, With armored car JH .n.l tanks parading the streets Th- jH 'British government has 60.000 rcgu- fc JH troops in Ireland, in addition to thousands of other fori A H Hundreds ol Sinn Fcincrs and m.-iiiyB c rnmeiit operative have been I jlfl wo-mded m fighting Cork, PAW briggan and other places have s"f ed from Incendiary fires, and mlljB of dollars' worth or properly ha.sflflBjfl A Bamonn de Valera, president Sinn Fein republic, is hldnut hH .land or France Arth'jr 'irfiltlH ici presideri t, is in .ill "I jof the members of the Sinn I iAW llament. mA The British parliament basH . II, .mc I) tin I. ill I.i, h no'tliAH rn In land nor Ulster wants-H tides for two parliaments, H southern and one for FlstcrH These Irish parliaments "AA for their v.ectioB land, but they can't do anyH armed forces, foreign reiaiB c- or postage. MA The six Flster - P-.. . - ithern Ireland vAW to H INDIA. Am dla are seething with dH S'l.-ll e'..-n! r hsjH the 'AM md castes and lar;-- 'Uilfl th( demand for honv '3tH k tow ard i 'iisplB Mm It an endeavor pirtiB this demand the "VJOntiM fir MS The franchise Is oi .ii;'' ind plB t ii '1 OU. Offl illation o n I ! MM Am fhe hi bies Am ri.iner: . ..i,si-; ing WA Jjn and mA MA Amm elected and -' mA JAt 1 03 elected aM of ( i n Si JH i i Am An ';:'"Jr Mf'wB M tAm sever I a :h-A, Iquallfl- m voters boB :fieJr disappiW Iking ,,i ber iieti i GYPr.m I people of UI CjJbtOrate hae benkm i" ten mAm '7 Am mm Am id Am al ClB'sv ceiiMjorCl 'AAmmt pi M kaH v