Show IRELANDS CROSS Irelands new cross is about ready for the galled and bruised shoulders which have borne so many similar evidences of her endurance and Englands shame The infamous Coercion bill must become a law within a very short period and Ireland Ire-land must bear this the latest burden as best she mayAs may-As the bill approaches its final passage in the Commons there is demonstrated more fully the strength and cruelty of the old English tyrannical leaven At the last division there were 330 votes in favor of the measure This is significant when it is remembered that outside previous pre-vious Government strength has been only 302 In other words as the bill has approached ap-proached the decisive stages the Irish members have been systematically deserted de-serted by their English liberal allies This Is the old and weary result When Ireland leans on English justice and sympathy she leans on a broken reed When it comes down to business England can safely be counted on as a unit against Irish rights England has so long ruled Ireland as a conquered province that the conquerors methods are ingrained in English legislation English rule would not be itself unless the English sword was cast into the scales of Irish justice Passive endurance time and the sympathy sym-pathy of the world are henceforth Irelands Ire-lands only allies The Irish courage must henceforth be moral courage She will triumph in the end but that triumph tri-umph must be purchased bv patience in weary waiting Ireland must suffer and be strong With the measure of her suffering will come the measure of her strength The triumph when it does come will be final and glorious |