Word: ruling
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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There has been no more perplexing problem of politics in the history of any nation than England's Irish question. In the present crisis it has assumed so serious a character that it present a direct obstacle to a successful prosecution of the war. Conscription and home rule are inseparably bound up with racial and political prejudice. They involve the danger of great discord in British unity. They must be looked upon in two lights, that of justice and that of expediency...
...reconcile the Irish to so drastic a step, England has promised an immediate introduction of home rule. Expediency, it is asserted, demands some compensation for the Irish sacrifice. There are considerations, however, which tend to deny the efficacy of such a step. To establish home rule means to alienate the sympathies of Ulster and to augment internal dissension within Ireland itself. The British have maintained their reputation as opportunists, but they have sacrificed principle without attaining the hoped-for result...
...brunt of much misrule and the question of Ireland is, no doubt, a black page in English history. For the present, nevertheless, the Irish have failed to appreciate their obligations and have conducted themselves in a manner out of harmony with the safety of the empire. In mixing home rule and conscription, England has blundered both as regards justice and expediency. Irish conscription we must have; and home rule we may have, but the two bear no direct relation to each other...
...take every possible opportunity to learn more about military drill. The question merely is: for how much drill per summer is he willing to volunteer? Is the June Camp sufficient or ought we attend both June and July Camps? The answer depends on the individual, but a general rule we urge every man to attend the July Camp if he possibly...
...seriousness cannot be overestimated. Under such a condition of affairs internal trouble and frequent dissatisfaction with the government's policies have only been natural. The labor question has at all times been grave. The conduct of the war has no doubt occasioned numerous scandals and no little inefficiency. Home Rule and Conscription in Ireland are at present the heated problems of the day. To condemn Lloyd George's ministry because of misinforming the English public in some detail regarding the military situation is folly. In view of what has passed, the necessity of now maintaining stable government must overshadow...