In the House of Commons on Monday the Chancellor of
the Exchequer annotinced that the Treasury would increase to £1,000,0001ts allocation for the compensation to Irish Lbyalists who had suffered by mirder,- arson and other forms of persecution directed against them and their • families since the Treaty.- His Majesty's Government pledge'd themselves in 1922 not to shirk this burden, probably without realizing the extent of the liability or how little the Free State Government would show its sense of responsibility. If ever there was a call for generosity it is where there has been such bitter suffering so incurred. But there was never a time when the Treasury had less right to be generous with the tax-payer's money or to accept any moral responsibilities which she believes should be shared by someone else. We presume that Mr. Churchill has balanced' these arguments in fixing a sum which is still, we fear, very inadequate to meet even assessable material losses.
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