The treatment of Ireland by England offers a convenient enough
standard by which to judge the Austrian outrage. The Slim Feiners were allowed to preach and practise sedition,
hile the Government did everything to make their path smooth for them. It was not till they had risen in arms and mur- dered or caused the death of hundreds of innocent persons that a few of the proved leaders of the rebellion were executed. Now suppose that as a punishment for the rebellion and slaughter the Government had seized Mr. Redmond, whose conduct has been faultlessly loyal, and had hanged him merely on the ground that he was a leader of " Nationalism." That would be comparable to the judicial assassination of Dr. Kramarzh. No we are wrong— even such a wicked and muddle-headed crime as the execution of Mr. Redmond would not be on all fours with it, for the Austrian rulers have not been provoked and distracted by any such acts of violence and massacre as have been seen in Ireland. We hope that the most powerful neutral country will record its detes- tation of what is happening in Austria.
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