We deal elsewhere with the latest development of the Irish
political movement based on the notion that Ireland is un- fairly treated by the United Kingdom in the matter of taxa- tion. This movement, which has produced a new National Unionist party, is to be championed in the Press by an im- proved Daily Express, the first number of which appeared on Tuesday. In spite of the difference of our views, we recognise that there may be a good deal of good in the new movement. We absolutely deny, however, the existence of any injustice, un- less it is essentially unjust to tax whisky- At the same time, we admit that part of Ireland is poor and undeveloped, and we are most anxious that she should, if possible, be relieved from her economic difficulties. The form of Government action which we favour most is the making of the tunnel under St. George's Channel. This is a kind of union to which all may agree. The tunnel would make the Port of Galway the gate of Europe opening on America. Travellers and mails would take ship there for America and save a day at sea. In a thousand ways the tunnel would help Ireland. If the "new movement" will take up the tunnel question in earnest it will have our best wishes.
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