The Archive · 1924

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Scotland Aye!

The legions in Shanghai who come from north of the Tweed will the interested to learn that avery determined attempt now is. bein rae both by the hills and fowlands te secure for Scotland hee undoubted rights. This movement has. no connexion with the "wild ren of the Clyde," it is not concerned with separation or Home Tale for Scotland, and, so far known, it ix not even backing, the claim that Scotland's coro stone should be returned to. the place from whence it was scrounged. The eeitators are that dour type of "Punch" pictured one subediting the Germ gland" on the wall of a ruined house in Belgium. Letters have can sent (o the President of France land. the French nation at large, ling them of the grand mo-memorial erected jointly to the dead of the mighty Highland Division fand the French regiments associated with them, recalling that thi atthe latent chapter in-an agelong friendship between France and Scotland, and appealing to all Frenchmen never again to say. "England" when they mean E: land, Scotland and Wales, of all three countries, "Britain" and "British" being the correct words. And to other countries there wheen sent a similar appeal, Nor is this all. Scotland claims to be the senior partner in the union, by reason of the fact that a monarch who fit of all was the reigning King of Scotland also inherited the English throne, and by common usage since thave days the shalling of the Royal Standard in Scotland has been with the lion an annual display jorglinization, and only men who will pledge mzelves to regular attendance vill be accepted.

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