The Irish standard., 1917-01-27
Irish MP. with the view of obtaining

opinions on the forecast. A man very
closely identified with Sir Horace
Plunkett's agricultural movement ap-
peared to look upon the Manchester
Guardians" outline of the new Irish
Executive" as the merest political kite
flying, but as far as any definite plan
was concerned, he did not think there
was any. Sir Horace Plunkett, man,
ed as Minister of Agriculture, is in
America, and the man interviewed did
not believe he had beer consulted.
THE average English politician ap-
pears to be under the delusion that if
Mr.. Redmond and Sir E. Carson had
agreed on Home Rule scheme their
followers would Immediately accept
it," the gentleman said. I'VE who
know Ireland know that nothing could
be further from the truth. The U.S.
ter problem cannot, in my opinion, be
settled so easily, and if Sir E. Car
son in the off-hand way now suggested
consented to scheme of Home Rule
he would be thrown over by his Ulster
followers. AS far as l know, Sir H.
Plunkett's opinion is that this is a
matter that cannot be settled during
the war;"
Many Unionist and Liberal M. P.'s
had within the past two months stated
that an Irish settlement would be one
of the immediate objects of the new
Government. An intimate friend of
Lloyd George had expressed a desire
to see an immediate settlement ar
| rived at The M. P. was aware that
there had been long and serious con-
versations on the question. He did
not believe there was any truth in the
Manchester "Guardian's' forecast. Mr..
Moore as Speaker of the Irish House
of Commons he considered "a gro
tesque suggestion"
A member of the Executive of the
Dublin Industrial Development Asso-
citation said that, generally speaking,
the forecasted constitution was admir-
able.
Irish Press Comments.
The Cork Examiner" (Nationalist)
writes: "a Cabinet that has been Gre
ated mainly for the purpose of getting
on with the war must feel that with
martial law and discomfort in Ireland
it is not alone handicapped in many
ways even now, but that it's position
when peace terms come to be discuss
ed one of the impelling forces which
is causing Ministers to turn their eye
toward ireland, and it is quite on the
cards that the Colonial Premiers, who
have all identified themselves with
Ireland's demand for self-government,
will find the session of the Imperial
conference suitable time in which to
deal with Ireland
The Belfast Newsletter (Union-
ist) says: There are persistent ru-
mors of plots in London and Dublin to
force upon the Government scheme
which will give the Nationalist, as a
direct consequence of the Sim Fein
rebellion, more than they ever hoped
to obtain, and at the same time to
compel the loyal people of Ulster to
abandon everything they have contend
ed for since 1886. The plea of the
plotters is that Home Rule will help
the Allies to win the war, but it is
dishonest. No Home Rule settlement
would do anything to obtain Irish re-
cruits for the army, and it is certain
that it would not influence the foreign
policy of the United States.
Ulster will not consent to be gov
erned by Dublin Parliament. A plan
which would give equal representation
to Unionists and Nationalist could
have no element of permanence in it.
Mr.. Redmond has limited at special
representation for Unionists, but he
has always insisted that the majority
must rule
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