Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-15
IRELAND SOON MAY
GET ITS HOME RULE
Announcement Of Solution of
Problem Expected to Come
From Lloyd George.
Discomfort NOT MATERIAL
Some Trouble May Occur on
April "a, Anniversary of
Sim Fein Uprising.

LONDON. April l4.-Announcement
or solution OF the Irish home rule
problem may be made shortly. accord
ing to all indications. Premier. LloyJ
George and his colleagues have been
striving for quick settlement OF this
troublesome question. and they hope
10 arrange n program that will he ac-
ceD'able TO the Cnionists OF the north
as we'll as tho Nationalists of the south
hfccnt debate in tho House of. Com
mons has shown that the home rule
"taation is one which still holds dam
Scrous rossibilitics Premier I,lovd
George thus characterized it:
II want TO show that the discon-
tent in ireland is not material: hut s,ill
there remains one invincibIc fac, after
all this great record OF beneficial
ieEislation--in spite Of the fac, that
| Ireland is more materially prosperous
than size ever has hccn. there remains
TIC TACT to-day that she is no more
rec"nci'cd TO British ruin than she was
in the days of CROMWELL
AS April "a. the anniversary Of the
Sinn Fcin uprising in Dublin. draws
rear. some slight al xiety is fci, thai,
trouble may he caused by efforts Of
| sim Fcin sympathzcrs to observe the
day However. the general impression
- hat there is no cause for alarm
Tho British newspapers have re-
Trained from commenting uron the pos.
sibic dangers in tho irish situation out
I cf desire TO give tho government all
.he hclp possible in solving this prob
lem Of three centuries
The Irish question has been comrli-
Gated and made more difficult by the
war and by the intrigucs Of German
agents. II has become involved in the
r'iitary and political complexities that
must he unranElcd by tho government
OF tho United Kingdom.
Thus while England Is wacing the
r'atest war in her history her states
.gcr must turn their faces to tho nonu
mental task Of unravciinG her Eravcst
dom.sti. suarl
IRELAND SAID TO RI:
VERY PROSPEROUS
ireland is said L. he more prosperous
,haa ever before. It i declared that
her wutl.mcn arc higher paid. and that
the deposits in Irish banks arc bigger
than they were before the war. II "a
true that there is a grave food short
age. especially in tho cas-" Of potatoes
ana wheat. but this 3 "n" of the hard
ships that all OF the British Isles arc
lHboring under.
TIL. movements 81 the people have
hceu vur;ai'ch ErNIs"ltion from
ir"lGud 10 tn. rnitcd states has been
cut off: and 1t was said recently in
Parliament that certain irish residents
have been drporteh t" England because
Of their political activities.
The conservatives OF England and
III" Tni"pists Of Ulster persist in rails
ing tn" question:
is ireland doing her share in the
war?'
According 10 Sir John r. LonsdaIo
Un.onist. representing Middle Armagh
in the House Of Commons. that part of
ireland outside of Ulster Province has
been. aud is still. returning Il negative
answer To tho query
SIR I"hp believes there are at least
100000 young, able bodied men III for
military duty in ireland vino could be
spared for war service. Sir John. in
speech in Parliament. said nc was the
last TO undcrvalue the services of the
Irish on the field of battle. but unless
those young men came forward, the
Irish regiments would cease to be Irish
perhaps oven in name. and their gal
lantry would be forgotten
According Ia Sir John, tho counties
In Ulster Province arc bearing their
full hrunt OF tho war burden but
Southern ireland is showing vast
number Of "slackcrS." lie added that
Ireland was well able to render con-
siderable financial aid to tho govern
ment.
John Dillon. Irish Nationalist mem
Der OF the Commons. has complained
OF the severity Of the British military
authorities in Southern Ireland par
ticularly in the cities. lie told the
House OF Commons OF one instance
where a man was court-martialcd in
dublin for singing such songs as
Easter Week" and ireland Il Nation
Once Again"
RECRUITING THE CRIPPLES