The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-14
Prospects of General Election
Heatedly Discussed, Says
T. P. O'Connor - Home
Rule for Ireland Inevitable.
BY T. P. o'CoNNoR.

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Topdon oct; 1T must leave To
other correspondents tn" dls'uH''o'i "
the general war situation. alter JUST
,vu observations. The FIRST Is the slr"hs
hclict on ono. hand that Turkey must
soon surrender, AMI then. la'tF' 'nd.
Austria will follow. The second - 'n''
everybody feels II would hc hi'u loi'A
Ia relax the war efforts of any or inc
Allies Tho trrScst and most statesman
like view ! have heard came from Johh
u. RYAN. now worshIppcd as nero
during Il rapid private visit 70 41onooh'
nc nnc Of M. greatest figures IN the
war proportions.
"r must not" l." SAID. ALLOW my mind
~ think Of the war Guiding soon. My
business il 10 20 on AS if it would last
forever"
come tu our inner political Si'u'L'' ION
+; which has had many interesting ueS''
,,,,.r,. This week The Sphinx has
! not vet returned from his temporary re-
rcrt to his country hous" and has no'
/ spokcn a word. hut the indications 'h|aiS
| organs continue tn point " an carly
| general election and the government
! rrIntcrs hay" asked tenders for pruning
! the ballot papers. The moment ms Is
! certain complications Will begin. " NAT
| will be- the ISSUE. what tho grouping OF
| partics, how can Tho soldiers STOP III
| the midst Of their rush over the Top M
ter tho flying Germans I" pul 'hclr
! votes into the ballot box:
! lluyd Georges insiStenr" on an cleo
! tion on the vigorous prosecution OF IN"
war does no, appeal 10 any polticai Sec
! ton outside Of his personal aohcFcn'S'
Liberals like "x-rremicr Asquith object
7 u N-,.Cf
say they are uuitc us ficrcc'y pru-~ar
| as thr hest Georgian TIL" Tories, OIL
! the other hand. OF the Morning Post
tyne will not allow Lloyd George TO cS-
| cam, entering their tariff proteci!ohiSt
! n, rJor and the Morning Post uttrrs l"ud
! , summons for Tory leaders To make 4
| demand that Lloyd George CIV" adc-
| uuntr pledges III that direction ana oe
| mutations are hrSct.inS alter Long hho
! other Tory rcarllunarr"S in tn" 'an!hct
! in the hope Of their putting tho aIlrra-
| i've To, the Premier Of their des"rtl"n
: NJ sunuort or Of his dcS"rtion of all IN"
. old Liberal free trad" principles.
, Labor May Miss its Greatest oppof-
tunity.
Labor. mart !culat" and DIVIDED p"SS'-
! bly will miss the biggest "pp"rluh''! ia
! rr,,isb history IT creating great
/ labor puTtN. l' VIII ItA'N''''' -
| t;cnrpc's cabinet have LOST some OF their
| holG nn the labor rn * ana file, owing To
tho Instruct of li",d ,i'"rg" IN many
! ,.ircl.s or nrranIzrd lIbur. Arthur Hem
d,rson ON tho .lhrr II, nd. has lost much
! of his bower 10y his crnQu"tinSS WIN
! th, nnciTiStS and the advocates "l ttr'
! silly doctrine ri p,ar" by n"Sotlitti"h'
! What nos,tinn Jim" Thomas viii take
wiIl N. unknown until he returns from
| his retreat in search ut health my
! how. he. is too young "a taxi" Inc l"a"'F
! SHIN from the older hands "l Henderson,
! In short. the Labor leaders hnN' some
! what similar problem T." thai oil inc
; irish \utjonaliSls with their SuhEcTSlN"
. Enlshrvik doctrine which is producing
! their Sim F"in"rS.
! \ further complication IS that 90 IN"
. ,.oT,,s,l nr tho lahnrilcS 70 cnntinu" Il
rarity truce. which involves i trianEu'"I
| iipb, between them and the liberals
various constituents. with IN" rr"SP'''
of 4 Tory minority member winning be-
: tween the two.
| prcsidcn, Wilson'S mcsSuE" suddenly
and powerfully comes alhwart a4A these
! combinations. rs his lucid ahdSfiSnr-
Gus rejection Of all commercial hovc"ttS
! tho protcctinnSts first were cnwcd INT"
! silence, then int" ill-reStralncd Jury. hVl
| they are recovering and to-day are re-
/ Stunning their campaign 10 bla'kiaa'i
! I,lnvd George into surrender turth"r'
J tho r.artionarrS ON Irish politics are
! ccunllv embarrassed by Mir wilson 6
! srccrh His strong and unc"mpr"miS-
| ing declarations Ia" Il rule Of right over
might ard S,lf-drt"rminH,i"n for small
| nations is carefully ignored h% IN" tory
press hut Il great liberal organ liz" thr
! Manchester uar,iian declares That IN
all the allied countries. and. ab"N" all
in our own. IN" people. haH" come :" see
in him their natural leader. a man VIII"
/ rrnrrScntS their hos, Thought ana tru"
purpose" Then the Guardian proceeds
Ia pntnI out how President Wilson
skaters IN" claluratr fabric OF an
economic boycott and the other war
pcrprIIating proposals "f our jinGn"S.
The English and Irish home rulers
seize with an equal npp"iit" Of delight
Mr. Wilson's vindicHtioE of small ma
lions as reinforcing their demand for
an immediate and generous settlement
Of The Irish pr"blrm&.
Irish Question Takes New Phase.
| That question mcan;.n" enters "n
definitely now phase This week. Ey =
curious paradox. Bulgaria was rs big :
blow to tho Irish Sim F"in"r AZ Ia the
pruSsian Pan-ficrmHr. Much "f III" carly
success Of Sim F"iulSm in Ireland and
among the extremists III America was
due In the confident conviction that Ger
many must win Tha, hope began dis
days. Stat" rUnvicts arc doing excellent
work on tho job