Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-08
ENGLISH NOW At TURNING
POINT, SAYS IRISH POET
situation In ireland Grows More
Critical rs Distrust OF Brit
ish Grows Daily.
REDMoND's HANDS ARE TIED
i'lan Now Is to Adumbratc Scheme
Which Will Unite All Sections OF
Emerald Isle Into One Body Cor
poratc, Says Writer.
Hf LOUIS j. McQUiILAND.
Irish Poet md Literary Critic

Hi LOUIS j. McQUILI.AND.
Forcmost Irish Poet md Literary Critic.
international Ecwr Bur.au.I
BELFAST. December 2I.-DaiIy the
situation in ireland gets more critical.
Amongst the Sim Fe!ncrs, the bulk Of
tho Irish population now. distrust Of
England continues to grow. and it is
not an unreasonaolc feeling. Dublin
castle is ar it's old tricks again. and
the castle is stcadfastly backed By
Lloyd Georges government. The latest
political move Of his administration is
10 apply redistribution to ireland. his
over the head Of Mr.. Duke. who has
strongly protested against Interference
with the irish Constituencies. Bat Mr..
Duke has been shclvcd by Sir George
cave and Sir Georges superiors. The
iuca, OF course. is 10 Ecrryinandcr the
Irish seats. This plan is for only one
general election. and :hc findings Of the
irish convention are to bc RELOCATED
until after the holding Of that cleo
ton. This is the governmental method
Of disposine Of Irish aclf-Eovcrnnent.
The tn.on!sts trust that the big events
Of the war will smother the demands
OF a small nation. The A~scendancy
tnionisis fear and loathe AN Irish set
ticincnt. They would prefer that the
good name Of England should remain
nerpciualiy tranishcd in the eyes of
the world rather than the dcsptscd ccits
aud Catholics should lie given their
place among free nations
alr. Hodmonds hand. have ham ,tch
~ the party truce occasioucd 10y tho
war and further tied iy the fact that
IN Irish representative body = en-
deaNorinc 10 adumb.atc a scheme
which will uni,c All sections i, Irc-
land into one bodv cnrnor,.. TIC ,ond
Intentions Of tho convention r,nno, hc
doubted. Colonel crni. is nroh,hly
JUS, ~ an1tou. as Joscnh pcrlin ~.
orange and green mcrgo INTO Tho ola
historic IRISH saffron. tn. Conyon.
tionists arc homes, mon Nm, H. n,n.
portion Ia their honesty ara ~. Lisy-
rul,ies IN thor way and white .bov a..
.arcfuly nnd n,,,cn.lr .,rtvi,, H..
healing II tNc main Irish sore. tho
whole body Of ireland isl in u state o:
nhah''latioh ana ~cinption. The castle
; WORKING might ana main Ia product
s''H a-i'a'ioNS a. WI Influence tho
'i'si'Sh pooiH" against the IRISH race.
90" ~" 'r'SA f"NInat!onart"s ar" TAX
- '",'Sr ., very opportunity OF
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"h'cI' '.ts !'l'cd =" ih"N" h"aaNaE Tor
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STIRRING IL HIHi:I.tIO>
WILL: DRAWING POLICE :
rnc notorious ~. lar princ b,. hon,
given A m commission 10 ar ~,
strife IN every par: o, the stand un
IL enjoying tic pav II tho notice AMI
the Wal olicc 10 do such work =
would have ~gl.Gdcncd The hear, of pm
aud Cast!crcaeh. Il; is strange that tho
irish government should go 4, su.u
lengths to stimulate !, rnbrlliou H.
ready smo!dcr!n.. even .thou, ras,lc
encouragement. Mr.. Duke believes I'm
4 policy Of pacjacatiou. sir Edward
carson believes in "a policy .. provo
cation. luke win 90 ANA Carson wil
remain, but the Irish cause VIII GO ON.
as ii has done for 600 years. Even ~
that length Of time English states.
men have not, learned The elementary
fact that ireland IS n nation. and ,b,,
I, is for thorn 10 maxi 4, an alIy and
no, an enemy.
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