Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-11
F0UR-SIDED TANGLE
IN IRELAND LIKELY
HON Rule Bili WIN Have to BE
Fought by Some Sponsors in
Order to Hold roNitlcus.
lny X. .MALTEHI


DUBLIN, tvia London), May TO-
| on arrival In Ireland | find no out
! ward signs OF unrest Dublin is At
its best and brightest. Perhaps the
most striking sight to an occasional
visitor is the progress that has been
made in repairing the material raw
ages of the 1915 rebellion, Building
operations in SackvilIe street give it
the appearance of booming west
ern town
But this calm is only made pos
which rcstrans desperate minority
by opposing the draft lnt parlia-
ment the Irish members, as | sug-
gcs,ed IN a cable at the time. won
back their waning popularity. The
catholic bishops have increased the
influence Of the church by opposing
1t in the pulpit, The labor leaders
have greatly extended their au-
thority by the successful and peace
ful management OF onc-day gen.
eral strike The Sim Feln leaders
have gained more prestige than any
other section by assuming the poll.
tical credit for this new Irish unity;
It is too soon to say whether they
have won the big prize Of all-freland
leadership. That II a question which
may bring trouble later. Meanwhile
leaders Of these four movements are
rejoicing In the strengthening Of
their individual positions Ulster
leaders also nave the Satisfaction Of
a great unionist revival in opposl-
ton to the united rebels
Draft Can Bc Applied.
Rebels ana not home rulers ls
the right term, Today, in spite OF
surface calm, It is a rebellion against
the supremacy OF d. parliament In
military affairs. The principal had
never been questioned before No
home rule hill Fhver contemplated
the Independence of an Irish army.
So far the government has dohc no
moro than assert the constitutional
principal Tho draft can now be
'"dd" appl' cable by an executive or
der but the government is under
mo- pledge to apply II within any
given pcriod In view of conditiors
observed here Il IL to he hoped that
the government Will he satisfied
with having made the constitutional
position clear, without attempting 10
enforce the legal right Of draft. III
could not be done against the OPP
position of the present quadruple al
liance without something very like
civil war
AZ "a the now home rule bill.
however generous a measure, IL will
not be acceptable to the united
rebels because II cannN possibly
include renunciation of parlia
mcnts authority over military and
naval affairs in Ireland The Irish
members will he forced by their
present unconstitutional engAgc-
ments either to keep away from
" estminstei or TO oppose the nlil. I
even II Il gives them more than they
ever asked for. on tho other hand
ireconc!lahlo unionists will fight n
with added violence. II It passes
a. It still may and the present rebel
unity is maintained it will br dead /
letter. But there are already signs
of dissension here and generous
lill would probably upset the cquti- (
hriIW The one thing that is clear
rs hat under present leadership
ireland is deliberately neutral and
pro-German The ap-
pUinimont Of Lord French AS vicorov
20 Ireland emphasizes The Intention
~ tho Covcrnment 20 proceed firmly F.
og~a~dartng policy.