The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-18
Mainly About People
A Weekly News Letter
Bv T. P. O'CONNOR.

suggests the contcmptuoua and dclber-
alto aloofneSs IF Lloyd George from his
colleagues that reduces them 10 some
thing like the laCllcylikc dependence Of
EapuIcunS marShalS and ministers.
Labor Hostility Embarrassing.
One section of his cabinet. however.
has TO look 10 more TROUBLESOME" inter
ference from tho outside than even the
distracted and worried pr"tcctiuniStS.
Tho Labor party is now completely
united IN hostility 10 Lloyd George ana
they make things uncomfortable Tor the
eight labor mcn Sull remaining III inc
ministry.
All accounts show 1t to be Iorcgone
conclusion that the labor men vii! BIZ
ordered to leave the ministry. If they
obey. Lloyd Georges ministry gets u
big blow. US il goes before The c"untr,
wholly and avrwcdly Il Tory ministry
with Il Tory polity. If the labor minis
,rrv remain. they may be returned rs
coalition candidates, but will cease 10
l,c labor representatives,.
l,loyd Georges difficulty I" keep up as
he vchemcntly desires. some assoc"
i,uns with old prinCip~'s and "'d richIs'
is rendered still more dlthcult by the
extraordinary speech Of Sonar Law III
tho recent Irish debate. Ihat dcp't'|
marked. not al advance toward S'Hs
fnction of Ircland's demand. nut n ret
repression to the eNtrGnl" posl'ioh Va
the l-aw-Tory party OF hrc years w.
Retrograde Policy Apparent
Ronar Laws policy announced on inc
en-, hand. rcrretuati"n OIL INV ~
nilitariSm and cucrcinnist policy indrh-
ri,r,v and simultaneously postponed all
ot,cn,nts to settle the Irish question 50
InnI, ms the Ulster Orange minority OF
,hc Irish nopuatiun refused to come
into any scheme.
In the face Of the agreement 81 IN"
southern Irish tninniSiS III The recent
, convention 10 accept the demand OIL
;hcir fellow protcStants III lister |" a
partition. the fact Of Lloyd Georges
own promise in letter 70 the conrcn-
ton 10 establish ii parliament for II
united ireland show his rctrugr"SsIun to
Il degree considered impossible after tho
lessons Of the war and the liberation
amid world rcjoicinGs in Europe.
Even moro rrmarkuhic tnau this re-
turn to the worst and most ranCnrouS
Tory temper was Bnnar Laws emphatic
and repeated shout Of "HnndS on" TO
the American president and people, He
declared Ireland was purrl" II domestic
question in which England would brook
no interference 10y any other power. and
when the solicitor general Afterwards
was Speaking he suggested IL him IN
strong words that England would not
tolerate any such !nt"rIcr"nr"'
This course makes a dc:init" cleavage
hc,wrcu the Gcurg" ministry and all
sections Of the genuine Liberals Win
whom home rule remains the hcid test
or mems liberalism. Mr.. Asqulth ana
other Liberal leaders are not slow |"
, emphasize this final plunge OF the
. George ministry int" th' vortex OF inc
most rcactionary T"ryiSm ana Ill the d.
sion hut cur the absence through i'll
ness nf twenty IRISH. even more Of the
. Liberty mcmhc"s If the ministry might
have been defeated
Saved by Paid Henchmon.
As il WAS their rescue came from
. fnriy-iiv" members who Hrr paid ser
wants 81 Lloyd Georges administration.
, TIL" Manchester Guardian continues 10
demand ii"rccly where Lloyd George
stands IN homo rule. and will probably
md 1t imnuSSlblC To continue that gen
"r"us view of Lloyd 'Gcorgr'S possibility
for futur" Liberal leadership on whirh
1t So. pn;h"tir'tlly has hoped against
hope since Mr.. .\sQulh WAS d"posed.
Thus. as III" general election an
proaCh'S. p"ar" becomes secure and all
the old restraints ~ party SpIril urn
disappearing. party rnncnr rises visihlv
every hour. and vi. shall have Il general
election. though brief. with the old-fime
bitterness" "f party fever and party at
tack. Lloyd George Will not l." .lstrrd
n% lay that time nj! rrrnll"clrl of his
S"ryirrs in thu war will hr ~-,Iln.rrrd
Gm''rr tn" great It'd" Of party r"crlruina-
lions: H." Liberals regarding him as Il
new Chamberlain ard tho Irish hating
HIM with even greater fcr"citv rs 4
traitor /" all past drrla ratiuns and all
r"C"ui promises
Ireland Will strike At him in every
ritIsh CONSTITUENCY whore it's veto gives
it any power. There. In the midst Of
this terrific renewal "r all old party Ill
visions. VIII there, Il" much chance for
his h"I"Gr"ut dr"ars nf n leagu" 81 ma
lions"
l:"mar laws sp""~n tnre III" first
h' 1hIv blow 10 such generous dreams of
u newer. frrrr an! better world. Ideal
lists once " r. were reminded how n
siuhlAnru an'! stupid r"actiOn. learning
nothing and forgetting nothing call
still book al roads L. higher goals.