The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-04
Great Britain on Verge
FOf General Election
Conclusion Of Peace Says T. P. OConnor, Will KeV0u-
tionize Everything in England, Including Lloyd
GEORGES Governm ent and Ministry

mon, Of their IRISH policy Ivy the Govern
mon, This motion probably will
mark an epoch for good or evil III
Ilnvi Iieorgr'S whole subsequent career
II he shall ;:v once NOR" either I" post
pore indefinitely tn" settlement. "r
again throw himself int" III" arms oil
the obstinate t'rang" minority 'ha'
alone stands between ireland and tr""-
DOM his career as Il Liberal is tin!Sh"d
| had feared the refusal Of Ireland
either 10 consrript CT recruit. owing IL
her resentment .! the present COERCION
nigh, rstrange large masses ~ Eng
lish opinion. Their is some lukewarn'-
ness, especially among those thought
less persons called the men IN the
street. but among the trained adm con-
sist"nt politicians irrland'S right Ia
liberty remains as warm as ever.
Home Rule Declaration Cheered
Those present ut Mr.. ASquith's meet
ing in Manchester told me the blSEcS'
and most enthusiastic cheer in thr %n"lS
proceedings welcomed his strong dec
element ~ home rule. Arthur Hendcr-
SOL. who. now controls III" labor ma
chine went out of his way last week 70
mention ireland. and H.. tells me he was
himself greatly struck with the en-,
thu&iasm in til" audience. lt Lloyd
George, then dism!sS"S Ireland from MS
coming speech. Oh Mr.. D.llun's motion.
!, general election will he fought against
him rs against Tory leader.
In tho meantime Tn" news from Ire
land continues to improve owing largely
u Gcrmauy's DOWNFALL and tn" abun-
donmrnt uf cnnScrIptlon. freeman
Journal. our organ in the press. is going
up in circulation by leaps and bounds
and is only kept back by the difficulty
of Obtaining paper. II we can only GET
a few months more in which to overtake
the cyclone of lies. we shall come Dack
tit u dln ..CaSv uatia
strong enough To continue the hRht IN
Ireland on the old and only hopeful lines
Of constitutional agitation:
AL Europe Applauded Wilson
tnronSciously. but after the manner
Of a dramatiSt of genius. President VII.
SON brought the tremendous drama or
The last thre" weeks TO brilliant
announcement. which sent all Europe 70
it's feet in d"liri"us applause. lndicat-
ed rather than expressed tho appreheE-
sion his unique position naturally eN-
cited. playing lone hand three thous-
and miles away. with nun ;UnhaSSad2r
absent from Washington anu yours
away from London. Two sections OF
opinion were the most fevcriSh. nancy
tho protcctionists who dread MIR. wit
sons democratic ideal OF a league OF ma,
tions with an absence Of commercial
boycottS and another and much larger
section composed of those who arc SO
contemplate nothing hut the most dras-
tic punishment and unconditional sur
render.
Lord Milner. who has been regardrG
hitherto rs the cmbodiment OF riEi".
narrow and ruthless imperialism. has
excited an tntchs" feeling 10y pleading
that Germany II not dclicately ihandlsd.
might get BolShcrism; and even ne
enemies of Lord Northcltfe approve his
stirring condemnation Of Miner. But
Mr.. Wilson satisfied everybody. and his
last message was the best Of any he has
vnt delivered. The bittercst enemy OF
tho Kaiser In Germany can add nothing
10 the flrmness and clearnesS OF Mr..
Wilson'S demands. o"s 1t moan peac"
soon? The balance Of opinion hnrc is
that Germany is in such terrible straits
she must yield to all Of Mr.. Wilson's
dcraands and that must mean peace. On
IN. other hand. If Germany persists.
The peace terms will rise higher be-
come moro bitter. and the fourteen
points will disappear as our maximum