The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-14
BRITISH POLITICS ARE STILL
IN 1 STATE Of FERA|ENT

aprearing with Americas intervention.
and because of IN" virtually universal
tendency in ireland, outside or small
gangs Of insane fanatics. To regard
America as lrcland's best friend ana
therefore her safest counsellor.
bulgaria gives the coup d" Erac" TO
any lingering hopes Of German VIC
rory. Every message from Ireland tells
ymc that th. tide is definitely turning
with these changed conditions and that
Sim Fcin stock is tumbIing down as
fast as German securities on the Ber-
lin boursc. But one OF the quarter mil
lion naturally evil effects Of San Fem
ism on the whole Irish position per
siStS: namely, the unioniSts. not onIF
i'm lister where they Will always De
irrcconcialahlc until tn" accomplished
fact, but also in the south. as the S"ulh-
crn Cni0niStS in the recent convention
broke with all traditions by joining the
Nationalists' demand for home riic ana
! for united. not parutoned lFcElnn'
Subsequent performances OF the Hlhh
Feincrs. including their pro-GcrInan
anii-Fnglish av0wals. accompanied ny
childish disordrrlincSs and threats
created Il Sim 'ciu anti-ally Irish par
lament in tho midst Of real war. and
Snr0ks UOWD tlHIS NI'l'lIiIh ''''''N-'
fihr reaclinnary element among the
! southern Cnionists began II campaign
against Lord Middleton. who led IN"
southern Tniunists In their allianc"
with the Natinnali4ts at tn" convention.
Ia drive him from the craftsmanship or
the Irish tiniOniSt alliance. Lord lHeaGh.
chief proprietor nf the great iuInnscS
brewery. who contributed At least MIL
lion dollars to tarsnn's rebellion ana
other anti-homc rule movements. led
/ tho attack. AS the correspondence h"-
| tween Ivcagh and Middleton, which has
; lust hccn published. shows. II is III"
! most remarkable confession yet made
! by tho Tninnists thar home rule may
b. delayed or modified. but must come
| inevitably.
Home Rule Inevitable.
Again the shadow Of President Will
son dominates tho scene. lrcagh, after
repeating his violent personal opposi-
| tinn to hom" rule. says: 81 forcsc" the
! danger after the war that Il settlement
of the Irish question by home rule in
| some form may hr forced upon the
| british government by outside pressure.
! Outside pressure, rs your readers will
, easily interpret means American pres
| sure. IvNaGl. is equally candid in re-
: vraIing tho real cause Of the postpone
mcnt If home r'Il". when home rule
was AL but an accomplished fact" Il"
| says. "wc were saved hv the madness
! IF tho forces Of disorder"
| Lord Middleton makes an equally
! frank avowal Of the inrvi;ablencSs Of
homo rule Ir says: 'EX-Prcmicr As
quith'S cabinet. tho coalition cabinet
and Lloyd Georges cabinet are all COM
mitted Ia tn" principle nf home rule
! and II majority Of I'll" p"opl" uC Great
| Britain regard it's establishment. when
! possible. as n fhrcgnnc conclusion" But
| Lord Middleton, life IvraGh. still has
! hopes that the Sim Fciu will come To
! TN" rescue and destroy home ruiz"
! Tho Irish situation. then. is summed
: M in the fact that most obstinate rno-
: mics Of home rule have surrendered
, and that only tho Sim Fvin. with Car
! son. now block III" way. | believe frc-
! land is recovering from iis fever and
! now realizes ih"s' facts: ana unless con-
srriprinn or som" other vi"lcn: provo
! cation hr The governments imicrvcncS
| Dillon will win clear majority.