The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-30
EFFECT Of ELECTIONS :
NOT LOST ON WILSON
Presidents Political Acumcn Expect
csi to Readily Weigh Importance
al Unprecedented Cnanimtty ]
of English Public Opinion.
WIPE OUT DIFFERENCES.
Citizen Soldicry Become Epigrnm-
NAUTICAL In Returning Ballots WITH
out Casting Vote for Any ono
Decentralization First; Election
Afterwards"

clubs the opinion is heard that the
effect OF the general elections will not
be lost on President Wilson, whose
POLITICAL acumen is expected readily
TO weigh the importance of the un-
precedented unanimity or p9o1c
opinion in England. Scotland and
Wales.
Following Is a series OF opinions on
the elections outcome obtained by
Universal Service.
SIR Frederick E. Smith. Attorney Gem
erals of Great Britain.
"A permanent and true national
party win be able TO force the prob
lems with courage. insigh, and mag
fnation. Old grounds OF difference
ere. almost without exception. ohso-
ietA- Let the dead bury their dead.
The new tasks will demand all
the discipline and loyal cooperation
Of . Homogeneous party"
~ Secretary of State for India Mon
tAguc tIAbcrnD.
EAo country has made clear it's
1oalro that party politics shall not be
reserved. The cooperation of all
maa and women should be enlisted
~ support the government, which
w0 act ~ the instrument toward
paooo and during the reconstruction.
The majority think that these results
wm - best achieved by supporting
ths government with Lloyd George as
~ haAd-
we ars entering a period Of
grxve& dangers and brightest hopes :"
~ J. Il Oynna, British Food Con-
tFol3r and Labor Leader.
Tia election proves that labor in
the houao Of commons will be living
force which win not sit idly aside to
haip shape the future as II appears
on the statute books
We WAnt changes deep and effec-
1haro can Be no trifiing with the
serung t1des OF human emotions surg
ing n upon N. When have men had
= doc41fon 20 N omentous to make I
befievo . strong labor party in the
nav parliament will be a lever to get
refosm& . national safety valve
guardtng the country against dam
eusU1s expioa1onA"
NJ OhFa9oDAe1 PankhurSt, Who Was
OeGeo1nd for Parliament by Only
S73 Votes
~ result - a happy augury. It
WD WI nne poll 1t shows what
en1b1 Aovs been accomplished had
- Wo@sa's party had the time to
- - hong before women will sit in
- 10uns Of commons"
Press Opinions
no proa0 opintons on the cleo
- S111l0 follow:
0n1ly Express-'-The prime minis
~ - now 30 to the peace confer
anno Wa1h fun credentials al spokes-
1A0 o3 The British democracy. Quiet
4Do4 oeAns has triumphed in return
~ Ne only government whose men
h9~e he measure to give them the
D0UI AA1 the status to sign peace
nd reesttIe the country"
OVun41g Standard The country
wanes NV blood. vigor and characte err
y ~ Dsw parliament The electors
hnvs done their best within the al
O4eo4 nmAj<s to secure that result
Nsw - know exactly what the work
, -. tank Of Snow dnnism and Marr
Qeoes-Boeh Snowden and Ramsay
ZAaOUoA1d are pAcifist labor leaders, }
IA apigrams written by the citizen
0uA0aFy IN foreign service on the bal
-. rseurned without casting votes for
any enA. include:
disqualification First.
Dnoeilixation hrst, election after
v01A~ NO voice, no vote" Tho
on0110A1e1 views are unknown -
1nrsy Up With the rehabilitation.
GAo0 - win vote" What parties do
- candidates represent" What
0Aou1 tie boys hack ?" I'VE have no In
14sna13oa- With the present condi-
On1o ~ prefer to abstain from vot
TO- "Demobilfze and give us a
ceA1eo 30 understand the game you're
y0E No news OF the candidates
md the4r MISREPRESENTATION no
vuea.s
IA Countess Markiewicx, the only
W0mAn n. p. elected, Is a Sim Feiner.
me b the sister Of Sir Jocelyn Gore
bookh. Of Sligo. The countess Ia known
for her intensely emotional tempera-
meat She II so devoted to art. for In :
seAnos. that formerly she wore a we'd
ding ring as a token OF marriage to it.
0unssQuenny. In the art quarter of
Paris. she met and married Count
4ASktewtch. Polish artist
Wide Difference of Opinion.
Apart from Dublin and Belfast. hot
beds Of Sim Feinism. and unionism.
respectively. returns from ireland
show a wide divergence OF opinion
among the Irish people. Thus the fig
ares for North Monaghan are:
Sim Fein. 6.s43.
Unionist. 4,497
Home Ruler. 2.7os.
But the figures for Northeast Tyrone
are:
Home Ruler. 1905
Unionist. 1851
In East Mayo. Professor Dc Valera,
the Sim Fem leader. polled 20Ta votes
and John Dillon. Home Rule leader,
4.5f4.
East Antrim gave the Unionst can
d3date 1906 votes and only SCI to
the Sim Feine-. -@a
In West Donegal the Slim Fein go,
s,7l2 ballots. while the Home Ruler
obtained only 4.11s
East Donegal gave the Home Ruler
1886. the Unionist 4.797. and the Sim
Feiner only forty votes
North Donegal. on the other hand
elected Sim Feiner over a Home
Ruler. 1908 to 3.075.
Mrs. Kate T.. Winston.
Mrs Kate Z Winston died Saturday
night in her home. 1es East Clay
street. aged sixty four years She is
survived by a brother and a sister