The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
Mainly About People
Weekly News Letter
ByT. P. o'CoNNoR.
By T. P.O'CONNOR.

tics for new territory. There are so
many powers which rage with hungry
mouths around the unfortunate council
OF the big five nations.
Ny Information is that Preslucnt
Wilson and Lloyd George are working
well lnE"tn,r on the whole. and mat
."!h an. combining against terms which,
Nv Grating new AlSacr-LurralncS today.
SOW seeds for future hidcouS wars. Cur
"uSiy cn"ughIi these apprtitrS h"Ip the
league IT nations. which is stronger III
European popular opinion today than NJ
any tIhr sine" Wilson started lis rS-
p"uS;l. II is significant that popular
opinion here. in The midst OF It's own
tragic ;lnNirtIcs over IN" tpiners' c"nt"r-
rmcc found tim" 10 send TO President
Wilson Il resolution OF adhesion 10 Els
proposals for Il league Of nations.
In our own domestic policies the de-
feat of Lloyd G"orgrs coupon. candl-
dltc" has already hurnc prrtThncnt re-
suits. for the coupon is dead ana buried
SO completely thai neither Lloyd George
n'r Eomar i.Iw Will attempt I" Try that
system again IN the two pending by
elections. This incident. though appar-
cutly small. makes an entirely new
nri"nlation in British politics. for il hH.
gins the Inevitable breakup of LLOYD
Gc"r%"'a badly assorted support: nc
facts tend TO drive him more and mUrc
from The r"aCtiOnarIcS and makes II
easier for his Liberal supporters 10 looR
for Il plar" "f refuge against the coming
wrath within the Liberal rank and fli''
Ey combined action with tho AsquIlhlah
Liberals.
An Irish Settlement.
With this going on. the change in Ire
land begins once more To stalk across
the floor Of the house of commons. l
sec Growing signs Of tho advent OF an
other attempt to seth. tho problems.
The cables from America ut last bring
home even To the most ignorant that IN
i'll America there is enormous StrrhEtn
behind the movement for Irish liberty.
Having now talked with innumerapir
Young members OF rhe new house OF
commons. l. find scarcely one who does
rot declare anxiety and wish 10 see mo
question got out OF the way OF poln tie
British empire ana the league of nations
have been aStuniShcd To ind how the
old sOnatc lines OF Irish controversy
have died down i'm this new generation
Of pari;Lrnentarians. Sir Edward Gar
son is still great obstacle. ana h'S
fanaticiSm and his hostility arc proved
10y the fact that he refused tn cspicndld
offer of tho English lord chanccliorSEll
TO keep himself free TO remain faithful
10 his commitments with his OrahSc-
men But Carson is getting Steld'E
isolated in parliament and his POSITION
even in Ulster is being weakened. the
Erlfast strike was tho first great break
I'D in the iron solidarity OF tho Orange
ranks, and carsOn's candidate IN North
Antrim. ono of The most Standpat orange
constituencies. was heCkird and lnSulleu
nt every meeting by tho independent ard
auti-(arson candidate. CarSon's men
admit in private their apprehension OF
being confronted soon by popular rc
volt against the old CONSTITUTIONAL
leaders. , ,...
1t is significant that Lord NorthclitlH
in the Times. by leading articles ana
correspondence and cables from America
has once moro begun to demand Settle
NOM Of Tho Irish question. This pub
Lefty ot lrcland's cause is more remark
ablc still because it comes following
months of complete rcticence on the part
Of most English papers.
, TIarrcy's arc duly recorded here with
their dcnunciations of the league OF ma
lions rs placing America in suh!ectl1,n
to England. Lord Northclt1c usualis
docs not sneak till he has taken sound
ings in official quarters. There is somc-
/ thing in the wind.