The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-21
Mainly About People
A Weekly News Letter
By T. P. oCoNNoR.
p, snccinl Cable Dispatch)
. By T. P. O'CONNOR.

pAptS April 1.-THE debate on lrc-
land 7 iri;ia,cd in the House Of COM
,,ors wound UP MS have already rahiSd'
iwi,b a drlraralion 10y Chief Secretary
u,,rberson So rractionary that | Felt
. I must wine the dust Of LONDON Irn'il
my feet for some days ~ cohSiacI liz
irish situation calmly. ] had crnSoia
ton in that Macl hrrS"n WIZ ~, w. mo
bv several Tories who protected 10 me
,nrnins, such Il policy Of leaving lr"lahC
and England Ia stow in tho juice OF
hourly increasing bitterness ana
arrangement. ,o
RcfInctinE over events since. ! have
come, Ia the conclusion that as Things
must sometimes he worse before otiiiS
better. things in ireland now are 50 haa
hlv sounding% since ] came mere N1hol-
cate that impression. for ! found many
evidences that at last English statesmen
here have begun to realize rn' PIT, ror -.
lions of England and America and an
homes of tho cuntinuanc" 81 lhe C!rs'
Understanding between the present allies
necessary 10 confront any rcSurrectio''
of German power and arrogance
Onothcr factor giving this intuition
that Ireland will once again pass IN"
present inpaSSc and new serious az
Tempt DO made to satisfy her Aspirations
is that as the moment approaches when
President Wilson will have carried MS
nwn special ideals in thr league of ma
lions then hc can with safety ana nope
fitness raise the Irish question.
I understand the Monroe Doctrine If
now safcguardrd beyond any Peradren-
turc, and with that milestone passed MT
Wilson's liberty Of action Is restored.
Turning to more general "onsld"ra-
tions, l left London in 4 rcsSlmlSti"
temper myself To find even moro pcSsI-
misiic temper hero. For the nrst lew
days found nothing bu, despair. billng
criticism and growIrb "siranEcnrnt*;;
The French nrwSpHpcr" gave guarded
but unmiStakahlr evidence 81 passionate
resentment against Inc supposed nos''i-
lily of England ms opposite rr ,i,.n
TO the Peace Conference wore reduced 10
despair over tho apparent dcfch! M thri"
Sanguinc hopes and wcll-founued conn
scntrated their resentment on l'rcmIcr
Iloyd George as the main author OF
/ their defeat while the Italians and JuGn-
SIavs suarled al each other in press com
Imunications.
English Affairs Transformed
TO add to all these complications. ]
found our own domestic situation ana
Lloyd Georges whole position had un-
gone in n few days complete trans
formation. The London Times is rcprcS-
cntcd in Paris al this moment By us
new editor. Wickham Stccd. Mr. Stccd
is a very remarkable man. He is tai
and thin, with a handsome ova! face
features Ms clcarcut as cameo. plcrc,nS
eyes. Sandykc heard and might walk
out of n VairsuucZ picture. He hRS
lived in rvcry cnpital Of Europe. speaks
several languages knows every leading
figure Of continental Europe and ms
power and passionate expression for his
which arc always passion
ate AT a reception in his apartment |
found representatives of every country.
all anxious TO lay their views before the
SdtoT sea o. sTSa3 Lloyd
George with a deadly hailstorm Of cx-
ploslre bullets. whether with or without
the direct inspiration of Lord North
cliffo nobody knows. Steed writes the
leading article every day for the Pnris
edition Of the Daily Mail. This article,
believe. is the first read by President
Wilson and by Premier Lloyd George,
fin every influential bosom al once: Stccd
accuses Lloyd George of trucking to
RolsheviSm. condemns his Polihh policy
and even taunts him with conversations
with mon like Henderson and MacDon-
aid.
No form 81 attack could be moro dan
gcrous to Lloyd George in the present
temper Of the English public and with
such House Of Commons as now exists,
this moment is hatred of Germany ana
Of nil things German. stern determine
ton to punish her for her crimes and 10
make her fnpotcnt 10 renew her attack
on the world for decades 10 come. 1t
was an inevitable sequel 10 such cam.
paign that tho more extreme elements or
The Tory party in the House OF Com
Steed's attacks in the Times. backed by
even moro violent attacks in the Morn
ing Post Il rcartiunRry and irrational
organ, but still mouthpiccc Of that