The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
Mainly About People
A Weekly News Letter
By T. P. O'CoNNOR.

nations in trade and whose attempts TO
suppress alien nationalitics arc too well
known not to be realized and dreaded.
On the other hand. the separation OF
east Prussia, which created Prussia.
from the Prussian fatherland. would
| undoubtedly involve the creation o.
| German AlSacc-Lorraine, with another
war OF revenge and redepm6on for m
oppressed race
The solution may be found in the IN
| Standardization Of Danzig with local
autonomy and at the same time suck
! protection by Polish mastery Of the SIT
uation in the city as would save them
| from Gernany's well-known methods.
Constantinvplc could be International
lied with American overlordship.
found another example Of that appear.
half-flattcring, half-cmbarrassing TO
| America. in the earnest prayer addressed
To me b. an old Armenian friend. be-
secching that America should be tho
Armeninn's protector and especially
should secure them against all intrisucS
to deprive them of Cilicia rs part OF
their new state.
have summed up before this univrr-
sal attitud" toward America as tbs
guardian angel. II is III" counterpart OF
!
don with the words. Ask policeman"
Hof does all this affect the general
situation? President Wilson's mani.
festo was int ended to he universal in ap-
plIcation end to warn all countries alike
that Nc and the American people are
both sick Of the game Of scramble for
new trrritnriSr and new outlets for
trade.
President Wilson has once more pro-
claimed that he came IN Europe 10 help
create a now world Wh"r" there would
hc respect Tor oil national rights and
whcr" national arrangements basrd on
TN. peoples will would civ" the world
the chance " avoiding future wars. He
finds that while lip service is given ~
this gospel. thr old greedy spirit s;:r-
wives with tho old diplomacy md the
old rrrklrsSn"SS as to whether the future
will bring new wars.
ln,imairs of the President were lot
surprised at his coup They tell me that
while no man r;.n whit 81 patiently and
ST. long. or listen more CONTINUOUSLY and
silently. th"rr comes moment when
his Scotchlrish jaw sets over ms
rlcnched teeth and then there is no
moving him. lIc reached this point Inst
week and he Will never rrCndc from II.
coming appropriations III lie spec III
session Of Congress bcckun him horic.
/ ward, Thus u" has given full motto"
! tha; unless tho squabbiinG powers make
ny their differences IN dncccpt tins
new uricutation of futur" world h"
will give them goodbye and return ~
his own country and own duties.
have little Ia say about home aff2irs
in tNGland. Tn" parliamentary vaca-
tinn and Lloyd Georges speech hive
created Il tranquil pause. while in Ire
land things continue 10 drift from bad 10
worse. For L second time 4 soviet ecv-
rrnInrnt has boon established in an Irish
city. Events hnIf tragic and half-farc-
iCal hut wholly perlious have occur ~!
in Limerick Limerick confronts tanks.
airpllncS. loaded rifles and cannon that
may 20 or nj any moment. yet likes To
d~filnc. OF n stupid and helpless admin
,, l.tr;,lion. Thus ih"r" IS the paradox
ri = government armed to tho teeth yet
irspis"d aa we'll ~ drfcd. as n mixture
OF fcroCinus futility.
understand tho Irish American dele
gates will demand an interview with
Lloyd George ScckinEPpcrmiSSio for dc
Valera tn put Irrlandsss case before the
t conference. Thc difficulty still remains
that Lloyd George cannot give what dc
, Valera may ask md de Valera cannot
take what Llyod George may offer. /
sec no clear light for the moment eH-
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