New-York tribune., 1919-01-06
Will
Make Wilson
Her Citizen
Fear Is Expressed Irish May
Seek Aid of German
Americans Against British
By F. A. Wray
-Ne1c iorh Tribune
Europeon B,i1.soll

EnFopedN bufeGu
Copyright 1919 New York Tribune Inc)
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE situation in
Ireland has developed the news that
the Dublin corporation has appointed a
deputation to visit President Wilson in
Paris and to confer upon him the free
dom of the city of Dublin.
The city expects opposition to it's
Plans from the authorities the Sinn
Fem organ. Nationality" stating that
the issue of the coming months will
rouse critical storms The journal
adds: "The National Assembly can is
sue It's orders and the people must
obey them"
"'The Daily News" to-day prints an
important dispatch from its Dublin cor
respondent emphasizing the present
dangers in Ireland. The correspondent
states he had a talk with a highly
placed nglishman-from the emphatic
sllusion in the dispatch it might be
surmised that he refers to Edward
Shortt, Chief Secretary of State for
Ireland-who has long kept in close
and constant touch with American
opinion, for doing which he has quite
exceptional facilities, and proceeds TO
report the informant's views thus:
you can do no greater service to
our country now than by drawing at
tention with all possible emphasis to
the bearing of the irish question upon
our relations With the American people
Those relations for the next century
viii be settled during the next few
months They viii be settled very
largely, | am convinced. in accordance
with what happens here.
German American Aid Forecast
"Ny advices from America state that
the Irishmen, who form the most active
political body in the United States, are
getting weekly into closer union with
the German Americans. If events in
Ireland develop, as they we'll may, it is
quite likely that we may see the for
nation Of an Irish German-Am American
bloc definitely hostile to Great Britain.
immensely powerful numerically, fnan
cially, politically and socially and de
termned to use that power 10 the Ut
"This is no fancy picture but
very real and threatening danger. 1t
is striking at the very roots OF world
peace. Do try to make England under
stand that she simply cannot afford to
let things drift to disaster or TO fall
back upon the plea that this is a do
nestle problem, admitting of being
handled by methods Of 'resolute gov
eminent America scouts the domestic
problem idea. England lives in fools
paradise.
Disaster Is Feared
The correspondent proceeds:
The pressing Importance OF this
statement arises from the certainty
use the word deliberately. having somc
inner knowledge Of the position-that
unless the government can apply some
other remedy than coercion, Ireland will
advertise her claims this year in a
manner that cannot be ignored. That
s the disaster TO which my informant
referred. 1t is possible to hold down
the people by force of arms, thereby
wiping out all traces of an Anglo
American entente. We are wondering
here whether that would be profitable
exchange.
"My information from Northeast
Ulster indicates that the Orange lead
ers 40 not SHRINK from the prospect
and believe, probably rightly. that they
hold the new coalition government in
the hollow of their hand They intend
to push to its logical conclusion their
own policy of Sim Fein--ourselves-
or Ulster contra mundum'"
Shortt Would Resign
The correspondent then proceeds to
draw picture of some OF Shortt's
thwarted ideas of Irish reform, and
states that he is anxious to resign. but
is compelled from sense Of duty to
remain in office. In the meanwhile he
is committed TO the administrators
policies and their consequences. which
he regards with the gloomiest forebod-
ings.
This emphasizes the danger OF the
situation outlined in my recent dis
Itch and several other messages.
Neverthe|ess the impasss continues.
The hope Of solution ana general
agreement seems to he distapt sa sysr