El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-04
SINN FEIN COUNTS
VICTORY CERTAIN In
OF BALLOTS
MUNICIPAL VOTES IN NOVEMBER
WILL DECIDE POLICY OF PARTY
American Money Coming In As A Result Of De Valera
Campaign In The United States But Leader VIII
Soon Be Needed At Home; Hibernians Revive Polit-
ical Activity AS Ireland Grows Tired OF Strife.

DUBLIN. ireland. Oct 4-MunieiDai
l. elections throughout ireland are
due TO take place IN November and
an parties attach considerable i'm
portance 10 getting their own n0mi-
nees into positions o. control At these
elections Sim Fein naturally counts
upon a sweeping victory. and IT'S
leaders have promised the rank and
file that the strength OF the party
VIII be exhibited as soon as it mas
gained contro- over the machinery OF
local government throughout the
country
A foretastr OF what may happen has
inst been given IN Bimerick- There
the local authorities. VINO are pre-
ponderatinely sim ZEN N opln ,.2-
have appointed a Wel known pol--
cal writer and speaker q their own
school 20 the position Of principal y
the technical schools The department
OF agriculture. which IS respon5- pic
for the maintenance and control OF
these schools. vetoed me 20 ~ -. {,
bur the guardians refused to Wlrnl1als
and continued TO pay the salary -1-l
were descended upon By a force OF
police and soldiers and some OF lleir
property. intending COW peiolsins
20 the mayor was seized and sofa 10
make good me sasary lala il ms 49,
In the result tre sim Eeller1 %
Limerick have applied the gospel OF
SELF determination and decided 70 rll
the schools themselves WHOM sulsl-
dies or interference
HAY Emharrnsz Government
Something az the same sort may
happen all over the country y me re-
1uriicans make good -t1eir position AZ
ne noIls. ana should they succeed IN
adniris tarlnE The machinery with eI-
ficiencr they viii certainly nave pl-
themselves IN a very strong. ana --le
It must be remembered however, tll--
these local elections are 70 be oeciaea
on the principle If proportional rep
reseu tltion. and there is tne -lr ----
fact that labor, which AZ the senef1-
election stood aside ln favor or sim
Tein. is now determined TO capture
the machinery OF local government Tor
ITSELF with an ambitions program
which IS widely different from that
Of the republicans and leans markedly
towards colectivism OF che type p men
Is now roughly known as BolsheVisr
il is highly Improbable that LABOR
VIII meet win very great success On
this occasion. in spite OF the tact mar
u has recently made great strides IN
its oreauizati0u- but IL Is cutie
posi- BE that 10 VIII do enough 20
cause serious embarra ssment 10 sim
Vein This may very well be the
reason why the voice OF the ancient
order Of Hl1erulara is being neaFd
once more. and % may be that profit
ing by the split IN the ranks OF the
progressive or extreme parties. the
Constltutionalists VIII produce some
situation Unrreeedented-
one thing which ls quite clear is
that nothing which has happened IN
the past has any influence on ne
present situation. While the country
remains more or less solid FOR sim
Fein h Is to be noted that the Hiberni-
ans. who constitute the backbone OF
the old Nationalist party. are reas-
sertlng themselves IN a very marked
degree August is has always been
the traditional data for demcnstrz-
lions in the north OF Ireland as a sort
OF the 0rauEemen. This year the
celebrations. which were particularly
vigorous at Duudaik. seemed 70 marx
the beginning o. a strong campaign OF
revival and there have been signs
that the rank and lie. which was
Ing victory OF the republican party
az the election, IS regalning It's
strength
AR levin. At any rate, who has al
ways been che official head OF the
Hibernians and the popular flVurite
Of perhaps the most forceful wing %
the Nationalist party has made 70
quite clear that he is prepared TO con-
tinue the fight and this must Be re-
garded as a very 81 significant Indication
Of the way the wind Is likely 70 blow
BIT. levin IS q past master Of polite
cal strategy and he has kept very
quiet during the last year. but be
evidently regards the present as a
suitable momenl for returning 20 pub
Msanwhns ne ststuas Of ne Brit