New-York tribune., 1920-10-01
british Press
!: Faivors Crey's
Irish Proposal
Hailed as Marking New
Epoch in English Politics;
Opens Way to Settlement,
Says THE London Times
IL More Policemen Slain
Youth Also Wounded i'm
sacking of Another Town
in Erin as Reprisal
sro,,, The Ty4oame's -uropean Bureau

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ca,.~,ont 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON. Sept. 5o,-Viscount Grey's
,ro,osaI for a solution Of the Irish
sroblem, which is being widely dis
MISSED III England and Ireland, is find
re approval among moderate-minded
,en. while events in the latter country
continue to 20 from bad TO worse. To-
dav there are reports from Ireland OF
the sack;ne of another town--Drimo-
Ieague--thc killing Of four policemen
and the shooting of youth, apparently
an endless chain of murder and repris-
al. which is focusing attention on Lord
Grey's scheme.
While the government supporters
. s;jv find avs in the proposal. a
na;oritv of independent and liberal
aninion favors it. Harold Spender,
oayernment apologist in the Daily
Sbronicle. saws: "Lord Grey's plan
won't settle the Irish question, but GER
tsinlv marks an epoch in our home
Iitics. 1t is the first time British
atesman, belonging to one OF our
est governing families, has seriously
cgested that We give up the task OF
: ling ireland"
Focus for New Efforts
The Times comes out strongly in
= mort. declaring: Nothing short of
.. me no]icv Of the kind Lord Grey sug-
.. SITS. can lead to q settlement
The Daily News says: There is
nothjne in the proposal which an
Enejis6man should not be glad to in
dcrse. if by so doing he can free him
self from the intolerable discredit of
what is happening in Ireland"
The Daily Graphic welcomes the
letter because ct breaks the spell'
and provides a focus for new efforts
by al persons of good will to end this
wretched squabble."
Lord mcdonnell, Of the standing
committee of the Irish peace confer
'usgrce, sees nothing in the plan incon-
'R4istent with the aspirations of the
eace conference at Dublin"
In Ireland the Home Rulers and
emoderates welcome Viscount Grey's
suggestions. the Unionists Of Ulster re-
iect them and the Sim F6iners are non-
comm:ttal. The latter will never def
nitely admit their acquiescene, because
it is no part OF their policy to announce
complete agreement with anyCnlng
short OF complete independence unless
the government makes the first move
1t Is believed, however, that the Sim
FEN would not be recalcitrant if such
& proposition Were officially presented,
stree it unquestionably would control
any elections held in Ireland and there
fore come actually as well as nominslly
into authority.
Opposed by Lord Cecil
Lord Hugh Cecil opposes Lord Grey's
proposals because "the Irish are in
capable Of governing themselves"
Il is announced that General Mac
ready has been sent for to explain
certain Of his recent statements to the
Cabinet, which held a meeting to-day
to discuss the Irish situation.
Uniformed men who last night
wrecked several business houses and
other buildings in Drimoleague, appar-
ently acted in reprisal for the shoot
ing of Sergeant Dee on Tuesday. While
the police were on patrol duty on
O'Brens bridge in Limerick early to-
day, TWO constables were shot dead.