The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-11
PREM|ER'S
PLAN FOR
IRELAND.
Home Rule Bill Declared
Henderson to Have Not
One Friend in
@' Ireland.
FAvoRs PRoTECroRATE
President De Valera Suggests Plan
Similar to United States Guard
Ianshlp Over
Cuba.
FAVoRs PRoTEcToRATE
[By Ed. L. Keen, United Press STAR |
Correspondent

[By Ed. l.. Keen, united freSs SIaAA
Correspondent
LONDON, Feb. 11.-''Labor viii take
nc part in another betrayal OF Ireland
and will not acquiesce to any policy
further Withholding from the irish
people the symbol Of national and
political liberty" Arthur Henderson,
labor leader said today.
Commenting on Premier Lloyd
Georges speech to the new session or
the house of commons yesterday In
which he expressed his intention OF
bringing up his new Irish home rule
| bill during the present session OF par
iliament, Henderson assorted the pre-
mier's plan did not have assingie
friend in ireland. Lloyd-Georse's pro-
gram will not solve the Irish prob
lem, he asserted.
| With the reopenfng of parliament
speculation on the Irish question was
rife in all quarters. Officials close to
the premier declared there had been
no change in his plans. His policies
will be carried out, they said, unless
the coalition government Is over
thrown.
Reports Of an announcement by
president" DeValera of the Irish re-
public, that he favored British pro
tectorate similar to that which the
United States exercises over Cuba,
were characterized by officials as the
"sanest utterance the president has
made"
They saw in 1t a Willingness to
make concessions Laborltes, now
ever expressed their unalterable op-
position to the premier's' Irish pro-
gram. Government officials said sup
port of the premier's plan was certain
in Ulster and that while 1t might not
meet favor in Irish nationalist quar-
ters, nobody had been able to offer
better solution.
The section of the premier's speech
devoted to the Russian situation, in
which he said resumption of trade
with Russia by the allies was the san
est course to follow, brought divided
opinion from the press today.
The premier's speech Indicates
that at least one power is returning to
sanity" the Daily News asserted.
while the Daily Mail believed that
"the government lives in another
world from that in which the people
work and strive"
The Chronicle said the premier's
program deserves respect" but the
Times dismissed his explanation of
the governments Russian policy by
declaring that commons again had to
listen to one of Lloyd-George's
speeches.
Because Of the conference of allied
premiers, scheduled to start here to-
day, the premiers statements on the
Russian situation were subject to
close scrutiny. A4is declaration that
I'VE have failed to restore Russia to
sanity by force" but can save her by
trade" was expected to result in a
clash between British and French in
terests.
The French have openly expressed
their disapproval or the British plan
to resume trade with the Russian CO.
operatives, declaring such a step must
result in eventual political recogni-
tion Of the soviets. To such a course
Premier Millerand has said France is
unalterably opposed Lloyd-George
does not believe, he said, that the boil
sheviki should be considered a dam
gerous military menace and it is not
a question Of recognizing bolshevism.
There is no need to refuse to buy
corn in Egypt because a Pharao is
on the throne" the premier told COM
mons. Europe requires what Russia
can give.
1.-The dangers of anarchy are at
home rather than in Russia, he said.