South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-26
SAYS IRISH
PROBLEM Is
VERY GRAVE
Sir Horace Plunkett Hopes
For Sim Fein-Orange-
man Compromise.
by Associated Press:

BE Associated Press;
LONDON, July 25.-Sir Horace
Plunkett. founder of the Irish do
ninion league, and leader Of the
moderate Irish nationalist opinion
told a New Castle audience Sunday
that the situation in Ireland is
more gravely alarming than it has
been within his knowledge of sixty
years.
A similar view is reflected by the
newspapers of both England and
ireland OF all shades OF politics. 1t
found expression in all the speeches
OF Thursdays discussions in the
house of commons, even Sir Ed
ward Carson declaring ne had never
known anything like the state of
aanrchy prevailing, and that lin
three quarters of Ireland, the Brit
ish government has been entirely
beaten Sir Hamar Greenwood
chief secretary for Ireland warned
the country TO brace itself against
bitter period in Irish history
Belfast Quiet.
The rioting in Belfast subsided to-
day but there are plenty of signs
that the lull is only temporary.
Both from Premier Lloyd Georges
statement 10 the labor delegation
Thursday and from Sir Hamar's
speech, il was considered apparent
that the government regards that
parting of the ways as having been
reached. one road leads toward
negotiation with the Sim Fein on
the basis of q dominion form of gov
ernment. while the other apparent
~ leads toward the bitter period
which Sir Haniar foresees, with
more soldiers and stricter laws for
repression, foremost among them
one for the trial of criminals by
summary courts, and the giving up
of attempts TO induce jurymen 10
answer to summons
Extreme Factions.
There are two extreme FACTIONS in
Ireland now. the Orangemen of the
north, who insist upon maintaining
the Irish system as it is, and the
Sim Feiners, who demand indc-
Pendence. Between these policies
lies the middle course of dominion
government with Ulster excluded,
which Premier Lloyd-George has,
declared he is willing TO consider
Sir Horace Plunkett said:
MY hopes of a settlement lie far
more in the organize workers of
Grea- Britain than in any other
agency"
1t is understood James Henry
Thomas. labor member of the house
OF commons, and other laborites will
follow the premier's plain hint to
bring the Sim Feiners into a con-
ference. That, however, would mean
throwing overheard the principal
plank OF the Sim Feiners' platform,
which is an Independent republic.
Edge of Volcano.
The Dublin correspondent Of the
London Times, who is the editor Of
the principal southern unionist news
paper, the Irish Times, Sunday
urges the dominion form Of govern
ment He writes: The vast ma
jOrity of Irishmen would welcome
any reasonable and honorable escape
from their present situation. They
are standing on the edge of vol
Cano."
The correspondent expresses the
belief that the author of dominion
rule for 26 counties would find ia
vor with all moderate Irishmen and
says the mass OF southern unionists
are anxious for such an offer with
out delay.
Irish affairs 10 a head is the latest
phase OF warfare-that of retaliation
The events of the past few days
have shown that when assasSinations
occur IL means an outbreak OF re-
venge by the other party, in which
peaceable people suffer There is
no prediction how far these out
breaks may go.
Another battalion of soldiers ar
rived in Belfast Sunday, making five
on the ground. Three regiments of
cavalry at Aldershot have been or
dered 10 be ready to proceed TO Ire
land. The lord mayor of Belfast has
issued an appeal to the citizens of
that city TO aid in restoring order,
declaring that the authorities are
determined TO use drastic measures
10 deal with disorder.