The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-03-18
How Ireland Views Lloyd Georges Proposal


ireland closed year which will be memorable
her history No similar period memory with
record Of much anxiety and trouble public affairs That
there has been open conflict
Government and the forces Of Sim Fn by the mercul providence of
God the thing for which people have be thankful That such
conflict inevitable every day
day
all the elements of fight deadly desperate and
gle says Hugh Curran in Dearborn Independent.
Briefly glanced the
In January 1912 the results Of the December
and the startling fact disclosed that Nationalist Ireland had gone
absolutely Sim Fen three representatives
that and only of the old Nationalist
This raised question whether would
Westminster and carry into the very
Empire Soon the policy revealed The Sim Feners determined
ignore the existence England As the great majority of the Irish
representatives they establish Parliament of
Dublin and the Dali Eeann rh Republican Paia-
ment called together All the other Irish
called this gathering but the Unonsts and constitutional Nationalist
declined their invitation then decided without Them
The Sim Fene the overwhelming majority all others combined
accepted their Ireland of self and they inter-
preted the Irish demand by setting the home Parliament
Such ignoring the King Lords Commons England
itself which expected would bring about action
the of the But these disappointed The Dali
Eea alone allowed several and
declare policy language which could misunderstood One of
historic meetings soemnly
American Messr Walsh Dunno Ryan who had
the Paris Peace Conference with the recognition of the Irish
Republic Some months later however, the British Govrnmnt realized
that the situation which they had far could be allowed
continue and alone the Dali Ereann
but the whole Sim Fn organization and all its allied bodies such the
Gaelic League, the Irish Volunteers etc.
This Suppression well the suppression of the Sim Fen
had been apparently by the Sim Feers who had their
plans laid for carrying What these plans those the
that body know But that the suppression has been ne
fecve and the of Sim Fn secretly and altogether
effectively
There have been many arrests there have been courtsa and
trials The invariably refuse the right of these
try them and they cheeuy their The
jail and they with ordinary criminals they hunger
strike with the result that they invariably their demand for political
prisoner treatment"
the
of has brought the end of the 1919 1t
naturally which British Government regard with
nifty only bad for itself but because having
damaging effects her foreign relations chiefly with America and
lesser degree with France
repression could go with hope of
Mr. Lloyd George the British Prime Minister has been
offer of amioratve legislation of the
Coalition Cabinet has been working for months scheme of Home
Rule Ireland which hoped will divert attention from Sim Fen
and Irish thoughts into line of practical politics.
The difficulties which cabinet be
looked The Cabinet of Uion and Liberals and
of the type of MrWalter Long, for
chief secretary Ireland should have found himself actually the
position joint scheme This advance
previous Union policy which hitherto has stood firmly the main
legislative Great Britain and Ireland The
scheme announced by Mr. Lloyd George
the setting two Paaments Ireland Dublin for the southern
and and the other Belfast for portions Ulster
These be joined by council which hoped
the future develop single Parliament for the whole ireland
should be explained that the idea of Parliament Ulster
that Ulster Unons have solemn
the rule of Dublin Parliament and that the
Coalition Government has equally pledged itself Ulster
such Parliament against her will.
Ulster of course, home Parliament ALL has
asked for such thing and well under the the
Westminster house. But would be absurd Home Rule
treefourths the country egate Westminster for the other
fourth necessary devise such scheme this
elaborate New Years
gift? With absolute and fgdy Not sngel word of well
from any section of has been forthcoming The
Sim Fe utterly declines consider it. The Constitutional
Naons declare that nsncere and being based the partition of
the best patchwork scheme and wholly unavoidable
The Unonst by way speak with voices the being the
Southern Unonst and the other the Ulster Unn united their
objection somewhat different The Ulster Unioni
word Home Rule and won't have FORM The
equally Home Rule but he is suf
fcieny that Home Rule form inevitable In the
coming therefore, the Southern that shall
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