New-York tribune., 1920-07-26
Worst
Ever i'm Ireland.
Asserts Carson
Declares British Beaten
in Three-fourths of ISL
and' Plunkett Hopes
for Solution by Labor
British Press Alarmed
Government at Parting of
Ways, Is View Expressed;
Warming by Greenwood

LONDON, July 25. - Sir Horace
Plunkett, founder of the Irish Do
nirion League and leader of the mod
crate Irish Nationalist opinion, told a
Newcastle audience to-day 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 Ire
land of all shades of politics. 1t found
expression in all the speeches Thurs
day in the House @f Commons. even
Sir Edward Carson declaring he had
never known anything like the state
of anarchy prevailing, and that "in
three quarters of Ireland the British
government ha been entirely beaten. "
Sir Hamar Greenwood, Chief Secretary
for Ireland, warned the country to
brace itself against bitter period in
Irish history.
Drastic Measures Foreseen
Both from Premier Lloyd Georges s
statement to the labor delegation
Thursday and from Sir Hamars speech.
1t Is considered apparent that the gov
ernment believes a parting of the ways
has been reached. One road leads tow
ard negotiation with the Sim Fein
on the basis of dominion form of
government, while the other apparently
leads toward the bitter period which
Sir Hamar foresees, with more soldiers
and strlcter laws for repression fore
most among them-one for the trial
of criminals by summary courts and
the giving up of attempts to induce
jurymen to answer to a summons.
There are two extreme factions in
Ireland now, the Orangemen of the
North, who insist upon maintaining the
Feiners, who demand independence
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 to-day:
"My hopes of settlement lie far
more in the organized workers of Great
Britain than in any other agency
Labor to Consult Sim Fein
1t is understood that James Henry
Thomas, Labor member of the House
of Commons, and other Laborites will
follow the Premier's plain hint to
bring the Sim Fein leaders into con-
ference. That, however, would mean
throwing overheard the principal plank
of the Sim Feiners' platform, which is
an Independent republic.
The Dublin correspondent of The
Times" who is the editor of the princi-
pal southern Unionist newspaper, The
Irish Times today urges the domin-
ion form of government. He writes:
"The vast majority of Irishmen would
welcome any reasonable and honorable
escape from the present situation
They are standing on the edge of vol
cano."
The correspondent expresses the be
lief that the offer of dominion home
rule for twenty-six counties would find
favor with all moderate 1rishmen. and
says the mass of southern Unionists
are anxious for such an offer without
delay.
The chief factor operating to bring
Irish affairs to head is the latest
phase of warfare that of retaliation
The events of the last few days have
shown that when assassinations occur
it means an outbreak of revenge by the
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