The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-04
Press Comment
me irlsh Situation Growing Worse.

The irish Situation Growing Worse.
II y continually becoming more and
more evident that England has q prob
lem on her hands in the irish aues-
ton. which she wiil never be able 10
settle. II may be that the English
government. with that blind obstinncy.
which sometimes distinguishes II. viii
refuse 60 recognize the fact that "a IS
making no progress. but II IL painful
" apparent 10 everyone else For
more than poe years the turbulent
Irish have been a thorn an the side OF
Great Britain. She has tried every
conceivable method OF settlement from
bloody slaughter by Cromwell. 20 con
citation BY Gladstone, and stlu the
last condition 4 worse than the first.
The chasm separating the two peoples
has been ever broadening and deep
ening. until Il seems 90 be impossible
% bridge e BY any human wisdom.
u has az last eventuated in civil
war accompanied on one side by as
sassinations. secret and open. and on
the other BY terrible reprisals, IN
which innocent and guilty suffer alike.
There H. no hopeful possibility that
the two peoples can ever live together
IN peace and harmony. And n they
cannot live 50. how can they liver
Nothing short 81 absolute indepond-
ence viii ever satisfy ireland. and that
Is something that England will never
grant. Il seems like the problem of
the irresistible force and the immov-
ahin body once more.
or course there r. no possibility ~
the Irish. alone and unaided, desti
tute Of organized army or navy. put
ting up a successful fight for imde-
pendenee against the mighty power %
Great Britain. Their resistance could
be nothing more than a guerilla war
fare. disastrous 20 both parties. with
All the accompanimcnts Of brutal muir
ders and assassinations. followed by
equally brutal reprisals. Il is not
pleasant prospect. 90 think 81 the
beautiful Emerald Isle. homo OF a
brave and generous people. turned into
"A shambies by a bloody guerilla war
fare. The world win stand aghsst AZ
the thought. but there seems no alter
nntive a Britain undertakes 20 rule
Ireland, Eullcn and revengoful as she
viii be, b. tho mailed fist.
II seems strange that Great Britain |
which has been 50 successful IN recent |
y FAAH AA NAAAAA& SINS AstA NNARaAA&#f #EE~ Il
arated from her by thousands OF miles |
n salt water. attaching them 20 her
interests and policies. by bonds which |
could not be broken by all the stress |
and strain 81 war. should prove suoh /
a signal failure IN managing a little 4
island. separated from her shores by 1
a narrow strait. almost possible 60 see 4
across. II no adjustment Is possible 1
between the parties themselves. l. Il 1
not possible for one 20 be brought i
about BY d commission selected from
neutral states. absolutely impartial i
which would consider fairly and can
didly al facts concerning the Eitua-
ton. and bring IN a. least a modus
vivendi resulting IN peace u Is, Doubt
less true that England WOULD never
consent 20 arr arbitration. which ln-
volved actual and permanent separa-
ton. but We believe she would grant
Tor the sake % peace.
that should satisfy Ireland II may
DO the last and final resort. and %
might save Ireland.--Tampa Times.