The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11

ural enough and all of them are wholly Unfounded.
 Great Britain keenly appreciates the world interest in Irish affairs, and the universal desire to see them pdJusted; m the case Of the United States especially does she desire a true understanding of the facts for England, as perhaps no other nation m the world sees in it's encrmity the vital necessity for the pres ervation of unalloyed sincerity between Great Britain and the United states Tor the good of the two great Engiish-speak- ing states and the benefit of the world generally
 The Englishman has no aptitude for itl- trigue nor liking for scheming propa- granda Rather than have hand in it. it is his preference to let judgment go against him by default, trusting to tune to reveal the merits of the case ID question.
 Things rather difficult of understanding have occurred in the United States during the eech-making stay of the Slnn rem l leader. de Valera. Astounding assertions against Great Britain have appeared III the American newspapers. Many Ensiisn people have expressed their indignation many Of them have been deeply resentful' ! But common sense has converted the ma { jority of English people to the belief that | the majority of Americans are no more desirocs of intervening in British dou'es- tic disputes than B-it:shers are anN- ] ious to interfere in the domestic diiH- culties of. the United Stafes.
 For genera ton. home rule in lre!an,' has been tangled in adea maze or po' itics, intrigue. mis-statement' ignorance | and woolly thinking that many EngAsh men who have vainly sought an adjust ment have despairingy wished that e'e "distressful isle" could be lowed out lnt9 the Atlantic and sunk. But that is not | statesmanship
 1 Rut through all this maze of under standing, there have been sincere ana | thoughtful men who have perceiVed tne l issues concerned and have StrlVen 10 kesp their vision fixed upon them The skeie- | tor of the situation is easily discerniple l today Ireland is member of a part rership-~England, Scotland Ireland ana | Wales-tosether composing the unltec | Kingdom. Certain elements in Ireland oe- sire to dissolve absoluteiy the partner l ship Other important elements III re land wish to relax the rules ol partner' ship without dissolying 1t. Stli otnel
 clements not less important wish the I rt1ershin te, continue exactly as 1t is.
 Thus. Great Britain is forced into the
 unpleasant and ungrateful position of an
 Interested arbiter. She cannot please
 everyone even were it expedjent 10 oo so.
 To Great Britains offer of' generous
 measure or self government, the Sepa- rat1St Slnn feltet9 iipNo Sti e :,
 avowal to accept nothing short or
 mandate to govern. not only the por.lou
 of Ireland in which their numbers are
 in t,e najority--the three southern, -ei-
 tic Roman Catholic counties of lreland---
 but also that loyal portion Of Ireland
 which desires continuance of the unloh
 with Great Britain-the northern, Ansio-
 Saxon Protestant province or uisier'
 Why Ulster cannot sanction this arrai'ec- i roent which would mean her eventual eA- tirction, is apparent.
 Ia this situation, what may Great Brit
 ain do? will she eoerce Ulster into the
 ignorninious submission sim rem de-
 mands-give Ireland justice at the price
 of injustice? ,.,.
 An Irish statesman, Sir Horace Fiu,,h- ..,,A
 .+t bss cl.ara cterized the problem as 'the