Evening star., 1921-12-19
BRITISH CONFIDENT
OF PEACE IN ERIN
John Bull Type of Citizen Be-
Iieves Violence of Ex-
tremist Will Fail.
BY GEORGE n. BARNES.
British Parliament Leader.
by Radio to The Star

by Radio to The Star.
LONDON, December 1.-THE in
transigence of Eamonn De Valera and
Lord Carson may seem in America to
have plunged the Irish settlement
once more into hopeless confusion,
but the view of the sturdy and sane
John Bull type of citizen is that final
peace is here at last and that the
violence of the extremist leaders on
both sides is unavailing as that Of
the waves against the enternal rocks.
| ratification of the agreement by
Parliament yesterday by an over
whelming vote meant more as an in
dication of Britain's determination
Tor peace than most people imagine.
The agreement goes miles further
IMAM anything dreamed of before. We
nave grown accustomed to regard
home rule" in terms of John Red
monds demands, which still left Ire
land within the fiscal and defensive
system OF the United Kingdom. The
scheme under consideration makes
sad havoc of many previous profess
slons. Ireland is to be a state in
community Of free states-hence m.
danger and doubts of the week, which
nave been fed by De Valera's dec
laration of rejection and Carson's bit
ter hostility.
Practical and Masnanfmous.
But John Bull is practical as well
as magnanimous and stolid type of
humanity. He has faced the facts
WIN equanimity and good Will. He
realized that throughout the world
the growth of other dominions to the
status Of free states had disposed
peoples toward larger sympathy
Tor Irish aspirations.
the mouse Of lords. Sir Samuel Hoare
ana the writer in the commons led off
tne oebates and represented all shades
o! British politics in appreciation of the
hlhs generous gesture at Belfast when
ne opened the Ulster parliament. and in
nearly endorsement of the agreement
era wn up at Downing street The leaders
VI an parties gave ii their blessing
amid scenes of unqualified enthusiasm
Even the unionists. who have fought for
generations against any separation OF
ireland from the United Kingdom.
courageously faced new needs based OF,
new facts. As for the predominant
partner, Mr. Lloyd George scores a
magnificent success.
Acceptance Matter of Time.
1t hesitation on the Irish side causes
anxiety it is because of the attitude
taken by De Valera and the respect felt
to be due him. But acceptance is onlz-
a matter of time and patience. Tim
Hea'y, 7. p. O'Connor and the old Iris,
nationalist leaders generally have
pleaded ior peace The Irish Catholics
ana the bishops are on tie same side.
+, 1t is inconceivahle that De Valera evan
If he tried. could again lash his peonle
| INTO warfare. Ireland and Great Briti in
are destined in the near future to taL.
their places side by side as separate
entities for internal government. but c.!e
IN spirit in the family of free nations.
our concern with fhaca
| IerS has not turned our attention
| f1om the splendid work that is being
done at Washington. AS a nation we
had been exercised about the Ian
anese treaty. We gained from it in
the past, for Japan had Loyalty played
her part when we We're Sorelv press
ed: and we felt that we could not
fairly dismiss her when our turn had
been served. But uppermost in the
hearts of our people is the ideal of
hearty cooperation with the United
states and this also has been the :
primary principle of our international
policy.
Duty to Japan Solved.
7; How to reconcile our duty to Ja-
pan with this policy WAS Il difficult
question happily solved i'll the best Of
all possible ways by absorbing the
agreement. France. az Well as the
United States and Japan. are with
us in pact which guarantees thai
certain propielnS o. the lar east VIII
cease from troubling the world for
at least ten years. 1t is a greet
achievement. Together with the re
duction of armament. it gives the
Ii Washington conference an historical
significance. We can truly say, now,
the world is rolling freedoms way
and ripening in her sorrow"
Il The next task is the question of
reparations and their adjustment to
the industrial and economic needs OF
the world. That is the task 10 which
Mr. Lloyd George is now applying his
mind. His consultation with N.
BRAND this week on the matter is
a new step toward. let us hope, some
definite settlement of this disturbing
problem.
Copyright. 1921,