Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-31
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IRISH DISPUTE
PARD|ZED BY
MR.. DE VALERA
His Message to the Pope
Has All But Wrecked
Erin'S Cause, According
to Opinion in London,
VOTE IS DEMANDED
BY PREMIER MONDAY
Leaders Action Has Liber-
ated Quite a Stream of
Anti-Sinn Fein Feeling in
the British Capital,
BY GEORGE n. BARNES.
Especial Gable TO Morning JOurnnD
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Especial Gable TO Morning JournaD
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London. Eng, Oct. 30.-Lloyd
Georges demand for an Irish vote
in the parliament on Monday Is
due to the fact that Eamonn de
Valera's recent telegram to the
pope has liberated quite stream
of anti-Sinn Tein feeling and
Great Britain has been hardening
her heart.
The generous gesture of the king
at Belfast in June last had swept
away political party animosities
and evoked spirit OF good win
which Is unhappily rare in our
public life. If taken at its flood
it would ere now have carried us
far. If met in a reciprocal spirit
the difference might before now
have been bridged.
But the general good will prob
ably be allowed to ebb towards the
old political idncor in which poll
tlcians rather than peoples deter
mine public issues.
There is no question but that De
Valera has all but wrecked the
Irish conference and certainly he
has weakened the Irish cause by
his telegram. His action. il not
a mere ebullition of irrepressible
vanity, would appear to be aimed
at n break up of the conference
and n resumption of hostilities be-
tween the two countries.
Efforts to Bring Peace.
Desperate efforts are being
made at the moment by the
friends of peace to effect some sort
OF compromise upon which to base
a continuation of the negotiations.
but whatever may happen in that
respect an ultimate settlement has
been jeopardized.
The first result Of de Valera's
act was greatly to strengthen the
parliamentary opposition to the
governments Irish policy. The
unionists have even challenged the
government and obtained no less
than fifty-two parliamentary sig
natures to a manifesto protesting
Hgainst further parley with Sim
Fein.
Lloyd George has met this move
by setting aside Monday for an
unlimited Irish debate and a re-
quest for a vote on a resolution
which will be prepared censuring
the government. The prime min
lister expects to win by a hand
some majority. but I am con-
strained to say the unionist move
fairly we'll reflects the current CT
public opinion. An anti-popery
sentiment is one which unfortu-
nately lies very near the surface
Of the British mind and de Valera
has succeeded in bringing 1t into
view.
Flood Of Propaganda.
Then the interregnum In the con-
ference proceedings has encour-
aged the opposition to flood us
with propaganda in which the loss
es of life of British officers and
Irish loyalists are brought up in
lurid colors.
The worst aspect OF the situa-
tion is the conviction that de Va
lera's attitude Is not a reflex of
the mind of the Irish people. 1t is
true that Sim Fein obtained
return OF their candidates at the
last election in southern Ireland.
but there were few other candi-
dates.
Fear kept them out of the field,
And even were 1t otherwise a sim
gle election in war atmosphere
could not be taken as an indica-
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