The New York herald., 1921-01-04

Special Gable to TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, on The NEw York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London, JAM 3.
The next maneuvre of the Crown
to settle the affairs In Ireland will be
a vigorous attempt to establish two
Parliaments, as are provided for in
the Irish bill, one of them represent
ing listers six counties and the other
representing south Ireland. The ma
chinery necessary for the Ulster Par
iiament is already well oiled and there
will be no trouble setting it in motion.
The Governments problem lies in
the south of Ireland. and now it is
understood it will attempt to solve
the problem there by forcing Par
lament on the people. 1t is believed
here this probably will be possible by
forcing an election in which the can
didates would be only such men as
were willing to take the oath of ALE
glance to the crown. Members of
the Parliament would be unable to
serve unless they took this oath. and
when this Is done there will be a Par
liament which the crown will recog-
nize. even If majority of the people
Of southern Ireland did not. How
ever this Government recognition
would give it a powerful lever with
which to disiodge Sim Feinisrih
start I'm Right Direction.
1t is obvious that the popular vote
will be small If such an election Is
held. Sim Fein controls about 81 per
cent. of the voting strength in south
Ireland, but II is irnnaaterial to the
Grown how many votes are cast so
long as the form of an election is gone
through with. The Government hopes
in this way to get things started In
the right direction. giving this Parlia-
ment such power as will gradually
meet tho approval OF more and
more Irishmen desiring constitutional
methods.
This lines up with the sentiment ex-
pressed by Premier Lloyd George when
the Home Rule act was passed He
said that If % per cent. of the people
there were brought to recognize con-
vance on the present state of things.
He said il would be good thing to
make a beginning so as to rally the
forces of order In the various counties.
With the Home Rule act passed and
the royal assent to it given there is
every indication that the Government
Is planning a campaign under its pro-
Visions. Any Parliament elected in
such a manner as proposed. regardless
as TO how representative 1t might be.
would be backed up by the army AND
the police. and this medium would give
fits rule a decidedly better complexion
than the present military dictatorship
system. The Parliaments, both in the
north and the south of Ireland. would
function somewhat the same as the
American State assemblies with prob
ably more power than State assembly
possesses. each district having repre-
scntation in the Government.
Opposes Dali Eireann.
The South Ireland Parliament would
be in direct opposition to the Dahl
Eireann, and the Government hopes 1t
would in time cause the complete dis
solution OF the Irish Republican Parlia-
fnent. which naturally VIII De kept under
suppression permanently. 1t Is argued
that with such Parliament as that
created In the Irish bill. South ireland
could enjoy all the liberty of liberal
home rule and handle her own affairs so
long as her actions did not conflict with
the wishes OF the Crown.
II the election that the Government
plans Is held the Slim Feiners
might name their own candidates and
carry the voting, snow under the Union
lists. block the Government plan and
make the election ineffective because the
candidates would not take the oath OF
allegiance required by the Crown But
II the Sim Fciners refuse to recognize
the election at all, maintaining that the
Dali Ercann IL already In power. the
Government might be able to bring vigor
TO the whimpering infant Of n Parma
ment. which in due time might grow tc
sturdy manhood.