The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-07
IRISH PROBLEM
CAN Be SOLVED,
ASSERTS SHUTS
STATEMENT GREETED
WITH LOUD APPLAUSE
Cessation Of Fighting Essen
tial Before Peace Can
Be Negotiated.


london. July e.-For the moment
General Jar Christian Smuts, the South
African premier. IS the out standing nG-
ure in tho hop,oI.'.r 9,.I'" S"ttlcmert
in ireland General SmLts has just
returned from thar country where he
engaged in conferences with the re-
publican leader, i.amonn Ne Valera. ard
other men Of Influence IN to Irish sttu-
alton. l,d toriGh, he declare" MS be-
lief that the problem Is cAlah!* .! soIr-
tion.
TO-DAY General SHUTS was CIoScb:d
fo~ many hours With the British prime
minister, Sir James Craig. the Ulster
premier: Sir Hamar Greenwood. chi"t
secretary for Ireland: '."rd Rirkenh"ah,
lcrd high rhanccllor: \. J. Ealfour. lord
president ur the council: Edward Short
home SECRETARY: Earl Middleton. leader
OF IN, South Irish tnionistS. and SIR
Horace I'lurkett chairman Of the lrIsn
convention in l9l1-lS. II Is confidently
believed that he was the be-. -c- OF dcfn-
ito proposals from MIR. DC Valera anG
those associated with him. but nothing
ofhriall, has been made public NJ Their
nature ~ in fact OF the proceedings re-
lating 10 Il settlement:
Solved In south Africa.
In his remarks 1T IN" n;nner OF N.
South African colony tonight General
SHUTS, vicalinG for conril'attcn "n III"
part Of both sides declared that STINT
lar problem. equally difficult. had nr"n
solved in South Africa and that no"
South Africa was one OF the h2ppieSt
countries In the umpire.
IT WIS due in large mea sur 70 Gen
cral SmrtS' influence that the question
frIo eh
rrm:biir ,.- remain linked with tho en-
plre was settled and of lata h" has been
giving 'rurM thought and study 10 tac
Irish problem.
General Snuts oDcncL his speech by
tc,larir. that ne had n"t hba Hdnnrd
hope OF Amr rica she is coy maiden
and must not be woocI 90 warmly,
he said.
wants o. s. Cooperation
II want TO soc America pull with n'
in this great world service that '"hH!
Is being rendered by the British empire
almost alone"
Then :.Iludins huncrouS!! 10 his visit
10 ireland. ne declared h" found tn
pcorlc di,idrd into two CiasScs--thcSe
in Jail and those on the run
He aitcd that he himself had 9""1
among lhoS" on the run. seeking 20 "S-
capr reporters ana CamcTAHi'H
The Irish problem, said Genera
Snuts. VAS one largely enSaGinS the
whole British empire" 1t was PROC
!cr, however. on which .hc could not
sneak tonight. except to eSpreSs the
holi.r t'Iat it wae soluble. and that II
there VS. better ntnoSI here. II Tc
al holm. TO create a better atmosphere
md arc determined tc WIPE ont ~hat ~
r,,rlv = stain on the empires record
We shal: succeed"
Litersd TO south Africa.
"rhcreforc." hc continued "mphauc-
i,mv. 81 ,hirk. am hopeful. | trust
,h,, the question will y" solved ara
NAT thereby n" British empire Viii he
trcnd from tho iInputat on That n TINS
onricn, rart Of tho Unite! ki5Ed"m
thcrr Suil exists violation Cf II" fundA-
mental principles upon which IN" cn-
miro rests say that tho problem Is
roluhlc because have scch II solved N
my oyu country. under circunN stances
Loss crnh.ttcrcd than in Ireland. bu' cor
taIniy or very difficult character To"
I.nrd.r Iulv s.-(By The Associated
I.rrss,- General Jan Christian SHUTS
,hr South African premier, uron his re
,u-n from Ireland th,s morning. "'t"7
his conference with FSlm"nn Ne valera
.a-t other Irish republicans in 'luhhn
r,rrcrrnd here this morning with fTc-
micr Lloyd George Sir James 'rais'