The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
ENGLISH HORIZON |S' DARKENED BY BOTH. STRIFE AND CRISES.
Trouble at Home and Aboard, the Irish Fight Looming as One That Needs Rigid
 Military Suppression
ny GEORGE N. BARNES

special Wireless Dispatch to The AEe-Herald
 1 Copyright. 1921, by The Age-HeraId)
 CEngland faces many crises. The LIoyd-Geo~Ee government k in trouble at home and abroad. It re- gently has lost seats in Parliament. No settlement in Ireland Is in sight, unless it he one Of rigid military suppression.. There nre intimations these mems will be employed. In- dustrial md political strife darkens the horizon)
 London, June 25.--(Special.) )- Hhe British government is storm tossed on sea of trouble.
 The King and Queen proceeded to Belfast and are safely back again, but in regard to the Irish question we are just where we were. There has been no change, except for more extended operations and greater loss of life. The government has been arraigned in the House of Commons for military inefficiency and has made reply, hinting not ob- scurely at more drastic measures of repression.
 But public opinion here Is dis turbed The Ulster Parliament was duly opened by the King amid scenes of great enthusiasm. If any doubt existed as to the attitude of the Ul- ster men it is now dispelled. They are still opposed to cooperation be- tween northeast and southwest Ire land, except on basis of loyalty to and union with Great Britain and the British dominions. But beyond ex- pressions of good will and the hope that south Ireland might initiate a l ceremony parallel to the one at Bell fast, the larger aspects of the Irish problem were not touched upon bv the King.
 No New Policy
 It therefore may be assumed that there is no intention on the part Of the government to adopt any new policy The government only hopes that the southwest may later fol- low in the lead of Ulster and make use of the new powers conferred by recent legislation.
 Meantime the forces of the Sim Feiners are confronted by greater forces of the crown. And as the "ap- pointed day for the southern Parlia- ment, July 12, draws near, crown colony government looms up as the only alternative to the existing chaos.
 From Ireland the eyes of the gov ernment turn toward the east. where i. is faced by another serious crisis. It has arisen largely out of the de- lays in the eastern peace settle mehts Things were allowed to drift and we are now confronted with an orientation of forces wholly unpro- vided for,
 The Turks have created a new army and have set up a government opposed to Constantinople. The Greeks have found themselves quite unable to carry out their undertak ings in Asia Minor, and in the changed circumstances consequent upon their repudiation of the veni- zelos government, the allies are neither able nor willing to help them. An effort is being made, therefore, to bring about cessation of fighting between the insurgent Turk and the unstable Greek on the basis of mediation and settlement by the allies.
 Loss of Prestige
 This means some revision of the recent allied declaration and there fore perhaps some loss of allied prestige, but in the light of the new facts there is no option so far a. we are concerned. British public opinion would not support any excursion made for the purpose of bolstering up Greek ultra -nationalism bred in war and now menance to peace.
 Here at home there is no respite from industrial trouble. The miners rejected terms of settlement which included government subsidy or over s50,O00,0 900 which to ease down wages to an economical level. Their executives then turned to other unions with disputes pending or negotia- tions in hand. appealing to them to ! join in a general strike.
 There is little hope in that direc- ltion and it looks as if re-start of the mining industry can be made only under impoverished conditions on | cold hard basis of output and price. The government subsidy has been lost. It is sad ending, if indeed, the end is in sight. to great struggle in which both sides have been badly led
 There are. other disputes raging and the unemployed have become so numerous that insurance funds have been depleted and benefits are about to be reduced.
 The cumulative result of the dis turbances has been a still further weakening of the already weakened lprestige of the Lloyd George coali- | ton government. The government lost a seat in Parliament the other day by a majority of 1000, and even fail ed to retain the seat vacated by the elevation to the peerage of Walter Long.