The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-10-03
HOPEFUL OF PEACE
Nearly All Majcv Problems
Turn Upon the Intimacy of
the British ard American
Governments and Their
f. Readiness to Cooperate
With One Another.
(By David Lawrence.)
Copyright, 1921, by the Daily


Times.)
Washington, Oct. 2.-AlthOugh Of
ficially the Irish problem is purely
domestic matter as between Great
Britain and Ireland, the fact is the
agreeent between Prime Minister
Lloyd George and EaOn De Valera to
enter into a personal discussion on
October 11th, of the questions at
here.
For unquestionably the settlement
of the Irish problem will have bear
ing on the relations between the
United States and Great Britain at
the forthgoing Washington confer
ence. Practically all the major prob
lens whether they relate to the Far
East or the limitation Of naval arm
ament turn upon the intimacy of the
British and American governments
and their readiness to cooperate with
one another. An open breach in the
Irish question about the time the
Washington conference begins would
be regarded here as most unfortun-
ate. The prospect of settlement on
the other hand creates even more
lhopefulness for the larger gathering
here of the great powers. With the
removal of the single cloud on Anglo
American relations, the Washington
government will be in a better posi-
tion to reach an undertaking with
the British government on matters OF
worldwide concern
incidentally the task of recOncil-
ing Ireland's national aspirations
with the association of nations known
as the British empire involves so
many points of vital interest to the
United States that the solution reach
stance, the various dominions of the
British empire have since the war
exhibited national consciousness
which has manifested itself first in a
desire to be represented as nations in
the Assembly of the League of Ma
tions and second in the insistence OF
several dominions that the British
government should not renew the An
reported that the Canadian premier
notified the British Prime Minister
that if the Anglo-Japanese alliance
were renewed, Canada might not con-
Let IaHyf
That's an example of how far the ma
:tional aspirations of a part of the
British empire might conflict with
IAN imperial foreign policy and if
IGreat Britain gives to one of her
Idominions a voice in foreign policy
she will be obliged to grant the same
privileges to others.
Rumors have reached here that
lEamon De Valera will insist upon a
national status in the sense of mem
bership in the Assembly of the
League of Nations alongside the 9th
Ter British dominions. The whole basis
of the discussion between Prime
Minister Lloyd George and Mr.. De
Valera involves the grant to ireland
of certain opportunities to make her
Influence felt in International cou-
ellis as well as in getting domestic
lautoomy.
While there is no such thing as a
concensus of opinion In official quar-
ters on such a delicate thing as the
4 Irish problem, a dominant view il
that Mr.. Lloyd George has clever1y
Lrenewed the negotiations with the
Sim Fein without causing either side
to seem to be surrendering its major
demand. Such information as trfckles
in from reliable sources however in
ldicates that the British prime Min
, lister is determined not to grant absol
, ute independence to Ireland and thai
[ the Sim Fein leaders now are con
WINGED their wish will not be granted