The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
by MILTON BRoNNER.

By MitgION BitONNEK.
LONDON. July left conferences
now progressing bring peace in Ire.
land. the result will be due TO his
most varying set OF influences in the
history OF great world events:
FIRST. The grim resoiv. OF the
bulk Of Irishmen to follow DE Nalera's
lead.
SECOND King Georges determine
tion TO pacify ireland II possible.
THIRD. The growing dismhy of the
British taxpayers at the enormous
sums spent In depressing Ireland with
out coming any nearer TO a settle
ment.
FOURTH The growing discomfort
In the British army at the work.
FIFTH. The publicity campaign OF
the Northcliffe press. urging the olive
branch he extended to Ireland.
SIXTH The pressure eNerted by
the premiers Of British Independent
dominions who saw a possible In
independence within the empire SINH
lar to Canada and Australia.
SEVENTH The influences of
America, reinforced by every prom.
lnent American whom Lloyd George
has met In the past few months m
Guiding George Harvey. Thomas La
mont and Bernard Baruch. All are
supposed 20 have told him that there
was a slim chance OF Anglo american
approachment while Ireland was OPP
pressed.
Many here who are well informed.
however, look upon King George as
the real hero In the situation. The
cabinet has been divided on the Irish
question for "A long time. Churchill
and the lord chancellor being cuunted
among those who wish conClliatory
methods. while the premier is sup.
posed to have sided with tho majority
that believed In more military force.
The King really forced action on the
Irish question by his insistency In the
famous speech he delivered IN Belfast
June 20. when he opened IN" Ulster
parliament
His plea to lrishmen 10 forgive and
forget and to Join IN making ireland
a land of peace, contentm.nt and good
Will profoundly stirred England
h premier. quick to sense what
the public waS thinking. jumped In ON
June - with n m'ssugn 10 DE Valera,
the chosen leader OF the great ma
Jority in southern Ireland asking
him 10 come to London Tor q con
ference with himself and Sir James
Craig. the first Ulster premier.
on June ~ De Valera accepted, but
Insisted that all Irish leaders first
ought 10 meet In Dublin To settle the
Irish differences on Irish soil
Craig declined, but The Invitation
was accepted by southern Ireland.
headed by Lord Middleton, great Tory
politician, who b. supposed TO have
been Influenced hy his sister. For
years she has worked To- alleviate ne
distress Of the %peasantry and ~ mpa-
thized with their aspirations.
The government bowed it, good in
tentions by beginning 10 r~cleus" Sim
Fsln leaders from prison. among
them Arthur Griffths. vice president
of pail Eireann, the Sim Fcin pnrlia'
ment.
American Independence Day may
be forever a memorable date In Irish
history because. while Thousands OF
Irishmen waved the American flag IN
Dublin. De valera ana Griffths met
southern unionists on that day AZ the
Mansion Hous. there.
Among other things proposed was a
truce between the fighting forces
This finally was agreed upon July
and was made effective July ~ Gen
ernl McReudy. commanding the crown
military forces. signed for the govern,
mrut while the aigner for Slim Fein
was Michael Collins, the picturesque
daredevil commander OF the Irish re-
publican army. for whom row forces
had been vainly searching for more
than two years.
A rumntic touch was added 90 the
proceedings By the fact that General
SHUTS U0er premier Of South Africn.
who once fought Britain, was instru
mental In arranging FOR the recep,
uon Of De Valera. Collins. Griffths
and the other rebels"
Smuts owes his great Influence
] here 10 the iaCt that he has recon