The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-14
H HUMOR EVER PRESENT IN IRISH REVO
Scotland Yard Detectives Always Numerous
Arrest Each Other After Studied Shad0Wing

de Nalrra's original telegram II was
iu the form of "A business cable al.
Nisiug thr Sim tciu leader not To
change the hoard of directors or the
policy of the company. 1t contained,
however, the significant admission
that because OF huwucss depression
Ia the United States Daddy" as the
message was signed. could advance
only twenty thousand pounds and
more could not be expected tcforo
1922.
Thus, instead Of million dollars
which hc requested Mr.. de valera
Wa1 promised lrss than eighty thou
sand, Whi,hsWus far from being sui
ftcicut to finance a revolution. The
first part OF the message was equally
important II WAS interpreted AZ
meaning that the real leaders of
Sim rcin in the United States we're
not opposed to Irish Independence
within the empire and were willing
to trust Mir. de Valera and his aHso-
ciatos ia Ireland to conduct ncgo-
tiations
Eject of Sims speech.
ono thing, however, which was
most needed at this timo was II post
tive public indication that the
United States government would not
intervene on the side Of ireland In
what the Irish called war with
England" There were thousands ~
persons In Ireland who believed that
some day in tho near future the
American army and navy would
como TO the assistance of Ireland.
| doubt whether MIR de valera
thought this. but many of his nsso.
Ciates did.
II was a, this time that Admiral
Sims made his famous speech be
fore the English Speaking union In
London and the public reaction In
the United States was all that Wna
nccdcd to convince the last uncom-
promising lrlshman that the people
of the United States would never go
To war for Irish Independence.
with the British government aud
the sim fcin party both In II posi- 70
ton of lacking funds to prosecute
the "war." or to intensity It as some
of the military advisers on both
sides desired; with several hundred
active leaders Of Sim fcin intcrued
or imprisoned, with British prestige
suffering every day in the United
States and France; with the boycott
pinChing Ulstcr's purse; with the
vatican impatient for IA settlement
/ and the enlightened opinion oi the
. ~
/ Ing street and de Nalcra's hoadquar
/ tcrs were In the same fran" Of mind
and all that was needed was som,
one whose position, character nnt
reputation were beyond rcpruhch, I,
establish contact and initiate
formal negotiations.
For this task there were man,
available persons There was l4or,
/ Derby, who was trusted by the grca
mass of British people and by many
Irish leaders. Dr. ManniN was IN
/ London. and, had II not been for his
speeches In the United States, h,
might have been permitted 10 under
| take the task which General Smuts
/ did later. Besides these there were
/ the Earl OF Grnnhrd, Lord Middleton
I Pope benedict and "A score OF losq
/ important men who ycnrucd for an
/ opportunity of settling the Irish
question
/ Throughout last winter ana the
bpring of this year both Lloyd
/ George ana Mr. dc Valera, In public
/ statements, prepared the public
mind for "A conference by cmphasiz
,ing, respectively, that ireland could
I not have an Independent republic
and that the irish on their part de-
/ sired. first, Independence and Justice.
At the psychological time former
/ Governor Glynn arrived In London
en- route to the United States. ilnv-
/ ing just come from Rome and being
ono of the important pcrsonhgcs IN
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