New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
De Valera Note
Held to Admit
Failure i'm L. s.
Reference to the 'Unheeding
World Is Interpreted as
Confession That Mission
Did Not Achieve Purpose
Greenwood Still Defiant
Dissemination to Break Up
Terrorism Is Reiterated
i'm Speech to Auxiliaries
From rae Trioans's Earopeon bureau

Copyright. 1921, New YorR Triba Inc.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-Sir HamAf Green
wood, Chief Secretary for Ireland, in
specting the police auxiliaries at Dub
lin Castle to-day, reaffirmed the gov
ernment's determination to back the
crown forces in their efforts to break
"the terrorism of the assassin and tho
intimidation of the boycott
Insisting that the government had
no quarrel with the Irish people, the
Chief Secretary continued:
'It is your duty and mine to rescue
ireland from the dupes and agitators
You're against some dirty fighters, but
remember that they represent a small
minority of this great historic race of
Irish men and women"
De Valera's message this morning on
the second anniversary of the forma-
tien of Dali Eireann is felt to reflect
the difficulties which the "presiden:"
has encountered, and is not expected
to encourage the Sim Fein extremi SITS.
His reference to the unhecding world
is interpreted by Nationalists as q con-
fession of the failure Of his mission
IN America, but the manifesto is not
regarded as closing the door against
ell peace negotiations.
Times Demands Concessions
Some of the newspapers demand that
immediate drastic steps be taken to
End the Irish turmoil. The Times this
morning adds it's voice to the chorus
BY calling on the government in lead
ing editorial to allow Ireland to con-
troll its own finances-one of Sim
Films chief demards-and concludes:
"Surely the time has come for the
government to offer boldly and gener-
necessary token of their good will and.
ir faith, their own high purpose 10
call truce-A
The Westminster Gazette says:
ut must be evident by this time
that there is no substance to the gov
ernment's boast that it is getting the
better Of Irish rebellion. The destruc-
tion Of property and the evaporation
ct innocent people caught between the
terrorism of the authorities and the
terrorism of the rebels continue un-
abstsd. :5,s. ..,,,.,... ,,., ,. y,
land is intermittent and spasmodic. The
public thinks because Ireland has
cropped out of the newspaper head
lines that the situation is better. Care
full observers report that Sim Fein has
never been stronger than at this time,
or the recruiting of it's volunteers
bsisker. There isn't man in Ireland
who believes Sir Hamar Greenwood's
prediction that he will get a parlia-
ment elected in Ireland under the Home
RNle act. Is there nothing to be done
except to drift on until Ireland is
rpined and exhausted and Great Brit
ain is hopelessly discredited? The an
swer is, bluntly, nothing, unless the
present atmosphere is changed"
Lloyd George Criticized
That there is prospect of such a
change soon, is seen in the comment
Of two conservative newspapers, The
Morning Post and The Evening Stand
dard. The former, while insisting that
the situation In Ireland is better from
the military point of view, upbraids
Lloyd George for his attempts to nego-
1iate peace. 1t says:
1.-THE bad news is that in republican
circles in Ireland there is open jubi-
lation over the evidence that the
Premier is secretly negotiating or at
tempting to negotiate with their lead
srs."
The Evening Standard remarks edi-
terially:
prepared to go to almost any length
70 secure a reasonable settlement and
are utterly weary Of the fight between
the Irish factions"
This and similar utterances in quar-
&ers which a short time ago were in
sisting on no truce and repression to
the limit are considered highly signlti-
cant and as constituting real CLEAN
~ liuh4 thraurh a dark situation.