The New York herald., 1921-08-28
IRISH FEELING is TURNING 49,
FROM DEAD HERO TREND

OF general principles have gone FAR
enough and that the time has come for
dropping declarations of principles and
getting down to the business or arrang-
ing the terms. IL the Sim Fein proposes
10 negotiate the proposals which the
Government offered TO set forth In detail
in Prime Minister Lloyd Georges first
letter. The general belief expressed is
that Eamon de Valera tn Irish Repub-
llcan leader, having said all that is nec-
essary TO assure lrishmen of the Sim
Feins theoretical standpoint. will do
this.
The British find it difficult to anaiyze
Mr.. de Valera's exact position from
whatever light his latest notes throw
upon It, There is the belief, or at least
the hope. that the policy of the Irish
Republican Cabinet will be, while con-
stantly affirming Ireland's claim to in
dependence. to negotiate at the same
time terms for dominion status under the
new watchword of Consent of the gov
erned' in other words, that, while cling
Ing 20 the assertion of the inherent right
to Independence, the Cabinet will CON
sent to accept dominion status, bar
gaining to the last ditch for the nearest
approach to independence possible.
1t is hoped here that the final solu-
tion may rest upon referendum of the
is the most solid organ of the Labor
movement and consistent and well in
formed friend of ireland. asserts that
four-fifths of the Irish people would vote
for acceptance of the British terms.
Every observer i'm Ireland IL says, agrees
that the people are tired to death of
guerilla fighting and are finding rare en-
| joyment of the freedom TO live their nor
NAL lives which the truce has given them
tl. Tai n, ID
| ually refuses the British terms, a refer
endum OF the British people probably
| will follow In the form OF the British
| Government resorting TO general cleo
| tion to give the country chance to re-
| ject or confirm the Governments policy.
! Judging from the newspaper again
there is a distinct hardening of British
sentiment in the direction of coercing
the Irish with more force than hitherto
has been used. British sentiment, they
declare. would approve this. based on the
feeling that the Government has offered
very generous concessions and that the
secession Of Ireland could not possibly
be permitted.
Ulster apparently is giving no help
| to a compromise and Mr.. de Valera, 1t
! is believed here. must drop any hope
of making an arrangement with the
northern provinces whereby they will
present a united front with southern Ire
land to Great Britain. Ulster publicists
are standing pat on the platform of re-
fusing to waive any of the rights their
new Government acquired under the re-
cent home rule act. The general policy
of the Belfast newspapers and the
Orange societies Is not to give soft
answer to any OF the Republicans pre-
tentions, as the Ulsterrnen term them.
Prime Minister Lloyd George seldom
goes anywhere without mounting the
platform and making a speech. To-day
he and his wife attended the wedding
I IN Barnsey OF Sir William Sutherland,
Member of Parliament and recently one
| of the Prime Minister'S private secre-
| taries, and Miss Fountain, who Is the
/ owner of coal mines and one OF the
richest women in England. After maxi
ing a congratulatory speech at the we'd
ding breakfast, Mr.. Lloyd George was
conferred with the freedom OF the Bor-
ough OF Barnsley. In the speech that
followed he dwelt largely on the Irish
question, emphasizing that the Irish
would be foolish to reject scheme OF
self-government going beyond the am
! bitions of historic home rulers.