The New York herald., 1921-01-06
RELAND'S FUTURE
DEPENDS ON ACTS
OF THE SlyN FEN
Government Goes Ahead
With Plans for Choosing
Two Parliaments.
CONFIDENCE is FELT
Results of Elections in e. S.
Encouraging to Down
ing Street.
sSINN FEN ON RUN
Conditions Reversed Since
August, Says-Man Close
to Cabinet.
CONFIDENCE is FELT
'sINN FEN ON RUN
Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, bv THE New YORK HERALD.

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Copyright, 1891, bv THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. Jan. 5.
There is no further talk of Irish me-
gotiations. but the hope for an Irish
peace is stronger than ever. However,
the correspondent for THE NEW YORK
HERALD has learned from an authorita-
tive quarter that Sim Fein. with or
without Eamonn De Valera. President :
of the Irish Republic. must make its
own choice. 1t must choose between
continuance of the hopeless fight to cut
Ireland out of the British Empire by
violence or agree to try to work under
the present home rule act
1t Is with this understanding that the
Government is pressing plans for the
naming of day upon which to hold
elections for two Irish parlIaments.
Further details of the plan may be
stated as follows
First-The elections will not be held
until the necessity for martial law in
Ireland has passed.
Second--It is recognized that no for
NAL truce is possible In view of the un-
questionable fact that neither violen
Sim Feiners nor violent Black and
Tans can be restrained from taking ven-
geance when the occasion offers.
Third--It Is confidently expected in
Downing street that the Dali Eireann
will meet in the immediate future and
1t Is more than hinted that Downing
Street believes that De Valera Will be
present at that meeting.
Hope of U. S. Aid Gone.
Fourth-When the meeting is held the
Dali Eireann will be faced by the ne
cessity of continuing the fight. which
Da,p Inc CtraAt
force of the British Empire. believes to
be hopeless. especially since the Sim
Feiners have been shorn of all hope of
outside support. particularly from the
United States, according to De Valera's
own admission.
1t is recognized as possible-Downlng
Street reckons almost anything is pos
sible in dealing with Ireland-that the
bitterness begotten by the indiscrim-
mate policy Of reprisals and the deter
mined policy of martial law will induce
the Dali Eireann to continue the bitter
struggle for independence or nothing.
A person fully congizant of the Cabi-
nets plans said tonight. Last August
the Sim Fein had us on the run. The
Kings writ did not run Ireland. They
had killed the police and soldiers until
they actually were in temporary control
of the situation, however doubtful their
methods were Then the Premier Of
fered to meet them on the bridge Since
then two vital things have happened.
We have regained control in Ireland and
the Sim Fein is as much on the run as
our men were in August The method
now for settlement in Ireland has be-
come statutory enactment in the passage
of the home rule bill instead of the
Government policy subject to accommo-
datiOn as IL was then
Hnce, while IL may be that Bishop
Clune and others are carrying on nego-
tiations between the Dali and Downing
Street, they are strictly limited to the
above lines. There is growing official
optimism that Irish republicans Will see
the light and accept the home rule bill.
Information has reached here TO the
effect that the sentiment in favor of a
compromise is growing powerfully in
Ireland
Lesson OF u. y. Elections.
Although British officials will not say
it, II is a fact that there Is another
important difference which has arisen
since the outcome OF the American cleo
tions became known. The election re-
vealed the impossbility of interference
from the United States. confirmed by
De valera's admission that his mission
to the United states proved quasi
failure.
The news from Dublin continues con-
fusinS Though the Dali Eireann APP
parently is preparing TO meet under De
Valera and although Downing Street IL
glad to see the meeting in the hope MAT
IL will decide to accept what Downing
Street describes as q larger measure of
home rule tran O'Connell. Parnell. Red
mond or any other Irishmen ever asked.
there are Indications that Dublin Castle
has taken the bit between the teeth
and Is doing everything possible In an
effort to break up the Dali Eireann.
The idea that Dublin Castle Is defy
ing Downing Street Is not so incon-
gruous as Il might appear. The cor
respondent Of THE NEW YORK HERALD
has first hand information that Dublin
Castle defied Lloyd George on the ques-
ton Of tho release Of Fitzgerald and
Edwards. .he proprietors of the Free
mans journal.