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The Washington times., 1921-09-04

been the cockpit of the old struggles
for the balance Of power in Europe.
The moment this situation is
grasped, de Valera's apparent i'm
possibilism changes aspect complete
ly. His demand for freedom foy Ire
land to keep out England's imperial
istic enterprises becomes the plainest
common sense. Whether It 10 obtain
able or not Is another matter.
The point is that II IL not unrea-
sonable. and far from Its diecredit-
ing De Valera's statesmansfip, It
suggests that he sees much further
than Lloyd George. who thinks he
can command the seas without hav-
ing q fight for then.
Having so striking q card to play.
It seems a pity that De Valera does
not show his hand. as he has two
trumps-the first threatened war
with Amrica, the second the power
Of the Irish republican srmy to
force England to horrifying ex.
tremities AZ the price Of victory.
The two hang together. II De
Valera can convince the public opin.
ion that his demand for military in
dependence and the right to neu-
trality in great wars. which Lloyd
George will make inevitable II he
perialist idiocy. then the coercion Of
which as I demonstrated when he
first warned America Off the seas.
is practically impossible and abb
stractedly a grave pathological
symptom Of frantic cowardice or i'm
perialist idiocy, then tn coercion of
Ireland may lead to Lloyd Georges
defeat at the next general election
and which is the only sort OF catas.
trophe that the hardened parlia-
leader can appreciate.
De Valera has the advantage of
having an indiscreet, inconsistent,
hasty. thoughtless adversary. albeit
an adroit debater on little issues.
Lloyd George had the advantage
of a very carefully drafted offer
which was evidently the work OF
several hands. 1t made a very good
impression. but the moment De Va
lsra demurred. Lloyd George.
kaiserlike. wrote letter in his very
own shaking mailed fist. clustering
about the king.
Now in Ireland the readiness OF
Royal Ulster to kick the Kings
Crown into the Boyne on the small
est provocation is proverbial and
Lloyd George can hardly suppose
that the Sim Fein Is more loyal
than Ulster. or that devotion to the
throne Is likely to rally foreign SYM
pathy to him in Europe that is now
predominantly republican or In
America which has always been re-
publican since she kicked the Kings
Crown into the Atlantic and be-
came q nation.
The Washington times., 1921-09-04

Ireland. For the last thirty years
the cause Of the Irish nationalist
has lived on American money and
sympathy. There are probably
more families named Connolly and
Larlin. Murphy and Reilly and
o'Tooe in North America than
there are in Ireland.
Can America seriously blame de
Valera for refusing to consent to
Ireland being committed to such
completely?
The English people do not see this
point because they are innocent of
any intention TO sink the American
fleet and will go on believing that
the British government is equally
innocent until they are stampeded
into war by the usual methods and
the American president succeeds TO
the tails and horns OF the former
Kaiser.
The Washington times., 1921-09-04
ExileS Who Plotted
Against Gen. 0bregOr
Are Seeing Hard Days
By LOUIS r. KIRBY.

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 8.
ID athletic trers have
i been received here from
some Of the political exiles
who fled across the border
when President Carranza's
government was overthrown
and made the mistake Of
plotting against the new men
in power instead Of burying
the hatchet. Some, accord
ing to letters written to
friends, are seeing hard
times. -.
Many Of these men, having
held political office for years,
were not fitted to find posi-
tions in a foreign field except
as labprers, and some who
once knew the pomp Of the
capital are toiling with their
hands. . .
Even men who held high
positions under Carranza are
reported to be "hard up"
Gen. Candido AguiIar, Car
ranza's son-in-law and a
member Of his cabinet, is said
to be eager to get back into
Mexico.
His desire to return is be-
lieved here to be q confess
sion that the Carranzista cof-
fers are empty and that there
10 no way of refilling them.
General Aguilar is in San
Antonio. So Is Gen. Fran
cisco Murguia, who has made
q futile but troublesome ef-
fort to start an. uprising dur
ing the past six or eight
months.
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None Dares Complain.

Levies Of clothing. bedding and
taxes for the use of the Irish Repub-
lican Army are enforced. Nobody
dares to complain to the Crown. The
terror Is as complete in the fringe
Of parks and mansions round Dub
lin as In, Cork and Kerry. These
things come home to me, learn
them, not from newspapers but from
victims Of the terror.
I am by no means sure that de
Valera knows all that I know. but
he does know quite we'll that the
offer. Of the British government was
not q burst Of repentant magnanim-
ity, but q forced capitulation sub
mitted to after Sir Hamar Green.
wood had ,done his utmost in the
way Of mere blackguardly reprisal
and got the worst Of II.
= Naturally the Irish Republican
Army il flushed with it's success.
Most Of its members. innocent as
they are Of the great world beyond
the Irish countryside. really think
that Greenwood's worst was Eng
lands best and that they can force
unconditional surrender just as they
forced the unprecedented capitula-
ton.
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In Case of War.

And leaders of opinion, many Of
them. by the way. gulls the most
gullible, will take care not to. en-
tighten them because camouflaging
good understanding with America
Is Of the utmost importance, as the
good understanding with Germany
used to be In the days when General
French was officially raconnoiter.
ing In Belgium and Germany, and
the British fleets were preparing for
der tag"
But the leaders of opinion in Amer.
lea. II they are capable of seeing
anything real popular leaders Of
opinion seldom are. by the way must
value the strategic importance Of
Ireland from the other and of the
battlefield. 1t is clearly their bust
ness to back de Valera against Lloyd
George.
Let none imagine, however. that
In the event OF British war with
America or any other power, that
Ireland could enjoy neutrality. Even
II ireland were an independent neu-
trail state. England. would necessar.
lily treat her exactly as she treated
Greece in the late war and as Ger
many treated Belgium. And accord.
ing to the morals Of war she would
be quite right. Galway is not more
sacred than Saionica, nor Dalkey
Island than Euboea.
Ireland could do nothing but pro-
test as King Constantine protested,
but at any rate her hands would be
gufltless Of American blood. It may
be said that she could fight the vio-
lators Of her neutrality as Belgium
did. but the fate OF Belgium made an
end Of that heroic pedantry.
Greece took 1t lying down as Ire
land would have to take 1t. Still
there would be all the difference in
the world between being unable to
help America and actively attacking
her in, her hour of peril. And 1t is
for tho power that makes that DIFF
ference that de Valera Is pleading.
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Naval Race Started.

Now, It is hardly conceivable that
the United States will voluntarily
suffer any other single power to
command the seas after the appall
ing demonstration Of what that
command meant in the last war.
The race for naval ornaments
between England and the United
States has already started. and un-
less the old balance-of-power diplom-
acy is abandoned the result viii be
the same as that Of the race for
naval .armaments with Germany
which began twenty years ago, and
what signs are there Of any such
abandonment at the foreign office?
Lord Curzon, though not more
dangerous than Lord Grey (because
that would be impossible). is hardly
less so. To such diplomatists diff.
ference between their dear friend"
Japan and their dear. friend" the
United States is only the difference
between, Goblin and Short. and
Lloyd Georges effusive propaganda
gratitude toward Japan (which
hardly went beyond his own OBJ
vious interests. as the United
States did suggests that in his
opinion Goblin is the friend and
not Short. ..
Therefore his insistence on a
military union between Ireland and
England means practically that Ire.
land must take sides with England
in case Of war with America. for
which the British prime minister is
heading. -E ...
Now this would be an act of un-
natural ingratitude on the part Of
The Washington times., 1921-09-04
>, Like Army Privates.

Lloyd George, learning that his
warriors have shot a woman who
was unlucky enough to be nursing
her child by the roadside when they
were passing on JOY ride, triumph
antly declares that he has got "mur.
der by the throat"
It is all nonsense. What he calls
murder has got Ireland by the throat
and when her country gentlemen are
asked. military fashion. whether
they have any complaints, they. like
experienced army privates. know
better than to make them.
Their poorer neIghbors assure
them that they have no quarrel with
them and will not burn their houses
unless the Irish Republican Army
orders them to.
My wife Is an Irish woman, born
In an Irish country house. The his
tory Of her youth is largely a record
of visits to other Irish country
houses. The house she was born In
has been burnt down and nearly
all the houses she visited at have
been burned. The lady of the house
and the servants Of the house are
impartially taken out and executed
II they warn the Crown forces
against Irish Republican Army am.
bushes.
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Just as women. though physically
weaker than men, can. and often do.
get their way by being SO violent
that we must either yield or take
the poker and abandon all chivalry.
10 has the Irish Republican Army
beaten Dublin Castle and its forces
to a point where the Irish gentry
can no longer bear the military ter
for In which they are held. ..
Yet there is 30 much popular sym.
pathy, even in England. with the
Irish cause that the British lion
would be hissed intolerably II It ut
terod' it's old roar and made its cid
spring. letting Its terrible teeth and
claws rip
1t Ia necessary to emphasize this
situation.
The public has never been told
because nobody in Ireland dared tell
it--how complete the Irish victory
has been. Sir Hamar Greenwood's
myrmidons assured him time after
time that there were no complaints
in the districts they had just pa
trolIed:
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Must Face Pistol" Z"

For all know he may share the
illusions Of the braves who have taken
the warpath to set Ireland free. He
has said some very naive things, for
example, that he cannot argue with a
man who holds a pistol to his head
instead Of discussing questions from
abstract principles.
One asks in what obscure hemit.
age has he lived IL he expects LLOYD
George to discuss principles even II
there were any principle clearly at
stake, which there isn't For nation.
ality. II that is what De Valera means.
Is not a principle, but a dogma, and
anti-Catholic dogma at that. AS to the
pistol, did he expect Lloyd George to
lay down his arms? The pistol has to
be faced. and nothing but moral force
can paralyze the finger that is on the
trigger.
Let me assume, however, that De
Valera really does know the world Of
highly developed capitalism and i'm
perialisni in which Lloyd George is
living not, by the way. that Lloyd
George, God help him. understands it
himself. and that he is aware that
England can crush Ireland more COM
pletely than she has ever crushed her
before IL she can once get the neces.
sary popular sanction for the appall.
Ing ferocity with which the operation
will have to be conducted.
In that case De Valera Is between
the devil and the deep sea, He must
either sacrifice ireland by refusing the
offer. thus bringing down the ava.
lanche, or sacrifice himself by accept
Ing It. for the Irish Republican army
will not hesitate to burn his house and
execute him in the bargain II II con.
ceives him as having sold his country.
In such a ticklish situation he Is
bound,to temporize. The notion that
II was possible for him to embrace
the offer with a cry Of "oh. Mr..
Lloyd George-or may I call you
David-how magnanimous of you-
thank you a thousand times" could
only occur to people who do, not
know the facts or to those English
men who are transported in their
generosity very much as a man
might be who, having beaten his
wife savagely for years, made her a
present of five shillings and prom
ised her he would never beat her any
more unless she was very provok.
Ing.
Mere temporizins. however, will
not help matters. The longer De
Valera evades answering without
stating his positive case in terms
not Of eighteenth century idealism,
but of realistic politics. the more
will the public rally to the view of
the matter 80 sensibly stated BY
General SHUTS.
The Washington times., 1921-09-04
People Curious.

For though It would be so ridicu.
lous. after Sir Hamar Greenwood's
performances as a modern Alva, to
give the government any credit for
the generosity II Is now exploiting,
that generosity exists in the char.
acter Of the common people. They
do not know that It was a forced
offer. IS.
They Judge It on its merits and
not on the motives Of its trainers,
and II II be unreasonably rejected
The Washington times., 1921-09-04

their generosity viii be wounded
and the chorus Let US be kind to
Ireland" may change its tune and
words and become a chorus 1T viii
serve Ireland right"
Modulations in that direction are
already making themselves heard
here and there.
What then Is to be said for De Va
lera,s insistence upon complete inde-
pendence for ireland, or as 1t will be
called in the United States. secession.
the parallel which Lloyd George has
been quick to exploit. My hobby is
Home rule for England"
Since the above was written De
Valera has reaffirmed his position
and Lloyd George I'm the accents Of
an indignant governor, has replied:
I'VE consider that these pro-
posals completely fulfill your
WISH"
The situation remains unaltered.
The homogenity which Lloyd
George is insisting on is not a
social but. military homogenity.
He makes clear every time he
speaks that be is only too willing
to leave Ireland go to the devil Its
own way Il think that is the spirit
of io provided only that England
retains the island as military
base and recruiting ground.
The chronic panic Of militarist
Imperialism has obsessed him so he
may be regarded as beyond reason
on this point, but this happens to
be precisely the point on which DE
valera's objection has the strong
est human appeal.
For what is the next military en-
terprise to which Lloyd George has
expressly committed himself? Moth
ing less than a conflict with the
United States for command Of the
seas. "
The Washington times., 1921-09-04

The English have caused scores Of
unfortunate policemen to be shot down
and bombed and burned out through.
out the whole day for want Of wire.
less installation in barracks. which
could have brought a couple Of battle
planes to raise the siege and scatter
and destroy the besiegers within hals
an hour. ... ......-.
Now I have not the privilege Of
knowing De Valera. and I have not
the least idea how he got into his
present position except that It must
have been on his merits. as there Ia
no other avenue to eminence In the
Irish Republican movement.
The Washington times., 1921-09-04
De valera's s Ace.

The fact that Lloyd George, bid
ding for the sympathy of the world,
should strike such a chord shows
how hopelessly ihsular his flair Of
popularity is. De Valera can easily
throw a wider net IL he can tran
scend the eighteenth century limits
Of Irish nationalism and take a ca
pable hand In world politics.
But the situation Ia one of ex-
treme delicacy and peril. IL De
Valera can force our thoughtless
statesmen to reflect thereon for a
moment II may make the threatened
war moro difficult to them, even to
the very desirable extent of prevent.
ing its occurrence, besides gaining
a good deal Of sympathy everywhere
except In English security-first cir.
cles, which cannot be conciliated lest
they should carry their terrors to
their logical conclusion by extermi.
mating the human race. ..a ...
Meanwhile sympathy Is all i'm
portant to both sides at present. II
de Valera cannot get II he will have
TO allow himself to be defeated by
the Irish Centre. which will agree
with General SHUTS and will be en-
boldened by popularity to offer to
revolt against the military tyranny
Of the Left, and accept II. :
But IL he can look beyond Ireland
and play a world game he may yet
get support enough TO compel Lloyd
George to enlarge his offer. More
than that cannot be said at present.
must add, for the benefit of
those who would like to know what
allowance they should make for per.
sonal bias In the above statement,
that am neither Nationalist nor
Imperialist. am simply stating
the forces at issue without discuss
ing their merits. My hobby 10
Home Rule for England" -.
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Ireland a Cockpit.

1t Is only fair to observe here that
America would not be able to re-
spect Irish neutrality in a war with
England any more than England
would. but in the race for ireland
England would win. the course be-
ing so much shorter.
If the campaign were a land cam
paign on the eastern side OF the At.
lantic, Ireland would be the cockpit
Of the struggle just as Flanders has
The Washington times., 1921-09-04
Sees "A Mistake.

They mistake the horde OF undisci.
piined ruffiahs whom Lloyd George
contemptuously turned loose on them
for the whole British army. navy and
ar force.
The Washington times., 1921-09-04
BRITISH PUBLIC KEPT
I'm DARK ON THE FACTS
BY PRESENT RUL LERS
50 Much Popular Sympathy in England the Lion
Would BE Kissed if Ii Uttered Its Old Roar
Valera'S Position Hard-To Refuse Peace
Offer Would Alternate World-To Accept
Would Anger Own People. T.
Z. BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW.
by GEORGE BERNARD SHAW.

l@tsy.F- Copyright, 1871. BY G. b. Shawl ~
Specially Copyrighted by Universal
. fH.E.s, Service 1921 =
LONDON Sept Lloyd George and his cabinet have at
last put themselves right with public opinion both at home
and abroad on the Irish question. " ls7. . -
They have made offer which is considered handsome
not only by themselves but by foreign critics. by doing
so have put De Valera in a very difficult position
De Valera refuse the offer without given up
impossible both by the Center in his
of the world He accept without throwing
republican which has brought its BY
application military which to choose
between surrender which the implies ruthless
crushing employment all destruction as dare not
venture without vigorous public opinion behind it.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-23
URGES MANAGER.
FOR LOCAL PORT.
Approves Lamping's Idea;
Sees $4,000 Saving

Reorganization OF the port com.
mission ~ proposed by George u.
Iamping. should DO undertaken at
once. A proper manager can ellmi.
nate AT least 30 employees and Haye
in tho neiEhborhood Of $4,000 .
year"
This comment was made Thurs.
day by Charles q. Miller. chairman
of the taxation bureau Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce
Il recently made an examination
of the budget OF the port said
Miller One of my recommends
lions was for n complete rcorRanizn.
ton. placing authority and responsi.
biiity In an executive secretary or
manager.
THE budget OF the port for 1922
IL one OF the most unbalanced
have examined for the Chamber
There In no businehs head TO the
commission and no business policy
Any system would be better from a
business point OF view than the
present one
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-23
"MR. FAUST IS
GREAT SUCCESS
New Play Given Premiere at
Cornish Little Theatre
ny GLENN HUGHES

ny far the most significant play
over given Its premiere performance
In Seattle Ii mr.. Faust" by Arthur
Dawson Fioke. which opened last
rlght at the Cornish Little Theatre.
and which was given an intel
lectuaiiy conceived and palnstak'
lnxiy artistic production by the
repertory company OF Maurice
browne and Ellen Van volkenburg.
The Faust legend. made immor-
tai BY Christopher Marlowc, by
Goethe. and by lesser poets. Is ever
dramatic theme TO entrance the
heart OF philosophers. MIR. ficke.
without being presumptuous. has
given up his own conception OF the
eternal conflict between Satan and
mans soul. and In doing 50 he has
shown admirable courage In his
treatment. and poetic Imagination
which Is fiery and In many In
stances beautiful.
The three elements which Is.
peelaiiy distinguish the local produc.
ton are: the splendid lyric quality
which bursts thru the general pat.
tern Of the play: the brilliant acting
Of Moroni Olsen In tho role of
Nicholas Satan. and the fantastically
effective stage.ilxhting which II 40
vital In the Interpretation OF tho
drama
There Ia another merit which Il Il
Just TO record. namely. the cres
ccndo Of interest which Mr.. Frcke
has obtained In the construction OF
his four acts. Many playwriters are
able 10 build upward for three acts.
but II there Is a fourth. they usual.
~ drop their audiences back 10 n
lower level OF interest In Mr..
Faust" tho intensity rines ntcsdiiy
untl the final curtain. and the
fourth act lr easily the strongest In
the play.
Maurice Browre. 10 tho part OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-23

Mr.. Faust. undertook something Of
which he T. intellectually capable.
but FOR which he does not po--e-a
an entirely competent technique
Aitho he acted with admirable re-
ktraint. there were times when he
gave the impression Of a conscious
reader OF lines rather than a wholly
convincing actor.
Evan Il. Goldsmith did an excel
lent Bit OF characterization 'aa The
Holy One. Byron roulger, Rober,
Beii and Janet Young were accept.
able In supporting roles. while minor
parts wero filled by Roy Middleton
and Norman Goldstone.
II Il an original and Impressive
production. with a sensation 10 of.
fer which II spiritual as wen M
theatrical.
There Will be performances Fri.
day aud Saturday nights this week,
with a matinee Saturday. Next week
there viii be performances Thurs.
day, Friday and Saturday nights.
and Saturday matinee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-23
PLAYLET PLEASES
AT PALACE HIP

Plenty OF variety spiced with
comedy was served 10 patrons u
Loew's Palace Hip who viewed the
new show yesterday. Perhaps the
most popular offering II that qf Mr..
and Mrs. Perkins Fisher. who are
again seen In Ezra Kendhil's funny
rural piaylct THE Half Way House"
Mfr. Fishers characterization Of the
old inn keeper ~ great.
Barnold'S animals are starred in a
comedy pantomime. "A Hot Time In
Dogvnie." wherein the principals APP
pear In their different parts. playing
without visible human assistance.
Phesay and Powell offer songs and
eccentric dancing.
Prettiiy staged and clcvcrly con.
structed In the song cycle offered by
Dorothy Bard and company" two
pretty young girls
An amusing opening speciality IL
that Of o. X. Legci. n comedian. who
also juggics eleycriy.
Mae Marsh In starred on the screen
In The Little 'rraid Lady
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-23
PAN INSTALLS
PIPE ORGAN

Pipe organ music has been added
10 Tie pleasures OF the patrons OF
the fantages In preparation for the
Inauguration OF a policy OF feature
pictures In conjunction with the reg.
ular vaudeville bills az the Pantagcs,
the new Robert Morgan semiunifIed
orchestral organ has been Installed
and II was heard for the first time
during the last week. These organs
are being Installed In rs theatres on
The Pantagcs circuit. the largest
single order on record.
Glenn Coff. an organist OF long
experience. who played several
months AZ the covent Garden the.
atre In Chicago. and who has played
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-23

Tho ancient Egyptians were skiiI
full In embaimlng bodies
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-23
Cood-Sized Brewery
Grabbed by Police

A good sized brewery and f7b
quart bottles OF beer we're seiz<d By
the police dry squad under II J. J.
Haag. Thursday afternoon, In n raid
at 2si7 ". Columbia at. where jack
McFarlane. 20. driver, was arrested.
charged with possession Of intox5-
eating liquor.
Police declare the seizure ia one
Of the largest In recent months
McFsrlane was released on $500
ball, and will be tried by the state.