The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-03
important In
u. S. Relations
Adjustment of Irish Prob
lem Looked for With In
terest at Washington.
ny DAVID LAwR2NcH.
NC9cyt!sht by The lntelliSencssJ

fwasnt9kto- 49,. Ai,htrfh ntfi-
c,slly M lrish problem 's nnrA'. a 40,
mAs.ic r1AttA- as hHt-tAn ,GrAat R-n1'n
end fteltnd 'Ne fac, - thA aSr.erkn:
e>tvstr Frir~ Minister lloyd ';."-x.
ana Anenn ra Falera 70 enter .ntc =
tttsorAt discussion IN o"totAr I'm ~
trA 1uAAtions At issue has eaus.d. mncn
S.t:.sicstt6n herd
FOR arauAstlonarly tAA st'rAment q
re fsiAh .trcelem Tiu Nav. =. bearing
on thA rtk'ions tA,pAen M l'hited
stttsA-and Great Br,ain AZ tns tortn-
corniAs Washington conference. rrAc.
tieANs all ~. major problems wnithAr
th%r rAiAtA' to N. Far East Or tn. hnhl
tpk,rnacy' Of thu British and American
EarefnrAents ard .th.ir t.sdtrtsA 70 CO.
eperttA rt'n on. another. An open
brearh IN tn irish opettion atc'c thu
tim. ina Washington conference begins
uSuld be REGARDED here as most untcr,
trtatA Tn. prospect Of A sAttpnEn,
IN tnA other hand cr~St~s nren mo-.
hepetuiness ror the largest gathering
hkee Of the kreat pcTers Wlth ne re,
Hcral ct the single cloud on Ank,o-
AmeeicAn relations. the Washington
Eevetnpi1nt Hill b. In a bsttar position
TO. reach an understanding With tn.
Rfitikh government on matters OF
~otl9'side Concern,
~, vltAl Interest
~ Incidentally "a. task ct r.corcilins
Iseands national aspirations With ,he
association CT nations known a. IN.
BIitith eenpirs involves 80 man points
OF vital Interest 70 the United states
that the solution rtach4d will nc cara
fully studied. For instance tne various
d6nlni6nB Of the British empire have
siles the war exhibited > national con.
seicusnsis which has manifested Itself
first IN / dssirk. to be Represented al
nations IA the assembly Of the lSsSue
ef nations and t.cond - ths tnSiEtsncs
St SEVERAL dom'n'ens that the BrttiSn
UorArnhlnt should not renew thA .AnBlo-
MrAnese Alliance. II Is indesd rtpHrtAd
tist tina cAna dian premier actitt.d ths
ttrtAh.p ministtt that II the An.
tio-JAp4h3kk' alliance. ,.S'sr> 'rensEsd.
CAHfdA> fhitht not consider herself
e6unN BY the action That's an example
or Hov SAr the national aspirations OF
B. AAt,> >a}.tAA. .RtittAh-Snpit- might eon.
ftlct with An imperial foreign r?llcr
aads afSae Britain, sNts 70 on. cf her
dS&8arnHa roics n Tcr.iEn policy she
TiHskSSe SeHntea to graht the same prlvt-
,eges % 1tnsrs. -. :.
RaaSSk@-hAve reached here thar Ia
konh. .N4,fal.ra win insist upon a rA,
tloAk1 kskfus in the sense OF member,
,snin -m THS assembly o. tho lea sue .,
= nAk.onk- Alongside the. .othsr British do
,tNaf6nE The whole basis Of the dis;
tyAssca between tho Prime Minister
lloyd -Gsorte aid Mt. De Valera. In,
SolSAS the grant 10. ,ltehrd of certain
, 'urp6rtun siss 10 make. her influence felt
in International eounri:s as weh aa In
getting domestic autepomy. =.
10 InAspsAisaes.
'Ynits there rs,no such thitS as con-
e csnsAs OF. opinion In 6ftfciSl quarters
on such n delicate thfrfE as the Irish
probleut. 4 dominant View ID thst Mr
lloyd sAorke IA .eley etlt rin-w1d tn-
resolutions ulth the sim Fetn without
cavStns Aithe- eide. 70 stert to be sur
rAntttint Its. .nrAtor demand. Such. In
formation AS t<tckl.s n from reliable
soureeA however indicates tkat the
Hr!tith prime minister is determined
re. 70 ttAnt absolute indepAndenee TO
Ireland ana that the Sinn FAin leaders
row: Ara Convinced their wish viii not
be grAht4d I'm these NEGOTIATIONS. TIE
hopA 81 Solution lies In referendum BY
the teoHl4 kho Are so Eeary OF warfare
that they. Are said TO ts reAdy 20 ap-
ptors the settlement which the British
government Is preparing 20 OTTER. .Tn-
1flsh feA4lfs who are committed to na.
flot4i ind11endence may b reluctant tc
s6cAet but would % course have TO Dow
20 thA kili Of the PEOPLE. Tue prospects
are, rfi inter than evAr that the Bfitish
sApit1 And tho United states will enter
the Sonfetence here on November 1ltN
oett1t friends than they have been IN
recent months