The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-10
De Valera S
Big Surprise
Inslstence for League Of
Nations Mem b ship
Cause Of Comment in
, Washington
Br DAVID LAWRENCE.
CCorNr!ght ny TIE ln:catxeacer)


Washington. S"ts. 9.-Ea":an ~. Y"
NeiN-.t's ,.Slsrtc,.S that ~" H:tiIsh
gove:UWe:, gran, ireland member
ship ~ tho ."asG" q nations as ,uc OF
10 SuaCa",""S - agtcnom! has caused
-g.r:: su-yr!s- t"rs whe:n ;h~ meas
vas 7es2r'.cd as having SH'':"i e"@'-
.rS ~ A:Hs:iraS pr,s;ical S!iGa;i"H.
Tho genera iriTr"SsI.T her" has tcel
ma. tho !-.sa N"-c Una.;er.".% oppose"
. ~" ,chSIe q" rA'l,:.~ a:t that ne
Nrer:cauS Os Irish descent WAH ~ mo
as. SarCaiEC l"i; 4" i'e'ro,-a;t' par V
- la-Se rua.hers because - !ts c>fousd
- The !eakGc we're - ahs''iMte harmony
,,!t- ,Sa w!SH--S % -" .e!dcrS In Ire
and II ;hc s:AtA % Massachusetts the
Irish w"-N $" i'"w"-;u' IN the penI"-
o-ati~ pa-:y :Ha: - .t't1!rt I" endorse
he league ~ a >'.,'s convention rc-
Sui,Hd n the absence ~ most ~ the
Democratic leaders. To tho Wi,sontan
argument that the league ot nations
would protect lrelaHG'S territorial In
;cgr:;y whenever she o5tai1e! indc-
"endcace. :he answer Was made th2t me
'cague covenant would put Ireland n
h;,ias and C,cvc Am.rIrI 70 help Great
IS-itat. n III" rtsut % war between
leland ard EaS,Ur6 Article Ten vas
reG u ," means of competing toH
r-ri,ed States - sid" With England
'aague's t-tsn3S that tha protection e
'cr-ito-!at :acrg-i;N meant 'aSa!rS; cr-
terUal aggression" Only.
variously Interpreted.
The news CN:E"N"d H"-c '~"iU t."a''HN
- he Associated r-"SS that t:Imonn
=. Valera wants 20 p" assured that
-, >at Britain Nil g:aU; ireland mem
rrrkA!o Il, the 'aaSG~ or nations as w"lt
a. the dominion r"nr.r"n""s on tho
,arra basis as '',"ata N"~ Zealand.
>"st~a,ta and S"T;H N'~'''. - inter-
rrs,AG va-tuvs,v h"-> ';"v"rrwent Of
1-Iaia us rour~" az" inatu 10 discuss
no Irish situation. This correspondent
ror e1arnyl" tnu,lr"d ~ IN" department
OF state y tho Tn!t"d States gnvernrent
were rs!rs It's good "f'c"s "i'h"" nm
'ormal,v. ~ tNr .'-"7'"H;Hc situation
between ENGLAND ard Ireland and the
answer cams back. No
There e 10 ., ,herce that the Harding
administration Intends 70 become In
volved IN any way In the dispute. tho
% De a feeling that the whole thing "a
domestic Issue as between d!tr"r"nt
PARTS OF tho British empire and that
:he American government could not ar
FORD 20 DO ANYTHING which might cause
nrTense 20 The British government IN
london. President Wilson took dir-
'crert view ~ h.s pr-r-oEatir-s. He
went 40 sRr as 20 discuss the iT1Or;an"c
90 an irish settlement when Arthur RH'-
fou- arrived hsr~ IN the spring ~ l?l1
- t0H NnlG CI '1N bTl'l-0 WAY l'iNNs''''
N Paris No ardeavNrs1 % secure an
nudicrcc fo- 'h-se american delegates
ron, an Irish orgsnixa"nn who wanted
- 'av the Irish question before tho
r~-c. cor ference. The British Tnaily
-osuEed th~ audience bur u - fars
hat Tho Woshtr-'o1 government, ua"I
-" occasion - discuss With the P-l'i-h
- va, rerd ror settlement O, tho
I-lsh issues
Fear OF Rupture.
~ Will" nothing - being for~ nv
-'h~ Harding administration II Is a fac'
'ha: t'.rvhofv views with grave con.
corn ,hn pr<stht'!.v ~ . rYoturs be-
'w.~r Frr.ar! ard ireland. and the ho5n
ts uHorf~ia,ty sNpr"Ssci thn. rhc latASt
proposals -" 'rN Rr't'sh government
~ Iaad - q p"acA "onrsr~nc. - which
- matter can hA Se..lrd Satisfactorily
- roth siGne - "a -ealIz~I th,t r
var'a-. Is -AH~wed IN ireland thn Brit.
'ah delegates u .hA co-r'n~ conference
or armament in VA sh'ugtcr may on
counter hostile outhr-s's on the rar,
:" ArrA-'Hars ~ Irish descent. soma 81
~hom have not hes'ts,ed In the past
- ricke, ho'h he White House and ne
T-i''sh embassy. On me other hand
'-'"r6lv .e:tlsm~r: 81 the British con-
'rC"N--N bringing Ireland into tho
ASCuH ~ nations may turn sore Amer
~ars who hnv- been against tho lea Rue
'rt0 I more friendly frame OF mind to-
Vard hat organization and remove one
- ne pillars ~ polt'ica, strength Of the
''rr~conci'ah'e" movement. witch has
'Nus FAR kept America rrn'0 membership
- ~" Geneva organization.