The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
How The Irish Situation
 Appears To Lynn Wilson
Life Long Advocate of Irish Independence In Letter From London Tells of Views of Those Who Have Ever Been Sympathetic With the Operations of the Irish People,
(By Lynn w. Wilson, Editor of The T1mes>


 the shudder of disappointment which the people these islands when they learned this at breakfast table, from their that De Valera has definitely fused the offer of Dominion form of government which Mr. George and the entire pondence printed almost without What offered to De Valera what De Valera demands the letter Valera letters Craig, for Ulster Lloyd George which he refused De Valera while the latter continues to claim of South Ireland of authority and control Northern Ireland
 Unquesionaby the popular mind has jumped to the that with good reached this opinion has been formed almost simultaneously with the visit of King George to the Ulster parliament
 why simple matter the attendance of the upon the Ulster parliament should create strong feeling that settlement about be made to know the unique part that the English king plays in the Br tish system Having less actual authority and than other ruler whatever he yet connection between the ee ments of the Empire species of arbitrator peace maker promoter of understanding not officially and formally but by and tradition know of other functionary in the world who has quite the same position
 The thing is all in the way of thinking From time inn memorial the king could do no wrong Mistakes crimes of lenses of sort charged against the minister and in old days the British quite commonly cut off the head of example his In this line of action there was but one break Charles the First was held person ally responsible for the mistakes of his en and lost his head instead of merely losing the head of minister.
 backed by these customs and the British mind reflected something in this fashion Hs Majesty went to Bel He most tender desire that there might be in all of his Domnons He extended the olive branch to his subjects the South of Ireland This he would scarcely unless his advisers of the opinion that sible and that the breach will be healed over."
 Whatever the train of reasoning have been both the of mind of the great British editors and opinions the people about that all have been most confident that the Irish question would be closed
 before had taken effect there sunloon of old relations Travel began again. Trade commenced to in the old And small But significant fact the columns of the great blossom ed forth with advertisements of to Dublin and other parts Ireland the familiar round trips at reduced rates
 The note in the morning is almost of despair but despair coored by hope Negotiations not actually broken open further interchange of views.
 De Valera does indeed by implication, that he might the Dominion saus provided it explicit guarantees including the Domnions acknowledged right to secede"
 It is this right to secede which makes the gulf between dat innaS exceedingly difficult Before this time the language which refer will have been printed Amer , ican newspaper.
 direct your attention to point upon British government compromise the claim that should acknowledge the right of Ireland to from her allegiance to the King No such right be acknowledged by us.'
 appreciate the political theory that asserted
 George and his cabinet it is to read together all
 papers this tremendous which said by Mr. De by Mr. George, by General Smuts and by Sir James raig the premier for Ulster
 thing amounts a less unconscious dupica- position of the Northern states during Civil be of governments which comprise the British empire and indvsible. from which there s by British theory, no right of secession
 speak merely of the British position duplication of the the Northern states
 take the view, and find in the that Ireland has been pretty constantly in rebel been that assent the part of the Irish people which creation of which should have the of social and political contract.
 The second mpasse the negotiations is in the position which De Valera asserts with respect of Ulster.
 Having said by indrection that Dominion government would acceptable unless the grant "a certain treaty of free association with the British wealth group with partial League of Naton would ready to recommend and sponsby had that the the nation whole into such association would the all dissenting minority timents> alone this step could be contemplated