The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-03
40 No..
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SATURDAY NIGHT

In many respects this has been an cyentfu week.
Possibly the two important outstanding events OF
almost worldwide interest are The march OF The
miners in West Nirginia-some people call il an
insurrec;cn-and tie resumption OF noling in Bel
fast The situation in West Virginia is serious,
not clone because Of The loss Of Lie through failure
10 obey die mandate OF the government of the
United States but what is more compelling still,
an apparent determination to ignore governmental
authority and proceed to take things in their own
hands President Gompers has tried 10 threw some
light on the dispute ard 10 champion the cause Of
Ike miners by severe arraignment Of The mine
owners who are charged with a continuance Of I'M
the mining properties and the treatment OF the min
ers Il IS obvious therefore that President Hard
Ing ought, when The present Instruction IS sup
pressed, extend an investigation into the charges
made by MIR. C,ompcrs and sec 10 it that the MIN
crs are gwen fair deal There must be two sides
10 ihe question. IN The meantime let us hope that
matters will be Strengthened OFT with minimum
less Of life and with the least amount of suffering
on the part Of women and children.
I aking a long hop across the Atlantic we are
now in Ireland Like Caul, it is divided into
three parts, Ulster, the rest of Ireland. and the
sola,ers CT the crown Just when everybody was
hcping thal lie misunderstanding had been made
clear The Sim en- started iher sniping operations
cn the streets Of Belfast Lakelanders can well
imagine the jay Of living in city like Belfast
where pedestrians Or motorists are liable at any
minute 10 rua INTO gang of Feiners armed with
rifles. ready 10 open fire. 1t must be great to
realize that at the next street corner you may be
the target for rifle ball unless you arc particularly
nimble and quick But, seriously, it is a terrible
condition and one that seems almost impossible of
solution. Fanatics on both sides stir up trouble
with the result that ofeniimes the innocent pay the
price with their lives. Tie best minds in the world
seem 10 be al a loss for a solution of the Irish
problem if Ireland will moi accept dominion status
as part Ct the British empire. Lloyd George
voicing the sentiment Of die empire, says that
Britain will never willingly copsent to permit Ire
land 10 sci herself up Independent nation
for obvious reasons, while on the other hand the
Hlsi Ie1uDiitds ilSiSt uidt unless helano is gwen
absolute freedom, riots and as8assinaions and
guerilla warfare viii continue. It's an unhappy
mess and. enc that IS causing British statesmen all
over die world nc lille worry
The League of Nations is in session in Genevs,
Switzerland. This must be matter Of great sur.
prise Mr.. Hearst, Mr.. Lodge and certain other
men Of like stripe who have been maintaining Tia
there amt no SIGH animal" The Hearst paperc
would like 10 make the world believe that such is
the case. But The public press will tell different
story. There may be an honest division Of opinion
as to how tie Lsagae will function and what it
will accomplish but Ike point must not be lost sight
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