The Washington times., 1921-01-27
MINERS STRIKE
TOAD IRELAND.
400 In Glasgow Co'Iiery Walk
Out, Demanding End Of
Military Rule.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The New
York Tribune today prints the fol-
lowing copyrighted article from it's
London correspondent
London, Jan. 26.-Four hundred
miners In a colliery near Glasgow
struck yesterday. demanding the
OF all British military
forces from Ireland. This action is
taken as an indie ion of the rising
tide OF public opinion on the Irish
situation.
DISORDERS SPREADING.
Meantime disorders on the island
are spreading, despite martial law,
and even the most optimistic In gov
ernment circles are becoming con
WINGED that the Sin Fein can continue
guerilla warfare indefinitely.
Britain's future attitude toward
Ireland may depend upon the result
of the .Cardiganshire parliamentary
by-election to be held within a few
days. In the preliminary skirmish-
a bid for the approval OF the Card
iganshire Liberal Association-Lloyd
Georges Private Seer, tary. Capt.
Ernest Evans, was decisively bea,en
yesterday by Llewlyn Williams. who
is running as a noncoalition LIBERAL.
This Liberal revolt against coalition
In Wales. which Is regarded as Lloyd
Georges stronghold. has Significance.
because II the Premier's picked men
are beaten at the polls II would con-
firm the contention that his popular
ity Is waning.
SThe coalition recently lost the
Dover seat and when Parliament re-
convenes Lord Hugh Cecil VIII foi-
Row his brother, Lord Robert Cecil.
into the opposition camp. Lord Derby,
former ambassador to Paris, has re-
fused to join Llody Georges coaiit-
ion government as minister OF war;
preferring to remain independent.
Faced with this situation and roc
ognizing that the policy of military
repression in Ireland has failed, the
logical move for Lloyd George to
make would be the offer of gen rous
terms to Southern Ireland. This
naturally would ALLEVIATE the Tory
wing of the coalition, but with pubic
sentiment increasingly demanding
peace in ireland the Premier might
decide to risk a general election on
this issue. If hostility toward the
coalition becomes formidable it is the
only issue whereon there seems
CnanCe Ut PfcScht ioi
mandate.
CARSON REFUSES OFFICE.
There are indications that even
Ulster may have difficulty in working
under the Home Rule acc without
the guiding hand or Sir Edward car
son, who has refused the Pre- niership
of the new Ulster Cabinet. Ris ac-
ton Is regarded as signalling his
Withdrawal from active participation
in Irish affairs. If the Home Rule
kact fails to succeed in the north there
is even less chance of its operation
In the seuth.
The rprincipal crown witness
against the three meu being tree by
eourtmartial in Dublin on a charge
of numbering Lieutenant Angliss has
disappeared, 1t was announced In
Dublin today. 1t is believed that he
has been kidnapped to prevent his
testifying.
Angliss, also known as McMason.
was one of the officers killed in Dub
lin Sunday, November 81. The miss
ing witness, who is referred to mere
ly as Mr.. c., is said to have been
Angliss' roommate and to have hidden
under bed when the room was
broken into and to have seen the
actual killing.
Mr.. c left Portsmouth last night
day, but he has not reported in Dub
lin and the courtmartial officials have
no knowledge of his whereabouts.