The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
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Urges Conference of Par
ties to Map Out Pro-
gram of Settlement.
SAYS REPRISALS
RETARD PROGRESS
Makes Donation to White
Cross to Relieve
Suffering.

DUNDALK. ireland, May 2l.-The
time has arrived calmly to treat for
some means for a rlutual agreement
in Ireland. Pope Benedict suggests
in a letter he has sent to Cardinal
Logue. prfmate of ireland. The let
ter also exhorts the English and
Irish to abandon their violence.
The statement of the Pope was
made in connection with his dona-
tion Of 1000. 900 lire for Irish relief
and is contained IN the covering let
ter.
The questions at issue, the pontin
further suggests, should be reterreu
for discussion to some body OF m n
selected by the whole Irish nation.
This body would publish its nnd-
ings whereupon influential men on
both sides might meet. determlntd
upon settling the question IN
spirit of peace and reconciliation.
sees No Pront In strife.
sNo means prevents US" the Pope
v-rote- from wishing. desiring, or
even praying and beseechlnS the
contesting parties so that frenzy
and strife may as soon as possible
subside and that lasting peace ana
a sincere union of hearts may take
the place of this terrible enmity:
For. indeed, l do not percelVe
how the bitter strife can pront
either of the parties when properly
ana homes are being ruthlessly
laid waste and villages and farm
steads are being afiamed' when
neither sacred places nor sacred
persons are spared. when on ootn
sides war resulting in the oeath
of unarmed persons and even wom-
en- and children is being carried on.
Praises Irish Devotion.
Il exhort the English and lrish'
the pope added. ito consider wheth-
er the time has not arrived TO aoan-
don violence and treat for a mu-
tual agreement i am concerned
regarding all nations. but am es-
pecially concerned about Ireland.
Ireland is subjected today to in
dignity, devastation and slaughter"
The pontiff wrote of the devotion
of the Irish to the Catholic Church
even to the extent of shedding
their blood" and concluded by be-
slowing the papaI blessing upon the
relief work of the Irish White Cross.
The letter will be read from the
puIpits Of all the Catholic churches
in Ireland tomorrow.
MannIx Scores British.
PARIS, May 21.-The following
message to America was sent today
by Archbishop Mannix of Australia
as he stood on the deck of the liner
N
afternoon from Marseilles:
The British government kept me
out of Ireland, but l prefer a thou
sand times never to see my native
land again rather than purchase
that freedom by an agreement with
the British suggestion that l advo-
cate an acceptance of the partition
act by the Irish people.
That act already has failed in
Southern ireland, and will surely
fail in North and East Ulster.
Must Finally Yield.
Although the ratio is four mill
ions against forty, the Irish people
will win out
Great Britain must finally treat
on an equal footing with the rep
resentatives of an unconquered and
Unconquerable nation. Why not do
so Immediately, thus saving ireland
further suffering. and Great Britain
deeper dishonor?
Ireland looks to America to fight
for this course in the name of hu-
manity and civilization. She is
grateful for the help received and
now being received. ireland asks
her friends in America to stand
shoulder to shoulder with the men
and women OF the motherland"