New-York tribune., 1922-01-01
Lloyd George
Is Big e Figure
In Negotiations
Little Wclshman Has Nct
Problems Which Have
Baflcd Great Britain
Premicrs for Centuric.

SN1'' W it'@H f"eNoN " - M aoLr
vas carried through the streets Of Eor-
don hundreds Of thousands Of Enrliss-
rncn, vino had every reason To SO
Sim Fem. barred their heads IN rcsn~sf.
to man who gave his lie for =
country. That Macsvincy's death ~
terestea America intensely is prover s,-
the fact that the newspapers pub;isArol
the story Of his hunger strike or -
first page week after week. Srn
Feners virtually abandoned hunccr
striking thereafter, but TREY had other
methods of attracting and holding D,ii.-
lie attention.
Engla Lost Prestige
In Handling Of ireland
At every turn The Sinu Feiner. o..
barrassed the crown forces until -
latter became desperate and sorc -
their number committed acts " "A
could not be defended or condon-4 -
the courts of . civilized countrv. :.
the BLACK and Tans," tic auxi.i,r~
forces. ard other state orrariza. 90
were justified in using drastic uc7s-
ures did rot lessen the responsibility
Of the government. Officially Ar,e~irs.
France, Canada and Australia -.
nothing; but that England was 10. j.
prestige over her handling Of lrcs.,,
was perfectly plain to he merest re-
ice in judging public opinion
The full list Of crimes committed -
both sides probably never Will be run-
lished. for il would serve 10 useful
purpose now. Public opinion was no.
billed ali over the World against TIC
English rule and Lloyd George va -
sailed on every side by his own cour-
trymen. though he always enjoyed
Parliamentary majority in support e
his irish policy Time after time
speakers alluded to the hostility u
America toward England becauee %
Ireland. and eventually the Premier sd
mitted publicly that this was true To
the scores Of foreign visitors who
talked with him about Ireland llovd
Geo~gc declared he considered Ire ard
his greatest problem and vas moro
anxious to settle it than any other Im-
mediateiy after the settlement hun
dreds OF kilograms congratulating the
Premier arrived in London. tt An.has-
sador Harvey ne expressed his happi-
ness that one of the greatest causes 81
III feeling between Great Britain snd
the United States had been removed
!,
opportunity for much speculation. but
most of it would be prohtless. One ri
the first questions has to do with tho
ability Of Irishmen TO govern them
selves. They have proved themselves
master politicians ali over the world.
but over here il has become platitude
that "Ireland cannot govern itself" Ir
Lord Birkenhead is d judgc-and he
should be. for he is a political genius
Griffith and Collins are as clever snd
intelligent negotiators as the LORD
Chancellor has ever met. The Sim
Fein Cabinet numbers many excel
lent politicians with all the qualities
which make for craftsmanship. Presi-
dent de Valera has proved himself in
one field Of action. What he Will do as
constructive leader is impossible for
any one to foresee. His future task
will be no easier than the one whicn
he has Just completed. Sharp political
differences Of opinion. bitter jealousy,
Will certainly arise among the ranks
OF the Sim Feiners
Everybody believes Ireland will be
an ideal place in which to live. Though
damp, It's climate is less trying than
that Of England. It's natural beautic.
are unsurpas sed in Britain. But above
these attractions is the promise that
the income tax will be lower than that
of England and Scotland and Wales
To every resident of England, what
ever his income the burden Of taxa
tion is now Amos. unbearable. Tho
Englshman dependent on an income
from investments suffers heavily. Tn
doubtedly thousands VIII move to Ire
land, ard il is also likely that many
business organizations will establish
their headquarters there. However, it
Is considered Ireland appears as land
Of rich promise.
Turns Of Fortunes Wheel
Tbo al,