Evening star., 1922-03-12

terribly emDdTTdSSeu Oy tHdt teleSrdm VI mat
his government was prepared to concede with
show of magnanimity upon a rehearing of
the Turkish question cannot safely appear as
compliance with an ultimatum from the Indian
Moslems; and Is it true that the Indian Mos
lem leaders are SO deeply concerned about the
treaty of Sevres and the indignities to the
Caliph? Lord Sydenham, who knows his India.
thinks not. He points out that the alliance
between the Hindu national congress and the
Moslem League dates back to 1916. He seems
to think that for propaganda purposes. for
national political ends, the Mosem leaders
have worked up hatred and distrust of the
British Raj in India by persuading the ig-
norant Mohammedan masses that the British
contemplate the destruction of Islam and have
desecrated the holy places thereof. If this
view is correct, then the Delhi government
vanly cntertains the hope against hope" that
compliance with its Geographic recommenda.
tions will conciliate the Indian Moslems will
separate them from their strange alliance with
the ,Hindus,, and viii restore their former
the oriental mind been known to work.
The affair of the Delhi telegram completely
week. l have attempted. without expressing
my views to present various aspects of the
M others nf ,hs o. ove, Mehesley o9.ta
heroes, what think YET
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Sunday last detachments totaling several
hundred men of the Irish republican army
from Clare. Cork, Tipperary and other counties
entered the city of Limerick in motor cars,
Communicated the principal hotels and 9TH
err buildings and made known their pur-
pose Ito uphold the proclamation recent
ly issued by certain officers of the mid
Limerick brigade" which proclamation gave
the name of traitor to the members Of the
provisional government Of the free state
We" so goes the proclamation. declare we
no longer recognize the authority of the pres
ent head of the army. and renew our alliance
to the existing Irish republic"
There in Limerick the insurgents
arrival the British garrison (of what size the
dispatches do not state). awaiting evacuation
orders Gt is still there). and small force of
troops loyal to the provisional government.
During the week the insurgents numbers have
been increased. but the free state troops. re-
inforced, outnumber them On Monday
Richard Mulcahy, minister of defense of the
free state provisional government. visited
Limerick and made some kind of temporary
truce arrangements with the insurgents. who.
beyond making themselves free of living quar-
ters and issuing two insolent proclamations
seem to have done nothing in particular The
situation. however, is obviously of an extreme
delcacy. Is it that the insurgents merely
small band of extremists acting absurdly?
Or is disaffection widespread in the Irish re-
publican army likely at at a spark to fame out
stand an Irish republican army convention.
Its proceedings should furnish answers to the
above questions.
What would be the consequences of clash
in Limerick? In such case. what would be the
dCtlOn q. tHe commander! How IN
credibly embarrassing the situation to Michael
Collins. Griffith bitterly blames De Valera
word from whom in disapproval Of the insur-
gents action might he says. end the episode.
Meantime there is menace of fresh trouble
along the border. and In Belfast the bombing
and sniping continue. Notwithstanding all
which. evacuation of British troops from Ire
land. which several weeks ago ordered
suspended in consequence of the clashes on
the Ulster-free state border, has been resumed.
The house OF commons has passed the Irish
Free State bill. 295 to 90.
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FIume.-Fiume is calm; the bullets have
stopped whizzing. THE city Is placarded with
manifestos urging calm" The enemies Of the
victorious fascist e. e.. the great majority of