Evening star., 1922-06-25
BY HENRY W. BUM.
~ HE following ia q brief summary of the
most important news Of tho world for
the seven days ended June "a

most important news Of the world for
the seven days ended June "a:
The British Empire.-Field Marshal Sir
Henry Wilson, chief of the imperial general
staff from February, 1918, until the end OF
the great war. and since his retirement
member Of parliament for North Down, Ire
land, was shot dead on Thursday by two irish
men named Connolly and O'Brien. The assas-
sins fed but were captured after wounding
two policemen and chauffeur. The great
soldier met his doom as he was about to enter
his house his return from unveiling
monument to the employees Of the Great East
ern railway who lost their lives in the. war
He drew .his sword at the first shot, which
missed him. and died fttingly, sword In
hand.
Doubtless, the murderers were moved TO
commission of the crime by fanatical hatred
organize the Ulster defense. his advocacy of
a strong" policy in dealing with Southern
he conceived to be the rights Of Ulster.
Sir Henry !rishman. He served
was was Frensh's % Chief Of stafr during the glorious
retreat of the "old contemptibles." He pos
sion sHne' HIS s @ murder % viii not ease the irish
situation.
The elections for the provisional parliament
of Southern Ireland Cor third daiD resulted
IN an OVcrwhelmlng victory LOT tHe CdHoi-
dates favorable to the London agreement Cor
treaty.. including pro-treaty Sim Fein candi-
date and pro-treaty labor. Independent, farm
ers' party and university candidates. land
slide," in fact. The absurd Collins-De Valera
compact failed to work. thanks to the activity
of the non-Sinn Fein interests. which are al
most entirely pro-treaty. Among the anti
treatyites overthrown are the Countess
Markiewcz and Erskine Childers.
he nOn-Sinn Fein
terests are almost. entirely pro-treaty is made
with certain reservations. espec,ahy as,nI as 10
up with the London agreement It Is sald
that the labor members Of the new an ths
draft constitution which gives to the judiciar!
the right to on the IN rsh 81
says of these gentlemen should be above
the treaty. position, one might say & not tsS so
iaborites have behaved bolshevikically
sundry occasions, and the behavior of the
watched with apprehension. However,
the De Valera faction and iaboc combined
large way of speaking. labor is for the treaty;
The election returns are good deal vitiated
timidation and violence by army groups of
"dissidents' q. e.. anti treaty members OF the
Irish republican army, and through per
sonation'' on large scale. but. apparently,
they will be accepted.
ment on July /. scheduled. the outlook for
that parliament is dubious indeed. 1t VIII
be recalled that the COlllnS-De tdleTA compact
calls for a election universal" adult
suffrage basis. should the Sim Fein coalition
not work harmonously. The die-hard repub-
lcans have only language of violence and
contempt for the draft constitution. The
prospect of harmony is what 1t is
X X
Lord Balfour's first speech in the house Of
lords. though eloquent not successful.
1t was in reply to motion to the effect that
the Palestine mandate violates the pledges
given by the British government to the people