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ENGLAND AND IRELAND
Mr. De Valera sounded a note of warning. The majority in Ulster was intensely desirous of show- ing its loyalty to the Crown by accepting the same obligation to service as was imposed on Eng- lishmen, Scotsmen, and Welsh- men. But Mr. Chamberlain de- cided to leave Ulster out of the bill. There were some Northern Irishinen who complained that Mr. Chamberlain had yielded to Mr. De Valera.
If this was a case of yielding, surely it was yielding of the right kind, and at the right time. To apply such a measure to Ulster would have been an un- necessary, provocation, and would have done far more harm than that the days of obstinacy in good. It is instructive to know
Ireland are over, and that efforts sticking out for legal rights in
to apply the whole spirit of the understanding between the two countries have taken its place..
*
War Of Pacts
A new pact is like a new cannon in that both are osten- sibly aimed at the maintenance of peace. The world is beginning. to bristle with pacts as it has. been bristling with armament.
Great Britain has acquired four pacts: with Poland, Ru- A Imania, Greece, and Turkey.
fifth with Russia is more than a possibility.
Whatever opinion may be held
Germany has been about the British Government's
casting about for connections. Likewise recent "policy of appeasement" Italy. Doubtless partly as win- in Europe, there will be few out-dow dressing to attract new cus- side Northern Ireland who will tomers, these two countries put forward a full-fledged military: challenge the wisdom of the ap-alliance between them. This was peasement policy in Southern signed in Berlin by Count Ciano Ireland, or Eire. For some time for Italy and Herr von Ribben- past the relations between Eng fuhrer Hitler's presence. It is all trop for Germany, in Reichs- land and Mr. Eamon De Valera's very impressive. Ireland have been steadily im-
But is it peace? No. This is proving. The latter now knows a war of pacts. Over a political that its freedom is a reality, and no-man's land unseen armies of that Britain presents no obstacle diplomacy manoeuvre. Barrages. to the full self-development of artificially-induced fear, hand-to- of publicity, poison-gas waves of Eire, though it remains unwilling hand encounters with credits and. to coerce Northern Ireland into trade contracts is this peace? accepting union with the South One does not take too serious... against Ulster's will.
ly, therefore, the protestations of Count Ciano that the alliance This increasing friendliness between Germany and Italy is between two countries the inter-dedicated to peace-making. Nor ests of which at all times are so need one accept all the euphem- closely interlocked is of specialisms which are used to describe importance in these days of in- the pact-making of the democra- ternational tension. It is
must. rela- choose between blocs, and with-- tionship between them in the out benefit of political omnis- event of a European war? Any cience, certain facts about the foreigner who hoped, as Germany origins of the contending axes. hoped in 1914, that in the event are plain.
asked, what would be the often tit states. Yet if
of war, Great Britain would be- One is that circumstances: come hopelessly embroiled with a leaving morality for the moment discontented Ireland would again out of the question point to learn his mistake, as Germany the so-called "have-nots," as the did then. But the fact that potential breakers of peace. Lon Ireland was unappeased, and at don and Paris have nothing to one period seriously antagonised gain from war, and much to lose during the World War, was none by it. They are committed “to the less a source of weakness to methods of negotiation rather Britain. There is little ground than force. It is not hard to say for any such fear to-day so long which alliance is on the offensive as the British Government per and which defensive. Yet both sists in its policy of non-interare manoeuvering to-day--pri- ference. and takes no positive marily for position. Peace may steps which might challenge come afterward, under the aug~ Eire's deeply cherished ambition pices of the group in the better to secure at some time the unity ole. of all Ireland.
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No wonder there is talk For a moment it seemed pos- around Geneva of reviving sible that the British Govern- Anglo-French interest in the ment might take such a step. It League of Nations ideal, as Lord. was when the conscription bill Halifax of Britain und M. Bonnet was drafted so as to include of France bring new Anglo- Northern Ireland in its scope. If French problems there along with this provision had become law new Anglo-French__ prestige. It Republicans living in Southern takes two nations to make a war Ireland would have become liable or an alliance. But making real to military service, and serious peace is a task that requires the opposition would have resulted. co-operative efforts of all.