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OUR LONDON LETTER. THE MURDER QE, FIELD MARSHAL
SIR HENRY WILSON.
The Crime and the Orania Britis Opinion and the Tragedy-Blood-lust: Ireland-Lady Wilson and the Cabia
The Return of the Prins - Women and the Lorde,
LADY WILSON AND THE QABİNET,
It is well-known that Lady Wilson fully shared her husband's views on the Irish question; and this explains an incident which it was at first thought might lead to unexpected palietien developments. The story has been the "talk of the con seems that Lady Wilson sent meseng to the Cabinet to any that the presence of any funeral Cabinet Minister at her
would bodistasteful to heads
Maray oh SPEMAŁ STÁTY CORRIG NA ele
consternation in Government
A CRIME MOST FOUL"
LONDON, June 20th.
It is difficult to convey an impression of the intensity of the feeling of horror and detestation aroused by the assassination of Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. The crime is regarded as one of the foulest in the relations. blood-soaked records of Anglo-Irish The first impulse was to look (round to dis- cover somebody who could be held respon- sible for falling to Provide
adequate police very distinguished for this. protection
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and Lady Wilson was begged to her decision. This she refused Thereupon she
informed from om War Office that the absence of his Amilitary 38_3944; as a public funeral would undoubtedly, be Majesty's Ministers from regarded as disrespectful to his Majesty. On this representation, as the widow of a loyal soldier of the King, she gave way, and in lue course Ministers were present at the funeral..
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But the foregoing is not the whole story, On the evening of the murder Mr. Austin Chamberlain, the Leader of the House of suitable to appease popular anger Wilson to axpress sympathy. He was shown The House Secretary, because the object of
into a room, and presently a nices of Lady furious criticism, and within an hour or so of the murder becoming known there was a Wilson entered and asked the visitor who ho
Mr. Chamberlain gave WAS.
his name and callin Parliament for his resignation.
stated the object of his rist. The lady replied: But, of coure, Mr. Shortt's responsibility You are the la
last man who should be in this for the recent withdrawal of police protec-house to-day," sail walked out of the room. tion from notable personages in public life Jr. Chamberlain thereupon took his de- BORNEO is fally
share! by other members of theparture. There was nothing elan for him Government. Unfortunately, this step to dos was taken as soon as the Treaty with the Sinn Feiners was signed at Downing Street All the plain-clothes detectives whose special duty was to shadow" prominent men wer called off. Everyone can now see it was mistake,
due to a too generous estimate of the effect of the Tranty on Irish opinion. So far as the bulk of that opinion item cerned, perhaps the estimate was not ill founded: every decent Irishman regarisbam Palace beside his father in an open with loathing the vile prinus and the stain motorcar It goes to show how deeply it has put on the Irish race But as his enthroned are the members of the Royal happencil before, the extremists were for Family in the affections of the people, and this is mainly due to their devoted públic services and strong sympathy with the national life. You have only to reail the list of engagements of the King or the Queen, or of both acting together, in a single week to realise the enormous amount of work they perform to promote the well- being of their subjects.
The tumultuous Welcome home" acTIENTBIN corded the Prince of Wales was intensely grateful to him as wall it might be. I BANGKOK
gotten.
IN THE HEART OF CIVILISATION.
a
The gasassination has brought home to the public here the true nature of the merciless vendetta which has been pursued in Ireland many months past. Reference has been male in this enrrespondence to what has
been going on all over the ice and place, and
for the circumstances of time and place, thus noble character, public services, and high position of Sif Heary Wilson, his brutal and murder senrcely differs from the crimes which have been, and still are, of daily and nightly occurrence in Ireland, and women, the aged and the young are shot in the streets or taken from their lls and killed-the husband in the presence of his wife, the son or the daughter under the eyes of the parents. And throughout it all the murderers go scot-free. They escape justice because there is no authority in the laul, no enforcement of law, nothing supable of stopping this appalling blood-lust.
have never seen such scenes of enthusiasm in the streets of London as when the Prince. drove along from Paddington to Bucking
Since his return a week ago the Prince of Wales has spent most days playing polo He finds this a desirable and agreeable outlet for his energies after being so long on board ship. It is being suggested that he should be given a holiday from public engagements till the end of the year and it must be conceded that he has fully earned a rest,
BARKED AT SEX.
By 20 votes to the Committee of Privages of the House of Lords have re- jected the claim of peeresses to sit in the It may sound incredible, but it is per Upper Chamber of the Legislature. It is feetly true, that in Ireland to lay the belief is finaly held that it is not murder all due-or nearly so-to the Lord Chan Early in the year a Committee to kill if the killing has some connection cellor. with polities or religion, as the motive. admitted a clain by Lady Rhonda to sit There is nothing comparable to this blind as a Peeress in her own right, and, she
history, with savagery in recent
possible exception of the Russian Revolu-quoted the Sex Disqualification Removal tion. It is the vendetta or blood-fend najt Act in support of her case. This is the exists nowhere else in Europe west of the Act which made it lawful for women to Balkans. The public are rightly shocked become Members of Parliament and sit that such wickedness should be perpe in the House of Commons. But the de- trated here in London, in the centre of cision was not to the liking of the Lord Chancellor, who was clever enough to get tle world's civilisation.
inside or outside the law, a feat he has performed on several occasions as it pleases his Lordship.
THE IRISH VENDETTAS.
"
Mr. Arthur Grifiths, as one of the leaders of Sinn Fein, has denounced the crime
Lord Birkenhead boxed the Committee's and the criminals. But Mr. De Valers has sickened people here by a canting manifesto ears, so to speak, and, having told them suggesting excuses for the murder, thereby they do not know the law, directed them to
"offering an encouragement to its imitation. In a previous article I have recsider the whole question. He was at made it clear that no great hopes were en the same time careful to strengthen their tertained that the agreement as to the terms ranks with the addition of several legally of the Constitution would result in political brilliant and inveterate anti-feminists. The elee result of this is seen this week in a decision the Ireland. Then came stability in
in which the Provisional Government reversing that reached some months ago tions, provisieived a handyout raingthat has romen are not entitled majority of votes over the reposterous to a seat in the House of Lords.
to
a. This sectned to mark a return
but swiftly upon the declaration
of the polls thers followed Sir Heary Wil- son'a murder.
The Lord Chancellor, who delivered the leading opinion of the majority of the Com- mittee for Privileges, indulged in some "The holder of Is it any wonder that the warmest characteristic aerobatics. friends of Ireland, whose faith in the ultimate future of the country has hitherto peerage who is a minor is not entitled remained unshaken, are now downcast to a writ to sit in the House of Lords," he They are asking
ing whether there is indeed said, but he will grow up and will then salvation for that unhappy country. At became so entitled A felon or a bankrupt the moment nobody dare hazard a reply, is not so entitled, but a felon may receive a What seems fairly certain is that if there pardon anda bankrupt his discharge. A temale must remain a female till she dies." bo any statesmanship in Ireland it have to show itself now; for the bit
So that's that, according to the Lord Chan- alternative is murderous anarchy: In that case Britain would be forced to intervene cellor, who is the fount of law. All the same, although victory rests with him for fand assume control once more
mention this as reflecting what is being the moment, the admission of women into freely asid here, and also as an indication of the Lords is merely delayed, for recent law
the atter disbelief which is felt in the as well as the bulk of public opinion point
of the
Irish moderates to wipe out the that way.-E.B. order club and gun-men, and the accursed
vendettas that they are carrying on, and by Terrorists to breaking up these Gangs of enable the real opinion of Ireland to find expression in the restoration of Government But, of course, and even-handed justice. these are among the things that are on the lap of the gods.
A GREAT BOLDIER
Sir Henry Wilson's greatest service to his country was in his capacity as Chief of the General Staff during the war. It is said that he saw that war with Germany. would come ten years before the event, and he prepared military plans to meet the catastrophe. He expected that the Ger mans would break through Belgium Be also saw that a single command of the Western front was Allied forces on the essential, and he worked to bring it about and for the appointment of his old friend Foch upreme commander. He was wonderfully alert and vigorous, and in- tensely kindly of heart, with a smile always on his face, and a
a cheerful word.
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regarded the
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