Tet me revert for one moment to the Irish matter. As I indicated, the British Parliament has passed the Bill without opposition, and only Mr. de Valera is against it. He saysi—
"England, having succeeded in, cheo {ng the Trish people to. the, foil Article 12 of the London Agreement, has been graciously pierised to. veaive her claim fo cheat them by. Article 5, The "Article, "whi erpreted When the Treaty: was approved as the Esteguard against the perwaneut partie tion of this country and as the bora fon of the Nationalist. majorities East and South Down, South Armagh, 'Tyrone-Permanagh, with the towns of Newey" and Enniskillen and the elt Derry, and' in consideration hich "Arthur Grif has gone by. the board, change, England promises not' to. socle mike us pay her a debt we do not owe her." That is the meaning of the agreement.
"The Nationalists of the North have been "surrendered to. their while England's be privileged and pampered that no Irishman, North South, would be found prepared to put to-an instrument di ing his country; but, now.
Trishmien have been found, my only.
is that the people will hot consent (omit. I do not think they' can be. easily, misled this time as in December, i921."
Still, the settlement in Ireland probably averts border chaos of blood-thirsty mature, and, what few, commentators in this country have noted, greatly smooths the path of ultimate Trish unity. This will be Mr. Cosgrave's trump card in the South, only it may be discreet to Keep it up his sleeve for a bit. A cynical estimate of the financial offsets is that Dublin and Whitehall mutually agree to the cancelling of thoroughly bad debts, That Mary Justice Feetham's big services will be adequately honoured is sure,
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