SUPREME EFFORTS FOR SETTLEMENT.
WILSON SAID TO HAVE INTERVENED. COLONIAL AUTONOMY WANTED. United Service. London, Jan. 22. Supreme efforts will be made in the next few days to settle the Irish question. The Times’ Washington corros pomleut in an important despatch states that President "Wilson has informed Mr Balfour £of the vital bearing of the Irish problem on America’s war efforts.
The correspondent adds; America no longer regards the question fs a British one, but as oue deeply affecting the whole civilised 'world. Even official circles strongly feel that in tiro event of a collapse of the Convention, the Government must accept the majority report aud enforce it upon the minority. The United States is eager to generously assist the ost-iblishmeut of industries iu Ireland it it is given colonial autonomy. t'ongreSs would vote a loan of 100,000,000 dollars (£2O, 000,000), aud immense amounts of American capital would bo invested in Irish industries.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11443, 24 January 1918, Page 5
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153SUPREME EFFORTS FOR SETTLEMENT. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11443, 24 January 1918, Page 5
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