13 MAY 1922, Page 1
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE attempt to bring about peace in Ireland, which was made in the first instance by members of the divided I.R.A., and not by the politicians, has broken down. Apparently, the fantastical doctrinaires who are determined that a minority shall bring Ireland to utter ruin do not want peace and will not have it. They prefer an impossible formula to any of the practical blessings of life. We may see before long whether the fighting men will call their political leaders to order. Many of them may already have the will to do so, but we fear that there is little or no capacity for managing affairs among those, whether they be politicians or fighting men, who at present control the destinies of the South and West of Ireland.
