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Show 10 CONVINCE PEOPLE OF-SOUTHERN " IRELAND Campaign Promotes Acceptance Accept-ance of New Home Rule Measure ItrBLIW. March . An Intensive i campaign of publicity- to "convince the . w" people of the south of .Ireland that It would be to their advantage to sc- cept the new home rule act will bs launched shortly. Opposition to the measure, renterlng In the south. Is believed In official circles to bs dus largely to Ignorance of the powers conferred by Its provisions. provi-sions. Sir Ilium sr Greenwood, the chief secretary, is said to be determined Uist everyone the length and breadth of the Island shall have full opportunity to study the law. ooprpis rnuTT. i.atkt). Thousands of copies of the act have been printed for gratuitous circulation. circula-tion. Ths country win be needed wtth these circulars accompanied by a memorandum mem-orandum explaining1 the effect of th. measure. Particular efforts will be made to see thnt the publicity reachea persons In position to Influence public opinion. Cople will be mailed to school teachers, priests and others prominent In community life. It I plsnned to make the campaign an effective ef-fective weapon directly aimed at ths Sinn Peln movement. No Important section of lrish-cplnlon has shown sny willingness thus far to regard the art ss even a basis for peace negotiations with the British officials. of-ficials. AJtR DKT".RWIEI. 1 All southern parties obler-t to partition, parti-tion, and. whlls willing- to scenrd separate sepa-rate treatment to northesst Ulster, ob-jret ob-jret to a separate and equal parliament for that section. The northeast Ulster men are equally determined In their position and declare they will oppose such extension of the powers of southern south-ern Ireland ss would enable It to set up a tariff against either England or Ulster. The pahllcUV enmpalen Is expect'd by the Hrltlsh authorities to clear up many of the sectional differences by giving the people a thorough explanation explana-tion of the exact powers sn.l rUlrs- ments for whtrn the art provln- |