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Show UNIONIST PRESS IS SUPERHEftTED Visit of Irish Delegates Is Made Text for Anti-Wilson Anti-Wilson Editorials. LONTX)N, May 6. The visit or representatives rep-resentatives ' of American Irish societies i to Ireland M. J. Ryan and E. F. Dunne is creating grreat interest in Sinn Fein circles here and indignation in Unionist quarters in Ireland and England. Among the reports In circulation Is one that passports from Paris to Ireland were granted the mission at the request of President Wilson. It is believed the mission has the sanction sanc-tion of President Wilson and was granted grant-ed passports from Paris to Ireland at his reque-st. There is considerable mystery about the whole affair, and it is unknown whether Premier Lloyd George has been in communication with the visitors at all. There is one report that he promised to receive them, but has cancelled his engagement. en-gagement. A question was addressed to the government gov-ernment in the house of commons yesterday yes-terday with a view to establishing whether wheth-er envoys arc accredited to the American Ameri-can government ; also to establish their exact status. It also was asked if the premier had intended to receive them. 1 The question was met evasively by the home secretary, who promised to make ! Inquiries, and baid that this would occu- 1 py a week. i "If it is true that Mr. Wilson is behind 1 this intrigue, against the union of the ; 1'ni ted Kingdom and after the president's presi-dent's behavior toward Italy anything is 1 credible th.e American ambassador," 1 says the Post, "ought to be told that '. the United Kingdom does not tolerate Interference in its domestic affairs. They are our business, and the business of nobody no-body else." I The Graphic says: "If any of the states of America were ! ai-'ain to demand the right to secede from the union, it is certain the American j people would be bitterly indignant if such i a demand received any kind of official : encouragement from Groat Britain. We , ;jp!y the fame standard." |