Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-03-09 | Page 5 | Nationalists of Ireland Appeal

NATIONALISTS OF IRELAND APPEAL Declare Lloyd-George Has Not Kept Faith With Them Over Home Rule. London. March 8, 5 :37.p. m A man ifesto Issued today by the Nationalists the constitutional movement mav et be saved, but only by the active assistance of all level headed Nationalists Nation-alists in It. land and especially the millions of the Irish race in the dominions do-minions and in the United States. "To them we appeal," savs the manifesto, man-ifesto, "promptly to use all means In their power to Induce the British government gov-ernment to deal with Ireland In accordance ac-cordance with the principles for which they are fighting in Europe. We especially es-pecially appeal to America iu this connection, con-nection, with a view to the application to Ireland of the great principles so clearly and splendidly enunciated in President Wilson's address (o the senate." sen-ate." The manifesto contains the declaration declara-tion thai the attitude adopted by Premier Pre-mier Lloyd George in the course of yesterday's debate in the house of eommons shows an entire cnange oi position on the Ulster question and the home rule question ceneralU, and is a breach of faith with the Irish party and the Irish nation. The Nationalists decided to send the manifesto to President Wilson and the premiers of the British dominions. oo