Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-03-06 | Page 25 | Publicity Drive Planned in Erin

PUBLICITY DIE PLANNED IN El South Ireland Will Be Told Apparent Ap-parent Advantages of Home Rule Act DUBLIN, March 5. An Intensive f anipuln f publicity to convince 'hi-people 'hi-people of the south of Ireland that it would be to their advantage to accept the new Home Rule act will bo launched shortly. 'pposltlon to the measure, centering center-ing In the south, is believed In official olrclee to bo due largely to ignorance of the powers conferred by Its provisions. provis-ions. Sir llamar Greenwood, the chief retary, Is said to be determined that everyone the length nn.l breadth of the island shall havc full opportunity to study the law. Thou.- in. I of . ..pies of the act have been printed for gratuitous circulation. circula-tion. The country will be flooded with the circular! accompanied by a ii.v.iiu. uii.iui.i i'A.i tino'K ii ip cueci oi the measure. Particular efforts will be made to 9ce that the publicity reachei peraohl in position to Influence Influ-ence public opinion. Copies will be mailed to school teachers priests and others prominent In community life. It is planned to make the campalfn an' ffectlVe Weapon directly aimed at thej Sin Vein movement. No Important section of Irish opinion opin-ion has shown any willingness thus; far to regard the act as evi:n a basis. j for peace negotiations with the British officials. All Southern parties object to par-! tltlon and. while willing to accord sop-1 arate treatment to Northeast Ulster, object to separate and equal parliament parlia-ment for thai section. The Northeast I 'later men arc equally determined In their position and declare they will oppose such extension of tho powers of southern Ireland as would enable It to set up a tariff against cither Eng-1 land or I'lster. The publicity campaign Is expected h tho Hrltlsh authorities to clear up many of the sectional differences by giving the people a thorough expl L nation na-tion of the exact powers and requirements require-ments for which the act provides. , oo