IRELAND

Evening Star, Issue 17489, 21 October 1920, Page 4

IRELAND

QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, October 19. in answer to a series of questions in the House of Commons regarding Ireland, bir Hamar Greenwood, Chief. Secretary, said-thai; since the New Year 100 police aud , 1° soldiers had been killed, 160 police and 66 soldiers had been wounded, and bbt attacks had been made-on police barracks. The Government methods for copm# ™th outrages were steadily improving, lne .Royal Irish Constabulary were steadily increasing in.strength, owing to recruiting of ex-officers and ex-soldiers. Mr Bonar Law said the Government intended proceeding with the Home Rule Colonel Malone interjected :\ "In the meantime is ifc the Government's policy to continue the campaign of murder and reprisals? (Coalition uproar.) Mr Bonar Law: "It is the policy of the Government in the meantime to* put clown murder and outrage." {Coalition cheers.)—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE HUNGER-STRIKERS. ti t>- 1.1 ~ ■ L 9. NDOX ' oc tober 19. The Right Hon. E. Shprtt (Home Secretary) declined to release Alderman M Sweeney, and said that the prison authorities had administered no food.—A. and A./i. Cable. T , . . October 20. During requiem mass for the deceased hunger-striker Fitzgerald a military officer with a drawn revolver and a file of armed soldiers approached the altar and warned the canon that more than 100 persons wouk, not be allowed to follow the coffin to the grave. Later the officer meeapnoned to the crowd, stating that he had ordei-s to fire if the order were disobeyed, ■ue intended to use force if necessary The crowd complied.—A. and N.Z. Cable. (Received October 21, at 8.40 a.m.) ■, v5 e iw U « °/ Cl " ir - V at Cork "turned a that Pit.geraV was of sound mind, and deliberately killed himself Keuter. TERRIBLE REPRISAL. LONDON, October 19. i Wormed men took two Sinn Feiners (brothers) from their home in Tipperarv and shot them dead-in the presence of their relatives—A. and N.Z. Cable. IRISH BISHOPS' PROTEST. TERRORISM SMOTHERS THE L4W OF GOD. INDICTMENT SFtHE CROWN. LONDON, October 20. (Received October 21, at 9.10 am) i JJrf n tish f ,? irf ? ops ° f Ma y"°°th have issued the following statement :—" Where terrorism, partiality, and failure to apply the principles of government are rampant it is impossible to uphold the law of God Un a scale truly appalling must be reckoned the countless indiscriminate raids and arrests in the darkness of night prolonged imprisonment without trial' savage sentences from tribunals that do not command and do not deserve confidence the burning of houses and crops, and the destruction of industries to pave the way for want and famine by men maddened with plundered drink and bent on Hoggings and massacres of civilians, all perpetrated by the forces of the Crown " Referring to Ulster the bishops say:Ina plausible sentiment about not coercing Ulster is founded on a false pretence, which, if pressed, will, we warn the bring the danger of bitter, prolonged civil strife."—A. and NZ Cable.