THE IRISH SITUATION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10116, 25 October 1917, Page 6

THE IRISH SITUATION.

DEBATE IN THE COMW.ONS. THE GOVERNAH'.NT’S DESIWE. I “HURRICANE FIRE OF REBEL ORATORY.” (jRs ElkCipio TjMoraph—OorTßiom'O (Fbk JPrbss AfISOOUTION.) eon DON, Get. 26. Iu ibe House of ( Vmi.'t'm-., Ab' Red- i immd, MAN., moved a n.oluliou deploring the Irish ’ Executive s policy, also the In-ti mijitorv policy, especially in view o! t>.o i»res-iVv there is of i.-rvat-iiijf 1,11 phere -tavnmablc to the libb Gotoveuhou. Mr Redmond said Hie .hi-b situation was extremely grave- and only the scec-csspot Dio convention would pn vent a jH-rioa el Oiaoand anarchy -uiprecedentcd rov a ‘'l'liiiinThe existing policy was the greutys! i.angei to the convention, it was widely IH-lievei hi liehuul that <-i-i-lain people iu England nud Ireland would gladly wo the convention clestroyed. lioidng that I rebuilt s lasi' hoiie of sell’-goveriimeni would pen-; 1 ‘j 1 the 1-esultan.' anarchy and perhaps t'toocl- _ died, lie acquitted the Irish Unionists ol aii v responsilifiit.' b'V ’hi- combi ion <' a, fairs. A lie eom-.ulion proceedings had Hceti witpoil) :iu\ bittCTJH-s and ibe discussions had now I’eacbcd n twiticul wage. 'lau.s of the authorities’ :,n- wove provocative, | i i- 1 -i taring - tile |)e<ndr. and causing, ,n growth of Sinn Eeini.-m. He nioved tlio irmlion in order i<» urgo i!l< Secretary for lioiand) to exeivi-n- lus controlling power)-. ■ | Mr Duke replied that hi- policy was justilied, otlier.wis" order would not have ween maintained. ’The one tlCQj'e was to create sin atmo-phere ol goodwi. I. He pointed to Ireland'- present prosperity and practical immunity icom U;e ;iiiscn afflicting the rest oi’-the world. Vet the J Empires avowed end m-e bad einoHn 1 i 200 000 voting I rfsbiin-n in order to erealo all new rebellion. Parliament, with mipm.-o|_ dented luagnaninni \. hid eonaalcreu that, until Ireland received ffc promised self-go -j vei iiinent it had no right to i-nioric con-| script.ion there. Ho' Sinn !-eiueis. had i,U’-| elined to participate in the convention, but | tlieve bad been a Imi ricane fite of rebel \ oralorv througboui, tin* country and thei'-l had also been a steady organisation in i every narisli of a new rebel loree who bad 1 been’ told that there was a considerable quantity of arms ready, and more would lie readv when the fatal nay conies. \\ lienee came those anus'.' The belpipg bund winch brought the rebellion in I9ib was Germany y j and w hen u became iien -sury. in I i-hruai >. to deport persons engitged in conspiring it was because Germany r band was again field out, and the Govrnimnl knew u. The Government could not ignore the organisation of this volunteer force, or its cle- j dared jurrpose. The Sinn I'cnt leaders | aimed t-u defeat <he convent mu. Air Asquith hoped that nothing would be done to defeat the convention. THE PRIME MINISTER’S PLEDGE.

SINN .FEIN LEADER’S COLDBLOODED INCITEMENTS TO REBELLHON, ■ AIL’ST BE ENDED. M, Lloyd George .-aid Hie sitnati'pi in Ireland was n-o'-t difiieuh ailt 1 most delicate. Air Duke had striven hi nirm.i to avoid auv provocation which would endanget tinusefulness of the convention. De Valera-' (the Seitt Finn ALP.) speeches wen'e cold blooded incitements lo rebellion, ami it was essential the Governmeni should give a ulp;ir indication that il would uol allow such speeches to be repeated. Germany ouch- mouflv siir.‘u(M.lod m Igimlarms in Inland lo aid a. rebellion. aifcJ jj)i> (levTTimmiit* know tlin< arraii^oiuuiUtf wen’* luini; mad** m (•itiikiiiv to land, hi hit again from America. There bad lion a de liberate-attempt to enlist, enroll, and organise hundreds of thousands of < young Irishmen preparatory to a rebellion. Jf (lew had been Englishmen, ihe> would have been eompidsori!y_ enlisted in the avmv. The Sinn Feiner’s idea of Home Rule'war not self-government, Did a, coniolcle secession from England. \V»could not possibly agree to that. (Cheers.) He was willing to give an undertaking that if the convention arrived at a substantial agreement th.- . (.Covernnn ut. would use ; it" whole power to traie.hde the agreement into an Act of Parliament. Such a Pull would be carried through immediately. Alt Dillon interjected: ” I Ids is vevv important. Will the Prime Alinister pledge rhe Government that, immediately the convention conics to au agreement, they wid embody it iu a Bill and pass it- through Parliament as soon a-, possible: Air Lloyd George: “Gcvtuinly; this lias alwav- been the Government’s intention.'’ LONDON, Oct. 24. Air Redmond's motion was Relented' by 211 voles r . 73.