IRELAND

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 2 December 1922, Page 5

IRELAND

POSITION OF SOUTHERN UNIONISTS

DEBATE IN THE LORDS

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

LONDON. Nov. 39

Lord Pave, replying in the House of Lords, said he was sure the Irish Government meant to be fair to all citizens, but if occasion arose ho. was certain the British Government was bound to render the utmost assistance. Lord Midleton, in the House of Lords, said the Irish Constitution violated every promise to Southern Unionists, including Parliamentary protection. He never know a man to he so startled as Mi- Lloyd George when it was pointed out that all these pledges were ignored, Lord Selbounic .said the Irish question would he as acutely present to our groat grandchildren as it had been to our grandfathers. The, Constitution was a reckless gamble with hapiness and the alternative was reconquest, which would result in a more bitter and more hopeless Ireland than ever. Ho was impressed by the entire absence of support of the former English policy among dominion governments, which cordially sympathised with the step now taken. Southern Unionists should In enabled to remove their homes elsewhere if they wished for Ireland’s safetly. MORE EXECUTIONS THREATS TO DAIL MEMBERS

LONDON, Nov. 30. Spooner. FarrejJy, and Murphy were executed 10-day. ‘They were arrested after an attack on the police barracks on October 30th for having revolvers in their possession. They laced death bravely and refused eye bandages. Mr ’Cosgravo privately conferred with the Dail members and advised them to fake precautions for their own saf-uy owing to threats of assassination.

OUTRAGE BY REBELS

TRAIN SET ON FIRE LONDON. Nov. 30. Armed men held up a Dublin train near Cork and ordered the passengers and crew to leave. They set fire to the last coacli and then sol the engine at full speed. The train ran two miles burning fiercely till the fire released the vacuum brake and brought it to a standstill. The outrage, is pari of the rebel eamapign for the destruction ot all communications with the object of isolating Dublin. Traffic to the north and west is impeded in consequence of the destruction of Multyfarnham railway bridge.

CONSTITUTION BILL BEFORE LORDS

LONDON. Nov .30

The House of Lords read a ‘second time the Irish Constitution and consequential Bills.