IRISH NEGOTIATIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17649, 9 December 1920, Page 7

IRISH NEGOTIATIONS.

CHECK FROM SINN FEIN.

OVERTURES REPUDIATED. A SCENE IN THE COMMONS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrieht. (Received 10.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON, Dec, 7. The Sinn Fein organisation has issued a statement that the telegram sent by its Acting-President, Father O'Flanagan, to Mr. Lloyd George, asking the Prime Minister what proposals for peace he had to offer, expressed merely a personal opinion, and had not the executive's sanction. All public bodies, adds the statement, -would be -well advised to steer clear of the snares of the British Government until the Dail Eirean has spoken. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law said that no reply had yet been sent to Father O'Flanagan." Sir Hamar Greenwood, Chief Secretary for Ireland, said there could be no successful truce until the extreme leaders of the Irish Republican army surrendered or were arrested. (General cheers.) Mr. J. Devlin (Nationalist) asked if that was a declaration of war to the finish upon Ireland. Interruption ensued, and Mr. Devlin turned to the "Ulster Unionist benches and cried: "Shut up, you dogs. After some uproar had subsided, Sir Hamar Greenwood said that there was no question of war against Ireland, but the Government was bound to take action against the extremists. RAID ON DUBLIN COUNCIL. EXECUTED BY AUXILIARIES. Renter. LONDON, Dec. 7. The raid on the Dublin City Hall yesterday was carried out by R.I.C. Auxiliaries. Several entered quietly, bowed to the Lord Mayor and read certain names. The men wanted kept quiet till identified, and were then arrested, namely, Alderman Staines and Councillors Lawlor, Lynch, Brennan, and Clark. . The raid lasted for four hours.

AN AUSTRALIAN VIEW.

PREMIER'S GOOD INTENTIONS. A. and N.Z. 1 ■& SYDNEY,. Dec. 8. Dr. Kelly, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, has returned from a visit to Rome and England. He said that Mr. Lloyd George wished to be fair to Ireland, but was not allowed to be. He added that there was a great deal of unrest in England.

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