GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10659, 4 August 1920, Page 5

GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS

UNREASONABLE DEMANDS CANNOT BE! MIST. REASON FOR OUTRAGES. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright IKeuter'o Telegram, i (Received August 3, 11.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 2. la the House of Commons, Mr A. MacCallmn Scott suggested that, in view of the murders in Ireland, tho Government should reconsider its decision to postpone tho Homo Rule Bill till after .the autumn holidays. Sir Jjloyd George declared that tho carrying of the bill before the adjournment would not immediately end, tho outrages in Ireland. Mr Devlin affirmed that the outrages were largely duo to renentmout at tho Government's prqp Oß al s - Mr Lloyd George replied that, if he thought rso, ho would regard the Irish situation as more desperate, than over, and a desperate situation would be created if tho fact that tho Government was doing its best to satisfy the legitimate demands of Ireland wore rnado an excuse for murder and outrage. Air Devlin declared that tho proposals wore regarded in Ireland aa an insult. Mr Lloyd George replied that "they could not" hope that any measure carried by any British House of Commons would meet tho unreasonable demands which the bulk of the Irish people, whom Mr Devlin did not represent, were at present malting. Mr Devlin declared that the Government's policy waa driving tho moderates in Ireland into tho camp of tho extremists. Air Lloyd G-eorgo emphasised the fact that the Government had done its best according to its view of what wars right and fair for both partners, of the British Iblcs. Ho did not agroa j that the moderates in Ireland had anything to do with the outrages, which [ho firmly believed were the«work of a very small minority. The moderates were so terrorised that they dared not express views, but there had recently been signs that moderate opinion had begun, to aesert it-self. The latest inetanco was a very fearless verdict of 1 wilful murder in the case of Brooke.

Sir Hamar Greenwood (Chief Secretary) formally presented the Restoration of Order in Ireland Bill, which was read a first time without discussion. The bill provides for a courtmartial for most offences, with the addition of the civil element in capital cases. The text will be issued on i August 3rd. Mr Bonar Law stated that a guillotine motion would be proposed in respect to the bill on August oth. ATTITUDE OF THE CHURCH. Published in "The Time*." (Received August 4, 12.55 a.m.) DUBLIN, August 3. There is <iood reason .to believe that tho Church is now ready to supjjort any wiie and generous settlement within the Empire. Cardinal Logue, in a letter, to the olergy announcing special I prayers for tlio restoration of peace in Ireland, states that things arc goiuij 1 from bad to worse, and aro daily presenting a spectacle of destruction of prjperty, oppression, retaliation, (sacking towns, and outbursts of sectarianism, resulting in the los of many useful lives. All this is saddening tiho hearts of the saner majority of the Christi-in people. Participation in political processions, meetings and disturbances is specially forbidden during the Feast of tho Assumption.