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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10717, 11 October 1920, Page 6

TO SEE IT THROUGH

THE IRISH TROUBLE PLAIN SPEAKING BY MR LLOYD GEORGE. "ORDER MUST BE RESTORED.” "THREATS OF A HANDFUL OF ASSASSINS.” Bv Telegraph—tress Assn. —Copyright Australian and A A.■ Cable__ Association (Received October 10, 0.0 p.m.) LONDON, October S). ' Air Lloyd George delivered a speech at Carnarvon, where -ho had an enthu.'.tic reception. Ho said:—■ "The defence put forward f?r the murders and outrages in • Ireland is that a. _ state or war exists, the police being the garn- • son of a foreign enemy. But Ireland cannot have a one-sided war. In war vou- do not have one set of men standinf up to bo shot at and never firing ■(wick; in'war no soldier ever, complains if the other side shoots' back. Are the police to allow themselves to be shot like dogs in the street without attempting to defend themselves. The police have endured for two or three, years (in a way which is the highest testimony 'to their discipline and restraint) the* murders of - their comrades and attacks on their bar- ■ Tacks. Tho patience of the police _ is; now giving wav. They are beginning to hit back severely. Is it any wonder that police shot murderers of _ their comrades when' terrorism made it «n- ---' possible' to obtain evidence against "the “murderers? But order must bo ‘ restored in Irelruid, however stern “'the methods.'*’The'• murderous swigs be broken up. nner unless f I ap “mistaken we shall "do it. •" «a GANG OF ASSASSINS.” * ; ‘‘The Government must proceed '’with a hill providing self-government "For Ireland, but I protest against the »idoctrine-that Ireland must be given „ jmore than Mr Gladstone and Mr_As- . quith. gave it in thedr Home Rule —Bills • not because Ireland does not -need ’more, hut because crime has been successful and because a gang of assassins is trying to bully us into giving Bl °Hf we give Ireland that complete Dolfiinion Homo Rule which Mr Asquith now advocates, it will mean that Ireldnd can have her own navy and arrily; can shut Irish ports against British ships; can organise her own submarine bases; can introduce conscription and raise an army of halt a million led by Sinn Feiners. who have vowed the destruction of Great Britain." Dominion Home Rule in Ireland means conscription in Britain as a defensive measure. . “Ireland was engaged during the war in assisting the German submarine" campaign. Ireland stood_ at the gateway to Britain, and the Irish coast is now girdled with British wrecks. Are ■0 ..to have Ireland ag our enemies submarine base in the next war. \Vas ever such lunacy proposed by anybody t Britain is a great country, and has done more for human freedom than any country that ever existed. AVo will-not risk its future destinies beoadse of the threats of any gang in Ireland. We saw the great - war , through at gigantic cost. We are not , going to quail at the threats of a handful of assassins.” _ : The Premier added that the Home Rule Bill would give Ireland every facility to manage her own domestic ’’affairs', ’