IRISH AFFAIRS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14707, 7 June 1920, Page 4

IRISH AFFAIRS.

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(Per Preßs Association.) << (A. and N.Z. Cable Assn. and ft e J Received .June 7, at 9.25 a.m ■ LONDON, Jm.J In the House ot Commons tW' vernment accepted an anuniduS the Homo Rule Bill providing iJIS transfer of the Irish not be made until three years n'rSf Bill came into operation. " Mr Walter I King' promised f ß f| consideration of a suggestion mJ Sir E. Carson tlmt when llio tw liamcnts by an identical Act tZh tlie transfer of the Royal lrjJ? stabulary it should lit* wound members suitably schemes for a. police force friinJi both Parliaments. Air Lonfcnlj,,! took to consider favorably u sl| * that during the tniii«iti'on p P 3 constabulary be vested in » not a. committee of live, )M uJ'i the Bill. Mr Jiong slated tlmtiT forecasts nifule by inanv siumW ' true, and if the only use t O T| by the southern Parliament o |7 , powers was to' try to wlnbliih i> public or a, government uii\v o rt|sJ the name of government., the]si||S| be (suspended and would not coin!® operation, and the ]ni)>erial PajfcJ would be compelled to take such u as it deemed necessary to restart (A. ijnd N.Z. Cable A*n. and IfcS Received June 7. at 9.23 a m LONDON, ,i,,J Mr Thomas, Secretary of the I : wavmen's Union, staled' that jfc.l cutivo interviewe<l Mr Lloyd tiJ and asked for specinl British cial> Irish Trades I'nion ConwesJ try and bridge the gulf Irish people, and the Government Lloyd George, replying, regretted attitude of the Irish raihvaynier stated that the Government* couldl tolerate any discrimination in to the various classes of goods! Government was bound to tnko J step to -.maintain order. Tho pJ pointed out that Trades Unionism, sought to influence political not by the ordinarv machinery ofSkj but by threats of disorganising jyl dlistriog of the country. Tlmt will serious issue, which lie took ml] once. He would regard it ns a\i| pleto abdication by the (iovenihiJ they were .in the l least to cininltiimii] the demand. The wsuo raised wns3 la.r to the recent issue in lf ra| 3 which ended so disastrously for trj'jl unionism in France. He denliiinl'l believe that the National Vnioj-S railwaynien would' embark on » mK which the Trade Union nfi lutely refused to sanction in co)il|t( j t-ion with another important liwtlsH public policy. Mr Thomas said lie nvogniiKd-jt to support the strikers in Jr c meant a declaration of war on thi>C( vernment.

(United Service.) ' Received May 7, at 8.40 a.in.

LONDON, May &; The Daily Miiil stntes tlinl tlio 1™ authorities arc asking nnyonc in )) ppssession of jnfonniition which ie tin ful in stamping out crime to mil poste restante, press collect. Ab«o||t secrecy is assured, and a remmi *i be given, if the information proves cl cacious.

(Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received Juno 7, at 0.-IO p.m. LONDON, Mr Lloyd George, replying to || railway deputation., said, regardingllj position in Ireland, that within g vir short time there had been 48 mum of policemen and 120 attempted fl dcrs. Men were shot down while card ing out the elementary duty of thejir servation of law, yet when'a box oh volvers was sent to these, men (omjj them to defend, their lives, (lie!im union threatens to stop all trnffir, Ireland, -notwithstanding the fart fie the murderers, with revolvers»ttS pockets, were carried backwan/i' ujl forwards on tho railways; )?ewi#B he added, have tliat>, -whatcvftiitntlß It means, lie said, that tho railnjn* havo refused to work trains ciifjM

troops. Ho declared most einptatiq! that the Govejrnmeijt. could not pM: blv agree to the action of tinv swm discriminating against Govornmonttr fic, or accept any decree isstied liv a body, no matter how powerful, denjit to the Government essential fadliS for carrying out its functions. V