IRISH AFFAIRS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11929, 24 October 1919, Page 8

IRISH AFFAIRS.

STRONG STATEMENTS BY LORD FRENCH. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph —Copyright. The Times. Received Oct. 24, noon. .London, Oct. 22. Lord French, speaking at Wallasey, said the great difficulty In .Ireland had been due to the rise of a new element in the already complicated vortex of Irish politics. This element wants complete separation, nothing more or less. This so-called Government is an illegal and insane body which possesses a secret army called “Irish Volunteers” and attached to it are bodies of assassins, whose business it is to commit outrage and murder upon any section of the community which- questions its decrees. The result is a complete system of intimidation and tlie population is ;frigntened info screening the criminals and the courageous and devoted efforts of the police have been rendered abortive. Lord French .aaded fhat Government are anxious to give full justice to all classes and (denominations in Ireland.