Alien Irishmen.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXI, Issue 70, 11 October 1920, Page 5

Alien Irishmen.

THE HOME RULE BILL. BRITISH PREMIER’S SPEECH. Press Association-Copyright., Australian and N.Z. Cable Association., London, October 9. Mr Lloyd George delivered a speech at Carnarvon, where he had enthusiastic reception. “The defence put forward for murders, and outrages in Ireland,” he said, “is that a state of war exists, the police being the garrison of a loreign enemy • but Ireland cannot have a one-sided war. In war no soldier ever complains if the “other side shoots back. Are the police to allow themselves to bo shot like dogs m the street .without attempting to defend themselves? The polic© have endured for two or three years, in a way which is the highest testimony to their discipline and restraint, the murder of the'r comrades and attacks on their barracks. The patience of the police is now giving way; they are beginning to hit back severely. I s it any wo-der ( th e ’police shot the murderers of their comrades, when terrorism made it impossible to obtain evidence against the murderers?”

“But order mast be restored in Triand,” the Premier added. “However stern the methods,, these murderous gangs must be broken up, and unless I am mistaken we shall do it. T he Government must proceed with the Bill provid ng for self-government for Ireland. I protest against the dpctriko that' Ireland must hg given more than Mr- Gladstone and Mr Asquith gave it in their Home Rule Bills, not because Ireland does nob need more. t because crime has been successful, and because a gang of assassins is Hying to bully us into giving more, if we give Ireland complete Dominion Home Rule, which Mr Asquith now advocates; it will mean that Ireland can hav e ’lid - own navy and army, can shut Irish ports against British ships, can organise her own submarine bases, can introduce conscription and raise an army of half a million, led by Sinn Feiners who have vowed the destruction of Great Britain. 1 “Ireland was engaged during the war assisting the German submarine campaign. Ireland stood at the gateway to Britain, and the Irish coast is now girdled with British wrecks. Are we to have Ireland us our enemy’s submarine base in the next war? Was ever such lunacy proposed by anybody ? Britain is th e greatest country that ever existed, and wo will not risk its future its destini s—because of the threats cf any gang in Ireland. We saw the Great War through at gigantic cost, and we ar e not going to quail threats of a handful of assassi m.l’ .The Premier added the Horn© Rule KiU would give Ireland every facility to manager her own domestic affairs. POLICY of reprisals. London, October 9. A party ,of uniformed men threw incendiary bombs into the Cork City ■Hall, 'but The fire brigade succeeded in confining-tlie fire to the public health office. It is believed the outrage was a reprisal for the murder of a soldier. Two Irish girls were awarded £2OO each owing to Sinn Feiner s cutting off their hair. ,

MILITARY AMBUSHED. DESPERATE FATAL FIGHT. Press Association —Copyright. Australian and . N.Z, Cable Association. (Received 9.0 a.m.) London, October .10. A patrol of the Essex Regiment in two lorries were ambushed at New Westown. County Cork, and a desperate fight followed. Lieutenant Richardson was hilled, and anotner lieutentant and three soldiers seriously wounded. The cvilian casualties are unknown. prisoners in rebellion. LONDONDERRY GAOL WRECKED Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 12.30 p.m.) . London, October 10. Early this morning, Snn Fein prisoners in Londonderry Goal wrecked the cellars, smashed the windows, and damaged the property. Troops were called in and fired on the mutineers. Uproar continued until the arrival of an armoured car and further troops being called in.