IRISH AFFAIRS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3547, 7 August 1920, Page 5

IRISH AFFAIRS.

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LONDON, Aug. 5.

A BOl'fast. 1:(-\\>>:;pape1' asserts that the Sinn Fein l’al'lizullent has sent Mr L‘oyd Go()l'gc its proposed poauu terms, stating tlxuf; if Britain I‘ec<)gllis<3s Ileland’s im'i(%pel:<lollce.lreland will be prepared to .t'ul'nish ilft'el'mltional guarantees, properly ,incorporu'tc-d in 3. peace treaty, to_ sa’r.'cgual-‘d the British Empirc’s sfmtogical ill'te-1"osf:<.

TRADE L'.\'loN'l>RoPos..u

LONDON, Aug. 5. The Trade Unio-n Cungress at Cork

.:xs.s'€d :1 resolution demanding the \'.'ithdx'uwa] of troops, leaving Irishincn to mainrain order and decide by a plebiscite the new L-ons‘§itution.

ORDER FOR IRl*JL.»\.\"U' BILL. 2...:-3* ‘ ' “MW” LONDON, Aug. 5. In HlO House of Commons ‘Mr Bouar 4L\\“_; in moving 9. g‘ui‘llo‘tino motion providing‘ for the passage of th'e Restorzltion of. Order in Ircfand Bill by to-mOl'tiO\\' evening, deprecated thefeel— of despair about the possibility of remedying the ox'l_sting condition,=__,. 'l_‘he.<c. c.~'.-uld not be worse than in .1833, after which c-iviLised. conditions were restored in Il'(*lafld.

The motion wzl.<'adopted, after which Sir Hamar Greenivood moved the second reading of the Bill. .Mr Asquith o_ppo.~:ed {he second reading. « He said lle‘ec7llsidered the courtsmartial useless, in View of the ‘likely inzfliility to get evidence against mecuéed persons. The Government was largely responsible for the gravity of the situation, because it did not ‘introduce the liberal measure of selfgovermneut promised in 1918. When tahe-Goverxmient asked Parliament to apply the Compulsory «Service Bill to Ireland, he denmmled that the Governniprit give Home Rule on Dominion, lines. _ '

Replying to quésfions if he e"\«'or made such an offer, Mr Asqtiith said no, but he was prepared to do 530 now. ‘He zulded that he did not retl'a<:t his pasf‘ s‘ratom<:nts abwt allowing the Ulster counties to stand aloof.

I Mr Lloyd George said it was useless rm make ill-consi(lere<l and vague sng.-,—.. 'gesflons of Dominion Home Rule, and Challenged Mr Asqultll to name anyfione in Ireland able to speak zlll‘(lmriWatively on behalf of the Trish, who !v:m1l(l uctzopt it. He pointed. out rllut _tlle Sinn Fair. Commonex-S, lmmleal by. lDe V.'l.ler:L, definitely stated that they 1 would not accept it. and would nof "be ‘sutisfierl with txnything less than :1 I'o- - He asked if tlle a.s"s:lssination. {of pniliaexllen, QI1tllIll'l.('h.'1,fl0n. n'l*_m'<lol*, janal 0-11‘rr:4g.r= was lb bt? porxniftforl :0l(:on’rinue wiflmut taking ]n(\;]_'<u]'(3_q mf-Vpy-'n’c(‘cfinn. Replying lo the <-rifixrimn of Mr .-'\!<qllilh as I'ogurrl.- 1117* militaristic cllamcter of the Bill.’ 'l\'lr Lloyd‘ George pointed I'o flio c-x‘l.<tml<eo of the Irish RA"]’l1lllll(‘2lTl Army, wlfivlx ismuerl orders and decrees signed l).'\7‘;f(/"rT'€”’ll{llH and o:lpfain:=. and <ll(~?rel:Lror'l itself :11: war with the British Empire. The IPl'emiol- said they could flxereforo nofi complain if war conditions‘ were lming appliprl. If‘ any :I,utllol'ify who -was able to show he possessed the confidw ence of Irishm,qn gubmitted definite‘ prvposnls as I'ogar(ls the Govormnent “of Ireland which were Wiglxin the clear a limitations recently laid down, ‘rhenl the Government would eonsirlol' sucln proposals. I

The Bi'l was read :1. second ttinm by 2799 to 71.

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