IRISH CRISIS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16323, 12 January 1921, Page 4

IRISH CRISIS.

ARCHBISHOP CLONE’S MISSION. WHY IT FAILED. Jilt LLOTD GEORGE’S CHANGE OF TONECHARGES AGAINST SOI-DIERS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. The newspaper “ Liberte ” interviewed Archbishop Clone, who said he believed that Mr Lloyd George’s attitude towards Ireland was sincere and that lie really desired peace. Unfortunately, several members of the Cabinet and members of Parliament. includirr* Mr Bonar Law. were not of the same opinion, saving that the British people would not be satisfied with any peace negotiated before the Irish laid down their arms- General Sir Nevil Macready aJeo favoured continuing the struggle. “Mr T.loyd George then changed his tone.” said the Archbishop, “and intimated to me that no truce could be considered while the Irish remained in arms. The Sinn Fein leaders refused the offer for that reason, and my mission failed.”

Archbishop Clune expressed admiration for the Sinn Feiners, and said that when Mr Lloyd George described them as murderers he replied, “ Not murderers, hut the (ream of their race.”

Archbibhop Clune continued : *' The British soldiers and the Black and Ta.ns were absolutely inhuman. Soldiers and officers shoot and pillage as they please. If the struggle be continued Ireland will only be a heap of ashes. The battlefields of Belgium and the Somme are not worse than some parts of Ireland.” Archbishop Clune considers himself an impartial witness, and soon he hoped to convey the same information to the Pope. ATTACK ON CAR. LADY FIRED AT LONDON, January 10. Eight men waylaid a military touring car in Dublin, containing: two officers and the wife of one. A numi ber of shots failed to stop the car. Other assailants further on opened fire. One jumped on the'footboard a.nd tired twice at the lady. The shots penetrated her dress, but she was unhurt. One officer was slightly wounded. A third attempt to stop the car by blocking the road failed. DEFORTATION ORDERED. WASHINGTON, January 10. The State Department has announced that it cannot waive the passport restrictions in the case of Mr O’Ca.Jlaghau, there being no reason why exception should be made in the case of the Mayor of Cork. Prominent jurists have announced that they will take the fight to the United States Supreme Court in the effort to prevent the deportation of O’Callaghan. It is pointed put that the exclusion clause in the immigration laws applies only to diseased persons, mental incompetents, o-r anarchisms and that Mr O’Callaghan’s inability to secure a passport is exclusively due to the British Government. (It was announced a few days ago that Mr O'Callaghan. Lord Mayor of Cork, reached the United States as a stowaway), MISSIONED TO AUSTRALIA. REFUSED PERMISSION TO LAND. SYDNEY, January 11. Mr Osmond Thomas Grattan Esmond© arrived by the Makura, claiming to be on a highly important diplomatic mission in connection with the Homo Rule movement in Ireland, but he was refused permission to laud at any port in Australia. He is a son of Sir Thomas Etemonde, ex-member of the* House of Commons for North Wexford.