THE IRISH CRISIS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15992, 8 December 1919, Page 3

THE IRISH CRISIS.

REWARD FOR MURDERER’S ARREST. Australian and N.Z, Cable Association, LONDON, December 5. Additional to the Lord-Lieutenant’s offer in connection with the recent outrages, the Under-Secretary for Ireland offers .£SOO reward and a free pardon to any but the actual miscreants.

JUDGES DENOUNCE CRIME

(Times.)

LONDON, December 5

Irish crimes were judicially denounced at the opening of the assizes. The Chief Justice at Cork said the root cause was the attitude of people, who allowed themselves to he downtrodden by a compare tively email number of reckless, wicked men. He asked Irishmen to assert their dignity of manhood to end a state of things which was a disgrace to civilisation.

Justices Kenny (Dublin) and Dodd Belfast) spoke in a similar strain.