AFFAIRS IN IRELAND

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16033, 26 January 1920, Page 7

AFFAIRS IN IRELAND

LABOR PARTY’S COMMISSION

NOT WANTED BY SINN FETNKR-S

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

LONDON, January 22

The British Labour Party’s Commission to investigate the Irish situation lias received, a chilling reception, especially from the Sinn Fein and transport workers. Neither organisation has yet answered, an invitation to give evidence before the Comnjission. So far the Commission has inquired into the condition of school teachers and members of the civil service, neither of which is very relevant or goes quite to the root of the evil of Irish government,

LABOUR DELEGATION AT CORK

LONDON, January 32

The Labour delegation visited Cork. Tim Lord Mayor welcomed the party and escorted them to the City Hall, where they found that the police had again ejected the Sinn Fein Industrial Commission. The Mayor vainly protested. Addressing the delegation, he said Ireland distrusted Liberal, Conservative, and Coalition GovernmentsHe expressed the opinion that Ireland’s only hope lay in the English Labour Party. Mr Adamson predicted that the delegation's report to the Labour Party would be of a .far-reaching character.

VISCOUNT FRENCH’S VIEWS

PAEIS, January 23

Le Journal’s Dublin correspondent states that ho interviewed Viscount French, who expressed his determination to suppress disorder, oven if martial law was necessary. He drew a hopeless picture of the future. It seemed likely that a period of peace would follow restoration of order, but it was probable that trouble would break out again later. Viscount French declined to discuss prospects of satisfying the Irish by means of a generous measure of Home Rule. He said that that was Mr Macpherson’s task. LONDON, January 24.

The ban on Freeman’s Journal has been removed, and publication will be resumed on Wednesday.

ANOTHER SERIES OF OUTRAGES,

LONDON, January 22. A new crop of outrages is reported from Ireland.

A constable was seriously wounded last night at Thurles, which is in the proclaimed area, and the centre of a most disaffected country, where several police have been killed. Three bullets entered the constable's body. Military and armed police arrived an hour after ■the outrage. Tie inhabitants report that a reign of terror followed, the soldiers firing volleys and smashing windows with the butte of rifles. There were wild scenes, lasting 1.) hours, and it is estimated that damage to the extent ef JSOOO was done to house property. Citizens are indignant, but' the clergy are exercising a restraining influence.

The district police inspector expressed regret at the occurrence. The wounded constable was successfully operated en in a Dublin hospital. Doctors called for volunteers for transfusion of blood. One hundred and fifty responded. A constable was selected.

There was great excitement in Dublin when it was learned that Commissioner Redmond was shot outside the Sinn Fein headquarters in Haroourt Street. Two shots were fired from the opposite aid© of the street. Commissioner Redmond was found with an automatic pistol in his band. It is surmised he drew the pistol after the first shot,, which missed. The second penetrated his brain and death was instaneaneons.

DEATH OF THE CONSTABLE

LONDON, January 22. The constable who was wounded at Thurles is dead.

Tie jury at the Thurles inquest returned a verdict of wilful murder, and strongly condemned the outrage. The jury expressed abhorrence at the dastardly outrage by unknown persons in wilfully murdering Commissioner Redmond,