IRISH COMMISSION'S REPORT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2815, 5 July 1916, Page 5

IRISH COMMISSION'S REPORT

government; bumed for ; RECENT TROUBLES AN UNCOMPROMISING • DOCUMENT By Telojrom—Pross Association—Copjriglit * (Beuter's Telozram.) (Bed. July 1, 9.20 p.m.) London, July 3. Tlie report-of the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Irish Affairs states that the continued importation of arms and the toleration of the drilling of largo bodies of men, first •in Ulster and then else- \ whoro, created conditions rendering. poseibla the recent troubles. The failure to suppress sedition and fie drilling of forces by men who declared' a welcome to tho enemies developed the belief "that the Government would not # repress sedition. This was-the 1 immediate causo o£ the outbreak. The Government had abundant material upon whioh it could have acted long'before the leaders themselves contemplated a rising. The' fact is : not disputed that the • authorities in the spring 'of 1916, were 'convinced that seditious bodies were prepared to assist a German' landing. ■ i Tho Commission attributes tho rebellion to the Irish Government's failure to suppress existing lawlessness.. It attaches no responsibility to Viscount' Wimborne. (the' ex-Viceroy) for tie ' : Government's policy, for whioh Mr. Birrell (the' cx- ' Chief Secretary) was primarily responsible. Sir Matthew Nathan (ex-Under Secretary) carried out the Government's policy wit hthe utmost' loyalty, but did not sufficiontly impress upon Mr. Birrell the necessity for more active measures. The Teport praises the polioe for furnishing the Government with' full reports of tho progress and aims of the' various armed associations. ; It attaches HO responsibility to the military, authorities, as : Ireland prevously was under oivil' law; , THE IRISH SETTLEMENT • MEETING OF NATIONALIST DfeLEGATt'S. . (Bee. July ■], 9 p.m.) ' • ' London, July i: Mr. John Eedmoiid (the 'Nationalist leader) presided at if. meeting of fifty Irisli delegates, who approved Mr. Llovd George's sohome as a provisional settlement. There were two dissentients. ' 'Tho meeting also resolved that those who had been sentenocd as rebels should be treated as . political prisoners.