UNREST IN IRELAND

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 177, 22 April 1919, Page 5

UNREST IN IRELAND

STATEMENT BY MR. BONAR LAW THE HOME RULE ACT By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyrffht-London, April 16: Mr. Bonar Law, replying in the House of Commons to a suggestion that a committee of all parties should formulate a scheme of self-government for Ireland, said that : it was not likely to have the desired result. It was not intended that the existing Act should be enforced upon the conclusion of peaco. Mr. Macpherson's recent statement represented the Government's .'present policy.—lAus.-N.Z. Cabl Assn.

/.Mr. Lan Macpherson, in the House of Commons some days ago, said that politicnl unrest in Ireland was unabated. and was accompanied by most cruel outrages. ■ He was .determined to support the constabulary and military to protect law-abiding citizens against the terrorists and assassins, from whom one of the most prosperous countries in the world '• nvust be freed. Sinn Feinism menaced progress, alienated sympathy, and produced and maintained a deadlock that stifled industries and social development. The application of selfdetermination would mean the establishment of a Sinn Fein pepublic in the rankest form. Present conditions prevented the Government from exploring nil the practical paths in order to secure a crenerous settlement of the problems, which were never more pressing.] LIMERICK PARALYSED BY STRIKES London, April 20. Business at Limerick continues at a standstill. The strike leaders have picketed the food shops and hotels, but there is considerable backdoor selling. The military have erected sentry posts at all approaches to the proclaimed area, and are requiring permits for entry and departure. The railway strike has begun. There is no disorder.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.