HOME RULE BILL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 134, 2 March 1920, Page 7

HOME RULE BILL

STERN OPPOSITION AROUSED

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright London", February 20. The Irish Bill has already, aroused the sternest opposition. Labour opposes it on the ground that self-government should be granted to a United Ireland. Mr. Adamson declares that the partition is contrary to the Labour policy. Lord Robert Cecil's growing party opposes it on the ground that Ireland must hecome orderly before it can attain selfgovernment. Lord Cecil states that Home Rule in a disordered Ireland is inconsistent with Imperial safety. He advocates a return to the Balfour Crimes Act. Mr. Devlin states that every man, woman, and child in Ireland will despise and oppose the Bill, The only way to stop tho presont disorder is by complete self-government. He says the Bill will permanently divide the country. The Bill provides a free Imperial gift of i1.000.00fl to each Irish Legislature, plus Irish duties and taxes in excess of a fair contribution to the Imperial ser-vices.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MILITARY ADMINISTRATION DENOUNCED BY LABOUR' DELEGATION. London, February 26. The delegation of Labour members of Parliament, which recently carried out a short tour of investigation in Ireland, reports denouncing the military administration in Southern Ireland. It condemns the shooting of policemen and similar outrages, but declares that they are no part of any political organisation's programme. The report concludes: "No i/nnrovement can be expected until the problem of Ireland's political aspirations is solved."—Reuter.

ATTACK ON TI&fOLEAGUE BARRACKS A FOUR HOURS' FIGHT. (Rec. March 1, 11.15 p.m.) London, February 26. Details of the attack on the Timolengue (Cork) constabulary barracks show that a' band, of armed men estimated at from forty to eighty, at midnight employed firearms and bombs in a fight which lasted four hours. None of the garrison was injured, In the morning three dead assailants were found close to the barracks, and also one severely wounded', who said that seven wounded men had been removed. The assault was carried out with' the usual preliminaries of road blocking and telegraph wire-cutting. The barracks adioin the station, The assailants used railway wagons ns armoured cars, which were found to-day bullet-marked.—Renter.