HOME RULE BILL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 217, 8 June 1920, Page 5

HOME RULE BILL

TRANSFER OF IRISH 1 CONSTABULARY

THE SOUTHERN PARLIAMENT MUST NOT ABUSE ITS POWERS By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyrieht - London, June 5. In the House of Commons on the Homo Rule Bill, tho Government accepted an amendment providing that the transfer of the Irisli Constabulary shall not be mado until three years after the Bill comes into operation. Mr. Walter Long promised favourable consideration of a suggestion by Sir Edward Carson, that when the two Parliaments by an identical Act called for tho transfer of tho Royal Irisli Constabulary it should bo wound up, its members suitably compensated, and schemes for a police forco framed by both Parliaments. Mr. Long also undertook to consider favourably a suggestion that during the transition period control of the Constabulary should be vested in a Minister and not in a committee of fivo as proposed in tho Bill. Mr. LoDg stated that if the forecasts made toy many speakers wcro true, ond if the only use mado by the Southern Parliament of its powers was to try and establish a republic or a Government unworthy of the name of Government, tho Bill would-bo suspended and would not come into operation, and tho Imperial"! Parliament would bo compelled to take such action as would be necessary to restore order.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asan.Reuter. ATTITUDE OF~TRADES UNIONISM .PREMIER REJECTS PROPOSED CONGRESS; London, June 5. Mr. Thomas, secretary of the Railwaymen's Union, states that his executivo interviewed Mr. L'.oyd George and asked for a special British and a special Irish Trades Union Congress to try fiid bridge the gulf between tho Irish peopto and the Government. > Mr. Lloyd Georgo, in replying, regretted the attitudo of the Irish railwaymen, and stated that the Government could not tolerate any ■ discrimination as regards various classes of goods. The Government was bound to take every step to maintain order. Ho pointed out that trades unionism now sought to inlluenco political docislions, not by using tho ordinary machinery of tho State but by threats to disorganise the industries ol the country. That was a sorious issue which he took lip'at once. Ho regarded it as a comploto abdication by the Government if they were in the leasi to countenanco the demand. The issue raised was similar to the recent issuo in Prance, which ended so disastrously for trade unionism in Prance, Ho declined to 'believe that the National Union of Rflilwaymen would embark on a policy which tho Trade Union Congress had absolutely refused to sanction in connection with another important matter of public policy. Mr. Lloyd Georgo added that within a very short time there had been 48-nvjir-dors of policemen, and 120 attempted murders had failed. Men were shot down while carrying out the olementary duty of the preservation of order. Yet when ft box of revolvers was eent to these men to enable them to defend their lives, a trade union threatened to stop the whole traffio of Ireland, notwithstanding' that murderers with revolvers in pockets -\rero carried backwards and forwards on the railways. "Wo cannot, have that, whatever it costs," said Mr. Lloyd George. It meant that tho railwaymen had ro- . fused to work trains carrying troops. Ho declared most emphatically that tho ;Orovernment could not possibly agree to 'tho action by any section discriminating Jigainst Government traffic, or accept any tf.eoreo issued to any hotly, however powerful, denying to tho Government essential flwiliUes.i'or carrying out its functions. ' Mr. Thomas said lie recognised that smpport of tho strikers in Ireland meant a declaration of war on the Government. -iAue.Jtf.Z. Cabio Assn. iHDBPERS CANNOrBE CONDONED STATEMENT BY RAILWAY MEN'S SECRETARY, London, June G. Mn Thomas, National Secretary, addressing a meeting of railwaymen at Battejsea, said no Government, not even a llajbour Government, would tolerato the .murder of innocont policemen and 6oltl ; (etis. He was sympathetic with Irelaridj, but he could not condone murders. A .'special Labour Conference lias been sumiwioned, at Which the Irish railwaymen iwilll be invited to state their case. —Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. SHIN FEINERSIjfSARM PATROL "CaraT-MARTIAL" SENDS TUAM ' RESIDENT TO GAOL. London, June 6. Sixty! Sinn Feiners surrounded, a, patrol,' consisting of eleven soldiers and one pciliceman, wlich was oycling from Midlet»in,to Carrigtohill, and. confiscated their oJ.ms and cycles. A Sinia Fein court-martial. has sentenced 10 imprisonment a resident of Tuom, accused of stealing money from a house 1 e assisted to raid. Prisoner subsequently informed the police, of his whereabouts in a Sinn Fein gaol in a deserted jbay, which , the police and military raiqed and arrested three men,— Aua-N.Z_ Cable Assn. CYCLISTS OVERCOME BY GUILE. (Ijlec. June 7, 8.50 p.m.) London, Juno 7. Sinn Fei(ners at Corrigtohill, in County Cork, overt came a patrol of cyclists by guile. Thiiy pretended to be engaged in a same of' bowls, and when the patrdl cycled past: tho Sinn Feiners pushed out, overthrew it'he cyclists, and covered tho fallen mem with revolvers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assnj. STAMPINGIDT CRIME INFORMATION AND SCHEMES ' INVITED. London, June 5. The "Dailjf Mail" states that the Irish authorities tire asking anyone in possession of information which would be useful! in stumping out crime to writo post Testantei. press collect. Absolute secrecy is aiHwed, and a reward promised if a scheme proves efficacious.— A.us.-N.Z. Ca't le Aexn. • SINN' FEFMBTHODS DENOUNCED BY THE POPE. London, June 6. Tho Pope informed the Irish bishops visiting Rome that Sinn Fein, methods were deplorable) and must be denounced. —"The Times.''