CONDITIONS IN IRELAND

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 82, 31 December 1920, Page 5

CONDITIONS IN IRELAND

LABOUR COMMISSION'S REPORT ELECTION OF CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY CALLED FOR Br Telograph—Press Association—Oopyrlghl London, December 29. Tho Labour Commission litis issued its report on tho conditions in Ireland. It is a voluminous document. It admits that it. was difficult i'ti obtain ovidonco in regard to the reprisals and terrorism. It was misleading to describe Iho Sinn Fein forces as an army; it was an army only in nnrnct and was formidable because it was intangible. Tho report expresses disbeliefs ilhal tho Government directly or indirectly inspired reprisals ov violence; but it lilwraicd forces which it could not dominate, and Iho responsibility for tho results rested ou tho Clovernmenli. Tho National Conference of Iho Labour Party at A\'es(uiiuster ttlscnssed ~.0 Irish report. Mr. A. G. Cameron and other members of the Commission reiterated the charges made, and asked the delegates, when they returned to their districts, to endeavour to touso public opinion against the Government. Tim conference unanimously ,passed a resolution deploring the lamentably conditions in Ireland, an<l" challenging tho Government ib disprove the statements in their Commission's report by holding a judicial inquiry into the reprisals. The oonfcrenco passed n motion callins 1 for the immediate election of a constituent Assembly, by proportional representation, to dlttft a scheme for Irish self-government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. EFFECT OF~MARTIAL LAW ARMS AND AMMUNITION BEING DISCARDED. . (Rec. December 30, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 29. Tho police and ■military have made extensive domiciliary visits iii Pnrnell Square, Dublin, and there have been about twenty arrests so far. . Under tho new martial law there hm; not been much response in tho way of delivering! arms, but arms aud ammunition of various kinds have been picked up in the back streets and on wasto land, their owners ridding themselves of them iu this ,ivay in preference to handing them to the authorities. 'I'lio "finds" include shells, bombs, old spearheads, daggers, aud automatic revolvers.—Aue.N.?i. Cablo Assn. THE LIVERPOOL OUTRAGES MAN CHANGED AVITH THE MURDER OP WARD. (Rec. December'3o, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 29. Francis M'Partlin has been charged at Liverpool with being tho actual murderer of Daniel Ward.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. '[Daniel Ward notified tho police of the incendiary outrages in Liverpool at the end of last month. Noticing men acting in a suspicious way at a warehouse doorway, lie informed 'tins police, who tackled the men. Tho latter retaliated, firing a shot which penetrated a constable's overcoat. ' Tivo arrests wero made after a short strugglo. Then a third man produced a revolver and fired at AVard, who foil dead.] ' RELIEF OF STARVATION FUND 'LAUN"CHiD~IN NEAV YORK. (Rec. December 30, 11.35 p.m.) . New York, December 30. It is announced that prominent Irish business; meu have launched a fund for tho relief of starvation in Ireland. Th« organisation is non-political and nonsectarian, and the work will be conducted along tho lines of American relief work in Belgium, The co-operation, of the American and British Governments is sought. Mr. Hoover has been consulted, and his advice has been promised. A. sum of 300,000 dollars has been sub. scribed already.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.