IRISH QUESTION

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 164, 7 April 1921, Page 5

IRISH QUESTION

ARCHBISHOP MANNIX SEES NO HOPE OF SETTLEMENT

EVERY ENGLISH PLAN OPPOSED

By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. (Rec. April G, 8.20 p.m.) New York, April 5.

The "Chicago News” Rome correspondent interviewed Archbishop Mannix, who said: “So long as the Irish question remains unsettled there will never be real friendship between Britain and the United States. England may reach out hopefully to seek peace, but each attempt will be frustrated by the long hand of Ireland opposing every hope, every desire, every plan relentlessly. I see no hope for Ireland so long as England is governed by the men now in power. The Labour Party and a large part of the Liberals are favourable to us, but they cannot get a hearing, and I expect matters will take their course until they got so bad that they will solve themselves. The Irish will accept only' one thing, namely, the acknowledgment of the right to decide their own destiny. Any arrangements to safeguard the Empire are possible once this is admitted. The creation of two Parliament will do nothing to ease the situation. The majority of the people in tho Dominions are favourable to Ireland, but the Governments axe Conservative. I, as a free man, claim the right to land anywhere I please, but instead I could not even visit certain cities in England.”

The correspondent asked whether the Vatican was contemplating intervention in the Irish situation.

Archbishop Mannix replied: “Not that I know of; but I may say this, that when the Pope received me a few days ago he offered to present a request to the British Government, through, the ordinary diplomatic channels, that I be allowed to visit my family in Ireland. I refused the offer. Either I enter Ireland as a right, or I never enter.”—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PROTEST AGAINST INDISCRIMINATE REPRISALS GOVERNMENT URGED TO SECURE TRUCE. (Reo. April 6, 8.55 p.m.) London, April G. Several bishops and heads of Nonconformist churches in England and Scotland have signed an appeal to the Prime Minister and Sir Hamar Greenwood protesting against indiscriminate reprisals in Ireland, adding that they cannot regard the outrages which occasioned the reprisals policy ae ordinary wanton criminality, but as the outcome of a sense of political grievance. They urge the Government to attempt to secure a truce and adopt a policy of conciliation. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. OUTRAGES IN ENGLAND MANCHESTER WATER SUPPLY TAMPERED WITH. London, April 5. Sinn Heiners unsuccessfully attempted to blow up the Thirlmcre pipe-line, which supplies Manchester with uater. The Ashford victim has been identified as Vincent Fovargue, a prominent Sinn Feiner, who has been on the run for several months. It is evident that his death was the outcome of a Sinn Fein vendetta. An Irishman charged at Hertford Police Court with setting fire to a stack stated, when arrested: "You set I'ght to my country. PH do the same to yours.” His aged father had just been shot in Ireland. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. April G, 7.40 p.m.) London, April 6. Dublin ie mystified over the shooting of Fovargue. Dublin Castle issued a communique on Febraary 1 stating that a prisoner named Fovargue, while being conveyed on a military lorry for examination, escaped during an attack on the lorry. Sinn Feiners discredit the Dublin Castle story, and state that Fovargue was not known in connection with the republican or any other movement in Ireland—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE ARREST OF ESMONDS REMANDED FOR A WEEK. (Rec. April 6, 5.5 p.m.) Ottawa, April 5. Esmonde’s arrest at Vancouver fallowed o. speech by the Mayor (Mr. Gale) to an unemployed deputation. He strongly condemned the recent demonstrations, including the singing of “The Red Flag,’ and he then ordered the police to arrest Esmonde on a charge of sedition. Esmonde had remained at Vancouver, notwithstanding his promise to depart for England immediately he landed. Esmonde spent the night in the cells. Bail was to-day fixed at .£l5OO. Esmonde was remanded for a week. —Reuter.