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Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 April 1916, Page 3

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I -♦ I yil I"ATIO.N STILL SERIOUS j IRELAND. | ' j London, April '27 In, tile House of Commons the JRt. Hon. H. U. Astjuith said to-day'.s news from Ireland showed that the iiituation still had. serious leatures. The rebels still hold some important public buildings in Dublin and the lighting in the streets continues.. The troops have been, and were ix/n ! r. strongly reinfoiced. The Governn cut, after careful investigation, was satisfied ' that, the forces dispatched we; • ;i 'icquate to deal with the situation. L v, tn. net decided to-day that the Irish ■■ n ■ | ecu five must forthwith declare mar: .. ; law over all Ireland. (Cheers). I Continuing, tiie lit. Jinn. li.. <■. ' Asquith said that while martial '«\v : prevailed military censorship would ' e necessary, hut lie hoped to allow some | latitude in the transmission of news, eubject to public and military require- . Hunts. The Goveriimeiu'.i first and I paramount duty was to restore order j J and stamp out the rebellion with all 1 | possible promptitude. That being \ done, the obligation undoubtedly \ would iest witfi the Government 7 to j ■hold a searching investigation mtc ; the cause and responsibility for these j events. j Lord Lonsdale asked whether tue Rt. Hon. A. liiricl! had brought to the notice of the Cabinet the dangerous state of affairs in Ireland, and whether the executive's lailuio to take action wav due to any decision of the Cabinet. j - The Rt. Hon. H. H. Asquith replied —Certainly not. J: ir .iuhvardi Cal'soii s:nd lie ielt quiu satisfied with tlie Rt. Hon El. H. Asiiuibh's statement, and lie gladly would join ill- J. Redmond in everything | which coukl be done tp denounce atici pul down the rebels now and for ever j more. He hoped that tlie newspapers i would net try te cause political ills- i Mention in relation to the Irish (pies- ' tio.i. (Cheers). 3lr J. Redmond on behalf of lio ! audi the overwhelming j majority of the peopfe in Ireland, ex- j pressed his detestation and horror of I the proceedings. He would join wild j Sir Edward CarsonTn cordially hoping ; that the newspapers and public men J of Great Britain would not use 'he eve.its in I:eland against any party. | (Cheers). j