IN IRELAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 April 1921, Page 3

IN IRELAND.

tUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ; BISHOP’S REQUEST. (Received This Day 7 at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, April 23. A letter issued by Archbishop Bourne j to the Roman Catholic Bishops of Eng-1 land charging Roman Catholics to recite j their Rosary in tho Churches continu-j ously where possible, that true just aud I a lasting understanding be established, j in Ireland between England and Ire- j land. I SINN FEIN ACTION. j I (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) I LONDON, April 23. j Recent systematic attempts by Sinn j Feiners to overthrow the local government administration in Ireland is shown by documents captured by the Crown Forces. It appears four rebel inspectors i were appointed to visit Local Govern- j ment bodies and try and induce them to j collect rates for the Sinn Fein instead | of the Government, but they met with i no success. An order was then issued ; last February, instructing the Republi- j can Army Brigade Commandants to harrass and boycott certain classes of j loyal officials. In some cases rate I money was extorted from ratepayers by | armed masked men. : County Councils’ protests meiely , evoked rebukes from Sinn Fein head- j quarters, who emphasised that opposi- . tion to the enemy regulations was a j predominant consideration, even though j some of the. County Councils suffered a j financial breakddown. j IRISH PARLIAMENT. j REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS. j • UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. j (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) j LONDON, April 24. j An official report of the Dail Eireann s j meeting in mid April, shows all the ! available members attended. Minis- ; ters presented reports from departments . erees were issued extending the gene- j which were discussed and adopted. I)e- , trees were issued extending the general i boycott to English goods throughout , Ireland. The Minister for Home af- . fairs was instructed to prepare plans of ; a bill for the creation of Conciliation ; Boards and passed another providing for the payment of unemployed benefits | from Republican funds. Decrees were ; issued forbidding speeches at the forth- ; turning elections, except in the n" language. Republican police were or- , dered to carry out various anti-Englis • measures. The report of a special committee on the increase of Ministerial ; salaries was adopted. J VIEW OF SINN FEIN. ! WHAT AMERICAN DOLLARS DO. ! NEW YORK, April 23. j The Now York “Tribune” comment- ] ing on the rush of Irish emigrants to United States, says one notes that ; many in Sinn Fein Counties have not sufficient sympathy with the present ' Sinn Feiners to wish to stay to aid and ' help it. Another tiling is that Sinn - Fein still rely on America to finance i the campaign of terror, and voyagers ■ from Ireland will be asked to revive in • safe Ameri/ca, the aggressive entbus- ; siasin for anarchism they fled from. Let us look to ourselves. Without American dollars, Sinn Feinism probably would have long ago ceased, and many lives would have been saved and I many millions of damage r.ot occurred, j and Ireland might to-day lie adjustong - | herself to the self Government that y j Canada enjoys, or be in a peaceful state rj 0 f evolution towards that quasi indee j pendence. Those who encourage Sinn 11 j Fein or Ulster extremists to continue the tragedy of hopeless guerilla revolt, assume a serious responsibility.