THE IRISH PROBLEM

Hokitika Guardian, 25 March 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM

reutf.r’s telegrams. IRISH FREE STATE BILL. LONDON, March 23. In the House of lord. Lord P*J moved an amendment to the lush B making it clear that the month in which Ulster can contract herself out of the Irish Treaty would operate fiom the sanctioning of the l*ree State Constitution, and not from the passing of the PullTli amendment was agreed to » the House. The report stage of the Bill has now been concluded. The third reading debate was adjourned until Monday, at Lord (arson’s request for time for him to consult .his friends in Ulster regarding Lord Peel’s amendment, which, he says, will have -most grave results.

tote for lIUSH GOVERNMENT LONDON, March 23.

In the House of Commons the Government proposed a vote for £1,300, 000 for miscellaneous services to he administered by the Provisional Government of Ireland. Colonel Newman complained that the financial arrangements with the Sinn Fein Government had been detrimental to Loyalists in Southern Ireland in relation to a settlement of claims hv them for compensation. Mr Churchill said -.—“ Britain should not pay for damage that has been done in Ireland by her people, ns a bargain to pay for damage done to per people there had not !>een observed

The House agreed to the vote

British Politics

MR LLOYD GEORGE. AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION LONDON, March 24. The “Daily Chronicle’s,” special correspondent, writing from Criccieth, in Wales, (Mr Lloyd George’s home), gives an interesting resume of the political situation, evidently as the result of a consultation wnh Mr Lloyd Geotrge. The correspondent denies that there has been a crisis between the Liberals and the Conservatives in the Cabinet. The crisis, he says, has been amongst the Conservatives. The article admits that Mr Lloyd George resigned; but the reason was his resignation; but the reason was the adoption of the Genoa Conference as the policy of the Coalition, which amounts to a reaffirmation of Conservatives will make their attaenment to this principle their main reason for asking Mr Lloyde George to continue in the Premiership. In his letter to Mr Chamberlain, withdrawing his resignation, Mr Lloyd George made three conditions: (1) The Irish settlement must be carried through; (2) that no reactionary policy must be. pursued; (3) that British foreign p(,'icy must aim at the peace and t* . "disarmament of (Europe. Thk-rflast' is what Mr Lloyd George "means by the Genoa policy.