PUBLIC OPINION PUZZLED.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 153, 1 July 1916, Page 5

PUBLIC OPINION PUZZLED.

DID MR. LLOYD GEORGE ACT WITHOUT AUTHORITY? Received 10.55 p.m. June 30. LONDON, June 30. Public opinion is unable to underi. stand the position of the Irish negoI tiations. Newspaper comments reflect P general doubt. It;' The ,: Daily News" comments on Lord Lansdowne's caution, saying it is evident he realises the gravity of the I moment. The "Daily Mail," hcwever 3 pro- -. tests that Lord Lansdowne's speech • was mo&t nnschievous, and calculated to cause grave doubts in Ireland as to the good of the British Government, i \ . The "MoVning Post" says it is now clear that- Ministers never imagined v they gave Mr Lloj-d George a free hand J to commit them to a cut-and-dried pro- | posal. Mr Lloyd George pledged the without its authoriy. He tried § ..a hustling trick, and sought to rusli .the Irish settlement. The trick nas li not rome off. im Easy to start, easy to drive, easy j *o buyvat an easy price—The 4.90 " «CflievrJh>t, £245, starter, electric horn, -eletciW lights.'— Stanley Peyton,