IRISH CRISIS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3505, 7 June 1920, Page 6

IRISH CRISIS.

.DI.SCUSSION IN TIHE CO\l.\l()‘.\'S. I __._.... - A L()Z\"DOl\‘.', June In the House of Commons, on the ,Home Rule Bill, Captain Coute moved the Olllissltfll of the pro'vl’sio;l reservingilto ltufierial eozmrql the ~arlu."ed ‘forces of the Crown. He suggested “If we give the ]'ri:~'h Parliaiuents control of anneal forces, things will come, to such zi pzms tlia lrishmen will be compelled to unite.” Hon. \\’. H. Lung said the fact that additional troops were still being dispatehed to Ireland proved the deterfminzltion of the Government to (lo e'.rer;vthing to restore order. 'lu‘_\:—ser—vice men in Ireland were being houn<l- g ed out of the country by Shin Ft-in-ers, yet it was proposed in the amendment to transfer to Sinn Feiners the control of armed f(.~ret'.<. There was no eoml»:lri.<o_n between Ireland and the D(m\inion.~f on this point, and any at—tempt to hand ow.-;' the rnilitary forces to Irisli l’u‘rl'iarneuts ought to be resisted to the uttr.-rmo;~:t. Sir lS<l\\'ul'<l Ca:'.<<m oppo;~:s;=(1 the amendment. He appealed to the Government to modify the Bill with :1 View of delegating certain specific! .po\'rers to the Irish Parliaments, which ought to be enlarged in.'t'uture, while the real strength and power were left to the Imperial Parliament. He believed, moreover, that the Bill would leaa to separation, and said the people of Ulster were complaining that the Government was kicking them out. 'l‘}ie state of things in the south and west; was hideous and disgraceful to the British Government. The amendment was negntived without division. , Siun Feiners attacked and destroyed five more coastguard stations.

A Government troopship is landing rsoldiers, with full equipment, at Banitry Bay. Other contiugents, equipped 3 with camping material, are discnlbarking at other places. Two thousand marines are going to Quc-cnstown to be distributed among the yarious coast statioiis owing to recent Sinn Fein seizures of fog signals and rockets, which put :~ign:l]ling stations out of action. W.=\S]:]INGTOI\', Juno Supporters of a. resolution expressing the sympathy of Congress with the Irish cause said Speaker Gillcft informcjd fhoni that he would not permiti the House fo give consideration to the measure. Gillett’s words were final in the ixmHol'. ‘