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IRELAND.

A NEWSPAPER WRECKED.

THE FEELING IN ULSTER.

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright,

Received December 25, 5.5 p.m.

London, Dec. 22. The newspaper Independent, the office of which was" wrecked, called" the attack on Lord French a deplorable outrage, and immoral, unchristian and abhorrent to the community. The paper added: "It is deliberate murder, which reflects discredit upon the country." The raiders, however, informed the editor of the Independent that Savage was a higli-souled youth who had given his life to rid Ireland of the chief representative of British tyTanny.

The newspaper was going to press jvhen a party of eight civilians entered. Tha caretaker at first thought them to be friends of the staff, but he was disabused of this idea when revolvers were produced. Other Sinn Feiners held the doors and held up the workers in all departments, including tlie sub-editors, while their comrades carried out the work of destruction and cut the private Wire to London.

Ulster is profoundly stirred by the outrage on Lord French. Leading Unionists say nothing will now induce Loyalists to place themselves under the dominion of men guilty of such horrors. There is no truth in the story that Lord French fired upon hia attackers.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

While Archbishop Walsh's letter condemning the outrage on Lord French was being read in the churches, copies of tlie Archbishop's letter subscribing £lO5 to the New York Irish National Fund were being distributed outside.

IRELAND'S MORAL SENSE BLUNTED

LITTLE HOPE OF TRACKING THE ASSASSINS.

Keccived Dec. 26, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 21. Lord French's incidentlcss drive in an open carriage through Dublin was due to his promise to attend an entertainment at Ball's Bridge on behalf of«the police benevolent fund.

William Kirk, grocer in Dublin, employing Martin Savage, the dead Sinn Feiner, informed the police that Savage, who lived with him, was a quiet and exemplary young man. He had not .expressed extreme views. He was a staunch Roman Catholic, and regular in carrying out his religious duties. He left the shop on a bicycle at eleven on the morning of the attack, saying he wanted to consult a doctor. The police have ascertained that Savage participated in the rebellion of Easter, 191'6, as a lieutenant, and helped to hold the law courts against the military.

Tlie Sunday Express states that the authorities believe that Sinn Fein is linked up with an international crime organisation. Sensational revelations are promised regarding the loss of funds.

Rev. Walsh, Dean of Dublin, says: "The attempted assassination of the Viceroy, which startled and shocked the city, for tlie melancholy protest of every Irishman who loves his country, and who hopes to see the present rule by a coercive government brought to a final close." 1

He continues: "Is there any national man capable of deluding himself into the belief that such methods of seeking redress for the misgovermnent of Ireland is likely to help the efforts of the righteous men who are working earnestly with . the single purpose of the reestablishment in the country of a of liberty and justice? Many amongst us are old enough to remember the feeling with which nearly forty years ago all Ireland heard of the "murders at Phoenix Park. It was the vain hope of the actors in that awful tragedy that they were making future government of Ireland aa impossibility. The result of the wrong course forty years ago was that the prospect of reform, such as then was, became far dimmer instead of brighter, and Ireland was brought under a system of coercion the like whereof we must all hope and pray we will never be condemned to again." The Daily Hews' Dublin correspondent states that Ireland is shocked at the attempt to assassinate the Viceroy. As usual, the comment is: "I told you so." The worst feature br the situiftiop is the blunting of the nation's moral sense. The Archbishop of Dublin's letter wa<s read in churches. It says in effect: "Murder is murder, and therefore a mortal sin, but it must not be denounced too rigorously for fear that the denunciation may be understood in a political sense."

There is therefore little hope of catching the assassins. Ninety-nine out of a hundred nationalist Irishmen would harbor them and assist them to escape. The latest police enquiries show that Lord French's assailants were able to gather at the crossroad at Ashtown without attracting' the notice of the police owing to a racquet court at the back of a public house near the station. A number of Sinn Feiners spent Friday morning playing tacquet?. The arrival of the trains could easily be seen from the court police on duty on the station. Therefore they took no particular notice of the loiterers, though they recollected afterwards that five men had been prominent. These evidently intended to wheel out the farm cart into the middle of the road as Lord French's car approached at full speed. If the car crashed into the cart they would have bombed and wrecked the motor-car. Fortunately the train was three minutes early, and the cart only got partly across the road. In the hurry the men fired and threw bombs wildly.—Aus.i N!Z, Cable Assn.

NEW CONSTITUTION. Received Dec. 28, 12.20 a.m. London, Dec. 22. Following Mr. Lloyd George in the House of Commons, Mr. Donald McLean, leader of the Liberal Party, welcomed tha absence of any suggestion of further coercion of repression, or any idea of vengeance. He believed that Ireland would willingly join the Empire sisterhood if the horrors of the sad past were brushed aside. He urged a settlement along the lines adopted in South Africa.

Sir Edward Carson said that he regretted that the constitutional nationalists were absent. He was still as firmly convinced as ever that a united Parliament was best for the United Kingdom and Ireland. He believed that Britain would make a mistake in the eyes of foreign nations 'f she proceeded as if Ireland possessed nn political freedom. Irish electors had equal rights with the British, indeed even greater rights. Sir Edward Carson appealed to the Government to retain Ulster in the united Parliament. Mr. Henderson said that the greater flie delay in reaching a settlement the , greater would be the danger —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. - i

HOME RULE BILL. ;./ • Received Dec. 26, 12.35 p.m. ' ''■ London, Dec. 23. In tlie, House of Commons, Mr. F. D. Acland proposed the Irish Bill be next session remitted to a select committee of both Houses for permanent solution of the Irish problem. He contended the united wisdom of both Houses was better than the divided wisdom of tlio Government. The House was counted out. The Morning Post disapproves of the Bill, particularly the clauses handing over tlie police to the party which is now shooting them. Tlie newspapers, while not optimistic, generally favor giving the Government's Irish scheme a chance.

The Daily News says it is certain the Bill will meet with vehement criticism from the Sinn Feiners and Ulstermen, but the thing that matters at present is whether the compromise is a possible one. It acknowledges the right of Ireland to manage its own affairs, and of the ultimate fact of the unity of Ireland.

The Chronicle says Mr. Lloyd George's statement is excellent. We believe a dual system of home rule is the only possible way out of the Irish tangle. The Express says the Prime Minister is right in refusing to be turned from settled purpose by malignant lawlessness, but the Government should vindicate the law and restore order, and only then press forward the home rule without a certainty of a ruinous failure. The Daily Mail states the Government's is the best Irish scheme, yet courage, sincerity and imagination have gone to making an Irish settlement. , A man has been arrested in connection with the attack on Lord French. A force of police armed with carbines guarded the cemetery when Savage was buried in the presence of his relatives. There was a large crowd. One of the wreaths was from the battalion of the Irish republican army. The Freeman's Journal's applications for an injunction against a competent military authority has been dismissed.

LORD FRENCH DETERMINED TO RESTORE LAW AND ORDER.

Received Dec. 26, 12.20 a.m. London, Dec. 22. Lord French, in replying to congratulations from the townspeople of Wallasey, says: "You may rest assured that this band of assassins, who are bringing disgrace on my native land, will not deter me from the work of restoring, law and order, which are the elementary essentials of true democracy.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.

• A JURY'S VERDICT. Received Dec. 20, 12.20 a.m. . London, Dec. 22. The jury at the Dublin inquest found that Savage died as the result of the military escort's bullet, and added: "We beg to tender" sympathy with deceased's relatives."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A FARMER ROBBED. Received Dec. 26, 12.20 a.m. London, Dee. 22. Four masked men held up a market cart at Castletown and robbed a farmer of £2lo.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn.

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Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1919, Page 5

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IRELAND. Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1919, Page 5

IRELAND. Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1919, Page 5

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