IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 March 1920, Page 5

IRELAND.

. „THE HOME RULE BILL. • By Telegraph.—Piess Assn.--Copyright, London, Feb. 26. The Irish Bill has already aroused the sternest opposition. Labor apposes it on the ground that self-government should be granted to a united Ireland. Mr. Win. Adamson (Chairman of the Parliamentary Labor Party) declares that partition is contrary to the Labor policy. Lord Robert Cecil's growing party opposes the Bill on the ground that Ireland must become orderly before self-govern-ment is granted. Lord Robert states that Home Rule in a disorderly Ireland would ,be inconsistent with Imperial safety. He advocates a return to the Balfour Crimes Act. Mr. Devlin states that every man, woman and child in Ireland will, despise and oppose the Bill. The only way to stop the present disorder is to give complete self-government. He says the Bill will permanently divide the country. The Bill provides a free Imperial gift of a million sterling to each Irish legislature, plus the Irish duties and taxes in excess of fair eontributi&ns to the Imperial services.—United Service. LABOR PARTY'S VIEWS. ■ London, Feb. 29. The delegation of Parliamentary Laborites, who recently carried out a' short tour of investigation in Ireland, reports denouncing the military administration in Southern Ireland. He condemns the shooting of policemen and similar outrages, but declares that they have no part in any political organisation's programme. The report concludes: "No improvement can he expected until the problem of Ireland's political aspirations is solved."—Aus.-N.Z- Cable Assn.