PEACE MOVE.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 December 1920, Page 5

PEACE MOVE.

IS IT AUTHORITATIVE! j PREMIER READY TO ACT. PREPARED TO DISCUSS PEACE. Sf W«|r»plw~PtM» Ann.—Copyright. Received Dee. 7, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 6. In the House of Commons, Mr. Kenworthy a«ked Mr. Lloyd George whether ftithar Flanagan spoke with authority in. malting a peace offer on behalf of Sinn PWo. Mr. Lloyd George replied: "That is what I want to know. The Government U prepared to discuss with anybody authorised to speak for Ireland proponi* which would bring peac*."— AU.-&Z Cable Awn. DEFINITE PROPOSALS. i -fO SEEK A SETTLEMENI MR. HENDERSON REACHES LONDON Received Dec. 7, 7.25 p.m. London, Dec. 6. Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., haß returned unexpectedly to London, leaving the remainder of the Labor delegat*9»- is Ireland. Mr, Henderson, interrlewed, said: "I have come into contact with every school of thought in Ireland—political, religious, and ecoBoaic. All Jfe tired of strife and want peace. My Arm conviction is that the present moment offers an excellent opportunity for a settlement. As haß been frequently urged the existing reign of terror must cease before negotiations begin,. but to permit the almost universal yearning for peace to evaporate, because too much concentration on the hideous deeds of the past two years, Which thoughtful people of all shades deplore and condemn, may plunge two nations into as bitter a struggle as never encountered before, and everything should be done to secure a period of comparative quietude, in which all acta of violence, official and unofficial, should cease. _ "A definite effort should be made officially to arrange the terms Vf an armistice, during which a conference between representatives of the British Government and the Irish people should be held. I have reason to know that if these suggestions are acted upon the full weight of the heads of the Roman Catholie Church and organised Labor in Ireland would be used to secure cessation of lawlessness."

Mr. Hendereon added that he hopes to lay hi* proposals before Mr. Lloyd Qeorge.—Aus.-Ni!. Cable Assn.

NEWSPAPERS INDICATE PROGRESS. PBEMIER'S LEANING TOWARDS I • PEACE. Received Dec. 7, 8.10 p.m. London, Dec. 7. . T>« newspapers variously describa tfce amount of real progress towards Irish negotiations. The Daily News, which is the most hopeful, says the Premier and other Ministers have been strongly discussing the subject with more or less representative Irishmen who are not deeply implicated in party politics. The paper / says! snjch is happening behind the scenes and attaches importance to the Premier breakfasting with Mr. G. W. RtiMriL tart the Daily Chronicle says Mr. Sunell, as a representative Iri&httfcn, does not count. Another Irishman lately active in exploring the situation is Count Plunket. Thi Daily Newsjsays the Parliamentary atmosphere, apart from Ulster and the Unionists, is most sympathetic, and «vw the Conservatives are pleased at the Premier's leaning towards peace.— 48J.-N.Z. Cable Attn.

Received Dec. 7, 8.15 p.m. London, Dec. 7. l'fie Daily News, which has been the earliest and strongest advocate of Christmas peacemaking, believes progress is being made, but points out that a truce must first be arranged involving » settlement of important subjects Una as the murder campaign, the withdrawal of the military, and the release of many Sinn PeineTs. Only then could negotiations for a settlement begin, btft any discussion could not include the question of a Republic; that subject is barred. The most hopeful lines of procedure would be the exclusion of Ulster and tM grantjof fiscal autonomy to a Dublin Parliament. Tfca Morning Post refers to the subject SB the Premier's parley with the organisers of murder, ard gays the fiscal autonomy mean* the independence of Ireland. Any serious proposal in that direction would wreck the Coalition. The rank and file of the Unionist Party had stood a good deal, hut they will not Itnd wrrandet.—Aus.-K.Z. Cable Assn. , PAPER MANAGERS US GAOL. Beceived Dee. 7, 7.25 p.m. London, Dec. C. A .couTt-aar±ialJ[ound the managers of Freeman's Jtißrnal guilty of spreading a fake report intended to cause disaffection. They were taken to Mountjoy prison pending sentence. Ten police in a motor lorry were ambushed at Clonakilyt. In a brisk fight a constable was wounded. Two others summoned reinforcements, which arrived to find the attackers gone.—Aug.KZ. Üble Ahu.

HOME RULE BILL Received Dec. 7, 5.5 p.m. , London, Deo. 7. - Th» Bottle of Lords, by fifty-one votes to fifty, Milted Lord Salisbury's motion delfttaf * chute in the Home Rule Bill prorldllfl Crown Colony Government for Mfntaertt Ireland.—Aw.-N.Z. Gable Assn. ARRESTS IN DUBLIN RAID. ' * ——- Rewired Dec. 7, 5.5 p.m. .London, Dec. 6. TU police raided a meeting of the Dublin Otrporation and arretted Staines, a Sinn Fein member of the House of Commons, and Are councillors.—Aui.N.2: Cable Am. FAVOURABLE NEWS. London. Dec. 6. rite Evening News atatet that tnen ..- a growJnf belief tsat peace negotiation* art opening almost immediately It it fcdlmt tW arret? of Mr. Griffiths, M.P., waa part of a plan to suable him to tiaitta Ikm lately and fWaly. Wo- »•» ape fafenf a prominent part in Ireland, eajratnf « after men are ajrv tffgtjt- JW*W>l J"**** <*« Sins Fein