IRELAND

Taranaki Daily News, 13 December 1920, Page 5

IRELAND

A STATE OF WAR. REPUBLICANS' PROCLAMATIONS,

WO£E BRITISH TROOPS SENT.

Rw#it«d Dec, 13, 1'.35 a.m. Bj Teleera ph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. J-Oi don, Dej. 12. * A Republican Anztv puclamation, isMiwl st Monaghan, -i.oc t.res that Irelan,! is in a state of war with Britain. Ar.aed musdtr gang, hosflle to ih> Repub"ean Army, als.j gu des and infcmers for the enemy orces, wiil usummarily dealt with. The proclamation aids: '"Brigades of the Republican Army v.;il colleci. arms, using no more force than nece.n.'y and giving receipts therefor, and promises protection for .i 1 ! apart from those jboye mentioned." It is now stated that the Gahvay Cfcunty Council resolution asking for a trttt* waa patsed iir the absence of a quotum.

Train service at Bantry and Wimoleague have been closed owing to the men's refusal to. carry soldiers escorting stores.

The Second King's Royal Rifles have been ordered to Ireland, and the third battalion of the Rifle Brigade have been ordered to bo in readiness. Some Others are held in reserve.

THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFER.

CESSATION OP CRIMES FIRST.

Hewived Dec. 13, 1 a.m.

Londoii, Dec. 12 Mr. Lloyd George telegraphed to Father Q'FlanapJym reiterating his offer, but stating that It should be clearly understood that the Government must insist that effective measures be taken to onture the cessation of crimes and riolenes, and the surrender of all arms unlawfully held. He continues: "I, in the House of OoaunoM on August 16, and on several «ab»e<fnent occasions, defined the fundamental conditions to which a settlement JBiMt oonfory. The Government adbere* absolutely to those conditions I will Be glad to learn if the party you represent are prepared to accept tlsem.

SINN FEIN OBDURATE.

PRESENT WARFARE WILL BE

CONTINUED.

Received Dec. 12, 11 p.m. London, Dec 10 The Evening Standard's Dublin correipondent says there is no likelihood nf Sinn Fein accepting Mr. Lloyd Georges offer. The Dail Eireann may flieet secretly, and issue a reply, despite tfie fact that most members are on the lun fearing arrest. There is not the remotest prospect of the Dail Kircann entering upon pourparlers on the basis of the Government's Home Rule legisla. tioil.

Probably the present warfare will be continued, and intensified, resulting in an extension of the military occupation %o the greater part of Ireland.

A BOMB FACTORY.

DISCOVERED BY THE MILITARY.

Received Dec. 12, 11 p.m

London, Dep. 11. fiie military raided a bicycle repair shop at Dublin and found four sacks of gelignite, large quantities of ammunition, revolvers ' and bombs in various stages of manufacture. Three arrests were made.

London, Later.

Details of the raid on the bicycle shop at Dublin kept by Heron and Lawless, Parnell Street, show the factory occupied the whole basement. It contained a well-installed furnace crucible, also electric machinery, four moulds, holding freshly cast bombs cases still warm. The pattern of the mould boxes and equipment are all up-todate. Four bench vices were used. Four hundred "hand tombs Were found. . The loading was done in a dangerous and haphazard manner, bags of detonators being all over the place, and loose powder scattered on the tables. Cartridges of all kinds were mixed together, whilst bags of gelignite were lying about. A loaded revolver was within each workman's reach.

A TRUCE OF GOD.

ARCHBISHOP MANNIX'S OBSERVATIONS. Received Dec. 13, 1 a.m. London, Dec. 12,

Archbishop Mannix, interviewed, said peace was further off than ever. A troie of God meant & cassation of hostilities on both sides. Such a truce Wai doubtless what Archbishop Clune •as aiming at, and, ag far as Ireland was concerned, obtained, but by the Government's meaning of a truce fell cessation mutt be on one side. Archbittap Baid Mannix, must be bitterly disappointed at the result of all •is afforts.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE CLUNE INTERVIEW.

London, Dec. 10.

§SI Daily Mail 9ays that great imx. fence Is arched to the interview betw *n Archbishop Clune and the Preaiii r. The latter made enquiries relating to the authenticity of the messages to be delirered from Sinn Fein. The whole .fhoaittatt fa considerably changed by the menage. Hi# Government demands that the rebels shall lay down their arms, while the Sinn Feiner* demand that the armistice shall include everybody. Archbishop Clune replied that the first ilhpossflble, as many of the outlying parts of Ireland were uncontrollable, even by the extremists, and he asked Mr. Lloyd George: Were the Allies able to compel all the Germans to lay down their arms at the moment of the armistice!

lie Government meets the Sinn Fein demand by asserting that an amnesty cannot be granted for the leaders. Archbishop Clune retorted by quoting that Generals Botha and De Wet were not MCeptedtrom the amnesty when the peace negotiations were begun. The News states that Mr. Lloyd Qeorge agreed there was some reason for Archbishop dune's line of argument, hinting that Bonar Law had substantially agreed. The News concludes that the greatest factor in the Government's "stand-pat" attitude is the process of the military putting down lawlessness, and the aversion to accepting anything savoring of weakn»st—United. Service.