TWO WAYS.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1921, Page 5

TWO WAYS.

CHOICE FOR IRELAND, WHY INDEPENDENCE OPPOSED. , SECURITY OF THE EMPIRE, -i ,1 By Teleffraph.«*-Praas Aun.*-Copyrlfht Received Feb. 25, 8.25 p.m. London, Feb. 26. Mr. Bonar Law, speaking at Leeds, said there had certainly been excesses by the police and military in Ireland, but the Government was determined to restore order and maintain discipline. There were two ways of dealing with Ireland. One was to give a measure of eelf-government compatible with the interests of Ireland and the whole Kingdom, and the other was to tell the Irish to go their own way and do what they liked. If thep adopted the latter method it might free Britain from great trouble, but it would not stop at Ireland. Such yielding to what could not be conceded to reason would spread to other parts of the Empire and would end the Empire.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ORDERS TO THE TROOPS. THE NECESSITY FOR DISCIPLINE. Received Feb. 25, 8.25 p.m. London, Feb. 25. General Sir Nevil Macßeady has issued orders to the troops alluding to the murders of soldiers at Bandon He says that quite apart from the savagery which always characterised the rebels’ tactics there is no doubt these crimes are a deliberate attempt to exasperate the troops and tempt them to break fUe bounds of discipline, thereby providing copy for the. scurrillous campaign of propaganda on which the rebel leaders so much rely for sympathy against England abroad. He expects- the troops, even in face of provocation which would not be indulged in by the wildest savages of Central Africa, to maintain that discipline for which the army is renowned. Only thus will peace for Ireland be restored. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COST GF POLICE FORCE. MONTHLY BILL OF £621,000. Received Feb. 25, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 24. Sir Hamar Greenwood, in the House of Commons, stated that the monthly expenditure on the police force in Ireland was £o2l,ooo.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablfe Assn. SOLDIERS AND LOOTING. DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT. Received Feb. 25, 11.25 p.m. London, Feb. 25. Sir Hamar Greenwood, in the House of Commons, denied that there had been any condonation of the Trim looting, but General Crozier, in reply to an inquiry by Mr. Redmond, a member of the House of Commons, telegraphed that Tudor admitted condonation in the presence of himself and many officers, and ordered the reinstatement of the men in their original company. The subject will be debated in the House on Monday. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. ANOTHER BRUTAL MURDER. London, Feb. 24. A policeman who was patrolling the main street at Bandon was shot dead, while two soldiers and a petty officer near by were seized by armed men. After giving a letter to the petty officer addressed to the commanding officer of the Essex Regiment they released him. The other soldiers were taken a short distance and shot dead. TROOPS ARRESTED FOR CRIME. London, Feb. 24. At the inquest on the body of Tilson, the merchant, which was found on the Irish mail train, a verdict of suicide was returned. Sir Hamar Greenwood, in the House of Commons, said the cadets charged with looting were returned to Ireland to have the charges thoroughly investigated. General Orozier’s resignation was not due to an attempt to frustrate discipline. Sir Hamar Greenwood stated that 02 members of the forces in Ireland have been arrested for robbery and other offences since January. THE REPRISALS QUESTION. London, Feb. 24. The Daily Sketch says thefe are serious differences of opinion in the Cabinet over the Irish question. Several of the coalition Ministers strenuously object to the policy of reprisals. Unless new decisions are taken quickly, a very serious split in the Cabinet is inevitable. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.