The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-29
CAN'T BE BULLIEDI
Majority of Irish Won't Submit
To Punishment For Offenses
Not Noticed In Ulster

London, July 27.-The first effect Of
the Dublin home rule tragedy has
been to smash Premier Asquith's
plans for taking up the amending bill
tomorrow. The premier announced
today that the question had been in
definitely postponed. The Irish mem
bers are so exasperated over the kill
ing of four person and the woundlng
of many others in the clash yesterday
with nationalist volunteers that they
are in no frame Of mind to grant any
concessions to Ulster. The laborites
and many liberals support them.
The government announced in the
house of commons today that Deputy
Police Commissioner Harrell, who or
dered out the troops, had been sus-
pended and that his superior commits
sioner, Sir John Ross, who expressed
a desire to share the responsibility,
! has resigned. A special inquiry will
be held. In, the meantime the demand
for the removal of the Scottish Dor
derers from Dublin has not been
granted, largely because an attempt
to remove them would be the signal
Tor dttaCKS by IHe mopS.
The nationalist members OF parlla-
ment at a meeting today showed more
animus against the castle than the
government: They consider Viceroy
Aberdeen's official family pre1udlced
against the ~nationalists.
A heated discussion was started IN
the house of commons by John Red
mond, the nationalist leader who de-
manded an Impartial inquiry into the
conduct Of the troops and thelr pun
ishment, if the shooting was moi JUS
titled. He demanded also that the reg
iment be removed from Ireland, that
the proclamation against the importa-
ton of arms into ireland be with
drawn and that the law be admins
tered impartially.
Mr.. Redmond compared this mon
strous business" with the parades OF
orme5 volunteers in Belfast. ITO
such a state Of impotence has the
British government been reduced IN
Ireland" he, said, that a subordinate
official is able to call in soldiers with
out consulting the executive OF d
country"
He expressed the hope that the Irish
people would not blame the troops
too much and concluded mid cneers:
"Fourrfifths Of the Irish people will
not submit any longer to be bullled
and punished for conduct that Is al
lowed to 20 scot free in Ulster by an
other section of their fellow country
men," ::
Augustus Birrell, chief secretary or
ireland. blamed Deputy Commissioner
Harrell. who had assumed the whole
responsibility, but thechief secretary
nut the question up to Commissioner
Ross as to whether he associated hisl-
self with what had been done n qe-
clared that If he did he would be sus-
pended also.
MIR. Birrell said the major in COM
mand of the detachment OF Scottlsn
borderers had denied that he gave or
ders to fire on the people.
william Redmond: "He ought to be
hanged"
ought to be hanged"
Mr.. Harrell said the soldiers De.
came exasperated after several OF
them had received severe injuries:
Andrew Bonar Law, leader or the
opposition, declared the governments
nolicy was responsible for the tragedy.
The prime minister defended tne
governments impartiality in attempt
ign to prevent the Importation OIL
arms. He concluded:
"The difficulties in ireland are que
to the attempts in this house to gov
ern a people they cannot understand,
by a parliament imperfectly equipped
for the task" III.
Arthur J. Balfour and otners It'll
cised the government for making
scapegoats Of officials.