The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-28
DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE
PEOPLE THEY ARE TRY
ING TO RULE N,a
CAN'T BE BULLIED
Majority of Irish Won't Submit
To Punishment For Offenses
Not Noticed In Ulster
(By Associated Press.)

London. July 27.-The first effect of
the f;bliT home rule tragedy hae
been TO smash Premier Asuuith's
plans for taking up the amending bill
tomorrow The premier announced
today that the question had been in
definitely postponed. The Irish men,
bers are so eXaspernted over the kill
Ing of four person and the wounding
OF many others in the clash Yesterday
with nationalist volunteers that they
are in no frame OF mind to grant eny
concessions to Ulster. The laborites
and many liberals support them.
Inc government anno.Inced In the
house OF commons today that Deputy
Police Commissioner Harrell, who or
dered out the troops, had t.,en su"-
pended and that his superior comm'1-
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 bor-
derers from Dublin has not been
granted, largely because an attempt
to remove them would be the signal
for attacks by the mobs.
The nationalist members of parlia-
mept at a meeting today showed more
animus against the castle than the
government They consider Viceroy
Aberdeen's official family prejudlced
against the nationalists.
heated discussion was started In
the hcIse Of commons by John Red
mond, the nationalist leader, who de-
manded an impartial inquiry into the
conduct Of the troops and their pun
ishment. II the shooting was not 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.
MIR. Redmond compared this in0n-
strous business with the parades of
armed volunteers In Belfast. ITO
such a state Of impotence has the
British government been reduced In
Ireland" he said. that subordinate
official Is able 10 call in soldiers with
out consulting the executive of the
country"
He expressed the hope that the Irish
people would not blame the troops
too much and concluded amid cheers:
Four difths of the Irish people will
not submit any longer to be bullied
and punished for conduct that Is al
lowed to go scot free in Ulnter by an
other section Of their fcllo ~ country
men,"
Augustus Birrell. chief secretary of
Ireland, blamed Deputy Commissioners
Harrell, who had assumed the whole
responsibility, but thechief secretary
PIT the question up to Commissioners
F'oss as to whether he associated him
self with what had been done and de-
clared that II he did he would be sus.
pended also. =,
Mr. Birrell said the major in COM
mand Of the detachment OF Scottish
borderers had denied that he gave or
ders to fire on the people.
William Redmond: "He ought tn be
hanged"
Lord Robert Cecil. 1.-THE ministers
ought to be hanged"
Mr.. Harrell said the soldiers be-
came exasperated after several OF
them had received severe injuries.
Andrew Bonar Law, leader Of the
oppooition, declared the governments g
policy was responsible for the tragedy.
The prime minister defended the
governments impartiality in attempt
ign to prevent the importation of
arms. He concluded:
"The difficulties In Ireland are due
to the attempts in this house to gov
ern people they cannot understand,
by a parliament imperfectly equipped
for the task"
Arthur J. Bslfour and others criti-
cised the government for making
scapegoats Of officials. ,s5ss ~