New Britain herald., 1918-06-21
ENGLAND ABANDONS IRISH HOME RULE
 AND DRAFT BILLS
Government Hopes to Find Solu- .tiOn in Measure Which Will
 Include Scotland and Wales
PRESS BITTER AGAINST
 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Majority of Ncws9apcrs iSIun1c
 Clcrey's Altitude and Ecsitancy of
 Lloyd George For Failure to En-
 force Proposed I.esislation-Daily
 Express l';,yors Drastic Military
 Measures.
 London. June 21.-Tne STecch of isAri Curzon in the House of Lords last night is regarded in the Hobbies Of parliament as an admission of q break down in the governments Irish policy and it is believed no further attempt will be made, at least for some time, to introduce d Home Iyule bill.
 It is understood tho government neW favors a federal solution of the r Problem which will be applicable also TO Wales and Scotland. Premier Lloyd George has consented to meet Il deputation from all parties in both houses of parliament desirous of set ting up a comm ssion to draft such a federal schem2.
 Sensation Of Press.
 Earl Curzon's speech is treated in this mornings newspapers as @ sen sationaI development and is made the theme of sharp comment.
 Home rule is dead; Irish conscrip- ton is dead," says the Radical Daily News, and the whole Irish policy of the government has fallen crumbling to the ground.
 From the opening to the close of th1s last wretched chapter in the his tory of the Irish question the govern ment has been consistently disingcnu- ous, vacillating and dilatory. Out oi it all one result has emerged, black and unmistakable--the destruction of the power of tne constitutional party and the enthronement of the anarchy of the Sim Fein.
 Apart from military considerations, the condition of Ireland today is a mockery of every profession to which we give utterance as Vindicators ot the ideals of justice and freedom
 Government Burns Fingers.
 The Unionist Morning Post, in it's comment on the development, says:
 "The government once more has burned it's fingers very badly by a mix
  What will be the effect of this abjcct surrender to the intransigeance ot Irish discontent and the arrogance ot the Irish Catholic hierarchy remains to be seen. '" Every new departure and experiment in Irish policy brings us back to the bedrock fact-the ne- cessity and the inevitability of the maintenance of the union.'
 Less rigidly partisan newspapers are hardly less severe in their com ment.
 "trish priests and bishops have played a leading part in killing botl Home Rule and conscription, says the Daily Express. "If the moder. ates prevail and crime ceases then perhaps, when peace comes, there may be another opportunity for Home Rule If crime and treason continue then Ireland must expect, and vii certainly experience, the heavy hand Lord French will see that there is nc rebellion in Ireland.
 ... Calls for Sterner Measures.
 The Graphic says:
 ''The worst elements in Ireland have been allowed by the committee of th' government to get the upper hand ." * * At this moment, largely through the mismanagement of successive cab inets. Ireland is in a worse state o anarchy than probably ever sine 179S # " Much sterner measures ar required before order can be re stored"
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