The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-22
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Premier Lloyd George An
nounces Details of Irish
Home Rule Bill in Address
to British Parliament.
MODELLED AFTER U. S.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Dec. 22.-Premier Lloyd
George was ready at the opening of
parliament today to announce the de-
tails OF the governments Irish home
rule bill.
This measure, which will, it is be-
Heved. give a large amount OF auton-
omy to ireland, has been, according to
recent statements, modelled after the
state governmental system of the
United States.
TWO legislatures, one for Ulster and
one for southern Ireland, would be
provided. and the way Is left open for
a union of the two sections, should
they decide to take this step. Fullest
possible freedom would be accorded
the Irish legislatures in administering
the affairs OF the island. while in mat
ters affecting the empire, Ireland
would have q voice in the imperial
parliament
Comments in this mornings news
papers on the premier's statement re-
veal general hopelessness regarding
any Improvement in the situation as
being likely to result Much interest
is evidenced in the statement, but the
outlines Of the home rule bill are quite
we'll known, and nobody expects the
governments proposals to be accepted
by the bulk of the Irish people.
Leaders Differ.
Neither Joseph Devlin nor other Ma
! tfonalist members of parliament are
expected to attend the meeting today,
which is regarded as showing their
minds are already made up in an ad-
verse sense. It is stated Sir Edward
Carson and his followers will accept
the plan for separate parliament for
Ulster. but this is likely to antagonize,
rather than reconcile the rest of Ire
land.
It is conceded. even by opponents of
he government, that the attempt
against the life of Viscount French,
lord lieutenant of Ireland. On Friday,
will not affect the governments atti.
tude or induce it in any way to alter
the scheme which has already been
framed, but 10 is said that this will not
be. counted as generosity by the
enemies Of Irish proposals.
AlthO0gh pfecautfons hsve been
taken to prevent possible anti-govern.
ment demonstrations in parliament,
they do not extend so far as to ex.
clude applicants for tickets for the
public galleries. 1t is understood by
the Mirror that a very large number
of 1rishmen have asked Labor mem.
bcrs for tickets, which, the news.
paper says, have been issued on a
somewhat generous scale. but it Is
assumed persons thus admitted are
not actuated by a desire to start trou
BILE, as there is an implied obligation
on the part of the person issuing a
ticket for the behavior of its passen
ger. Labor members themselves, ac
cording to the Merald, tho Laborite
| organ, have no interest in the pre-
mier's statement, knowing what he
is going to say. and having formed
opinions"
Newspaper Wrecked.
Unknown persons last night enter
ed the office of the Dublin Daily In
dependent, newspaper which sharp
ly criticised the attack on ViscounA
French. wrecking the typesetting ma
shines and crippling the stereotypine
plant, according to dispatches. The
raiders escaped as quickly as did ths
assailants of Viscount French an6
with greater ease, their operations
being carried out systematically ane
quietly, ard without exciting the sus
picions of outsiders. The damage
done by the raid is estimated at some
thousands of pounds sterling, the work
of destruction having been done witt
great thoroughness.
The men who attempted to assassi
nate Lord Lieutenant French contin
no at liberty, and so far as known
no further clues to their identitie:
have been obtained A Dublin dis
patch to the Daily Mail says "A mar
hunt for Sim Feiners will be made
in Dublin this week"
A personal letter from Archbishop
Walsh, deprecating violence ant
advising exact obedience to British
authority. was read in all the Cath
olic churches of the Dublin diocese
yesterday.