The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-23
LLOYD GEORGE TO.COAL SETTLEMENT.
ANNOUNCE IR|SHMORE Or LESS A
HOME RULE BILL M0OTED QUESTION
IN PAR L|AMEN TOWER THE NATION

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, il
is believed, give q large amount Of
autonomy 10 Ireland, has been, accord
ing to recent statements remOdeled af
Ter 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
q 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 4 voice in the imperial parll-
nont.
Comment in this mornings news.
papers reveals general hopelessness re.
garding any improvement in the situ'
alton as being likely 10 result. Much
interest is evidenced. but the outlines
Of the home rule bill are quite well
known and nobody expects the gov
ernments proposals to be accepted by
The bulk of the Irish people
Neither Joseph Devlm, or other ma
tionalist 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.
Ii is stated Sir Edward Carson and
his followers viii accept the plan for
n separate parliament for Ulster, but
this IS likely to autagonlze, rather than
reconcile the rest Of ireland
II is conceded, even by opponents
of the government, that the attempt
against the life OF Niscouut French
lord lieutenant of ireland, on Friday
will not affect the governments attr
tude but it is said that this viii not be
counted as generosity by the enemies
II the Irish peoples.
Although precautions have been tax
en- TO prevent possible government
demonstrations in parliament, they do
not extend so far rs to exclude appIl'
cants for tickets from the public gai
leries II il understood by IA" MIrFoi
:ht,t 6. lcly lHree number ui llishmen
have asked labor members Tor ucN
cts which, the newspaper says. have
been issued ON a somewhat generous
scale. but il is assumed persons lhc-
a United are not uctualed by desire
to~make trouble. as there il an Implied
obligation ON the pap Of the person
is,uing n ticket for the behavior Of ltS
pussessor. Labor members themselves
according to the Herald, the labor or
ean, have no interest in th" premier =
statement knowing what he IS gong
TO say and having formed opinions
Unknown persons last night entered
tho office of the Dublin Daily lhd'
pendent. a newspaper which Sharply
criticised the attack on Niscouh'
French, wrcckng the typcscttlng ma
CHIMES and Gripping the stercIoyplhl
,,'r+ occcrdirr to dispatches. The
raiders escaped rs quickly rs did the
assouarts Of Niscount French lh'
damage done during the raid is cstimat
ed at some thousands Of pounds ster
ling.
The men who attempted to assassi
nate Lord Lieutenant French conunu,
Mt liberty and so far as known, no lur
tlcr clues to their identities have peer
obtained A pastoral letter from Arch
bishop Walsh deprccatng violence an'
advising obedience to British author
i+v was read in all Catholic churches
nj the Dublin diocese yesterday
Cardinal Logue, primate OF Ireland
tas telegraphcd Niscount French con
Graduating him upon his escape IRON
assassination.