The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-23
IRISH Bill i
IS PRAISED I
!. BY PRESS
London Newspapers Support
Home Rule Measure But
Expect Opposition in Ire
land.
SOME ARE SkEPT|CAL
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Pro0o)
LONDON. Dec. 23.-Aside from one
or two irreconcilable anti-home rule
journals. London newspapers this
morning give. on the whole. favor
able reception to the government
new scheme for Irish self government.
None. however expresses genuine ex-
pectation Of tho success Of the plan.
While It 10 recognised that such q
bill - Premier Lloyd George outlined
yesterday-the fourth home rule meas
ure to be presented to parliament
will be absolutely rejected by . large
ed with suspicion and distrust by
others. 1t 10 contended it deserves to
be fairly considered and tried: The
Daily News, perhaps the most thor
oush champion Of home rule of the
London newspapers and q severe critic
Of Premier Lloyd George and the coali-
ton government, says:
"The government bill gives Ireland
q greater degree of autonomy since it
sets up an Irish parliament and 1t
manifestly nte;nplates the probable
ity Of q United Irish parliament. In
the desperate situation In which Ire
land now stands this offer so far as
Englishmen can Judge, should not be
rejected out of hand, assuring it to be
honestly put forward"
Best Way Out.
Belief that the bill offers the only
possible way out of the Irish tangle is
expressed by the Liberal Chronicle,
which says on the whole the measure
appears generous. Foreseeing the
plan will be opposed nearly every
where in Ireland. largely because
none OF the contending factions is
really willing to be fair to any of the
others" the newspaper says:
'The government. the British people
and the British parliament must rec
ognize and discount these oppositions
in advance. Only in such a way can
any change which 10 either just or
workable be achieved in Ireland"
Approves Plan.
The Daily Mail declares 1t to be a
better scheme than any previous gov
ernment has produced and an honest
endeavor conceived with a single aim
Of ministering to the good Of ireland
while maintaining the unity Of the
IN commenting On the biil the Te1e-
graph describes It a. - proposol
which will commend itself to freedom
loving minds everywhere as 4 just and
fair tender. OF aelf government"
Representing the extreme unionist
position. the Morning Post says:
E Disapproves Action.
1T is q bad settlement, bad for Ire
land, because It does not settle the
Irish question and bad for Great Brit
ain because 1t weakens the United
Kingdom. It is merely the climax Of
long betrayal. We have chosen as q
rooted policy to be friends to our en-
emies and enemies to our friends"
While 1t is realized everywhere that
no support of the measure may be ex-
pected from Ireland, hope is expressed
that when English opinion has passed
the scheme into law men will be ulti-
mately in Ireland to give it effect and
evolve gradually a peaceful settle
fment.
DUBLIN, Dec. 23-In commenting
upon the speech made by Premier
Lloyd George in the House Of Com
mons yesterday during which the pre-
mier outlined the provisions Of the
proposed Irish home rule bill. the
Freeman's journal says Mr.. Lloyd
George I'm the presence Of the Amer
ican ambassador but in the absence of
every representative OF the majority
of the Irish people, explained to the
house his panacea for the ills of Ire
land"
Even the few Irish Nationalist
members who have survived the prime
minister's past treacheries and be.
trayals absented themselves" the
newspaper continues.
They probably had a forecast that
their gesture of contempt would be
warmly approved by the whole Irish
nation and race. AS a matter Of fact
they were merely. obeying the com.
mand Of their dead leader, given
when he and they withdrew from the
I house upon the first declaration of the
prime minister's intentions to perman
emily partition their country
The Irish Times says that for many
reasons some good. some bad. some
wise and some mad" three-quarters OF
the Irish people will reject the bill.
Its principle is hateful alike to the
Unionists and Nationalists" the news
paper says.
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