New Britain herald., 1919-12-22
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN 9 AGAINST OUTBREAK
Dublin Nwspaper Criticising
 Attack On Lord Lieuten-
 ant of Ireland Blown Up Yesterday By Sim Feiners.

London, Dec. ZZ.--Ifemler Lloyd George addressed the house of com mons this evening on the Irish ques- ton. Last week he announced his purpose of presenting to the com mons on this occasion the details of the governments Irish home rule bill. In opening his address today MT. Lloyd George remarked upon the ex- treme difficulty of his task, difficult indeed" he said, "after such a dis creditable outrage as has just been perpetrated in Dublin.' .... .. g..
 The premier said that parliament must get the fact right into it's mind that in the existing circumstances no possible scheme for Irish home rule was universally acceptable There fore, he continued, parliament must assume the responsibility and propose what it thinks fair and just. A set clement would be found not in the enactment of home rule scheme, but in it's working. -~
 Two legislatures, one for Ulster ana 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 tlifsS step. Fullest g possible freedom would be accorded the Irish legislatures in administering the affairs of the land while in mat ters affecting tbe empire. Ireland would have voice in the imperial parliament. .oe.g...E..ss, a.. l.. .a
 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. Nobody eH- poets the governments proposals to be accepted by the bulk of the Irish people, Neither Joseph Devlin nor other nationalist members of parlia- rnent are expected to attend the meet ing today, which is regarded as show ing their minds are already made up in adverse sense. It is stated that Sir Edward Carson and his followers will accept the plan for a separate par S1iament for Ulster but this is likely to antagonize rather than reconcile the rest of Ireland. ...r
 Precautions have been taken to prevent possible nti-government demonstrations in parliament but they do not extend so far as to exclude applicants for tickets from the public galleries. The Mirror understands that very large number of Irishmen have asked labor members for tickets.
 Wreck Newspaper
 Unknown persons last night en- tered the office of the Dublin Daily Independent, newspaper which sharply criticized the recent attack ;, on Viscount French, lord lieutenant of Ireland wrecking the typesetting ma chimes and crippling the stereotyping plant according to dispatches. The raiders escaped as quickly as did the assailants of Viscount French and with greater ease. Their operations being carried out quietly and without exciting the suspicion of outsiders. The damage is estimated at some thousands of pounds sterling, the work of destruction having been done with great thoroughness.
 The men who attempted to as assnate Lord Lieut.. French con- tinue at liberty, as far as known, no further clues to their identities have been obtained. A Dublin despatch to the Daily Mail says: "A man hunt for Sim Feiners will be made in ADublin this week.
 pastoral letter from Archbishop Walsh deprecating violence and ad- vlsing exact obedience to British au- thortty was read in all Catholic churches of the Dublin diocese yeStcr- day. Cardinal Logue, primate ot Ireland, has telegraphed Viscount French congratulating him upon his escape from assassination.