Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
MODEL IRISH
RULE AFTER
STA7ESPLA
Big Concessions Expected
- in Plan Lloyd George
s Will Announce.

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London hec 2o-rbe nronosa al
irish bill. which Premier Lloyd
George will outline In the house of
commons on Monday. will, it is be-
lieved, forecast a government for
Ireland analogous to the state gov
ernmental system in America. II
is understood to provide for sepa-
rate parliaments for Ulster and
southern ireland, respectively,
with q superior body chosen by
.h 'ee.one. o-,,1 al s,D y. sns Dou;es $50. az
-, 80 De .S., epons,ni1 .u nI,..Su Iesa.uns nnpei
90 .usI, anss " .ne oIi..sn pai iliamei.,
a.. wn lepI Iese..ses WI pe
..'.u' as % .ne s.a.es & eaeo' Meln
s " lug Aine ''~n uou'e VI iep-
A0'e"eatlses'
May Combine Later.
The idea will be to give a large
amount Of autonomy to each sec
tion Of ireland, with thoroughly
easy machinery providing for. tn .lr
combination as soon a.: they desire
to unite, the bill being intended to
pave the road for elimination OF the
idea of the partition OF Ireland.
To a combined Ireland. It is indi-
Gated. even greater powers NAV be
given than are proposed for the
separate sections.
It ia expected that the premier's
announcement will be most conc;l-
iatory and comprehensive in out
lining what he hoped will be an az
ceptabie plan.
Carries Concessions Further.
The new scheme of government
differs considerably from the plans
nreyiouslv discnssed and carries
conceasions nm various nuestions
much further. The government in
framing the hill Ia understood to
have = ieut before II AZ primary
,noints f,rst that the accession Of
Ireland and the estahlishment oe
an INDEPENDENT Irish republic could
mot ha tolerated. but that the pres
ent system of government could not
be continued ana tnat IL was lmfos-
siDle to Ignore the lact tnat mere
were TWO great sectlons OF ireland
each OF whose claims must De coi-
sidered.
The Dill Is UNDERSTOOD 10 pro-
vide for granting the fullest pos
de freedom 10 the two irlsh leg
H7sla.ures administering 'nen ""n
afalrs, with powers similar IL
those held by the states IN America.
Police "Report Progress"
Dublin. Dec. 20.-Goyernment DO
lice are engaged In tracking down
tho men who YESTERDAY ATTEMPTED
10 a.sas.,nata Visconnt French.
| lord lieutenant of Ireland.
Documents were secured by the
authorities last night when a store
in this city was raided. the officers
having heen led to the place by
papers found on man named
Savage, who was killed while rum
ming from the scene Of the attemps-
ed assassination.
Refuse TO Talk.
v,.o,,,, r-.noh ona Mr. Sam.
a...o. ~ h,s sacrota-v re,m.e IN see
u...n uow norr,an arS oHici.,a are
neuaIo1iw ne~SpHri raticert The lord ,ieu-
tsn.as w.. a,nactad an attack and
a. on"n ..n.as | .. sav,ns rocartiv ho w.s
,.@ quo.eu 90 ,sa;onS n,stn, !, h.ran
Xotslnre u, ..'.a ~. psI n",n. - 20 - axods
". Sna. .na "0 ~ ' o
II was recalled that the sim
fe;r newspaper Republic. edited bv
Darrell Fieeis. printed in one oi
n. Sentember issues:
"v,.count French will not he
hare much longer. but the nation
Will continue. Its freedom will &c
nm when French has uassed from
tho scone"
An inouest over the body Of Saw.
age who belonged to the Sinn Feiu