Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-10
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IRISH COERCION
BILL IS PASSED
BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS
SWINGS BIG STICK TO QUIET
IRISH DEMONSTRATES
NEAR RIOT OCCURS 0NFL00R
Joseph DevIin, Nationalist From Bel
fast, Defies Authority of House
to Bring Him to Order and
Precipitates Lively Scene

IOUuOn, aug. f.--bf an 'ONci WilVllA-
ing majority the government last night
damned through the Irish coercion DilL
designed to restore order In Ireland.
Lengthy debates preceded voting In
the house, but lacking the presence OF
Premier Lloyd George and Herbert
Asquith, they did not stir the interest
which attached to Thursdays discus
sion and were far less acrimonious.
A notable exception was furious
outburst by Joseph Devlin, nationalist
member from Belfast, who defied the
authority of the house to bring him to
order and precipitated a scene, as
result of which he was suspended. He
walked out, followed by all the other
Irish members and almost the entire
labor representation.
For a time it seemed as though
there was no way for suppressing Mr.
Devlin except removing him bodily
He Embossed a flood of invective
against the bill, demanded that Mr..
Lloyd George be summoned to "share
responsibility for this iniquitous meas
ure" and yehemently asserted the rea-
son the premier was absent was that
he might "concoct another war with
Russia
From the government benches cries
of "order order" arose, with admoni-
lions TO respect the house.
Mr.. Devlin shouted in reply:
81 have no respect for the house of
commons; l despise it,"
Bedlam then broke out. When the
chairman finally managed to make
himself heard he severely admonished
Mr.. Devlin, threatening to expel him
from the chamber if he continued to
Ignore the authority of the chair. Dew
lin, who had worked himself up to a
high pitch, continued defiant, whereup-
on the chairman called on the SER
geant-at-arms to remove him. He re-
fused to bulge and the chairman found
it necessary to summon the speaker,
who was absent, as the house was sit
ting in committee.
The sergeant-at-arms placed a huge,
formidable looking mace on the chair
mans table. The galleries, in which
there were numerous American tour
ists anticipated rough and tumble de-
Velopments.
Bring on the army of occupation"
shouted Mr.. Devlin, but he calmed
down when the speaker, in impressive
wig and gown, entered the chamber
and with dignity seated himself on
the dais. He was acquainted with Mr..
Devlin's conduct and put a motion to
the house to suspend him.
Devlin appeared to take the sentence
philosophically, and when the vote on
the motion to suspend him was an
nounced, he walked out rapidly before
the speaker could conclude the request
that he leave.
The ensuing exodus of Irish men,
oers and labor champions left only a
handful of liberals to continue the
fight on the bill and there was no fur
Their excitement until application of
closure met with an angry chorus of
gagged"
The only interesting point of the de-
Gate was an Intellectual attempt to in
duce the government to limit operation
Of the act to one year. Sir Donald
MacLean moved an amendment to this
effect, declaring that to place Ireland
under permanent martial law would
strike blow at any further attempt
at Impeachment between the two
peoples.
Sir Haram Greenwood, chief secre-
tary for Ireland, opposing this amend
ment, said the government would con-
slider the matter and it hoped it would
be possible to repeal the act before q
year expired. The amendment was re-
Iected by large majority.