Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-09-30
Former Ambassador to U.
S. Offers Solution Fer
Problem
WANT BRITISH OUT
Opposed Separation, But Would Give
Irish Fullest Freedom, FavOrs With
Graw;.I- From Erin in Two Years.
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Lu"don Sept. 30.-Viscount Grey,
of Falodon, came forward today with
An important suggestion for the sclr-
ton of the irish problem. 1t IS vir-
Itually generous form of home rule,
! involving three cardinal points.
Ucfia,te announcement that Great
Britain and Ireland must have a
sirg!e foreign policy and common
army and navy. Separation Of these
matters could not be tolerated any
more than the North could stand tor
the separation CT file South in The
United States. says Lord Grey.
Jrshmer must be as free as peoples
uf the great sclf-governing donIinions
and settle for themselves how theiT
country shal! be governed.
| The British Government should con
sinue to perform the function OF. gov
errment n Ireland for 3 period not
to excoei two years and withdraw at
The end Of that period or sooner. if
ireland is ready.
The .axt Of V;scourt Grey's mes-
sage. which was published in the
Yves minister Gazette, follows:
'Irelard has never been such re-
preach ard discred;t TO British states
| marSh'p as It is today. Il has been
nnab!e % punish or prevent the con.
stant murder Of those who serve il.
In parts Of Ireland its authority ap-
parnnt'y has ceased and been super
| sedad hv Sim Fein courts, from which
alone car any redress ba obtained fog
! ,r:l.rnry crime or wrongdoing; and
! scm", if not all. Of the Un:onsts ma
ior;rr IN nationalist Ireland, hopeless
of protection from the British Gov
arrmort is now advocating dominion
home rule or locking TO an agreement
wish SIM Fein.
! s'rhe British administration, in fact
EXHIBITS thc he,p!essness. Of at ex-
tremciy rhsbIe government, while sin
curing Al the odium Of one thst
.uos ny force. Ireland is more dis
rcrscr.ed than ever ard there is no
prCsrcct &c settlement or IMPROVE
rrcnt
"Thc present Home Rule bill now
before Parliament IS not solution. ap
rarentiv y" one wants tho bill: the
rri3hn'cn will refuse to put it into
execution.
"Wo must. thercfore, look to some.
athcr policy FOR relief. Nothing that
IS ir the nature Of bargain between
The British Government and one par
nf Ireland has sny chance of success;
.ff>Sinr Fein accepts It Ulster will de
rounre It. f Ulster accepts t Sim
Fem WI reject it."
NiscourE Grey then gives his three
card.na! points for a solubion of the
problem.
Cork: Sept. 2o.-The sacking Of The
town of Nairw. County Cork, during
last nigh. followed promptly on The
Sein Feir. coup OF yesterday. IN which
the military barracks were ra.ded a7G
ssrr AT killed. Not the BLACK and
Tan<." but the Seventeenth Larcers
are said &c have exactsf the reprisals.
They. burned -he town hall and
some fcrty buildings, including the
creamery and The principal shops.
There was much prcmiscuous shoot,
ing by The soldiers mt no casualties
have beer reported. The fire was still
burning this Afternoon.
! There was further riocine at lis
burn, last night between Sim Feiners
| an! ,oraiiS's, resulting in the wreck
:~v cr ,nrea more establishments in
H.: ai.a3,:y ba6!v ctama ged town.