Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-26
IRISH home rule
BILL BEFORE COMMONS

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ernmant was presented 4 r4e house
u CONFORMS coda The t-E- read
Ilc was 81 the ---l.- alone ana was
q preliminary II taking " the meas
u-e a. the session rono--uv
Tae Present I'LL L Is UNDERWOOD a6-
heres comparatively clnsr 70 the
measure as outlined nv Premier
Lloyd George II -he NOISE OF Decerl-
b. - last TIE government pr0jec.
-Iam9nrs L Ireland. one for the
sou-n and one Tor The no--h
Home rule. Is tha government
hopes 10 give i n Ireland L based
primarily upon -ne declaration NJ the
premier II LIS December Speech mat
"E-ea- BrI-2II cannot accept sepa-a-
-lOL-- BIT Lhe la-gesT oppor-ur1-y
vi = gwen 70 -he I-Is!. people =
unite on -Tle constitution Of : ps-iia-
neu-. I ne course u TINE which vii
Ell brace Ireland as V-note
For IL no--r ~ Ireland ne --ea
embraced prDJAbiv VII include me
SIX cour-IeA mentioned ny -le premier
II his Original outline u-I-r possibly
su-ae slight notifications as Z cor
sequence o. which -ne northern par
lEUle--- VII % ve-y much s--aIl--r
occy -nal the southern Organization
Cne O. IN fundamental feaEC-as
mas always been the council repre-
Selling -lE -vn pa-I1ameu-s an6 =
i understood -ha- this council vii.
Ce---- - powers rom -he W. hoo
l-s which vii TX responsible t0- -
sHi@c--1L- TIE proposed teg!sI.. --.-.As
vii lave ~ -eEslva powers ana algc
representation II tne imperial par
l1EOs--- Suc+ matters Is -Cuca -Epr.-
iGca. government, agriculture rams
po-ralOC- nELic4pa- affairs .-su--
Ance and Lr1e collection Ir taxes vii
- under The ccc--o- o. these W.
legislatures, vile matters o. rno-e
serious -Dpo--- such as fp-eLs- al
-Gi-st defense. navigation auf the
I-E'Ee- JuCIc1GT- are -ese-ve6 FOR the
DECISION Of -ne Imperial government
I-e-l.- LLOYD Geo-ge announced
-l-1- IT proceeds o. land aruuI-les II
Ireland vTo'1l1 - gwen Is free g4<-
70 ms -ve pGrllEnar-s aac estimates
t--aL lis you'd amount Il 3.Iisl -
pounds Io- Eae year. T'tts SUN. "
o-1sr equitable provisions VIII be
made for -le E1a1nrerance Of -re pr
-aroeu1s. : the eC~e-unen-s HI is
accepted
The -eDc,-- co-slg-s largely q de-
1aiieC examples OF tbs 'ser,seiess a.
-I-uds Of -n= atmIn1s--a-io-,s -
p-essIve treasures v-r-h rne resuI.
thai ever INSTITUTION o. r-nich me
5rT--si' ci--1en Il : free person free
DON O. sE'-ect.. Lioe--- OF q subject
2nc -r.-. pr Tu----Is : ming u the
pas Il Z age par Of --alznG.-
Tie -a1o-- continues
r-li- ur-ess-T-ediv conde--rtrr
poll-l-4- ou-rages. suca 80 -ne saoo- :
ING ~ po-FceTa-r- re as bound 10
say -i.-- NJ evidence Is forthcoming
thai su:n si1oo-ings preceded the cp-
Ti.lca-1er 81 tne policy o. -irp-ous
-eJressTrr"
The -npor- enters =. great .enr-t
IT = -Ge I,C.f-ical divisions Of Ire
lar ant. IreianE's economic needs
GDG says i IS undeZlabie -ha- lie
SlEr Fer IL some directions unfit
I'D with III gCv eminent"
approaching -he poIirIcal problem
cae repo-- declares mat 10 single
-once-fo- solution ,s possn,e,
and expresses me conviction that
PARTITION Is no remedy. Z orfr for
lie reason thai Ireland Is a. eco
nomIc entity Complete seus-zrtlar
also L impossible wrrhou- bioocshsc
anc : 1eelinE OF hr-terner. winch =
asserts i Ireland were successful
woEld destroy every possibility OF
friendly -eia-fans for rnarv genera
lions while Z unsuccessful. Il would
involve Ireland IL continued sublsc-
clor
The report expressed r1e belief
that either e dorILripu self govern
maU-- With provision fur The prurec-
-Ior OF minority OF measure on
selt-sovs-ument determined BY ar
I-lsh -natIsnal assembly Elected bv
proportional representation. n both
Cases -eservIng defense and forelsr
relations 70 -ae imperial government.
would BE- acceptable TO a majority Of
The Irish
n conclusion the delegation holds
strongly 70 the view that rh. ulri-
mate guarantee Of better relations
between the rwp countries hes IL the
Irish people being Convinced that ne
economic regeneration Of Ireland
rests N their OWE hands.
Destroyer Dixse Ashore