Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-21
COMMONS SUSTAIN
BRITISH CABINET ON
POLICY IN IRELAND
After All-Day Attack, Re-
ceives Vote of Conf
dence of 346 to 70.
ASQUITH AND LORD CECIL
BITTER ON GOVERNMENT
Premier Lloyd George Aban-
dons Plan to Deliver Speech
Of Defense.
GREENWOOD DEFENDS POLICE
Secretary Dcplorcs Itcprisals, but
Pictures Provocation Under
Which Troops Acted.
ASQUITH AND LORD CECIL
BITTER ON GOVERNMENT
DEFENDS POLICE
Secretary Dcplorcs Itcprisals, but
Pictures Provocation Under
Which Troops Acted.
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LONDON. Oct. Gothic government
Still sits in the saddle. despite 4 bit
ter all-day attack upon ita Irish
policy by former Premier Asquith.
Lord Robert Cecil and other spokes-
men for the opposition.
So iittie strength. in fact. did the
opposition manifest during the de-
bate that the government called for
test vote without rcsorting to its
heavy artillery. such as the sched
uled speech Of Lloyd George. and was
sustained by vote OF confidence OF
3i6 10 20. this expression practically
giving the Cabinet free rein to
push its plans for tho paclncation OF
ireland TO completion.
The most acrimonious discussion
turned upon the rcprisals situation,
for which the government came In
fer round dcnunciation. Asquith and
Cecil demanded at the outset that
parliament begin an Immediate in
{9Giry Into the soldier outbreaks
Calls u Campaign of Outrage.
The police" said the former Pre-
mIcr. "ccrtninly have the right and
he duty TO defend Themselves. But
| hey have exceeded the limits. They
have indulEed In campaign OF out
rage and destruction against inno-
cent people"
Lord Robert Cecil denounced the
administration OF Ireland for the past
eighteen months. charactcriz!ng Il rs
''onn cf the most disastrous in tho
history OF Great Britain"
f-aborites introduced n motion,
carly in the controversy. 10 ccnsurc
the government for It's action con-
|.ernIng The rcprisals. Sir IIamar
Greenwood. Secretary for Ireland,
look up the cudge!s In defense OF
Icf graphic pictures OF the difficulties
/ of governing the island under pres
emt conditions.
= Sir Hamar dcplorcd tho rcpr!sals.
hut stoutly defended the action OF
The police. plcturing extensively the
|proyocation under which the black
and tan troops" acted.
II admit that our policy OF con-
|ciliat!on may not have been success
ful." he declared. but today the gcv-
|crnment is determined TO smash ter
rorism.
IF terrorism Is to be broken. only
the government can break ii. The
Irish have proved themselves help
less 20 do so. The church IL equally
impotent. England would BE- un-
worthy Of the name government II
she failed TO break tho campaign OF
murder that has been going on"
Use Mushroom bullets.
Sir Iiamar charged that the Sim
Fniners were using mushroom bull
lest. and in discussion OF the charges
of "!ndiscriminate firing" declared
first only 10 avoid being ambushed."
AZ every opportunity" he added,
Il shall defend this conduct"
While the Commons were discuss
ing the Irish situation. Lord Crcwe
opened the opposition nttpck on the
government in the House OF Lords.
Arthur Henderson, Labor member
,of Parliament. was the first tc take
np the prosecution of the govern
mcnt's stand. He blamed the gov
ernment's intensified coercion" for
the Sim Fein outrages. and, while
Lc admitted that the soldiers may
have had some provocation for the
reprisals. his contention was that the
governments own attitude was also
provocative of Sim Fcin activity.
The name Of America was brought
into the controversy by Sir Hamar
Greenwood towards the conclusion OF
his speech Of defense. when he de-
ciared that the governments policy
was to "rid Notwithstanding us
;cr--of all arms and ammunition"
we will arrest every leader OF
The Sim Fein murder gang" he de-
clared, although hundreds of them
desire to cmiGrate TO America. The
United states doesn't want them over
there. however. to augment the
forces of unrest and disorder in
America"
1t had been expected that Lloyd
George himself would be hoard in
COMMONS during tho evening In sup
port OF the Cabinets policies. Evil
IDENTIFY, however, the government
found itself in such strength that /.
was decided to waste no ammuni-
zion and the division resulting in the
vote of confidence was called for.
5s Refuses independent Inquiry.
Tho government has refused to
open an independent inquiry into the
reprisals In ireland. 1t was disclosed
in the House of Commons today when
1t was stated by Bonar Law that the
government is merely Undertaking an
inquiry of each military OF police
outrage.
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