New-York tribune., 1920-12-08
Greenwood Is Cheered i'm
Commons When He Saws
Surrender of Irish Chiefs
is Only Basis for Peace
New Outbreak Of
Crime Is Feared
British Pacihsts Change
and Urge Firm Policy:
Opposed TO Amnesty
Special cobrc to The Tr,bu~s

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Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc.
CORK, Dec. 7.-Advices received here
from London tonight say that Premier
Lloyd George has refused to mako q
truce with Sim Fem. The report caused
great dismay among the popuacc, who
look for a renewal of the campaign Of
murders and reprisals
Prom The Trtbunc's E,uopean f,s~eau
Copyright. 1920, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Dec. 7.-Sir Hamar Green
wood, Chief Secretary for ireland, and
Andrew Bonar Law, government spokes-
man, answering questions in the House
of Commons this afternoon on the
Irish peace movement, gave evidence of
hardening against truce
81 am convinced" said Sir Hamar,
that there can be no truce or success
full efforts at a truce until the leaders
of the Irish republican army either sur
render, deliver up their arms or are
arrested by the police
No War Against Ireland
This reply was greeted with long ap-
plause, but a moment later when Josepl.
Devlin asked whether this meant war
to the finish, the Chief Secretary said:
u have never said that there was an,
question Of war against Ireland. bur
against this extreme group tn govern
ment is compelled to take every pos
sible step'
bonar Law told the House that thg
government had not replied to tbs
message from the Rev. Michael OFlan.
asan, acting head OF Sim Fcin. pro
posing peace and asking Lloyd Georg.
what first step toward it he would sug
gest. 1t is understood that the delav ir
replying is due to the Premicr's desire
to get report from Arthur Henderson
head of the labor commission, who re
turned last night from ireland. vher,
he discussed peace with many leader.
of Sim Fem. Lloyd George also de
sires to confer again with Dublil
Castle
The Premier has put aside nearI,
everything else and is devoting all hi,
attention to the Irish problem. Tn,
next forty-eight hours will 90 ia
toward settlement, for several con
ferences have been arranged in parlia
meht and IN Downing Street Green
wood came over last night from Ire
land to meet with Lloyd George and tn,
Cabinet this morning to discuss tn,
peace movement, as we'll as the govern
ment's third defeat in the House O
Lords debate on the Home Rule bill
Caution Makes Impression
The thin. which impressed the Hous,
of Commons to-day in the reptile.
drawn from Sir Hamar and Bonar Law
was the indication that the Cabine
feels that the peace movement is out
strip ng actual developments an,
fears that an unhappy awakening ma,
come later.
Michael Collins. who is sad to b'
the head Of Sinn Fem military op
eratons and has been hunted by th
government for the last six months, il
reported to have issued a statement t,
his men advocating caution so far a
negot. atlons are concerned. Sim Fen
leaders in Dublin have made it p!ail
that Father O'Flanagan in writing t,
I-loN u NNC4 tSc vas dNblIIS lEutHcUVGUtlN y
pointing out that nothing can be don
authoritatively W thout the approval o
Dali Eircann (Sinn Fem Parliament. .
With the arrest in Dublin late to-da
of Richard Hayes, the number of Sim
Fem members Of Parliament who hav
been taken into custody reached eight
Arthur Hcnderson's declaration tina
conditions are ripe for arranging
truce has produced profound i'm
preston.
A rcactionary movement. however
has appeared to some extent. Thos
who few days ago were alarmed b.
the extent to which terrorism ha,
spread and began to suggest that tn
time had arrived for exploring tn
avenues to peace again are changing
front. Influenced by reports that SIM
Fen has shot its bolt, they are show
ing less interest in the idea Of com
promise or Cancellation. They are ad
vocating what would approximate un
conditional surrender on the part 0
the Sim Fem.
I Question of Blame at Issue
On the other hand, the Irish ex
tremists are trying to create the i'm
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