Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-04-07
LIKENS ERIN TO
SOUTH IN 1861
Lloyd George Defends Home
Rule Bill in Commons.
PASSED ON SECOND READING
Asayith Plan Is Turned pown-car.
scr Attacks Government Measure
and Declares Men From Amer
iez Are Causing All Trouble.

London. April 1.-The house or com
mons passed the second reading Of
the Irish home rule bill. The vote
was 34S TO "a.
Replying 10 arguments against the
bin, Premier Lloyd George declared
the government has every reason 20
be satisfied with the course Of the
debate. as IL demonstrated that the
governments plan was the only one
that held the field.
The difficulty Of the problem, said
the premier. was that no proposals
which would be acceptable 10 any
party I'm this country would be &c
cepted by any party in Ireland. II
the people Of Ireland were asked what
plan they would accept. declared
Lloyd George. they would say by an
emphatic majority: I'VE want indie
pendence and an Irish republic"
Declines independence Discussion.
The premier insisted there was no
use OF talking about self-determina-
tion. since those who supported IL
must 20 to the full length Of granting
an Irish republic.
-Self-determinatiOn." continued the
premier. does not mean that every
part 81 the country. which has been
acting together FOR 100 years, should
have the right 10 say: We mean 20 set
NJ a separate republic There mus:
be- a limit TO the application Of any
principle: otherwise II might be car
-. H..-~HfHw~ Ia. as=arsw ssnnw-
try throughout the world"
Mr.. Lloyd George said no one hal
accep;ed the plan Of former Premier
ASquIth. Dealing with the suggestion
81 John n. Clynes. labOrite. for a con-
stituent assembly. the premier EN-
phasized that the previous Irish con-
venfIon had faile.l. and asked IL u
were likely that the assembly pro-
posed BY Mr.. Clynes would be any
mere successful. Since any proposal
which Irish opinion would by a large
majority accept would not be accept
ed by any party In Great Britain. Mr..
Lloyd George declared, therefore the
government must exercise its tudg-
ment for the United Kingdom and the
whole empire In order 10 come 10 the
wiSest conclusion possible.
The premier reiterated his declara-
ton that the government plan held
the field because II recognized the
fact that the house would not satisfy
Irish opinion in its present state with
cut destroying the essential unity 81
the kingdom. The demand IN ireland
for the moment was for independence
aud secession. not seif-government.
Refers 70 jefferson Davis.
AR Lloyd George said he wanted %
Say "a "our American friends" that
Eamonn he Valera was putting for
ward the same claim in exactly the
same language as jefferson Davis,
and that some 81 the men who voted
for the Irish self-determination mo-
ton IN the senate the other day had
ancestors who fought 10 de-.h against
ccnceJiinr TO the southern states OF
America The very demand they are
now supporting for Ireland.
The acceptance of that demand. de-
cIared the premier. would never come.
II was a demand which. II persisted
IN be said. would lead 20 exactly the
same measures Of repression as in the
case Of the southern states 81 Ameri-
c1. Great Britain. he declared. claimed
nothing more than the United States
had claimed for themselves.
Great Britain. he added. would
stand on its own legs.
There were certain powers which
might be conferred upon Ireland when
she settled down 60 an established
union and accepted partnership with
the United Kingdom. said the premier.
Carson Accuses Americans.
Sir Edward Cars0n's speech against
the bill was remarkable principally
because az his definite assertion that
the crimes recently committed in Ire
land were the work OF men from
America.
The Ulster leader. standing grim
aud erect Immediately behind the ex-
IRENE end Of the government bench.
said with unmlstakable emphasis:
There has been a long and tragic
hue and cry about crime In Ireland
The assassination are not the work
q my countrymen. but that OF men
from America who come over 10 Ire
land to carry on tie propaganda
going on In America. and which tine
British people never take the slightest
trouble 20 answer
In lower tones. which did not reach
al parts Of the house. he added:
Il have been Informed by scotland
Yard that six men have left America
70 asSasslnate me-"