The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-01-02
IRISH RULE BILL
COMES UP AGAIN
PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE AO'
DRESSES ENGLISH HOUSE OF
COMMONS ON SUBJECT
WILL PERMIT NO SECESSION
Will Combat II as America Did With
South.-Two Parliaments Proposed
for ireland, One for North and
One for South Portion

London, Dec. "a. = Premier Lloyd
George addressed the house of com
mons last evening on the Irish ques-
ton. The premier last week an
nounced his purpose of presenting to
the commons on this occasion the de-
tails of the governments Irish home
rule bill. In opening his address yes
terday, Lloyd George remarked on the
extreme difficulty of his task, diff
cult indeed he said, after such
discreditable outrage as has just been
perpetrated at Dublin" He was re-
ferring to the attempted assassination
of Viscount Lord French.
Ireland, said the premier, was the
only country in Europe except Russia
where the classes who elsewhere
were on the side of law and order were
out of sympathy with the machinery of
the government. While Ireland was
never more prosperous, the fact re-
NAMED, he declared that Ireland was
never so alienated from British rule
as she is today.
Any attempt at secession, the pre-
mier announced. would be fought with
the same determination, force and
resolution as had been shown by the
northern states in America.
The premier said it was proposed to
establish government over the
WI n1 Of nd 10
parliaments, one in the north and one
in the south. Every opportunity would
be given Ireland to establish unity if
she desired il. and council would be
established at the outset, selected by
the two legislatures and form a con
the country.
The two legislatures to be created
in Ireland, the premier said. would be
clothed with full constituent powers
to create a single Irish legislature to
discharge all powers not specifically
reserved to the imperial parliament.
The premier said that the Irish con
tribution to the imperial services
annually, A joint eXchecquer board
would settle the rate of contribution
for the future and the question of tax
able capacity. 1t was proposed to
place 100000 pounds at the disposal
of each of the two parliaments to
cover the initial expenditure.
The representation of Ireland at
Westminster, Lloyd George announc-
ed, would be reduced under the pro
posed measure to 40 members. as in
the act of 1914.
Each of the two parliaments would
have taxation powers equivalent to
those of the state legislatures of the
| United States. The income tax and
the excess profits and super taxes
would be levied imperialy. The Irish
parliaments would control all local
matters and all machinery for the
maintenance of law and order except
the higher judiciary and the army and
navy.
The customs and excise services
would be retained by the imperial par
| lament, the premier stated. but when
! Ireland was united il would be open
to the imperial parliament TO con
! slider whether United Ireland would
have control of the customs.
The premier said the bin would con
tain clauses protecting the rights of
minoritieS. The postal service would
not be transferred, he added. until
there was II single parliament in Ire
land
| The government proposed to give
| the Irish government the advantage
Of all duties and taxes raised in ok.
| cess of Il fair contribution 10 the i'm
perial services and Il free gift in addi-
! ton To finance the development of the
| Irish parliament, the premier de-
| clared
| 1t would rest with the Irish people
/ h e m Sc YES. said Lloyd George.
| whether they desired union. The con
sent of the British parliament would
! not he required and in order Ia offer
| greater Inducements to union. The
| government proposed that certain ad-
/ ditional taxing powers should be on.
trusted 10 the Irish parliament when
| the union was accomplished.
All these proposals, added the pre-
mier. would be embodied in The hin
/ for the consideration Of the parlia.
ment and hs appealed To all Io give
the measure fair consideration. The
| present. he >4td, was not the time for
| recrmiuation
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