The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-20
COM MONS TALKS OF
 IRELAND
Probe of Black and Tan Reprisals s ou g h t- Parliament Buildings Under Heavy Guard Settlement of Coal Strike Hoped for More Violence in Wales.

London, Oct. 2O.-The Irish situa- ton, which has now reached the cIi- max of it's seriousness, was taken up in the House of Commons today. Ar thur Henderson, Laborite member, gave notice that he would demand an Independent investigation on the ground that conditions in Ireland have become so menacing as to jus tify it. Followers of former Premier 1T. H. Asquith, the Opposition leader, announced that they would support such a motion.
 There should be an investigation of the reprisal attacks on the part of those the "Black and Tan'D police whose duty it is to maintain law and order" said MT. Hend derson.
 The promise of a statement on the Irish situation by Premier Lloyd George attracted an enormous crowd crammed.
 An urgent order had gone forth to all the members supporting the gov ernment to be in their seats.
 Fresh reports of police violence were received on the eve of opening dispatch from Dublin, "Black and Tan policemen in Tipperary and Roscommon counties forcibly took three men from their homes and shot them in the presence of relatives. Heavy guards of foot and mounted police were maintained about Parlia- ment building and the other govern ment buildings. The threat of fur ther demonstrations by unemployed and by Irish sympathizers kept Scot land Yard on the alert. Crowds were not allowed to gather in the streets about Parliament building.
 There was a big increase of en- forced idleness in the industrial dis trict during the past "A hours a result of the coal strike. It is now estimated that 1,6O0,000 men and women are joblesS than there are jobs directly or indirectly due to the strike.
 Another outbreak of violence by striking Welsh coal miners was re- ported from Tony-Pandy today. Five hundred strikers took part in a demonstration and sang the revo1u- tionary song "The Red Flag" Fight ing broke out when the police at tempted to disperSe them. The police charged with riot sticks and the strik- serS were put to flight.
 Declarations by officials at the iOpening session of parliament have failed to bring solution of the na- tional coal strike any nearer than it was yesterday.
 The Manchester Guardian an- inounces it has learned that Premier lIloyd-George has been informed that the railway employees probably will strike in sympathy with the coal lIniners.
 A meeting of the executive com itnittee of the national union of rail- way men was held to consider the advisability of extending the strike to the railroads. J. H. Thomas head of the Raflmen's union, left the meet ing before it adjourned to attend a conference of the parliamentary la Dor committee.
 There were persistent reports of a fresh movement towards peace in the coal fields. The Evening Standard said that it was possible that a series of conferences would be opened this afternoon with the federation of mi ns CTS, the colliery owners and the gov ernment represented. The attitude ot the government already has been made plain by Prmier Lloyd George who said that the logical settlement would be to grant a wage increase Conditional union an increase in pro- duction. The men are seeking a wage increase of two shillings per shift but they also demand a reduction ir the price of coal to domestic consum. CTS.