The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-01-02
One in North, One in South, With
Council to Link the
Two.
TO PUT DOWN ANY REVOLT.
Plan as Outlined Compared to Status
Of States In American Union.
Lloyd George Says England
VIII Fight Secession.
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WHAT IRELAND GETS y
AND ENGLAND KEEPS y
IN LLOYD GEORGE BILL y

x AND ENGLAND KEEPS x
!. IN LLOYD GEORGE BILL "
x The outstanding features Of Y
y Lloyd Georges proposed Irish "
=: Home Rule Bill are these: Y
x Two Parliaments; one South, Y
x one North (Ulster). u
= These optionally. to create a y
Y single legislature with all powers u
Y NOT RESERVED to the Imperial y
Y Parliament. y
Y Irish members at Westminster Y
x to be reduced TO forty; 100000 "
y initial expenses to be allotted !.
y: each Irish House. y
x Each House to have taxation u
x powers, patterned on United y
x States legislatures, BUT y
y Britain to retain income, ex- y
=: cess profits and super taxes, Y
=: customs, excise and postal serv- y
x ice y
=: Each House to control local y
Y matters and law and order, EX- V
y cEPT- y
Y The Higher judiciary and Y
x Army and Navy. q
x Ireland to have advantage of y
Y all duties and taxes in excess Of Y
x fair contribution to the I'm v
x perial Government" NOW $780, "
Y 100000 annually. y
!. Any attempt at Secession by Y
Y Ireland will be put down by Eng y
Y land with an iron hand. "
x Y
gwx Y y Y y Y Y Y Y Y " Y Y Y "
London.-Two separate parliaments
one for Ulster and the other for the
South of Ireland-with a joint coun-
Gil elected by both serving as con-
Meeting link; that, In a nutshell, Is
the new solution of the Irish prob
lem offered by Premier Lloyd George
in the House of Commons.
The plan as outlined by the Premier
pleases neither Irish party. 1t is I'M
acceptable to the Sim Fem, and from
what Sid Edward Carson said during
the debate, 1t Is equally unacceptable
to the Obstetrics.
The bill of enactment will not be
introduced until the next session,
early In 1920 The Premier merely
gave an outline of it.
The two legislatures are to be
clothed with full constituent powers
TO create one single Parliament for
the whole Of Ireland-"to discharge
all powers not specifically reserved
to the Imperial Parliament.
But that is left to the future and
will be possible only If the chasm be-
tween Ulster and the South is bridged
and the two waring factions decide
TO get together for u joint govern
mental plan.
OF a separate Irish Republic, such
as is in the dream of the Sim Fem,
the British Government Is concerned.
On the contrary, it will fight any such
movement to the last ditch.
On this point the Premier, using
strong emphasis, said:
Amy attempt at secession will be
fought with the same determination
and force as was done by the North
ern States Of America" the Premier
almost shouted in the course OF his
speech. He said:
II think it is right to say, In the
face of the innuendoes put forward
from Ireland with apparent author
ity, that any attempt at secession will
ha fought With datarrf1t NJ a
ton, the same resource. and the same
resolve as did the Northern States Of
America.
ut is important that this be known
not merely throughout the world, but
in Ireland itself"
In denouncing the Idea Of allowing
Ireland's secession, the Premier said
separation was too great menace
to the British Empire In the great
war, he added, Ireland, II hostile,
could have been used by the Germans
as an excellent submarine base, there
by cutting England off from her
colonies.
His reference to the American Civil
War was taken by shrewd observers
as a clever bid for American sympa-
thies in this latest long-postponed
effort Of Britain to set the House Of
Erin in order He mentioned the
United States again when he said:
Each parliament will have tax
ing powers equivalent to the legis-
latures in the United States"
FORD TO PAY So A DAY.