Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-11-25
A5QU|TH OPENS
IRISH QUESTION;
AbHORS 5LAY|Nt
Sir Hamar Greenwood
Amid Cheers Denies
Reprisals' Charge.
Liberals Accused of Aid
ing Murder Gang by
Reprinting Lies.

London, Nov 24-The eagerly await
ed debate in the house Of commons or
the Irish question was inauguratet
Wednesday afternoon when former
Premier Asquith. leader OF the opposi.
tlon, moved his resolution, expressing alb.
horrence Of the recent Dublin assassna
tons, condemnation of reprisals. anC
urging the taking of immediate steps te
bring about Irish pacification
The motion was composite resoIu-
ton, combining the Independent, lib
eral and labor motions. and sponsored
by MIR. Asquith, Donald MaeLean and
arthur Henderson.
Majority Against Reprisals.
The former premier declared that he
believed an overwhelming majority of
the Irish people and of the crown forces
had no sympathy with reprisals
1t was difficult, said Mr.. Asquith. to
speak with restraint of Sundays assas-
sinations in Dublin.
+.@tThey were cruel cold bIooded mur-
ders" he continued, "and can only have
been the work of men who have lost all
sense of humanity and honor The very
gravity of such crimes as these. / am
afraid it is a mistake to say they are
decreasing, makes it all the more neces-
sary that the executive shall be able to
encounter them with a clear fEant. and
clean hands" 8gas
Sir Hamar Greenwood. the chief ssee~
retry for Ireland was N54sza III II eassaI
on rising to answer Mr.. Asquith
Murder Ahhorred.
The vast majority Of the people of
Ireland are not in favor Of murder" he
said. They want peace. and they are
getting peace because the forces of the
crown are breaking the terror"
THE murder gang in Ireland" he
continued, tissues document known as
the Irish Republican Bulletin and that
murder gang sends the bulletin to per-
sons in England and to newspapers in
England Some of them publish it,
What amazes me is that the London
Liberal federation has actually used the
Bulletin and based it on Il charge Of
reprisals, so-ealled. and circulated it
without any comment except this, dis
play this prominently wherever you can
'Tht right honorable gentleman (Mr.
Asquith1 is president Of that federation"
Sir Hamar added.
Sir Hamar noted that Mr.. Asquith
had referred to the comments Of an
American correspondent.
Murder Gang Welcome.
I'VE have certain knowledge" CON
tinued the chief secretary, that some of
these enjoy the hospitality of the mur-
der gang itself in Ireland They send
their newspaper matter to America to
hurt Anglo American friendship and do
their best to damage the British en-
pire.
II could name these papers that have
printed the most notable falsehoods, but
the last election in America has been an
adequate response. Those who set up
to make the Irish question an issue
rather than Anglo American friendship
were covered with defeat"
Sir Hamar had detailed plans for the
destruction of large plant in Man
chester and of docks in Liverpool had
been discovered. the Liverpool plans
pounds of the high explosive gelignite
1t q points.
Denies Reprsats.
As regards the reprisaI charges, the
,hief secretary declared there was not
| single authenticated case of anything
allied a reprisal having taken place
lnder an officer. He cited an instance
# soldiers who lost their heads because
f the murder of lieutenant of whom
hey were very fond and had started
iring.
Another officer. said Sir Hamar. drew
revolver and threatened to kill any
soldier who did not cease shooting with
he result that the men stopped.
The crown forces. declared the chief
secretary. were daily growing more eff
ective, It was true that more Of them
we're being murdered, but that was be-
ause they were asserting the authority
# the crown. Extracts from q docu-
nent he said which had been recently
aptured were read to show that 1900
pounds had been spent in organizing the
headquarters staff Of the republican
rmy since July. This. he said, was the
enter Of the murder gang and that
asses 100 pounds per skull Of the
'olice and military had been paid
The chief secretary appealed to the
ouse to show every consideration by
Ford and by resolution for the police,
oldiers. civilians and judges who, he
eclared, were obeying the orders of
arliament and fighting a battle against
assassination and not against the Irish
eople. He appealed especially to the
great Catholic church in Ireland"
-hich, he said, by appeals from every |
ltar could greatly assist in this fight
gsinst assassination. Sir Hamar end
d his address amid cheering when he |
aid
'There is only one issue left That |
who is for the empire and who is for |
/
Ex-EMPREsS IMPROVES !
Doorn Holland. Nov. 24.-tBy the