Evening star., 1920-12-10
SECTION Of IRELAND
WILL HAVE MARTIAL
LAW, SAYSPREM|ER
Peace Step Will Include Sur
render of Arms in Dis
turbed Areas.
SINN FEM MEMBERS TO
GET SAFE PASSPORTS
Government Determined to En-.
courage Truce, But Will Break
Up "Terrorists."

by the Associated Press.
DUBLIN. December 1O.-Martial
law was proclaimed from Dublin
Castle today In the city and county
OF Cork. the city and county of
Limerick and in the counties Of
Tippernry and Kerry.
LONDON. December 10.-Martial law
is to be applied in certain areas of Ire
land. Premier Lloyd George announced
In speaking in the house of commons
today on the Irish situation.
The government has decided to give
safe conduct to Sim Fein members of
the house of commons. so that they may
meet with the government to discuss
the Irish situation, the premier said.
Safe conducts would not be granted,
had been involved in the commission
OF serious crime.
Mr. Lloyd George emphasized the i'm
portance of the resolution of the Gal
way county council recently, which sug-
gested that the ban on meetings of the
irish republican parliament should be
Withdrawn in order that delegates
might be appointed to discuss the sit
uation with the government
Driven to Martial Law.
In making announcement regarding
ernment had been driven to the con-
clusion, in view of recent incidents, that
1t must take stronger action in certain
disturbed areas.
Side by side with the encouragement
the government was anxious to give all
those VINO desired peace-and they were
growing in numbers and independence
showing that intimidation was decreas-
Tg-the government was determined
declared the premier, to do all in it's
power to break up the terrorists.
Cnder martha! law, said the pre-
mler, proclamation would be issued
demanding that all arms and uni
forms be surrendered within the pre-
scribed areas by certain date After
that date unauthorized persons found
possessing arms would be treated az
rebels and be liable to the death
court.
The same penalty, added Mr.. Lloyd
George, would be applicable. to un-
authorized persons wearing uniforms.
Time Limit for Surrender.
A reasonable time would be allowed
for the surrender Of arms before
these provisions came into force
The government. said Mr.. Lloyd
George. was regretfully convinced
lation which controlled the "organi-
zation Of violence, murder and out
. rage" was not yet ready for real
peace. namely, for a peace which
would accept the only basis on which
peace could be concluded-acceptan
Of the unbroken unity Of the United
Kingdom. :.
The. communications OF these Con.
trollers Of outrage" were all con-
ceived in the spirit OF an independent.
belligerent power, offering peace to
another independent belligerent with
whom they were at war and to whom
they were in a position to dictate,
the premier said. Therefore, the gov
ernment had decided on a double
policy.
On the one hand, the government
felt continued the premier. that it
had no option but to continue and
intensity its campaign against that
small but highly organized and des-
perate minority which was using
murder and outrage in order to at
tain the impossible. and which could
bring peace neither to Ireland nor to
Great Britain.