The Washington times., 1920-10-09
P[ANNEDSTAb
FROM BEHIND
Erin Was Raising Huge Force
to Fight Britain During War,
Premier States.
PROMISES STERN MEASURES
Home Rule, No Dominion Con-
troll, His Object t Defends
Police Reprisals.


sensational charge that Ireland as
sisted Germany in her submarine
campaign during the World War was
made here today by Premier Lloyd
George.
The astounding statement by the
premier was made In a speech on the
Irish situation attacking the pro-
posal to confer the dominion rule
upon Ireland.
PLOTTED STAB IN BACK.
II did not tell you duriag the war.
hut know that ireland assisted the
Germans In their subnaarinc ean-
paign," he declared.
"In 1917, Ireland wss engaged In
raising huGe forces to stab Great
Britain In the back at the time whea
we were nGhting fer eur very exlst-
ence. II II lunsey 10 propose that
Ireiana shall have her swn array aSA
navy and GOvernneat. We will re-
sist every suck attanpt. We are
Seing 70 give Ireland ssr hsne ruls
bill.~ s .H< #stE,B
1--WE nsst break ~ the .aarAer gans
that h tyransiziag Irelsnd, bst sinui-
taaceuSit we wufstEose<A wifA TReAs-
the Irfsh people. .rs
ave nust restore order. however
ster. sssr netAess may be. We can
Aot permit debasenent asd csnplete
anarchy In Ireland"
ATTACKS CONCESSIONS.
The premier attacked >the various
concessions to the Irish republicans.
such as were proposed by former
Premier Herbert s. Asquith, Viscount
Grey, of Fallodon, former British am
bassador to the United States, and
Arthur Henderson, laborite member
Of Parliament
They are not based on justice either
to Ireland nor to England" continued
the premier .SThey were proposed ,
simply because crime in Ireland had !.
been successful. hut we cannot be
bullied by = gang of assa@sins.
ireland declines to join us in
common partnership and this Ia a
grave misfortune"
In referring to the so-called re-
prisal attacks by British policemen
in Ireland, the premier declared that
the "peIice had not bombed houses
and shot down men wnntonly without
provocation., He addedi
1.-TWO hundred and eighty-three DO
licemen were shot in Ireland, OF
whom 100 are dead. The others were
wounded. Patience has given way.
! The policemen struck back. The Sim
Fein' justified the killings by saying
that a state of war existed. If IL is
war, then IL must be war on both
sides. Are the policemen to be shot
in the back without defending them
selves?"
CHEER REPRISAL TALK.
The premier's references to reprissl
attacks were GREETED with cheers by
his audience, and the premier con
tinued:
"since convictions were impossible
in the courts, IL is no wonder that
other. policemen, arriving on the
scene after killings, shot the mur-
derers. Thus II came about that they
were called .reprisals' when the police
concluded that the time had arrived
to defend themselves"
This was the second speech on the
Irish situation the premier had de-
Iivered in two days, the first being
at Llandudno yesterday: He ex- (
planned that he was making. clear his
official position prior to the opening
of parliament on October 19.
Germany's ruthless submarine cam
paign against allied shipping. but
especially British shipping, centered
in Irish waters. During the early
days OF the U-boat warfare German
submarines circled Ireland.
The Lusltania was sunk within
sight OF the south coast of ireland,
near Queenstown. The Audacious,
the greatest warship of the British
navy that German submarines were
able to attack. was torpedoed in the
Irish sea between the east coast of
Ireland and Wales.
Following the initial terrific as
saults of German submarines against
British shipping. the British admir-
atty effectually blocksded the North
Channel and st. Georges Channel with
barriers protecting the waters be-
tween the Irish coast and the Welsh.
English, and Scotch coasts. At the
time of the arrest OF Sir Roger Case
ment In ireland. IL was rumored that
German submarine had landed nj
some point on the Irish coast.
LONDON. Oct. e.-Despite his atty
eighth day fast. Terence McSwinev.
the hnger-strlking Lord Mayor OF
Cork, seemed trifle stronger than
usual today.
a bulletin issued at the BrNton Jail
infirmary this morninr said that Nc
Swiney was brighter mentally and
hess exhausted than lIe had been ysr-
t,rJan whap ha u4s WeaE -