Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-20
FOUGHT For YEARS
AGAINST AMY KIND
OF SEPARATION

" nht!hu from firSt faEe)
moNem,nl in "a lengthy reply to IL
protest sent to him by nine Anglican
bishops and tho heads of principal
upncyniormtst churches in Great
Britain
The American Civil War. said the
Prime Minister. provides an exact
parallel FOR the situation III ireland
today lie referred to Lincoim's re-
JtCJoh OF truce or compromise IN the
s.Eussle 70 preserve the American
uriuN and intinatcd that tn. RritiSh
SpNernmvnts attitude in tn" prcSvn:
crisis must be similar to Iincoim's in
ORDER 10 preserve the empire.
'aur"h",cn Protest.
@amst the governments course IN
!! N.'nd, which they said. exposed
omd hostile criticism. The Premier in
lis reply, referred 10 the ucw Irish
aomc rule .hHi n" possible solution
81 the whole difficulty.
= believe our IDEAL of combining
unity with home rule * :, finer ana
"ohicr idea! than CNccssiv. national
ISM which VIII have nothing tess
ihan isoiati"D.- which is thc sim
play, would BllkaniHc tho world"
said thc Premier. II believe that.
once the struggle is. over. bitterness
forgotten and unity preserved. ali
VIII agree that in the fundamentals
The government WAS right and the
S!nn Rein wrong"
Sees v" Other Course.
The Prime Minister declared he
does not see how NJ can pursue a
different line. as The directing minds
Of the. sim Fcin. who cuutroi the
srncle 20 pcace--bclicvc they can III
i!matcly win 81 republic by continuing
to tiEnt rs they are fighting today.
ana arc .resolutrly opposed 10 a com
Lloyd George continued:
50 long. as the leaders OF tho Sim
Fem stand in this position and re-
mon. settlement is in my Judgment.
.mpusSiblr The government, OF which
| "m tho head. viii never give way
upon tho fundamental question OF
Says Secession Impossible.
II believe nothing would moro rap
idly promote peace than that the
sign"ns of tho memorial and those
thinking with them should make it
clear To Irish opinion that the Irish
can ncvor attain their ends by a re-
sort to crime: that secession is i'm
possible, ana that, Il they, ar" 70 have
PEACE. they must be willing To con.
rcdc the Ulatcrmcn the same rights
They claim FOR themselves"
Tho letter declares there are no
'ErrrEulur forces OF the crown
1t points ont that tho auSiliaries
did not come into effective operation
until more than 100 policemen had
been murdered. for which crimes no
murderer had been executed, largely
L.pHusc of the Intimidation "f Wit
uyssos. '.tlth"ugh many of these mar
dvrs were committed in the open
streets in the presence OF nonpar-
'cipatury, If unprotcsting. passcrs-
Us.
Nindirntrs Nrtion or Government.
can Il be Coutcndcd,' LLOYD
George asked, that when u rebel
organization set 20 work To achieve
its ends by deliberate and calculated
murder OF the members Of the police
force. 90 ucr cent ~ whom Were
Irish ana 50 per cent Of whom We're
Roman Catholic, that the govern
lacnt was To stand idly by II seems
Ia IN. that all iibcrui-m!ndcd and
lnw-rrspcct.ng citizens must rccog-
u!2r ;hat amy and every government
must take prompt and decisive steps
TO protect the polio. nd brine I" JUS
tlco thus" who IuNck" the weapon Of
assassination. Hence, the creation OF