Evening star., 1921-10-19
ULSTER|TES ASK AID
FROM PARLIAMENT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associat ted Press.
LONDON. October 19.-Irish affairs
will probably be discussed in the
house of commons next Tuesday
through the declared willingness Of
the government to allot one day ato
the Irish situation If the house should
express general desire for such a
discussion.
Charles Curtis Craig. representative
for South Antrim, declared in the
house yesterday that James Craig
the Ulster premier. and other Belfast
ministers had asked him to press the
government to give an opportunity
to consider the position of Ulster. He
said he wished especially to take up
over the administrative departments
of the Ulster government to the new
Belfast parliament.
Obstetrics Are Worried.
Ulstermen and their sympathizers
here are concerned over the anoma-
lous position Of the northern govern
ment. which has as yet not begun to
function and is. in fact; merely q
cannot operate. it cannot levy taxes.
1t has no control of it's own police and
civil service. and remains to all prac-
tical purposes under the imperial par
lament. acting through Dublin
Castle.
1t is charged that the position of
the Belfast administration is due to
failure Of the government of Ire
land act. 1t may be recalled that
legislation provided administrative
powers would not be given Ulster un-
southern Ireland. AS negotiations
concerning the southern Irish gov
ernment are still in progress. and it
is impossible to forecast the outcome.
Ulster wants the British government
to find other means Of effecting a
ment should be hastened, it is held,
so that Belfast may start administra-
tive work.
Guerrilla warfare Feared.
The movement to reorganize the
Ulster volunteers at Belfast is said.
in some unionist quarters here, to
have been initiated from below and
in nowise to have been influenced by
the Ulster government. 1t is said the
rank and file of the Ulstermen are
alarmed at the growth of Sim Fein
activities in Ulster and fear that
guerrilla warfare may be started on
some slight pretext The Ulstermen
are said to be determined not to be
taken at disadvantage.
Austen Chamberlain, government
leader in the house of commons, was
ready today to introduce four bills
dealing with the unemployment situa
it's and foreign exchange. another
would deal with taxes. while the third
would provide for small personal
tax. which would create a fund for 70,
unemployment insurance. The fourth
| would concern the unemployment sit
uation in Scotland.
Prime Minister Lloyd George was
expected to appear before the house
today and outline the cabinets policy
relative to meeting the problems
growing out of business stagHatior
In Great Britain.
House Of Commons Aroused.
An incident with a bearing on both
the Irish question and parliamentary
| etiquette occurred in the house Of com.
mons yesterday afternoon while Sir
John Butcher, unionist member fol
York. was speaking. Sir John. in al
luding to Irish affairs. referred to the
Irish leader as DE Valera" instead
to which Mr.. De Valera was held te
be entitled as an elected member OF
parliament, 1.-The honorable member
from East Clare and East Mayo"
The speaker Immediately called Sill
John to order. saying he must refer
his particular constituency. Several
points of order were raised as tt
whether an individual who had not
| taken the oath Of allegiance was a
member Of the house, but the speaker
adhered to his ruling
A committee Of Sim Fein and
British delegates to the Irish con-
| ference, which has been holding ses.
sions for the last week. met at the
colonial office yesterday to consider
| facilities that should be given the
British air force in case an agreement
should be reached on the Irish ques.
i ton.
When Prime Minister Lloyd George
made the original proposal on thit
subject. one of the terms of which
was the necessity of the air force
having certain privileges in ireland
the Sim Fein officials strongly oh.
jected. 1t Is understood, however
that they have since modified their
views regarding the proposal, with
the result that the delegates yester-
day met Colonial Secretary Churchill
Frederick E. Guest, Maj Gen. Trench
ard, Sir Laming Worthington-E Evans
and others interested in the air force
to discuss the matter.
News from Ireland tends to show
that Sim Fein was intensifying its
| boycott against Belfast goods. not.
| withstanding the truce. Several large
shops accused Of selling such goods
are being picketed, it was reported