Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-06-02
LLOYD GEORGE
OUTLINES PLANS
Premier Tells Commons of Move
to Increase Force in
ireland.
PEACE PARIEY UNCONF|RMED
Two Brothers Are Killed in Cork
Dublin Castle Announces That
Major Compton Smith Was
Murdered by Sim Feiners.

London, May 31.-Mr. Lloyd George,
the prime minister, announced in the
house Of commons that it was pro-
posed to strengthen the crown forces
IN Ireland, and that statement would
be made to parliament on the SUBJ
Ject when the arrangements were COM
pleted.
The prime minister, in thus con-
hrming the recent informal statement
that additional troops We're to be sent
to Ireland, added that it was not in
tended to send the reservists there.
Mr.. Lloyd George made his an
nouncement in answering question
from member.
Replying to another question as to
whether the government would adopt
the suggestion Of colonial autonomy
for north and south Ireland, and have
the apportionment Of the national
debt submitted to judicial arbitration,
Mr.. Lloyd George said that even If
parliament approved such proceeding
Il have reason to believe 1t would
not be accepted by the men respon-
sible for the violence in Ireland, but
on the contrary would be regarded by
them as weakness on the part of the
British government and an encourage
ment to further violence"
Damage Done by Irish.
The prime minister said there could
be no question of making good out Of
the British exchequer the damage to
the Dublin custom house caused by
the recent incendiary descent upon
that building.
"One OF the most precious posses
sions of the Irish people was wantonly
and deliberately destroyed by the Sim
Feiners," he added.
The prime minister said the loss
was estimated at f2,OOOOOO and that
the claim would be presented in due
course. Under the law the loss would
be within the powers of the southern
parliament to make provision for
meeting the loss, wholly or in part.
Downing street, official residence of
Mr.. Lloyd George, has been inundated
with requests for confirmation or
denial of reports from Belfast that
Eamonn De Valera and the prime min
lister have held conference.
A definite answer to this query is
Being withheld.
Those usually informed of the prime
minister's movements, however, have
been unable to verify his whereabouts
during the weekend of May 81, which
fact is leading some to believe that
a secret peace conference between the
Irish republican leader and the British
prime minister may have occurred
then.
Attack Police Party.
Belfast, May 31.-A party of Ulster
special policemen was fired on from a
hedge five miles outside. the town of
Tyrone, killing Constable Robert
Coalter and wounding an old man. who
died later.
Another man also was wounded.
The members of the attacking party
escaped.
TWO Brothers Killed.
Cork, May 31.--Two brothers named
Fitzgerald, one a railway man and the
other former soldier, were taken
from their home and shot. Their
bodies were riddled with bullets.
Major Compton Smith Murdered.
Dublin, May 31.-It was announced
sfrom Dublin castle that documents
found during raid of the premises
in Mary street, Dublin, used as offices
by Michael Collins, head of the Irish
republican army and the Sim Fein
minister of finance, proved that Major
Compton-Smith, who disappeared mys-
teriously from Cork in April, twas
murdered by the Sim Fein."
In letter left for his wife, the
statement added, Major Compton
Smith said he was prepared to die
as a brave man should.