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PREMIER FOR
bhCkINC ULSTER
Lloyd George Hints at Break
in Irish Farley.
Tells Parliament Crown Forces Must
Be Increased if Peace Conference
Fails.


London. Nov. l.-PossibIe legiSla-
tion II put the Ulster parliament in Il
better position was Indicated by the
prime minister, David Lloyd George
in the house of commons, in answer
ing criticism in the debate on the Tn
ioniSt motion intended as a cenSure
of the governments Irish policy.
The premier said the position of the
Ulster parliament was intoIerabe,
and unless something happened in lhe
next few days to put the position right
under the government of Ireland act.
a short bill will be introduced To rem
adv the position.
As to the Irish negotiations. the
prime minister assured the house no
agreement was possible without the
sanction of the imperial parliament.
Il cannot conceal from the house,
said the premier in referring to the
effort at an Irish settlement, the pos
Sfbility l may have to make the grim
announcement it is impossible to set
tie without danger and dishon0r"
He said that if the conference
broke down. the first thing the govern
ment would have to do would he to
ask the house considerably to strength
en- the forces of the crown.
Mr.. Lloyd George said he had re-
cpivcd guarantees no arms would be
imported into Ireland during the
truce.
Gable adviceS for the last week
have reported the feeling in London
WAS the Sim Fem delegates would
break off the Irish peace conference
if the premier came out for strength
ening Ulster at the expense of the
Republicans plans for bringing us
ter into an All-Ireland parliament on
she same terms as South Ireland, the
whole of the island to have the status
Of a dominion in the British empire.
No sessions of the peace conference
have been held for week. the only
recent meetings between the British
and Irish members of a special com
mittee appointed TO find a method of
composing the differences which had
arisen over the issue of Irish indepen-
dence, as revived by the Republican
leader, Eamonn de Valera, in Il tele
gram to the pope Mr.. de Valera criti
cised message from King George to
the pope, in which the king referred
20 the Irish as my people.D
The UniOnist motion to cenSure the
government, which brought forth the
premier's speech, was introduced by
Colonel John Gretton, follows:
That this house views with grave
apprehension the action of the govern
ment ir entering upon negotiations
with delegates from Southern Ireland
who have taken the oath Of allegiance
to the Irish Republic and have repu-
dated the authority Of the crown.
"And in view of the fact that an
act of parliament for the settlement
of the relations between Great Brita-
ain and Ireland was passed as recent
ly as last year, this house is Of the
opinion that no proposals for the gov
eminent of Southern Ireland should
be made without the sanction of par
lament"
The question Of allegiance to the
king received little attention from pO-
litical writer's on thte AnglO-Irish sit
uation. They appear to regard Ulster
as the chief source of preoccupation
on both sides. The Mail said it was
understood the government had de-
cided to grant listers petition its
government be made effective, pend
ing the creation of a separate gov
eminent in Southern Ireland.