New-York tribune., 1921-12-15
Continued from pass one)

was revoIutionised by war. Ireland
will share in the rights and responsi
bilities of the empire. The central
machinery must always remain in
London, but the Foreign Office, as the
center of the British foreign policy,
acts on the consent of the whole ena-
pire."
Here the Pre1aier digressed to re-
mark that there are multitudes OF
people happy to-day by the thought
that they have solved the Irish prob
lem, but one does lot solve these
problems in moment nor by phrase"
Fl. H. Asquith, on the front of the
Opposition bench, accepted the chsl-
lenge to his recent claims that the
Premier was stealing his thunder and
for ew moments the two stout,
white-haired statesmen bobbed up and
dewn exchanging charges end counter
charges Then Lloyd George returned
to his exposition of the treaty itself.
England, he said, had to consider
four points: First, imperial safety:
second, the war debt; third, deep
rooted religious animosity; fourth,
the rights of Ulster.
Imperial Safety Reserved
Complete allegiance to the English
crown, he said, had been assured by
the oath the members of the Dahl
would take, while imperial safety was
preserved by the limitation Of the Irish
army to 10000 and naval provisions
granting free use OF the Irish harbors
80 the British Navy. in case Of war
s'Nor will there be danger to English
trade" Lloyd George declared. eng
land is Ireland's best customer, while
Ireland is by no means ours That ex-
c)udes any boycott of English goods
crsa prohibxive protective tariff"
The Premier then leaned toward the
benches occupied by Ulster members.
and said:
eve gave solemn pledge TO oppose
the coercion of Ulster. l always ia
vored that pledge | never thought Of
abandoning it. But surely Ulster, if
above coercion, is not above argument,
and + claim we used that argument
fairly. And although I oppose the CO.
ercion of Ulster, don't believe in her
coercing other units" g
Boundary Commission Plan
The Premier then unfolded the
scheme for a boundary commission in
Tyrone and Fermanagh, remarking that
if Ulster is to remain as she is, there
must be reimbursement of boundaries.
he also outlined the plan for pro.
visional government should the Dali
dSCSpl JuC tlCe@ty, AbO PoOSCu O1i W WIG
"die-hard" claims that ne had surren-
dered to the Irish rebels.
ut is dangerous to discuss the ethics
Of rebellion" he remarked. "This
House of Commons owes it's greatest
privileges and rights to rebellion set
tied by compromise. The greatest ag-
gregation against the Irish was car
ried out by the rebel Cromwell"
With brief reference to the improve
rnent in Anglo-American relations en-
bodied in the Irish settlement, the Pre-
,nier ended with tribute to Irish
ideals and an appeal that old scores be
forgotten.
"Ireland's quarrel with England has
been settled by the concession Of lib
erty to Ireland" he said. LET us hope
that the old adage, England's danger is
Ireland's opportunity will now have
different meaning"
Having spoken an hour and forty
minutes, Lloyd George resumed his
seat, propping up his feet on the table
in front of the speakers chair and list
ening with evident boredom to atspeech
by Captain Craig, brother of the
Ulster Premier, who after Che resound-
ing applause for Lloyd George had died
down and the House was half emptied
arose and denounced the proposed Irish
oath as an extraordinary conglomer-
alton OF senseless words" and charged
1t was not worth the paper it was writ
ten on. .