The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-06-02
BRITISH THREAT To
RESUME irish RULE
Regard Treaty AS Broken
Unless de Valera
Adheres.

IleluS ulStTlCl OI DelIdSl, lOlloWluf
the shooting of two special constables
Roulston and Campbell. who were
badly wounded. Incendiarism anC
bombing were rampant. and thu
crown forces used machine guns
Several persons were reported kill
ed.
7 London, May 31-Great Britain
will tolerate no republic in Ireland
and II the terms of the Anglo-Irist
treaty are not carried out by the
Irish, the British Government win re,
sumo her liberty to act in taking
back the power conferred on the
Provisional Government and in re-oc.
cupying the territory evacuated. II
was declared in the House OF Com.
mons today by Winston Churchill. the
Colonial Secretary.
Mr. Churchill made this declara.
ton in his promised statement to the
House of Commons on the Irish sit
uation. He drew a gloomy picture OF
the state in which Ireland finds her.
self today While dealing sympathe-
tically with the provisional Govern
ment's plight and detailing at
length its reasons. as conveyed to
him. for entering into the recent
agreement with Eamonn de Valera
the Republican leader. he vigorously
deprecated the pact as striking di-
-rectly at the treaty. which he de-
clared would be broken II the four
Republicans who are to be taken in
TO the Irish Government following
the forthcoming leotions refused to
sign the declaration of adherence to
the treaty.
Ready to Use Troops.
Later on in the debate. in which
the Ulster group assailed the Govrn-
ment's policy, Mr.. Churchill frankly
admitted that British troops were be-
ing held in Dublin as a preliminary
step to military operations IL these
I'm the event a republic is set
up" added the Colonial Secretary,
st is the intention OF the British
Government to hold Dublin as one
of the preliminary and essential steps
of military operations"
Mr.. Churchill in his statement said
he did not believe the members of
the Provisional Government were act
ing in bad faith, or hand-in-glove
with their Republican opponents. He
was convinced their earnest desire
and resolution was to carry out the
treaty even though they might not
have taken the wisest or strongest
course
Great Britain, said the Secretary.
had done her part and he did not be-
lieve her act OF faith would be
brought to mockery by the Irish peo-
pie. He concluded with an appeal
that the British Government continue
TO do its part, and not be led "by
impatience, prejudice. vexation and
anxiety into course which would
lay us open to charges of fickleness or
levity in dealing with these issues as
long lasting as the relations between
the two lands"
Blame de Valera for Outrages.
The Secretary said it must be ad-
mitted that the disturbances in Ulster |
for many months had undoubtedly |
played part in making the position
of the provisional government in Ire
land difficult by exasperating the /
Catholic majority in Southern Ire
land and increasing the number of
Mr.. de Valera's supporters.
'Mr. de Valera has been fully
aware of this" said Mr.. Churchill,
land one of his surest means of strik-
ing against the provisional govern
ment and the treaty has been excit-
ing of outrages in the northern area
and so provoking counter action
which would be sure to raise pas
,ions in the South"
Capt Charles Craig, of Ulster de-
handed that the Government take
steps in conjunction with
he Ulster Government TO put things
light on the. peer.
"The anger of Northern Ireland is '
Using day by day." he said, "and |
10 not doubt that the breaking point
viii come sooner or later"