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Show BRITISH PREMIER DEFIESIRISHIN SAYS ENGLAND WILL RESTORE ORDER BY METHODS HOWEVER STE'ftN. Insists That a Republic Would Not Satisfy Irishmen, as "Ulster Would Have Something to Say." Carnarvon, Wales. Premier Lloyd George, In a speech here Saturday, de-dared de-dared (lint tho government Intended to restore order In Ireland by "moth-ods "moth-ods however btern" und proceed with Its home rule bill. Ho turned down dominion homo rule, protesting against suggestions that the government should go farther far-ther than did Gladstone or Asqulth, "not because Ireland needs It, not bo-cause bo-cause It Is fair to tho United Kingdom, King-dom, but because crime has been successful." suc-cessful." A republic, ho Insisted, would not satisfy Irishmen, ns "Ulster would have something to say." Nothing In tho past, he contlnuod, would Justify present conditions In Ireland. The premier declnrcd "a real murder mur-der gang" Is dominating Ireland, mnk-Ing mnk-Ing It Impossible for reasonalilo men to como together to consider tho best way to govern tho couutry. "It Is essential," es-sential," ho went on, "In the Interest of Ireland that the gang should bo broken up, nnd unless I am mistaken wo shall do it. Dut sldo by sido with that we must proceed with measures for self-government self-government In Ireland." Ho declared that If, ns wnB contended, con-tended, there wns war In Ireland, then the war must be waged by both Rides. Dut when policemen wero shot in tho back by Sinn Felnors, bo said, it wni not war, but murder." "We must therefore restoro order, even by stern measures," he asserted, "because wo cannot permit the country coun-try to fall Into complete unarchy." He said the murderous gaug which now tyrannizes Ireland must bo broken and the government must proceed with a measure for cvnplcto solf-govcrn-ment of tho country. |