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Show I PEACE IN IRELAND BY CHRISTMAS SOUGHT I H A A A A 0 PLAN IDE TO I OBTAIN TRUCE I PAPERSASSERT I Premier Says He Is Eager to Bring End to Murder in Erin 1 SAILING NOT SMOOTH FOR HOME RULE BILL 'Countess Placed on Trial Be fofe Court Martial At I Dublin LONDON, Dec 3. Recent rumors jof important influences working for the conclusion of a truce in Ireland preliminary to permanent peace In that island ore revived by some news-i-1 1" i s here today. Suggestion Is mod that definite measures of conciliation are being Initiated. A member of the house of commons yesterday asked Premier Lloyd George whether, in view of the approach of Christinas, ho should not try to bring about a truce and tho premier an-swered an-swered he was "quite as anxious as tho questioner to see murder In Ireland ended and would not have waited for the approach of Christmas to make I efforts In that direction " H "I have repeatedly said." "Mr. Lloyd George continued, "that 1 am pre- I pared to take nny steps that will lead H I to peace In Ireland." H The proposed movement Is linked h-newspapor h-newspapor writers with the visit to Ireland of the labor commission and pressure which is said to be brought to I bear upon the Irish hierarchy to intervene in-tervene moiu actively In the cause of peace. . . The Irish home rule bill is not having hav-ing the smooth- passage through rorn-mlttee rorn-mlttee in tho house- of lords that it was expected to nave after opening debates Wednesday. Baron Birkenhead again today referred re-ferred to the difficulties Involved In the amendments offered by Lord Shondon yesterday and expressed the hope that Lord Shandon would reconsider recon-sider the matter before the report 'state was reached. There seems to be a belief in some quarters that when tho question comes up again in the report stage, changes jwill not be porsisted In. The committee resumed Its discussion discus-sion today and a number of amendments amend-ments to the bill consequent upon changes made yesterday, were Inserted In It. The changes Included the amendment by Baron Oranmoro and Browne asking the members of the, senate ineligible to election to tho parliaments and vice versa, and providing pro-viding that in the event of a disagreement disagree-ment between tho scnato and the parliament, par-liament, tho lord lieutenant may con-vene con-vene a joint session of tho two disagreeing dis-agreeing Mouses. Iord Shandon's amendment proposing propos-ing a new clauso In tho bill empow- .1. .. T-I..K . .n,tu . ir, IMr.tr. IIU- L I i 1 1 K LliU 1IUU acuuivw w -- --a - latlon. An amendment by proposing to give-full give-full fiscal autonomy to both parliaments, parlia-ments, was rejected. COUNTESS ON TRIAD. DUBLIN, Dec. 3 At tho Royal Barracks yesterday today the Countess Georgians Marklovlck, member of parliament for the St. Patrick's division divi-sion of Dublin city, who was arrested two months ago, was tried by court martial on a charge of conspiring between be-tween January, 19 IS. and September. 1920, to organize a "Flanna Elreann." otherwise known as Sinn Fein boy scouts. This organization has been charged villi conspiracy to murdor military police, with unlawful drilling, the carrying car-rying ol arms, furnishing recruits to tho Irish volunteers and generally promoting disaffection. The countess looked extremely 111 today The military escort confiscated the photographic plates, taken by tho newspaper photographers. t The newspapermen were searched when they entered the barracks. The countess today refused to recognize recog-nize tho court, and the session was Occupied with tho examination of witnesses wit-nesses for the prosecution. The proceedings were enlivened by the countess acting as interpreter fof counsel, who frequently stumbled over tho pronunciation of Irish names In the translation of document. CONSPIRACY CHARGED. LONDON, Dec. 3. Premier Lloyd George stated In tho house of commons Thursday that documents found in the possession of Eamon do Valera when ho was arrested In May. 1918. would be Included In those which tho government gov-ernment Is about to make public. These documents, the premier asserted assert-ed Implicated the Irish republican army In the Herman conspiracy. DE ULtTCR REPLIES. ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec- 3 When shown a London dispatch saying that Premier Lloyd-George had slated In the house of commons today that documents doc-uments found In the possession of Bomon de Valera when he was arrested arrest-ed In May, 1918. would soon bo made public, Mr dc Valera, president of the "Irish republic.'' who is hero, tonight Issued the following statement. "There wers no documents found In my possession thai Implicated mo for any one else in any conspiracy. There was no such conspiracy. If there were such documents, why did not Lloyd-Qeorge Lloyd-Qeorge bring us to trial? With his mock tribunals he would not hav needed very much evidence to obtain a conviction." |