Show r BOMB M Pl PLOTS T TI I R fN ENGLAND lAN VAlO Viscount Grey Makes l a Stirring Appeal for More Generosity of England Toward vard Irish LONDON ONDON Nov Nov 23 25 All All Britain was startled today by the charges ma made e by Sir Hamar Lamar Gi Greenwood chief hi fx e r r f for Ii Ireland eland Ireland that the Sinn Simi had plotted to blow up the Liverpool docks and n tha the Manchester st r power power and w water ter plants pants I Greenwoods Greenwood's a assertion made during I debate in commons was hotly denied j I by Irish leaders JosepH Devlin Irish I j M ir P P. declared the charges were false and that they were made to discredit I I the Sinn Fein Tein Britain is on the alert I for a Sinn Fein outbreak despite ex exposure exposure ex- ex of the alleged plans I eX-I Al eged plans for tor blowing up the Liverpool docks decks and the Manchester I power and water plants are said to I show that they were made in military I fashion after detailed reports with I drawings had been forwarded to Irish I republican army anny officers by spies at each place The plans which are said to have been captured when the documents documents documents docu docu- ments relating to the spreading of ty typhoid ty ty-I and glanders were captured were 1 made public last night after the statement statement state state- state I ment of Sir Hamar Greenwood in ill the house of oC commons I LIVERPOOL PLOT I The Liverpool plans call for twentythree twentythree twentythree twenty- twenty three officers twenty-seven twenty engineers and seventy-five seventy privates and I pounds of a high explosive for attacking attacking attacking attack attack- ing twenty-one twenty points most of them dock gates with a view to stranding ships Diversions suggested suggest in the report I would consist of of numerous fires in cotton and other warehouses starting half an hour before the other operations opera opera- I Apparently every very precaution was taken for Por dealing with the enemy I forces th the police of both Liverpool and Manchester l The Manchester The plan I called for for- destruction for of the streetcar J power plant serving both industries and tram lines lines' and also the Clayton Valley pumping station which furnishes furnishes furnishes fur fur- i water to larger part of Manches Manchester ter Hammers and explosives were said to have been used The governments government's attitude toward Ireland was upheld in the house house- of commons yesterday Former Premier Asquith Introduced a resolution uig ing that peace be established in Ireland Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land at once one and condemning Sinn Fein assassins as well as the back black and tans who conducted reprisals on ort the population This was amended however however- so that it became in reality a resolution expressing admiration of the tho courage and Integrity of the British forces in Ireland and In this torn form torm it was passed by a big margin The Irish question was before the I house of lords again today Lord Middleton Mid Mid- planned to move adjournment Mid Mid-j of ot j debate on the home rule bill this afternoon afternoon aft aft- to give the government opportunity opportunity op op- opportunity op- op to broaden and improve aft I It Jt The debate in th the grouse ouse of lords on Irish home rule last night was made memorable by a notable app appeal al from Viscount Grey former secretary for tor foreign affairs to the government for foran foran foran I an eleventh hour attempt by generosity generosity generosity gener gener- in Ireland to fashion the bill into an acceptable measure GREYS GREY'S APPEAL In a speech displaying no resentment resentment resentment resent resent- ment and taking full account of the governments government's extreme difficulties In Ireland he urged that unless the government government government gov gov- was able to secure effective control in Ireland it would be better betterto to withdraw all the armed forces and leave Ire Ireland to find her own salvation salva salva- tion Viscount Grey declared the real cause of failure in obtaining a settlement was the differences of opinion in Ireland itself Until these differences were composed he asserted there could be beno beno beno no settlement and the bill b before fore t the e I Continued on page pa-e 2 2 1 |