| Show IRISH COERCION BILL IS PASSED overwhelming MAJORITY FOR government MEASURE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS disorder in the house john devlan suspended after refusal to take seat provisions have dras tic measures london by an overwhelming majority the government friday jammed through the irish coercion bill de signed to restore order in ii eland lengthy debates preceded the voting in the house of commons lut lacking the presence of premier llod george and herbert asquith they did not stir the interest which was attached to yesterday 3 discussion and were far less acrimonious A notable exception was a furious outburst by joseph devlan rationalist member from belfast who defied the authority of the house to bring him to order and precipitated an exciting scene he was suspended lie stalked out followed by all the other irish members and almost the entire labor representation for a time it seemed as though there was no way to suppress mr devlan except by removing him bodily he demanded that mr lloyd george be summoned to share responsibility lity for this iniquitous measure and vehemently asserted the premier was absent so lie might concoct another war with russia any persons upon whom sentences of imprisonment have been passed in ireland could be conveyed to and detained in any prison in the united coercion bill which passed the third reading in the british house of corn kingdom under the terms of the irish mons it was announced by the british embassy tills section of the goeas lire applies to persons already sentenced a well as those who may hereafter be sentenced in general the new law would trans fer the duties of the crown tribunals in ireland to court martial |
