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Show PLAGE IRISH AREAS UNDER MARTIAL LAW BRITISH PREMIER ANNOUNCES INTENTION OF CONTROLLING. INSURRECTIONISTS. Expresses Conviction that Majority of People Arc Anxious for Peace, But That Irishmen Must First Lay Down Arms. London. Martial law has been prd-clalmed prd-clalmed by Dublin Castlo over tho city ami county of Cork, tho city - und county of Limerick und tho counties of Tlpperary and Kerry. In an announcement made to tho house of commons on December 10 Premier Pre-mier Lloyd George declared It was thu intention of the British government to put down the lawlessness which for months hns been prevalent In Irelund. Dublin city and tho county of Dublin, Dub-lin, although they havo been tho scenes of numerous affrays nnd of much vnndallsm, wcro not Included In tho district which Is placed under martial mar-tial law, but Mr. Lloyd Georgo told the commons that If conditions should warrant It, tho Interdicted area would be extended. Under tho proclamation tho person who without authority possesses nnus or unauthorized uniforms must surrender sur-render thorn within a certain, period or lay tbcmselves llablo to trlifly court martial and tho death penalty, Premier's Statement Tho premier said ho was convinced that In all sections of Ireland the majority ma-jority of tho pcoplo wero anxious for penco und that tho government likewise like-wise was desirous A peace ana fair settlement t)f the questions lit Issue. To this end, the premier asserted thut the government would treat with Sinn Fein members of parliament who had not been "Involved In tho commission commis-sion of the serious crimes." These Sinn Fclners, ho added, would bo afforded all protection. Tho government, gov-ernment, however, would not grant safa conducts to London to such Sinn Fein members of parliament ns had been Involved In tho commission of serious crimes. In expressing tho determination of tho government to put down disorder In Ireland, tho premier declared It had no option but to contlnuo to Intensify Its campaign ngalnst tho "small but highly organized and despcrnto minority" minor-ity" In Irelund which wns "using murder mur-der nnd outrage In order to nttnln tho Impossible," nnd which could bring peace neither to Ireland nor to Great Britain. |