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Show HEfyDERSON HAS OWN PUN FOR iSH PUCE British Labor Chief Says Britain Cannot Resist Moral Demand m MILTON BROXXER LONDON; Dec. 25. immediate cessation ces-sation of hostilities In Ireland with a view lo bringing about a permanent settlement of the Dish question on al 'Just basis was advocated today by Ar-I thar Henderson. Henderson is chairman of the Hrit-, ish lvibor Party commission to Investigate Inves-tigate or.. In Ions In Ireland and seek la way for peace He is a former cabinet cab-inet member, present member of Parliament Par-liament and secretary of the British1 ' Labor Tarty. , The commission baa just returned 'from a personal Investigation In fre-lland. fre-lland. I sidle the declaration o"! I martial law in southern Ireland and, jtln '"o.lc t'lre. Henderson is optimistic peace ctn be had. He has had several meetings with Premier LlOyd Georgre-lon Georgre-lon the subject. "Most people In Ireland are In fear; and dread of ruthless warfare which so often has chosen its victims at random," ran-dom," said Henderson. The "po st Ion of Irish government I iseoms to have been removed from the, I ! tribunal of reason to one of force So long as force Is relied upon b either iie the Muestion can't in ddtermined ( in strict accordance with democratic prVndtplea of justice. KKMT.T fU' FORI E- "if force is to be the determining faotor the result might .-.isily be pre-. pre-. lifted, for the Britisn government can resist any challenge of force made by 'the Sinn rem army.i "The real character of tl.c Irish demand de-mand is moral. When dace, I on this higher plane It attracts to Us HUPport the sympathv, respect and powerful advocacy of millions of people hex ond the shores of Ireland "Its moral appeal is so formidable that lio British government true to the principles of democracy could re-j re-j fuse to i s pond to it I "But In the present reign of violence . a justice of the Irish demand is lost sight of I S OF BR1 I M.I I Y "The policy Of tin- British govern- ment is to clean up the Republican Army or -gunfnon' as they are described de-scribed hy tl.i i nu t secretary for Ireland, Ire-land, tn then ef torts to achieve this result the crown forces have committed commit-ted many acta of sheer brutality and (wanton destruction of property. "Indiscipline of ? certain section of Ithc crou n forces has found expression in appalling acti of violence and criminal crim-inal acts of pro cation which In man i lali n 'mi innocent men, wo men and children, ' The ( xperlence of oui commission Id Ireland strengthens us in our conviction con-viction thai the inosl urgent need i. complete i lation of all acts of lo- illence and provocation, j "If this could be brought about 1 (believe it would be possible for a ic-g-utai armistice to be arranged between jthe British government and elected i representative of the Irish people. sTI l INDI8PEN6AB1 l . , This step l consider an indlspensu- ble preliminary to any official peace negotiations. I "No greater service could be ren- dcred to the cause of Irish freedom by 'its frirnds and .supporters in whatever country they may be, than by striving to bring about termination of the pres. ent guerrila war. In order that a DOW opportunity muy be provided fox responsible re-sponsible people to negotiate political settlement not in relation to the military mili-tary situation," but In harmony with the accepted principle of right of small nations to full and unfettered self-determination self-determination of their own affairs " oo |