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Show b v v RECENT POLICY I REPRESSION HELD FAILURE Daily Mail Says Release of Prisoners Marks Change In Policy VICEROY MAY HAND IN HIS RESIGNATION: i Peculiarity of Bonar Law's Position Topic of Interest In England LONDON, April 15, Andrew Bonar ! Law, the government leader, in an-, an-, swer to questions in the house "of 'commons today regarding the release of Irish hunger striker's from -Mount Joy prison that they had not been unconditionally un-conditionally released-This statement contraverted reports received from Dubjin last night. The release-!, the 'rrish '"prisoners was-by. direct order, of General Sh' e.r vil Ie-MacTteadyv an'dfHrlcsnnSeglii-' ning oC an entire change in the Trlsh policy, according to a prominently displayed statement in the Dally Mall. "When it became clear some time ago, says this paper, that the policy of repression was leading to disastrous disas-trous consequences, the premier decided de-cided to change the policy, and, if necessary, get rid of the men associated associ-ated with the old regime. He suddenly sudden-ly and without warning told J. I. Mac-Pherson. Mac-Pherson. chief secretary for Ireland, ihjjt he was to be transferred to the pensions ministry and appointed General Gen-eral MacReady in command of the troops, without consulting the Irish office. General MacReady, adds the Mail, wa3 instructed to inaugurate a new policy of conciliation and was given a free hand. In other words, lie was to supersede tho existing heads of the government in Ireland. Prisoners Released General MacReady arrived in "Dublin "Dub-lin Wednesday morning and ordered the release of the prisoners after an exchange of wireless messages with Premier Lloyd George, who 5s on his way to San Remo, according to tho Daily Mail. inasmuch as General MacReady reversed re-versed the policy for which Viscount French was responsible, the viceroy, the paper believes, wishes a clear definition def-inition as to whether he or General MacReady is the chief power in Ireland, Ire-land, and may come to London to In-qulre In-qulre Situation Peculiar j "The answer." eontlnues the Mail, "may lead to his resignation a con-: tlngency for which the premier possibly pos-sibly planned. Names of his possible; successor are being discussed In . the lobbies of parliament, the favorite be-' ing the earl of Granard, although, as he is a Catholic, a special act of par-J liament would be necessary to enable him to act as viceroy." The Mail assumes from Mr. Bonar Law's speeches that he was not informed in-formed of the decision for the release of the prisoners and says that the peculiarity of his position is being discussed dis-cussed In political circles. oo |