St. John's Daily Star, 1920-11-24

              The St. John's Daily Star r "  (PRICE: One Cent,) 3jPL. VL Newfoundland WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1920 THE WE A J HER Profa-Strong Wind and Gales, with Snow or Rain ($3.00 per Annum.) , ~„ i ~ . ii J.IU. iiVI House of Lords Debates Irish Home Rule Bill New List of Outrages in Ireland is Reported BRIGHTER OUTLOOK excellent Prospects For, Early Settlement of Sydney Steel Dispute, Corporation Officials State. 2 THOUSAND MEN OUT OF WORK NOW . CYDNEY, Nov. 23—There is a ray of hope for the betterment of the local steel strike situation and partial resumption of activities on the steel plant of the Dominion Iron and Steel Co., is the jumouncement .made by officials tonight that tomorrow four locomotives will be in operation and that the nail mill will resume activities. The company has jucceedcx4 in getting men other than these employed on the railroad to take over and run these locomotives and they have found means of combatting a situation which, otherwise, would close the plant entirely, throw four thousand men out of work and at the same time work destruction amounting to many thousands of dollars to the furnaces which, if not properly banked and allowed to cool down slowly, wou\d crack, fall in, and become useless. At the present time there are two thousand men idle. These are mostly skilled workmen who operate the big mills, all of which are shut down at the present time. Nora Scotia Steel Goses. Sydney, N.S., Nov. 23—Final heats were drawn from the blast furnaces and open hearths at the Nova Scotia Steel plant, Sydney Mines, today and all the seven hundred employees have been Jaid off. with the exception of a small staff to keep the works in repair. All the collieries are still working and it is not expected they will be affected by the walkout of steel and railway workers, at least not' for the present. \-zzzzzzzzzz.........-. AMBROSE SMALL'S SECRETARY TOUND John Doughty Arrested After Search of Year Portland, Oregon; Nov. 23^—John Doughty was arrested last night in 1 Oregon City by Constable Edward Fortune on information that he was wanted in Toronto for kidnapping his employer, Ambrose J. Small, theatrical man, and alleged theft of a hundred thousand dollars in bonds in December last. Nothing has been hear dof Doughty or Small for nearly a year. ■ i ■ PUBLIC OPINION NOT READY FOR QUESTION : Conference Is Postponed at Request of Dominions, Lloyd George Tells Commons I ONDON, Nov. 23—Premier Lloyd George stated in the Commons i today that it was felt public opinion in the Empire had not yet had time to give adequate consideration to the question of readjustment of constitutional conference to meet with any advantage next year. He hoped it would be possible for such a to be iheld in 1922. It was at the desire of the dominions, the premier stated, that the conference had been postponed. 1 ■ ■■ Forty Persons Suffer In Railway Tragedy Berlin, Nov. 23—Forty persons were killed or badly injured in a collision between a freight and express near Marienwerder yesterday. It is feared other victims are still beneath the wreckage. » .«— ■ ■ SALE OF WORK t St. Mary's Sanctuary Guild Opens Sale of Work This Evening The sale of plain and fancy work conducted by the St. Mary's Sane- j tuary Guild takes place at 3.30 this afternoon in the Parish Hall. Teas will be served during the evening ' and a large attendance is expected. ■ ■»■ ■■' ■" "*''' vy CASE WON BY QUEBEC Privy Council Finds in ' Favor of Province in Its Land Dispute With the Dominion Government. CONCERNED LANDS USED AS RESERVES I ONDON, .Nov. .23—The .Privy Council today allowed the appeal of Quebec concerning the questions between the Dominion and the Province over the title of lands formerly { used as Indian reserves. The Privy i Council holds that the answer to the controversy depended upon the true ; construction of two statutes passed ' in Canada in 1850. ' While the language of the statutes imports legislative acknowledgement ' of the right inhering m the Indians j to enjoy the lands appropriated for ' their use under the superintendence ' or management of the commissioner ' of Indian lands, their lordships thinkj ] the contention of the Province of 1 Quebec to be well founded to this : extent that the right recognized by ' the statute is a usufructuary (crop i usage) right only and a personal \ right in the sense that it is in its nature inalienable, except by sur- I render to the crown. REPUBLICAN WINS" | SEQUIN, Tex. — Harry Mc- Leary Wurzbach is the lint Republican elected to represent Texas in Congress for 24 years. jWurzbseh's opponent was. Carlos Bee. a brother-in-law of Postmafcfter Burleson. As county Judge in ■Guadeloupe-co, Wurzbach points with pride to a reduction of the iss.-raie. - J ■ w —%v v .. jupge tvzaezaACS WILL NOT AMEND LEAGUE COVENANT Too Early to Make Changes Says Balfour Geneva, Nov. 23—There will be no amendments to the covenant of the icague of nations at t?i[s session. Arthur J. Balfour, chairman' of committee, suggested in a committee that it was too early to draw conclusions as to the working' of the league or to form an idea as to how the covenant may be improved. Mc proposed that the committer ltccmmend the appointment of a special committer to consider proposed «mendmehts ant* report to ihe net meeting of tea Assembly. The committee adopted the iuggi-otion.Price of Sugar Drops In New York Market New York. Nov. —The price of sugar took another drop today when one refining company lowered the list of prices to a basis of 8.75 for fine granulated. Other refiners lowered their quotations to nine cents. Retail quotations ranged from ten and one "half to fourteen cents per pound. Extremists Control S Tiflis, Nov. 23—The Armenian government has resigned in favor of the extremists element which accepted Moscow's terms. Upon this acceptance Soviets intervened ana forced Mustapha Kernel, Turkish Nationa'ist leader, to cease hostilities immediately. Soviet troops occupying ;ontested territories. HOME RULE DEBATE OPENED BY LORDS Bill is Introduced by Lord Bffkenhead, Who Tells Audi tors the Ulsterites Have Signified Intention of Agreeing to Measure. 'Settlement because the Irish people are sick and tired of the terrible reign of /terrorism. The Earl of Dunraven, on v the! ground that the bill was not sup-; ported by the majority of Irishmen! and afforded no prospect of per-!, manent settlement, moved its rejection, describing the bill as an honest but ignoranltly honest attempt on the part of the government to settle the Irish question. The debate djournment for dinn**- had no special interest. Lord . Haldane, principal speaker, advocat-i ed adoption of bill as great step forward, though not perfect. Debate in the Commons. London, Nov. 23—In the House of Commons today the opposition] tried to postpone the debate on Ireland allotted for Wednesday on the ground that the atmosphere is just now unsuitable, but Bonar Law, government leader, held them  their arrangement, remarking that j the subject was being at I a political meeting at Birmingham \ and that what was suitable for aj public platform was suitable for dis-| cussion in the House of "Commons.; I ONDON, Nov. 23—The  of the debate on Irish Home i Rule in the House of Lotd* today i afforded a notable contrast to the. apathy displayed when the measure j was under consideration in the ] House cf Commons. • The Upper"j House was crowded and many of i the members of the Commons, in-;t eluding Premier Lloyd George, Bonar, I Law and Sir Edward Carson listened I j to Lord Birkenhead's speech intro- ] ducing the bill. Many Peeresses;' were in the side galleries and the < strangers' gallery was crowded. \\ Explaining the provisions of thej, bill Lord Birkenhead Tead a letter j from Sir Edward Carson in which j' the Unionist leader declared he and| his colleagues had made up their i , minds to accept the bill and workji under the measure loyally. Lord ] Birkenhead said he/was convinced, , however, that the only danger to j the bill lay in the coalition of those , thinking the bill did not go far i enough and those thinking it went | too far. i Strange as it might seem, said i Lord Birkenhead, I think this is a j favourable opportur.l'y to effect at < * ' * , 0 BIG AUDIENCE HEARS LINDSAY CRAWFORD '—:—r^—-~~  Canadian Lecturer Addresses Capacity Audience at Majes-1 tic Theatre on Irish Problem—Answers Opponents of Irish Claims. . - i Tory against this allegation. He said: To those who asst-rr that the Irish j fight for independence is racial and' religious in origin the reply of his- j tory is emphatic end conclusive. | From the English pomt of view Ire- | land's case is unanswerable. The ; ; iight is neither racial nor religious in j its origin. What are the facts? The background of the Anglo-Irish quarrel begins with the settlement of parts of Ireland as England's first colony. When the first Irish colonial j parliament was assembled, in the j reign of Edward I. the foundations were laid, not only of a separate Irish parliament, but of age-long con flict between Ireland and England. By the act England herself established in Ireland a parliament separate from and independent oP the parliament of England, Mr. Crawford declared. True, England never ceased to usurp the authority of the Irish par- " iiament and to restrict its jurisdiction but these attempted usurpations were at all times stoutly resisted by the Irish parliament, both before and after the Reformation period. The Catholics who sat in the Irish parliament before the Reformation, were resolute in their determination to re * ist the imperial encroachments of the ' English crown and parliament. Of The Same Faith. When it is recalled that the Cath- ' olios who sat in the Irish parliament before the Reformation were English ccttlers, men of the same race and ' religious faith as the English whose claim to control the Irish parliament they so vigorously opposed; and fur ' ther, when we remember that in Reformation days/ the same resistance to English supremacy in Irish affairs was continued by an Irish parliament comprised of men of the same race and Protestant faith as the English usurper; then we are constrained to admit that opposition to England's claim to suzerain powers m Ireland was riot due either to religious difference or racial antagon- . ism, observed the lecturer. The whole case of the Carsonites rests upon the ridiculous assumption that the Catholic is incapable of appreciating the blessings of democratic government, and that, through some inherent defect in his religious outlook, he is incompetent to dis-1 charge the duties and responsibilities nf government with justice and impartiality, Mr. Crawford asserted. Wt need not dwell upon the fact i that the history of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland would be incomplete without due reference to the "persecutions," persecutions inflicted (Continued on Daze 10) <JT. JOHN'S extended to Mr. Lind* sey Crawford an enthusiastic greeting last evening when the Majestic Theatre was filled to capacity to hear him lecture on the Irish question. Every available seat in the fine theatre was taken up and the meeting easily ranks as one of the best and most harmonious ever held in this city. Not a solitary interruption occurred for the evening, all present being desirious of hearing from the lips of one who has given years of close study and thought to the problem, the . facts and truths regarding the Sinn Fein side of the much misrepresented question. The audience was fully representative of St. John's, comprising as it *id men of church and state and leaders of our commercial community.Mr. R.T. McGrath, chairman of the local branch of the Self-Deter.mination League of Newfoundland for Ireland, called the meeting to order in a few well chosen words. He explained the nature of the meet :ng and called upon Mr. Thomas R. Donovan, the secretary of the league who accompanied Mr. Crawford to address the meeting. Mr. Donovan contented himself with giving a full and concise explanation of what the league has done and is doing in Canada on behalf of Ireland. His short address was brimful of facts and figures which were as interesting as they were instructive. Following Mr. Lfonoyan, Mr. J. T. Meaney at the request of the chairman gave a short address explaining why a collection was being taken up and to what objects the funds were being devoted. Mr. Meaney's,address, tho short, was to the point and he was enthusiastically applauded as he finished. The chairman then introduced the speaker of the evening, Mr. Lindsey Crawford, who on stepping to the front of the platform was greeted with an outburst of applause that must have at once made him fed al home. Mr. Crawford is a pleasing speaker with a very clear enunciation and delivered his address free from appealsjo passion. He reviewed ♦he whole struggle of the Irish nation for self-government in such an able and convincing manner as to win the applause of all present. Mr. Crawford's Speech. Mr. Lindsay Crawford dealt at considerable length with some of the main objections raised in Newfoundland and elsewhere by die opponents • of 3>nn Fein. He paid particular attention to the aliment that the Anglolrish question is racial and religious in origin and appealed to his- SPONSORED BILL 1 Lord Birkenhead, who introduced I Home Rule measure in House of | Lords. NEW IRISH OUTRAGES I Bound Body of Policeman Found in River Liffey— Head Constable Dies After Shooting. CITIZEN IS SHOT ON OWN DOORSTEP ! r- I iQUBLIN, Nov. 23—The bound body of an anxiliary policemen I was taken fromythe River Liffey toi day,--. ~— .- mm»a Head Constable Dead. Newry, Ireland, Nov. 23—Head Constable Kearny, who was shot I here Sunday night by unknown' : persons, died of his wounds last I evening. He was discussing Sun' day morning's events in Dublin | with a friend when the assassins opened fire. In Precarious Condition. Dublin, Nov. 23—Patrick Mathews who was seriously wounded at Skerries yesterday, is in a precarious condition. He was wounded in the shoulder thigh and knee. It was learned today that two lorries of armed men arrived at I Mathews 'Ihbusel (and knocked on | the door. When Mathews opened it he was asked if he was a Sinn Feiner. He replied that he was a Laborite, hereupon the men opened fire. Creamery Burnt. London, Nov. 23—A cremery at Sparrow, Tipperary, was burned this morning, allegedly by uninformed men. At Nenagh and Athlome the military made arrests.  EXPLOSION GIVES CORK FOLK SCARE » Cause Unknown—Six People Are Injured Cork, Nov. 23—An explosion occurred in Patrick Street this evening. Apparently it was a bomb, but it is not known from where it came. Many persons were in the street and six of them were injured. Numerous windows were smashed. People scatterec? in a panic when the explosion occurred and the street was quickly deserted. Soldiers Raided Archbishop's House Arrested His Valet London, Nov. 23—Soldiers today at Drumcondra raided the residence of Archbishop/Walsh, and arrested the archbishop's valet, Wm. Kelly, says a Central News despatch from * Dublin. Monday's Death Toll In the City of Dublin Reaches Total of 5 Melfast, Nov. 23—The death roll in Dublin yesterday totalled five. A Dublin Castle setttry men | when he was attacked and two were slain in raids. S.S. Lingan is discharging her coal cargo at Heart's Content. ————— . f A magisterial enquiry into the recent fire at the premises of S. Levitz began yesterday when several witnesses were examined. HOLD PUBLIC FUNERAL OF FOURTEEN VICTIMS OF MURDERS IN DUBLIN 1 ONDON, Nov. 23—A public funer- i al will be held in London for the < fourteen British officers assassinated < in Dublin on Sunday morning it was 1 announced today. A destroyer left i for Dublin today to bring the bodies I to England. ; The authorities believe that many ' of the raiders and murderers came : from the county districts under pre- I tence of attending the big football ! match in Dublin Sunday. During ' the afternoon, therefore, the mili- ; tary and police went to the match < and, on approaching the ground, ' were fired on by Sinn Fern pickets. ' They returned the fire. Several people were killed and wounded. ' Some of the asassins were arrested ( red-handed. The arrest of three of ,] them was effected by a party of po- ' lice cadets. Cadets were driving j' past, when a woman rushed out and ;' gave alarm. They entered the ] ground and they returned with the J 'men, whom they took into custody. ' In official circles it is considered , that the motive for murder was not a I desire to kill military but to cripple the machinery of justice in Ireland. ( Thi3 w borne oat by [ nearly all the officers and civilians killed were engaged in the court-' martial of the legal side of the administration and the fact that their houses were searched for papers by the assassins. _j One of the main objects of the murder's was apparently to safeguard Sinn Fein extremists from cap j ture. It is understood that in the last I ■ ■ Destroyer Goes to Dublin to Bring Bodies of Assassinated British Officers to London—Authorities Believe Sinn Fan Extremists Are Flocking to Irish Capital—Official Report on Shooting at Croke Park on Sunday j- SOLDIERS, WILD WITH ANGER, ARE KEPT CONFINED TO THEIR BARRACKS TO PREVENT REPRISALS week or ten days a large amount of evidence had come into the hands of the authorities implicating Sinn Fein extremists and resulting in the arrest of a number of them. It is also understood that a number of arrests are pending.. These daring crimes have horrified the whole city, . and soon infuriated the military and the police. Soldiers in Dublin garrison were kept in barracks last night and,, in view of the fierce anger which the murders have aroused among them, the military authori lies are taking precautious measures to prevent repr.sals. The vigorous activities of the authorities leave little douct that concerted efforts" are being made to round up every Republican suspected of being active in the outrages. Military forces are tightening the cord on Dublin and gradually working in towards the centre as was done during the Easter rebelliorrr It is believed a number of Republican leaders in the provinces finding the pursuit too hot have taken refuge in Dublin. -*H The crown forces which went to Croke Park on Sunday afternoon in an effort to arrest alleged gunmen, were fired on by pickets and the resultant fighting stampeded the crowd, said a statement issued by the Dublin Castle last night. , The Gaelic Athletic Association officially denied that they were any pickets on the grounds or anyone fired on the troops. The City Hall and Central and Exchange Hotels were command eered for the troops today. IjBOWRING'S SPECIALS ji FOR THIS WEEK. ] jj The MODERN UP TO DATE || FLOOR COVERING: i! 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