§ MR. R. M. DANE (Fermanagh, N.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention had been directed to an article in the last issue of the Weekly Independent newspaper, published in Dublin, headed "Murder," and, if so, what steps the Irish Government intended taking in respect of such article?
MR. J. MORLEYYes, Sir. My attention has been directed to the article referred to by the hon. and learned Gentleman—an article written in relation to one of the fairest trials ever held in any part of the United Kingdom. That article undoubtedly lent itself to a sinister interpretation, but I see no reason to believe that it represents the sentiments of any considerable body of persons in Ireland, and that no useful purpose I can discover would be served by making it a subject of legal proceedings. The proper course, in my view, is to leave such language and the persons who are directly or indirectly responsible for it, or who are accessory to it, to the reprobation of all right-minded Irishmen.