§ 59. Mr. GINNELLasked the Prime Minister whether he will make any statement on the secret instructions and the preparations in pursuance of them to disarm the Irish Volunteers or kill them in the attempt, the knowledge of which instructions and preparations precipitated the insurrection in Ireland?
§ The PRIME MINISTERNeither the Government nor, so far as I am aware, anyone for whom they are responsible issued any such instructions.
§ Mr. GINNELLWill the right hon. Gentleman say why this dangerous instruction, from whatever source, if not from the Government, was not traced to its authors by the Government?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe Government had nothing whatever to do with it.
§ Mr. GINNELLIf this document was not from the Government, then it was highly criminal, and why was it not traced to its authors?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI should be very glad if we could trace it to its authors.