IRISH PARTY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 630, 6 October 1909, Page 7

IRISH PARTY.

A MOVEMENT TO EXPEL MR. HEALY .DIVISION OF OPINION. ■. LIBERALS' LICENSING PROPOSALS. (By Telegraph-Press- Association-Copyright.) London, October i. Owing to a difference betweon Mr. T. M. Healy and Mr. John Redmond (chairman of the Nationalist party), there is a movement afoot to again oxpcl the former- from the party. . Twenty-four. Irish Commoners refused to join tho movement, inasmuch as thoy. approved of Mr. Hcaly's opposition to the Government's licensing proposals contained in the Financo Bill. . . '■. ... .:. . . Mr. Redmond, on the other hand, acquiesces i.l the licensing proposals, because he hopes thereby to bargain with the Liberal. Government, securing from them concessions in other matters, in return for Nationalist support of tho licensing clauses. NATIONALISTS VOTE. AGAINST THE MINISTRY. RUIN TO SMALL BREWERS. ; (Rec. October 5, 10.10 p.m.) London, October B. There was a strenuous debate in the Bouse of Commons on the schedule of "the Finance Bill, dealing with the now licensing duties. The Nationalists hotly complained that distillers and 6mall brewers in Ireland would bo mined.

Mr. T. M. Healy reproached the Government for not placing a countervailing duty on imported German whisky.. Mr. Asquith. replied that there were small brewers in England, and it was impossible to discriminate between England and Ireland. The Nationalists voted against tho Government throughout the schedule. Tho Government's majority once fell to 35. IRISH AND LIBERALS-THE ALLEGED BARGAINS. Mr. : Tim Healy was 1 expolled from the nationalist party in October, 1300, as being opposed to the United Irish League. Last year ho was invited to rejoin tho party, andultiI mately did. Mr. Redmond's bargaining policy ( now hnds two obstacles within his own paftytbo licensing clausoa (on which, tho later advices show, the Nationalists voted, against , the:Govoi-nmeßt) and-tho anti-Liberal attitude of Roman Catholic school interests in England. About d fortnight ago the Most Rev. Dr. F. Bourne; Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, speaking at a meeting of the Ca'tholib A. Jf. ?°. clet )'' ™rned tho Irish League that tho Bishops did not intend to allow tho schools in England to. bo made counters in the came of political bargains.. '. ' . : -• • Tho alleged "bargain", between the Government and tho Irish Nationalists on tho licensing clauses of : the Finance Bill was referred to in the following cablegram sent last month i,Mr. Redmond (Leader of the Nationalists) moved to oxcludo Ireland from tho operation of;the new licenses.; Mr. Asquith, in a conciliatory reply, said while the acceptance of such a sweeping amendment was out of the question, ho was prepared to,go somo way towards mooting Mr. 'Redmond's . views. The Government would roduco the minimum amount of license duty payable in respect'of publichouses in areas'' with a given population' 'in' Ireland ns compnred with . publichonses in areas of the same population in England or Scotland. He would further propose that the system of. valuation in Ireland bo'not disturbed. He promised to consider some concession to small brewers.'":• -■Mr. Clancy•'thanked. Mr. Asquith, but in. timnted that tho Nationalists would reserve judgment'until the concessions took'the'form of amendments. Mr. BMfonr then taunted the Notionalists - with 6clling themselves . too cheaply. ■: " -,' •;. ; \ ; --/ ■ ! ?.. i