PRISE OF IRISH SUPPORT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 690, 15 December 1909, Page 7

PRISE OF IRISH SUPPORT.

"SINN FEIN" VIEW. HOME KULE MUST BE ON THE LIBERAL PROGRAMME. (Bj- Teleerapti—Freia Association—Oopyrlcfct.) (Rep. ; December If, 10 p.m.) London, December M"Sinn Fein," the organ of the Irish party Sinn Foin (whose policy is a self-contained Ireland, with.no participation in Westminster politics), remarks: "By a lawyer's quibble, Mr. Asqnith repeats the- attempt made by the Liberals in 189! to secure- Irish support while locking up Home Rule in the tomb; but he will now find enough intelligence in Ireland to demand that if Home Eule is his policy Home Eule must havo a place on his own programme," | [In his recent policy speech, Mr. Asquith «as reported as follows:—"lrejand was still the one great failure of British statesmanship. Speaking on behalf of bis colleagues, Jio 'would say that tho only solution his a system of self-goiernuient in purely Irish aftajrs, with explicit safeguards of the supremo authority of the Imperial Parliament. The present Government had been disabled in advance from proposing this solution, bu,t tho hands of tho Liberals in the new Parliament would be perfectly free." Subsequently the Dublin correspondent of "TJie Times" commenjted: "T/iis week will decide to what extent tho Primo Minister's statement is hejd to fulfil Mr. Kedruond's condition, end whether a fur,, ther guarantee is required."]' THE JPISH PARTY'S CHANPE. ME. DILLON'S VIEWS. London, December 13. Mr. John Dillpn, Nationalist member for Mayo East, Speaking at Dungarvan, said ho P'pujd never believe that Ireland would get fair pjay and justice Vroni any English GO7ernme.pt. (So long as she was ruled by the British Parliament, Ireland wq ,- ,ld bo made to pay more than her sba , --' Dreadnoughts and the Army. If the To' 'nmphed at tho election, they woujd v-<u /eat deal more money than the Libo* nted. Hβ believed that for thirty years no such opportunity had been given for striking a blow for tho freedom of Jreland as would be given during fJio next three years. LORD DUDLEY PUTS IBELANp BEFORE PARTYHOPES TO EEJOIN HOME POLITICS. Melbourne, December H: Speaking at St. Francis. Xnvicr's College, Lord Dudley, Governor-General, said he hoped some day to return to more active political life at Hoine. He i\oM)d neyer join any Adminisjtiation or take part in tho affairs of any piuty unless that Administration or parly was prepared to advance the prosperity and progress of Ireland. His political future—such as it was—was bound up with Irish affairs. [As a Conservative Lord Lieutenant of Ire land, Lord Dudlej annoyed man} Unionists bv the support he gave to Sir 4.utonj (now Lord") Mttcdonnell's devolution schemes His sinqonty is not doubted, and his statement that . Ji<> will pujt Ireland jjrst and party sbcpnjl , is pujasiitcM with 'his previous "career.] '■'■'.' '