HOME RULE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 691, 16 December 1909, Page 7

HOME RULE.

IS THE (iOVERNMENX PL^ED' TO IT LEAGUE WOLD GIVE' tEISH VOTE ; TCJ | y .;-;:: ■. vy;.vijberai&'■ y;.... A:;: ; : y j;.. : ;i ißy TolcgrßDli.-I'rcsa ,Aniac!atldn.-Oi>D»rl«tjt.l'<| A:: :^Av: i (Beo.' i l)ecem|)M .'15;; 10 yy-' London, December' 15.;-; • -The NationaUDireotOry: bir the ; United' Irish league'has resolved to.niost. : lieartily : a<iyi66 the; ■United. Irish . League iiv. Britain; to"use!: the Irish;vote ! in.support;,ofthb -liberal andi.the: Labour parties.;: y, ■■':..'':. ■[■■■ AAA ."A:-, AAAv- ..-■:'.: Mr; Johnßedniqnd, .Leader'.of the Irish Na-: ; tibnalists in - the ■■ House of Commons;': who .presided : over-the:meeting, saidihe considered, that . the-, declaration; of the'- Prime:Minister;-:Mr.' As-' quith, oh .the .subject: of' Home' Enle was factory. AA'. '-'I ;■'■' }.:':\ .:-:.: ''A.H" A-A A-—: A'";.-, A: [In his':recent-;;policy,'.;spefich,,',Mr.-'Asquith-was ; reported -as 'follows:—"lreland - ! was. still the one. great failure .'of ■ British Speaking, on behalf, of his colleagues, he '• would say that :thei only solutionv-was:a system ::of self-governmorit. in' purely Irish affairs, •• ■ with explicit, safeguards;- of ■:■ the': supreme "authority of ,tho: Imperial : : Parliament..:- .The:...present Government- had; been■■disabled'-;.■:in {-, advance, from.;.proposing ..this' solution;' -.but hands of the' Liberals.in the new^Parßament,would be ■ free." ■: This assurance::- is': thus ? cdmriiehtedfon'by theSinh.Ffiihorgan;."By.alawyerV quibble,, Mr, Asquith',repeats, tho at-' tempt-;made':by; the Liberals .'in ;189i' : to -secure Irish-.-support-while'locking up: ; Home::Eule'in the 'tomb;. : :but he will: now,, find enough -. intelligence, in '.'lreland ;to> demand- that.'.if ■' Home Rule,:is his,policy > Home •' Eule.-.must:have "a: place.;on;.his' own ; programme;"]■;y • ■•• :y y ■;. ' iRISH:SELF-G()VERNMENTiAFTER LORDS' y; y Y;%. A;yA:AYVETO;y, ; :A v;o(:i.:rf:>{ A; r AQUESTION;O% y< ■ pjh.)AA: -,'';;. ■yy.^y.'Viyy^ tbry-'of the. United;lrish''Leigue:in^rpretsllr ; -] ■Asquith-as claiming.a-mandate !;to deal-with the I 'self-goyerhmentydf ;:fieiarid ; asythe' House.' of .Lords' -veto :is-cleared -but -of .the-' rbadA AAAAA/ ■}::■■■ •;■';•Ac A!U,y AyAA'AA , v .';."The. Times": says this.: is .:a;i somewhat' free.; 1 interpretation :'bf,:^ :;iR : I3H;.LpYAUSTS;AN^ ;yy : p |y UNIONIST %ABNlN(i;; \P>A$A' '.': -WILL;THE, A\ v. V': <(Rec; 45A 8;45, p.m.) : A y ; .-' 'f- ;i :'A'A; Y'..-'-,'',';"''y^ '■'. .-Mr.: .Walter; Long,; who-wasChief Secretary.-.for Ireland -under;; the -last-sneaking.at-Pembroke,;Dock,Wales,'stated :that; -aVrailliph.; and :',a/half ;-Loyalists;: in ;M deteririiiied to',strenuously 'oppose.HomelEule. ,; ;■'■-If Britain -was'plungedynto-thisj,controversy,' -What,'askedMri:Long,:would;becbme''-of Mr.* As-; quith's-sdoial bV;.liiin'd'uhless. it-: sepaiatiofc y 3" EAEL' VvniWf OF v THE>y ■ i \yo};: ~: ;yyy POSITIONAL :■"■. ':'■%?; J i •'■ (Eeo.:' December:: ;15,; "10 vp.in.) '.y y ; ;i<> ■'•'-& yi-'S'l : vAV':: ■'{■ Lpridbn;.;; Dcbemb'er' v :;isiy ,'.,;The;'^^^^^ ■Irish ;Eefor'm' v 'Assbciation',;'whi^^ ;main;object ::t^^.''devblu'tibn:V*Jlrelapd-/of sa' lafgerynieasurby of .;.local->governmoni?Or;in^a' jletter y -••• \'-'^ : y'^ /..."MryAsquith's:: utterance /6h : ; Homo^ißulo'.iis,' bfi'np3?praotical';value.. : !;::Homei'-^ ■within'the :fbur" corners -..of /the .Liberal policy ; ; fqr/tw'eity/-'^ear|;' ; ;^ ing '"itep;.ik i 'it's'i'praoticni 3programinel|AViAA ■ the ;Sobialistiahdj;l{adical !''party;;iwouid t prove'•■ disastrous;: to #hq ; m'aterial : .'./ Ireland,: and./.to'ihb. spiritual Irish^ih;Britaih;"yyS'■;'.;'■•■*'•

devblutipnist.v aid ; : assisted ?. niatef ially ,• ■■.■in '■ the pas3inff';.of;:.ihev;l!nipnis,t ;L'aiulv.Piircliase:'A6t : 'of: J903.1 His .reference:to-tho\ "spiritual'wc',l-. .l)6ins..]of.';tbe ,Irisli:.'ln:;Bntaih".;is ; icl]recte : d T 'dt' ih6 ; ;.well-kßO\rn.Slino 6f. : :closvagb : . ; benvceu■ tlie lliiglish J Ofitliolics ■ and'; the: Irishv-'Hbme'./Ilulers'. r V.-l AU'Ent'hsli iib/elections''. it ;happeni:< tliat ; vth4.; V.tbbrnl,.:• caadiildtefi; > pwingStn ;.the-"'-Xibwal;^u(aHbnV- ; poH^j , Y , i-is;,-. , .Te i pugnfinl to" .Bishops;?wLp'plnce tlieir!-'schbpla ; ;first;..-^Tiile;,-ho';;is accepted 'by by., ; :.r6ftrg^iLs"/vWith;Vthe ; vLiberals;. legislative ■benef r ts- for vlroland..' lii:- September .Oast Uhe Mpst(-\Eev..prr- : K.'f;Bouriie;,iE6maE- Catholic ■Archbish6p v _.'p£. ; ' ■W(istrainster, : speaking•'■at; , , 'a' the .'Unitod bishops .did not-'intenil:to iallbw: the;schools:in ; .England ;tp;ib'e!:maHtf cpnnters.'itiithq.'game of-.political bargains/;:;V'4'v;:<;" v ; , ;;:;:y;;fl^v;v;:*' i ;;;. ;';■:/ : -:---'^ ; .: : ■:■; 'League/has Vprotes , te , d'!vigori ously;against the '.clerical use M; the ilrish' vote' in, England.,' In;a?:,^manifesto'after;the!;:lJnioiiists: ivon ; :.the ;North-TrestiJ{anbhester "seat (Mr ; Churchyi!s)ivthe:ileagrnp/declared i\v- : ;^ , 'i' ; '> ! Ireland is. justified: by. wiiat. are -supposed:to be the-mterests-.ofUhe , 'Catholic s'chobls.'i-. lii , truth' :tiye \of ; the::Cath^lip; seKools'v as -of i the: irish' ,paiise.,f; ■:--vv;Sf. : .;v:V;i ; ;.'^;;.; ':;; •i'''.-^ ,- -.-.-.'. -v>.;-«. i .^v' tn « ;f uWre ; ahy6iieSvho abandons r -or-.advises-.others :to>-'abandbn the . cause/- of. 'Ireland,;. and \vho' vidlitea' the'fu'nda'i mental.: rule'lbf-.niiity-ot , action by "attempting ..to:;.diyidd r aM('destroy iuerijforoes' as a loyal { .1 ;j:V :'??■','•:■;'' •*■ faith.'ahd iatherla'ridCa's^■p'ppbsine' :: fbrbes.V , . : To us; 'they■; are ■'• riot 'rival .causes;,'.but ;lthe; same ;.cau6eivequally.;, : dear 'to-..lrishvhearts;, eijually, ;safe;.'anil;. secure in: Irish 'hands.". ,'v-,...; v^'-,

;^;;; : Tra-^ ; : .'': The /United ..Irish'Leagiie open/.toiaUlrisli Nationalists, ■.without '■'■■ distinction-.;of|':class:Soi-oreed;';'A;branbh]nay:be:fprmed:iii-each: parish ■or; .■ward; -each ;branoh. : elects '/six-.delegates- annually-:: toVthe. Divisional /Exebutivb/i; which>ia 'established iii each Parliamentary; division; (and wuibh'includes the oler'gy;6£ all-denominations', in.additiqn/'tovtlie.elected ■ delegates) ■.'•,( of v : the Branches) ; 'and eaoh/ Divisional Executive elects whioh, also. / ihoiiide6i-tno.. ;< lrish".'Parliamentary. 1 party;-and n-'nuniber v o£. persons,';ribt;i'eiceeding ;10, co-opted annually ;■' as ;tional;Cdnveritioh,iSiheld annually in;/the late' : s'Unmier,''Or';autnniLi>.,l'he : objects, of -the {League; :are-Tthe;'.fuU'::'national '■. self-g6vbrnment:/of .Ire-' 1 -land !■; tab-'..abolition" of landlordism.. by.;-.means', !of ~'a"; and: compulsory,, system /of; sale • landlord's interest j ithe/cora'pukbry ex-j ,tbhsibn-,throngtout ! lf eland of.thelaw fbr-pro-jyiding;.; agricultural ■;■ labourers (.;, with'' scottages' arid "one-acre.:'allotmbnts;; and for:■ building; : bent'dwellings'/for ■ artisans;/ etc;; ;thb abolition of; "the';unnatural; : system'.' 1 , of .grazing; ;'tho' 'restitution to Ireland of ;tho Sc'cnmnlated iover-i itaxatibni; etp.; •■ educational; equality'; f or,' Catho-; licsr:''a-'national..agreement*.for.;the use;of Irish' manufactures;'the'preservation of : the '• Gaelic: ■ language j : ; and;; the..observance-,by 'all;,.public bodies.of the TradesvUnion;rules' of,slcilled; ; and. unskilled /labour • regarding.,:those Vin'their em- : ; pibyment^;^ ; \'o' -vc-;.;-;/.; ■; : ; ■■■ - - '.! ;• ;'', ; 'o-jj'";- : !";''.;''; /;