IRELAND AND THE UNION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 953, 21 October 1910, Page 5

IRELAND AND THE UNION.

WHY NOT TRUST THE IRISH? SETTLEMENT URQED BY JUNIOR •;V : ■;;■:.■/."MINISTER., -■:.■.;■'. [■■ VEfb CONFERENCE RESULTS. By Telegraph—Presa;As6ociation—Copyright, {"■';■': :■:;■'■ : l.ondon, October 19. < 1 The Master of Blibank, - Patronage Sec•retary.to the Treasury, in his speech'at Belfast said the 'Government ,was anxious for- closer ;co-operation with the Irish Liberals.; If Britain could'show confidence in; the' Boers, why not, in the.lrish? , He , hopod. that, as :the South African settlement was one /of the: glories' of King Edward's, reign, an Irish ! settlement would be the-bright star in King George's. ! . ' If the Veto Conference'was futile, said the speaker, , '.the. flcKidgate's of bitter partisanship iwould he .reopened, shaking the very basis of-government. : ■....■ :. SIGNIFICANT HI NTS. : -NEW FORMOF: FEDERATION. I ......v;COMMB^''.bX^:"?HB' : -TIM33S.* , '.-;'-' /: " '(Rec. October:i2o, '•"9.55 p.ni.) ;, , ;i :;;'::V:;London, October 20. •■-."The.: Times"- eaye; that", Mr. Redmond,' the.. Nationalist Leader, inj his speeches, 0n , .-Some Rule, /watered the- wine across the -Atlantic to.'please one>est, and then reverted; to. ah;. uncompromising Parnollism ;for_'the "benefit :-■ of '. another. The ■Eigh%\'j;Club .'..has, -.at \the--eame time, evolved .'the- phrase.; 'Imperial/Pederatipi, at:' Home.- ■ These .things, says 'The. Times-,'-:-gain, significance fzyrti: the, •Master: of/'Elibaub's;remarks; aid , ' Mr'.: Redmond., will 'doubtless/find, in./the /fact that' Home -Rule is"growing in-favour,.in: Britain. .//: 1,.,. / •..' '; .

i/i/'The' Times"r'adds:that such'hints, as ■have-:appeared /'recently,-'' 'are: supremely important, .and: the, people haye.the right to:,.know ■■■definitely..- , .; and authoritatively, what 'their, rulers', contemplate... If. Im : ' perial Fedetationis. to. begin : at homo it must not ! : begin,-;vrithva^,hole-and-corner eystem ;of'Sutoriomy.:for Ireland,- ....- ; ,

i "THE EIGHTY CLUB,SPEECH.

. . In ; ' his .speech', at the' .Eighty- Club on July 25, ; ,.M.r, : Birrell .spoke, of the extra,ordinary.. adyance -.that, has•' been made during: the -last, few- jweeks on, the: great que'stion'of ,Parliaments', l -iyithin;'the -Empire, arid .'said':''',. , -:.-'-;''.:.- , .'-.;.'--;} , ''.; , .'.-''!.-./'■■.-■■■ -,' Ireland,:at the'wake 1 of: England Hβ •■ sheer:, downright.: stupid folly. .England:- , has Van pxqrwhelming 'base for, a--Parliament.,of : he? 'own. She does jus-: tipenowtonbone—not even to herself. ; -1. believe thßifederation, beginning here &t home/.is ;rij)ening;ipr;'a:,rapid and , speedy: decision,■'{"!!; -Q ■: v;"'v.7-- '-''■'■ '■;'■'; \l' .."Such:. a/[ federation;.;once '.■ established .would .be'able/tp'.nnd.,room for .our ;do-' iminipiisrjoyersea'as'. and r wh«n-they : wish : to; come, in. ."We should" then vfiave' a truly Imperial Parliament, ■ at the door of; which,'..' any:- one '• o£ our ;could, ; kno'cki and;;taKe part: in the com.mbn.'.' proceedings.. v^That: is, the true'linperialisin.*.-It;'is common-' sensed and "jusbceT , There .should be; , time: to 'out work' : in each .part "of; our Dominions and each co.untry in; acoprdance: : vn thi its :own wishes :and?fojlowjn'g^ ( ite' own: traditidhs,.' so ,'that- the legislation'- • when, it ibeOonies.; part of ■ the i lftw,': of; , the;, country-should represent; the: mind' and will 'of thq best ahd"raojt:lntelligeiit : in'haßitaats' of it. - Such-.an:; Imperial ;Par'iiament .would' have a ohante,'-'apart r fl'Omi iill'this:looal detail'and business, to set •rtbbut tie 'greatest man can"be'engaged;in—the'• seo'tiririg; , of good :i6v-~ ernment to ;ae many• of the. inhabitants of the/tt-orld. sas« are-.combined;-within:' the; ; sway •: of: a: : - great ■■':: ; :..'-;:■'.