HOME RULE BILL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1773, 11 June 1913, Page 7

HOME RULE BILL.

SECOND READING,

MR. ASQUITII DISAPPOINTED,

By Telegraph—Frees Association—Copyright London, June 9. In the House of Commons, the l'rimo Minister, Mr. Asquith, moved the second reading of the Home Rule Bill. Mr. Balfour moved its rejection. PREMIER ON THE ULSTERMEN. (Rec. June 11, 0.1!0 a.m.) London, June 10. There are indications to-day that trio Primo Minister, Mr. Asquith, is disappointed that the Opposition have made no efforts.to teach an accommodation on the Home Rule Bill, seeing that the Bill must pass into law. Mr. Asquith, in the House, gave an elaborate explanation regarding the suggestion stage which replaces tho committee stages, and said any amendments carried would accompany the Bill to the House of Lords, though they would not enter into its structure. An Opposition member interjected: "It's a farce." Mr. Asquith replied heatedly: "Not unless .you make it so." ill'. Balfour said Britain would lie able to crush Ulster's resistance if power was exercised ruthlessly. Though Britain's political imagination was sluggish, it would be aroused when troops were sent to Ulster. The Government was driving towards a great national disaster. "If Ulster were Albania," declared Mr. Balfour, "you would not treat her so." Mr. O'Brien (Nationalist) blamed Ministers and Nationalists for not making a real bid for a settlement by agreement. Mr. Dillon declared that all the talk of civil war in Ireland was bluff.