HOME RULE BILL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1805, 18 July 1913, Page 7

HOME RULE BILL.

MR. ASQUITH'S POLICY. "DICTATED BY A SECTION." SECOND CHAMBER REFORM. 8y ToleeraDh—Press Association—OoDPrlshl (Sydney "Sun" .Special.) London, July 16. During the Homo Rule debate in tho House of Lords, Lord Loreburn contributed an impressive speech. There still remained, he said, six months before tho Bill could be reintroduced, and if the time were spent, not in creating difficulties, but in trying to assuage them, ho had faith enough to.believe that some agreement would be attainable, carrying the consent of all parties. Without that consent tho agreement would be of little value. If successful, such an agreement would confer a priceless benefit upon England in her hour of danger. TWO POINTS OF VIEW. GOVERNMENT RULED BY A SECTION. (Sydney "Sun" Special.) London, July IG. "The Times," in a leading article reviewing the House of Lords' debate on the Home Rule Bill, observes that a specialfeature of the debate were the speeches in favour of Lord Lansdowne's amendment. They exhibited, from different points of view, a very just and sympathetic insight into the Irish problem. "The policy of the Government, on the other hand, revealed more and more, clearly that that policy has been, dictated by a section; and for that very reason can never eucceed." RECONSTITUTING THE LORDS. BILL NEXT SESSION. (Sydney "Sun" Special.) London, July 16. Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, in the House of Commons, announced that proposals by the Government with regard to a reconstituted Second Chamber would be presented next session.