ULSTER'S ORDEAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1875, 8 October 1913, Page 7

ULSTER'S ORDEAL.

UNIONIST LEADERS MEET IN COUNCIL. LIBERAL MINISTER STATES THE CASE. "A PRIVILEGED MINORITY." By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rcc. October 7, 7.40 p.m.) London, October 7. Ministerialists consider that tho Parliament Act provides the machinery for a possible compromise on the Homo Rulo question. Tho Unionists beliove that Cabinet will court disaster unless an election is held. Neither side entertains any real expectation of advances from tho other. MR. ASQUITTLAT BALMORAL. (Rec. October 7, 11.10 p.m.) London, October 7. " Tlio Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) has arrived at Balmoral. Sir Edward Carson and Mr. F. E. Smith have conferred with Mr. Bonar Law (tho Unionist Leader) bn tho Ulster situation. Mr. Reginald M'Kcnna, Home Secretary, in a speecli at Pontypool, declared that to grant a conference meant pointless procrastination when one party only advanced direct negative proposals. Sir Edward Carson wanted a privileged minority, to . dictate tho laws of the country. Tho Government was not going to submit to minority rulo or anarchy.

THE IRISH PEO.PLE. SHOULD SPiAKIrHEIR OWN TONGUE. "Times" —Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. London, October 6. Lord Ashbourne (ox-Chancellor of Ireland), in a speech at a Gaclic Leaguo gathering, said that the English tonguo would never bo tho Irish tongue. John Bull was the most insular, narrowminded, impossible person tho world had ever seen. Anyone going to tho Continent know what an utterly incapable fool his representative was; ho looked for his own language and customs, and complained when ho failed to get them. Tho best way for the Irish to become a progressive people was to speak tlioir own language.