"DECLARATION OF WAR"

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1923, 4 December 1913, Page 7

"DECLARATION OF WAR"

ULSTER'S VIEW OF MB. ASQUITH'S

LATEST SPEECH.

"DRIVEN TO ACCEPT IT."

By Telegraph—Press Association—OopyriEht (Rec. December 3, 10.35 p.m.) London, December .1. Sir Edward Carson, speaking at Sheffield, said that Mr. Asquith's speech at Leeds has left tho Ulstermeu no hope except in themselves. "Mr. Asquith has declared war," he said. "We arc driven to accept the declaration." London, December 2. Lord Haldane, speaking at Birmingham, denied that Asquith (the Primo Minister) had hardened his tone at Leeds. He pleaded for a private conforenco to consider the Home Rule question. "Y/ANDERINC IN A CIRCLE." -AIR, ASQUITH'S IRISH TETHER ROPE. By "PelegraDh—Preaß Association—Copyright "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables, London, December 3. Mr. Austen Chamberlain (Unionist M.P.), speaking at Birmingham, said that Mr. Asquith (tho Prime Minister) was wandering in a- circle; lie- was tethered by a rope held by Mr. Redmond and Mr. Dillon. The Unionists would never agree to tho creation of another Alsace-Lorraine within. Britain. ORAXGE VOLUNTEERS. Minneapolis, December 2. Secret enlistment of volunteers to fight on behalf of Ulster is general throughout tho United States cities'in which Orangemen aro numerous. In his speech at Leeds, Mr. Asquith said that there was no ground for a general election. The Government was not frightened by the menace of Civil war. He did not see any immediate prospect of ft settlement by consent. Jrish Home Rule was the first and most urgent step towards a free and Imperial Parliament for purely Imperial concerns. Liberal policy had not deviated since 1.90 G. It was absolutely untrue that Cabinet was divided on the subject. His hand was not closed —the door was open for a reasonable peaco. Homo Rule, as a. matter of rfeht, was due to Ireland, and was sanctioned as a matter of policy by the highest interests of Parliament.