UNIONIST ATTACK.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1981, 11 February 1914, Page 7

UNIONIST ATTACK.

4— NEWSPAPER'BBS. MAY BE CONFINED TO HOME RULE. , i OTHER SUGGESTIONS. , ■ i Sy itelefirapb—Pr«ss Association—CtopyrSjJit ' - , Londorii February 9. 1 some of t-lic Unionist newspapers , hint that Mr. Bonav Law (Leader of . tlji) Unionists) intends to confine tho Unionist attack against the Govern- 1 ment to Home Rule. . <^' !CT papers suggest that tho Unionist Peers will endeavour to bring about . tho Government's downfall by throwing out the- Array Annual Bill and other accessary legislation. CUSTOMARY DISCUSSION TO BE ABANDONED. A CHALLENGING AMENDMENT. (Rec. February 10, 11.20 p.m.) London, February 10. With a view to emphasising tho grav- > ity of tho Ulster crisis, tho Opposition : intend to abandon tho customary gen- i feral discussion. Mr. W. H. Long, iustpad, will move an amendment chal" leugnig the Government's refusal to < submit grave constitutional changes to a genefal election. Mr. Bonaf Law (Leader of the Opposition) will close the debate. • ' _ Tory circles aro discussing tho ques- : tion of tho Hpuso of Lords amending ' tho Army Annual Biii a and thus preventing tho use of tho Army far Ulster's : coercion. Tho "Daily Chronicle" points out that- tho Government will certainly disagree With the Lords' resistance, as being tantamount to disbanding the 1 Crown's forces. The "ClironieW eontinuos_ that Mr. Asquifch, following Mr. Long in the debate, will ;be conciliatory to Ulster, but Messrs. Redmond, Dillon, and O'Connor will hold that any concessions ought to bo announced lato in tho session, aiid the Opposition should pay the pneo by undertaking to facilitate the Irish settlement. CIVIL "WAR, OR UNCONTROLLED SECTARIAN , OUTRAGES. "Times"—-Sydney. "Sun" Special Cables, • (Rec.. February 10, 5.15 p.nt.) . London, February 10, The Right Hon. Sir Horace Pntiiktit, P. 0., after a judicial analysis of the- • Irish question, arrived at "tho conclusion that the people of Ulster were determined to light and die if nocessary, and that if the Bill passed there would be civil war or else uncontrolled sectarian outrages, ' Sir Horace Flunket sat in the House of Commons from IS!H until 1900. He- was Vice-jjrcsidant Department of Agriculture and Technical. Instruction for Ireland from IS9D until 15Q7, and was also Com- . missidne.r Congested Districts Board, Ireland.. His publications include "Ireland ill the Neur Century," and "All Irish Rendering." FOR WHAT PURPOSE? WAR OFFICE SECURE? AREA NEAR BELFAST. "Tifflss"—Sydney "Sim"'Sp#cial Cables, (Rec. February 10, 5.15 p.m.) London, February 10. By proclamation tile War Office has secured' a. considerable area, of laud outside tfto city boundary of Belfast,- for a pwrpflse which has not been discjoscd. If, is|bfrliev6d that it will bo employed .to bivouac troops, if necessary. TEST' CASE AGAINST CUSTOMS. ' 'Times"—-Sydney "Shu" Special Cables. (Rec, February 10, 5. 15 p.m.) London, February 10. . Huntets and gunsmiths of Belfast have instituted proceedings against ilio Customs to test tho validity of arms importation.