MOTION NEGATIVED.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1993, 26 February 1914, Page 5

MOTION NEGATIVED.

HOME RULE BILL

PREMIER WILL NOT DISCUSS ULSTER PROPOSALS

■6? I , *le?W]>h—tiees Aesociatlalj-s-pdnjTiElit London, FeWrygj. In tiro House of CornlMnSj, 3IV. BeN Hfti-cl Fallo (Unionist lsember.te Ports-, mouth) moved: ."Thai it is tlmt the GorcrnmO'iit iminedintjjl.v 'suby init to the House the 'pmji.osed tions to th-o Homo Unle 8.i.1.i.?'" ...'.'. Tlio motion was negatived, the voting being: Against , 311 For , , 238 Majority against..:-, 73 I Sir. Asquitli, t.lio Fiinie MinisteT, rcI fused to participate in a disausEioii of tho '(Jlster proposais. NOT TO M BB.O\VBEiVTiSN. ■ I'M.UE SUNISTKirs PLAIN • STATteMgN'r, (lice. Feftninr.y So, 10,55 j>.,m,) . kondon.r Pc!.mw:iy 25. Mr. fidk. in epeafcing to his innti.on, tilled that it wiia imperative tlmt th» l'rimo Jliuistei' should submit to: CJio JJonSB the ahcTSitioii in the iiemo Bute Hill ivif.liGi.it do.lay. ; Tlw Prime Jlinister (Mr. Asrjviith) ra- ; liliocl. that there was no indication-.tim-fr the electorate was adversoj and there was no reason for the (arowsmmeirt to i hoist tlw white fla<j, It was not intended to abandon this I*lll or to jiefd ! i<l tlio iweiiaco of j*ltj-.sical fereo. "'like I Horae Ride Bill ivcrtikl ha mud a Second time Jitter tlio end of tho iiirandaj ,y<>ar,' and 13-oforo Kastcr. flia .OoreMH.ii.ent ivohM tlren explain their proposals,' but, . tie was not going to be. broVbeaton' into a couj'so wliioh would oinljarros.s the ! pi'osiraets of basing Irish iiient <m a fovui-da-tiou of caffsewt anil goodwitl. ' • Mr. iJmsar L«\v (Londof of tho Qo-, position) said thai tho Prime 31-iiifeta , vtys still drifting. tfe Govciniivoiit ■cwdd ijithel- go to tlio cofmtiy or -fiXfJittlo Ulster. .140 Woulf) regiihj any wilier pwiwsal a-s a ttekratioii of war. Tho sfliJiior tlio tieoisiwi iviis fcanwit tlw batter, Fm the first timo i for 250 ; vc(vi's, oiifs of thft g«sitpolitical parties solemnly <3nc : lai-e.t]'-i-hat if; will assist Ulster iis resis.tJiig thp Uovernmeiit. (Cheers, and cries of "Shame!") . Mi , . Bomt LaH- retorted that lie was going to speal? i'.raakly, {t Was Hro duty af Uw.ioni.ste inside ami outskle of i'Brliji.me.nt to Junta it uHpussiVie fer tl).o (joveflitnti't te commit a grout ■■ crtiue. ' ' i Sir. William O'Bwen (Iwaopciiclent i Nfftiwialist) said that five exfchisiti.ii of Ulster Was tho ono ateeiidiiieiit wincli CrniM ttot be made. ' A motiflii approving tile Prfeto Ministor's s;f.a,tement was carried, tho votiiw l)ett)g:--Ayes ,„„ -311 . Noes ~,,., , i; 298 : Malorftj , 73