ENTER THE KING!

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2002, 9 March 1914, Page 5

ENTER THE KING!

NEW DEVELOPMENT IN HOME RULE CRISIS.

ROYAL INTERVENTION REPOBTED.

BITTER RESENTMENT IN LIBERAL CIRCLES.

Bj Telsijrap.li-Press AisßfiJe.Wi)B-Ooejrr[i'ht . . Londofii March 6. It is rumoured, tlittt tho King intervened ■ with regard to tho Home Biiie mil, Ihe report was at first dismissed as incredible, but it is 'now .universally current, among jxjJiticimis, and generally accepted as (me, that His Majesty jiif isted that a General .Election should immediately follow tho passing of tho measure. It is said the Kiiig informed Mr, Asquith that- if this course were not volMtttnrily pursued His Majesty tvovtld exercise- his prerogative, and dissolve. Parliament, - Tho report lifts caused bitter, uflconftoaied resentment ia Liberal circles. Such a step would bring the Crown for tho first time in modem history in direct coufliet with tlte dominant political party. ■" ■ ' _ Tito '•Times'' deeki'es that it eaniiot bo emphasised too strongly that i giniinaiit feeling on both sides of the House is-strongly adverse tq any association of the lioyal name with, the critical stage tliroujpi which uaWoaol tio-li-tics are ho* passing. (fiee. March i>, 0.25 a,m.) i-ontion, JlaMi S. Tli6 newspapers epntiiiuo . to aJfirra that Jlr. Asquith 'is determined th»t every Irish Caunty shall decide by refcrendqm .wlta-tlicr to remain eutsHe the jurisdietio.il of the Irish Parliament tor live years. It is s-spested that Mr. Bonw. Law (tho Unionist lender).and JU'. -John Hedmond (NstionaKst loader) will foltew j\lr» Asquith te-niorrow, ami tiro debate will then be, adjourned for a .fortnight. It is understood .that Mr. hfoytl George conducted tho neget-iatioiie wi.tji tho .Irish Patty, afid.tjmt Mr. Eedtoend, Mr. Dovliii,. snd Mr. O'Connor re'fuctfcetiy agreed, . Antrito, Down, lioadoiitlei-ry, and Arjßfig.li are. certain to contract out- of the Bill, thty Jfaitoalkt majorities in Tyrone, and Fermanagh will small, bst sure.' THE tItSTER APPEAU, APATHY oFmB PTJBtIC. London, Marclt 6, Tho public refuses i<i take e'eriwfllj' tlio appeal of Lord {Roberts and other ptomineflt men, issued on bfthaM of (lister. It t$ pointed out that tho signatories have wltoHy destroyed the force of the dcßlaratiou by tho insertion, of a clause that by signrnt; the docutueut bo man p!e.fl£.ect himsett to tabe afty pattioular attion ef Wliicfe his ceiipcienco and jijeitt ditl jicjt approve-, Refßtrhig 'to the sigaaterie'g, the "Daily CliroaJcle" reitiaiJvS ttet mjtet of . them a.ro men \>ery eittiitent in their differeiit noti-pojitical spheres, b.iit show-— and met &r t!l» first- stmniliir p-uei'tli-lv of poivtiic-al viskm and jfltoloraiit iMlitteal paryaartsliip to which omihent m«n ate greatly prcme. Sildi nicii, rftdced many of tlio. Sfcroo'ftioii, ntad-o pfeoisely similar e.xhiBitions four years ago over Mr. Llovd George's Budget, wliicli was deiiCmnciKt,. as the etifi of all things. Yet most of them, .have- CD-ntriv-od to live tolerably Well. ever, since.'; ........ ■ (Ree, jrfawh 8, 5.5 p.'m.Xt,- ' : _TJis tjnioft Befen.ee Lenßim has teodvcQ jipplication for-His. for a million signd» tares to the JJritfeli de.dai'atiffn. OFFES TO iRiSH COUNTIES, ... towdon, jtnruli G. The- Radical Press accepts as artttei-tat-ivo the stiitement that Wednesday's Cabinoii mefifcijig cjeeMvcl it> offer any Irish county _ wSslihir. to es.chi<Jo itself from Hsnto EtJie for fhroo years tho right of doiitg so By lalshtg & plobiscite. - .(Eee. March 8, s.s'p.iii.) London, Jijarch 7. Mr. Asqtiitli's oSßeeted offer of a ple'oistito to all the eotiuties in Ir-ejftnlt is attributed to a desire i<) satisfy tifo Na-" tioicijisis and give an. atipbaran'ee of u-nt-- ' that no speeiai treatment' will ho' aecord&d. to- Ulster.