MR ASQUITH'S MOVE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2010, 18 March 1914, Page 7

MR ASQUITH'S MOVE.

MERELY A "FEELER." : DETAILS OF PROPOSALS WITHHELD, PENDING ACCEPTANCE OF MAIN ISSUE. ' By -relcKraj*:<-Presß A'seoriiMiioii-CitijsyrigM, London, March IC. Mr. Asquifch, speolriftg in the House of Commons,, aaid that if tiio Govern- ! inc-tit proftosals wore rejected it would be a waste of time to formulate details for tiiscusami. Ho was iiot prepared to hut a cut-afid-dried sohehio on paper, ■ as ho wished to keep t?ie discussion to tiio main issuo, Jf accented the Bill ' woHld require ndfiiinktraiive and financial adjustments. The Lard lieutenant of Ireland would not Jms-o jurisdiction in tho exclttllccl area. The Government, tho Prime Minister said, was nob Biuob ftiieouraged by tiio reception won the proposals. In roply.mg to Mr. liaiiar Law, Mr. Astjuitli promised au opportunity to discuss th<9 proposals at the earliest date, Sir Edward Carson irtterjectoi! α-tii'' : mark that tho course flic (Wqfiunent was n&w inking showed that oio pror/o.sals Were a hypocritical sharifi MOTION OP CENSURE. London, March IC. Mr. Bonar tart- l»s given notice of motion ccn.sarii.ig the Government for not formulating Home Rtilfc a-tnoitthflents. and requcfitiftg their fafinulatian before the resumption ef the seeond reading ■debate. iSPAKMNcTFQR WIND. (Rec.'March 17, 10.35 p.m.) . London, March 1?. Mi\ Asquitn's siateniont consisted tf brief replies to questions hold over from last week, It', lie said, the thiionist*. accented tiio broad priitciplfc. flicil it would bo possible to work out the details with something lifco general <>ooperatiou. flw tJovknmeiit was Working out tijfi supplementary provisions., but final determination oil some poiats liad riot yet boon reached. The 'Government was still anxious that thu'offer Apukl be. eeMklered. on its merits.. Lord, ttofet Cflcil asked whether there •Was any precedent for ajiy Government tteeliirhuj to givo details of a proposal : until it" knew whether the Oppositiosi would accept or tlot. [ M.r, Asqttitli replied, that ho- did not . taiow of any preced-ont- for * 'an) , Gbvera* ■ (neat going as far as \vq a.ro going/ , ' ' torjdon-, March 17. ■ The- County Ooimsil of Cork, after a. liftated discussJoa,' piissßd a inotisri by 13 votes Iβ- 9 Tcjnvdiiyting Mr, AsiJtiJth's ■ Boms E-ttio eoßiproin-ise, TttOOfslSiltLSTEfi, (lice. March If, ILSO p.m.) LofidOh, March 17. Tho "osii.y MfliP states that the fiovernm*jlj> hns discussed tlio question of the disposition of tiio toaps in Ukter s and iiiteiida to -send 'farces thefe before the Home Iluk tJiil is pttssetl. MR, CffUHCHUiITASSAULtED. (kaa, March 17, 11.20 p.m.) London, Mnrcli. 1.7. When leaving Bfwlfarf: aftor his [speech on the Home Eule questioji, M-γ. i Cliuretiill -wn«. stmclt a violeut blow h> the face b.v,. a- liiivii,- -.iitho assailant escaped in the crowd.