NOTES OF THE DAY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2015, 24 March 1914, Page 4

NOTES OF THE DAY.

Tiffi seijdiiig of iveinfbtccjyeiits to ■eertiria ■ Ulster garrisons end the othor. movements of British troops in Ireltttid appear to have created a gtdftt sc-iiSiit-iQH ill tfto Army juk! throughout the United KiagtJoin, The Army has suddenly become tho centre of interest, a-ftel tho raiputioiis of offioef?. mh] ether indications that aiiy attempt to use the troops (or t|jt! eocrckin of Ulrfer mny have cf.isiisti'Oiii? con.sfCjtieß.ecs. In the Hqueo of Lords m> Fobru'ary 3S

L.onp lloßfiiiTS referred to this point in a most telling speech, though it only lasted half a iidmifc. "t am glad," ho -aajd, "po have the opiiovtitnity of stating that 1 thoroughly endorse the letter Lonn WolSSleY wrote t<7 the Duke of Casjiihibse in 1898. It is unthinkable ' that the British Army should be called upon to fight against the Ulster volunteers.- As Loftp Wot-SELK? said in his letter, to tlo -so would rtiin tJic British Army," The London Tiints : states thai "the Opposition thrilled to the words of the great «.oidi«r and cheered again and again, ,, ' Sin J, A, SiiioK denies that the inoviiig o! the_ troops is provosative, $f course it is not intentionally provocative, ' but it is nevertheless a ; n oxtreniely i grave "stop, and what has already; iappcnetl shows that an actual eon- i flict bctwemj the troops and the tllstemen Would shake iho Army to its i oundiiifeions. liwt, Gjiey says "it looks like the ship of State goitig. full steajn aheftd on tfr an iceWg".;, but most peoale in this part of the Wo-rld still cling to the belief that <i way of avoiding disaster will yet be found.

RiSFEimiNG to the progress of international arbitration Mn-.' Blft'AS, the- United' States Secretary-of State., inontions fkat i% seems likely thai ■ fatly Qae-half. of' the people of the world will be liitfcod, together in peace proposals binding them to vestigate a quarrel .bKfo.ro resorting :to war; Every reasonable treau must sympathise witlrthjs povenffiiit,-bufi it would be a great mistake to think that the existence, of' such treaties justifies the ftgitjttioij if«. c&aymament, A great nation in view u'J the enormous jjijtftrists It has at stake cannot affard to tako any ri ; §k.s, aiiiT fl.ltor investigation And' negjiatiation ■there always' remains the. possibility ol disagreement. While things are 'as they ai-e, there must always remain in the ha-.ekgroutfid readiness for an appeal to Ufee- Tfaj apipßjjl to reason should .always corns firsts but reason ihay faij, and every ha*.; tiop. masfc.be prepared jkir that cnwiv gflncv. These arliitrjtfcioti tiv'tftifss should, towwer, lessen, flrq likely ■Hood-.of wan fust as\ the- *necnt] .Mitend#ent fe our Jalroiw laws, which insists upofl the reso.i'f: t;p methods of reason be-fote a strike or loek-out -ea.p ton lego), ntay h# ftKnected to ukft? a useful elwrk qA iij* ■■ rl.iißferia.3 stnfij, though strifes apd ; lpek-<»uts will Btill h.e ..possible. A

, The imuxOLSe sueceps of tl» Piume Jliif'isißn'fi :tom ! of the West Coast appeal's to Itave gMtttly .ctistEcssed ©iw morniflg cottt(>m.povii.r,y. '* It is tivying- h,ar?l to explain away the fact that Mjs, JlasSey lias been r.ecciyed with tremendous eiithusiashi *herceyev he ftivs gonis. Xn its desperate cgott to prove that the hq.a-rty we.l--eoiße accorded to the l*Riii.B Minis■•tm has flo. poli-Mcal .significij;mG.e. ( thii local Waviisfc Gffga-n assufts its ■rea.cl,c*s tta.fe everything ia accounted ipr by tftg fact that "■the peopk pf;the Wesfe Coast affi -iyel'l .kn6#n tQ be waj'm-hearted and hospitaMc,: and they hav& tjrota-ted the "of the Gflvei-aincnt with eoxjrttjsy i\\e to iiis posjition.;'' Biit lyhat flfeotit ;tns. vcftcs of coiifidqhqc ? Was it only hospi.-' taiifcy that eaiised the n)(!ftfci»g: ta carrj a "ftcarty y-ojt'e p| th : ai)ks &tid .confidence in the antl jri«isiry' ! J aJvd it-merely caujtcßy that intlticed tfo. krgp : ftiid; I'rjpreafttoMve gflitftprlng «t Spkttika {odpelarc w jis iiiuwst! comfldeiiGo in lie Q.o\reriMiici]t''l' |t ia !jot surp;#s|irg. that siioji excessive liid irnfixaijipled ■■"tospllapty" jn a Strict whffli, we are tdlct., fas been- , "so long and.ably repKacnted 'hy : L-ibetak in: P^rjijamfeijt/ ,1 shbnlcl ■pause gfciV* p.ncaap'csß r.anks ar tho Aufei-Hsformers. %ek anxiety, to belittle'% siieeess of ji:As; SEy's tour :a ga@ct iiidrpatibn'vtfct: tfe?_y r.eepgniso its- pig-nMeanto; :jjui li.o«' s can they gxp.kift a*ay: the f'ol-lo-ivjn.g dese;ip.i;jo)} of She Gi-eymquth' meefeiig by tho man op the- ■spot (tho repffrtiir of the- QfeyflVquth S.tufi:*Tlietß jv'iis an os'efflawiiig ntteftda-h® : at t'lw Town Hall last m-fmiig to' hear th* Bigltt- Ron, W. If. il.as.sey,; Prime Altmster of til* iDAttiinion, deliyei , a ppfittcal iiidil;i-css« At. % p,iii. people iiacl' -W. gflft to flec:k ;to tho hsill, nnd by 7.ffl)' oil the ordinary ■ssatiiig uccofimioilation *as taken up. ki/IM qliajfs wrfl foyiis. Fr0m,...a1l parts ...pf Hie -tu/iUltng store i)rfiug:hi in, and every'frtch -qf akoiinnb:- > datum m tlie. \v,tng.3 o| Xtif 6tago >vas : Stes iiHed witli those ajisjoirs. to "tear the ■ .<MWss. At. IM. iAI avaftafeh) sraiid% topiii was takeij. jip,. the'' hiigi) a.udiencd feiiig iKwtel like sardines, 'Wen the' feffiflors heme ciwnlbcL Ptwple who arrived at thp-'ltnll after 7.5Q o'clock Imd »0 diahce of olikiiniiig roo.ni, ■ ftitd mnny had to. tujrii away disap.pQ&i.t «il. PrecjeelT .fttj o'clpok Kis Wo.rs«i:f> (ilr. (3. % Perliins) took the xsjjnir, jind at the appearance of the Pfenv.ier..oii She .nlatfoiiii a, wave of ciithu?,: ittsm permeated the kiipc aiidiejiei?, Mp Jlassey was chperfcd, for {iccompai.ii.cft by shouts at "ilnxashi"

At tho conclusion Coumilloji TexNiNT nwed a hearty vote of thanks and confidence in the Pimre Minister and Ministry, and hoped they would long continue to control the destinies of New Zealand. This was carried by acclamation and the meeting closed with thr/>i> rou&ing cheers for Mr.. Massky. And all I his took pkcp on the West Coast, which was tfio Mecca of Now Zealand Lilicral'ism in the day.s of Mn. Seddon, If Wnrdisiii cannot hold itr» own on the Wrs.t Coast its prospects arc gloomy , iiuk'f-d. '